LIVE Updates - No. 5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Northwestern Baseball, Game Three Score

Top of the 9th

Bret Barfield replaces Spivey to start the inning

Bottom of the 8th

A one out walk from Advincula put one runner on base and then he advanced to second on a wild pitch. Lackey struck out and then Parker Brosius came up with an RBI single to extend the lead to 10-5. After already hitting two home runs earlier in the game, Zuckerman crushed his third of the day to make it a 12-5 game. Daniel would single and then Rogers hit a two run home run to push the lead to 14-5. Lewis grounded out to end the inning, but it was another huge inning for the GT offense.

Top of the 8th

Caden Spivey replaced Shadek to start the inning. He walked one batter, but did not allow any hits or runs. Georgia Tech leads 9-5 heading to the bottom of the 8th

Bottom of the 7th

Zuckerman was HBP and then Daniel walked to put two runners on with two outs and that gave way to Rogers getting a three run home run to put Georgia Tech up 9-5. Kerce struck out to end the inning, but the lead is now four.

Top of the 7th

Shadek strikes out two more and keeps Northwestern off the board. GT leads 6-5 heading to the bottom of the 7th

Bottom of the 6th

Kerce got a two out double and then Buress walked to give GT two base runners, but Advincula flew out to end the inning. It is 6-5 heading to the 7th

Top of the 6th

Shadek strikes out three of four batters faced and GT still leads 6-5 heading to the bottom of the 6th

Bottom of the 5th

Zuckerman once again came up clutch, hitting his second home run of the day to give the Yellow Jackets the lead back. GT leads 6-5 heading to the 6th

Top of the 5th

A walk and a single put two runners on and after the runners advanced due to a sac bunt, Northwestern tied the game with an RBI groundout. It is 5-5 heading to the bottom of the 5th

Bottom of the 4th

A leadoff home run from Zuckerman cut the score to 4-3 and the Rogers would reach on a one out single. Coleman Lewis came in to hit for Coupet and flew out to make it two outs for the Yellow Jackets. A double from Kerce put two runners on with two outs and then Rogers scored due to a passed ball and the game was tied. A throwing error would score Kerce to give Georgia Tech a 5-4 lead heading into the 5th

Top of the 4th

Justin Shadek is in to replace Gaudette. He walks one, but allows no hits or runs. GT trails 4-2 heading to the bottom of the 4th

Bottom of the 3rd

Burress got a leadoff walk and then stole second, but no hits or runs for the Yellow Jackets. They trail 4-2 heading to the 4th

Top of the 3rd

Gaudette pitches a scoreless 1-2-3 inning. GT trails 4-2 heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

A scoreless 1-2-3 inning for the Yellow Jackets. They trail 4-2 heading to the 3rd

Top of the 2nd

Gaudette surrenders a one out single, but keeps Northwestern off the board. GT trails 4-2 heading to the bottom of the 2nd

Bottom of the 1st

A leadoff single from Burress put one runner on and then a one out RBI double from Lackey made it 4-1. Baker followed that up with an RBI double of his own and that made it 4-2. Georgia Tech trails by two heading to the 2nd

Top of the 1st

Two hit batters and a single loaded the bases for Northwestern early in the game. A 2-RBI single gave the Wildcats a 2-0 lead and then a one out 2-RBI double made it 4-0 and Underwood was quickly pulled from the game in favor of Caden Gaudette. He struck out the final two batters, but Georgia Tech is in an early 4-0 hole to start the game.

Pregame

Cooper Underwood is on the mound today for the Yellow Jackets and here is how Georgia Tech is lining up for game three:

1. CF Drew Burress

2. 2B Jarren Advincula

3. 1B Vahn Lackey

4. RF Ryan Baker

5. 3B Ryan Zuckerman

6. 3LF Caleb Daniel

7. C Drew Rogers

8. DH Nathanael Coupet

9. SS Carson Kerce

Georgia Tech is going for the sweep today against Northwestern.

The Yellow Jackets have beaten the Wildcats in seven innings in the first two contests and look to move to 11-1 today with a victory.

Tech has scored 160 runs through their first 11 games. The most runs Georgia Tech has ever recorded through the first 11 games of a season in the program’s 131-year history and the most runs any Power 4 team has scored through 11 games in the BBCOR era (since 2011).

Incredibly, the Jackets scoring average drops to 14.54 runs/game this season with today’s result. The program record is 10.3, set back in 1984. The Jackets have now scored 10 or more runs in nine of their first 11 games for the first time in program history.

Tech has now scored 10 or more runs in the first three innings in five of its 11 games this season, doing so again today, leading 10-3 after three. GT is outscoring its opponents 160-45 through 11 games; that +115 margin is the highest through 11 games in program history.

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