No. 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Pittsburgh Baseball, Game One Score

Can Georgia Tech bounce back from their crushing loss to Auburn and take the series opener vs Pittsburgh?

Bottom of the 9th

Patel pitches a scoreless inning and Georgia Tech wins! Yellow Jackets move to 18-4 this season and 5-2 in the ACC. Game two is set for tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. ET

Top of the 9th

Another scoreless 1-2-3 inning for GT. Yellow Jackets lead 11-9 heading to the bottom of the 9th

Bottom of the 8th

Mason Patel is in to replace Gaudette and he pitches a scoreless 1-2-3 inning. GT leads 11-9 heading to the 9th.

Top of the 8th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for GT. Yellow Jackets lead 11-9 heading to the bottom of the 8th

Bottom of the 7th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for Pitt. GT leads 11-9 heading to the 8th.

Top of the 7th

Burress and Hernandez earn a pair of walks, but no hits or runs for GT. They lead 11-9 heading to the bottom of the 7th

Bottom of the 6th

Caden Gaudette replaced McKelvey to start the inning. He issues a two out walk, but allows no hits or runs. GT leads 11-9 heading to the 7th

Top of the 6th

Pitt strikes out the side. GT leads 11-9 heading to the bottom of the 6th.

Bottom of the 5th

Adam McKelvey came into the game to replace McKee to start the inning. He gave up a leadoff home run to cut the lead to 11-7 then he hit the next batter and gave up a single to put runners on the corners with no outs. McKelvey walked the next batter to load the bases and then another walk scored Pitt's 8th run of the game. A sac fly cut the lead to 11-9 and after an intentional walk, McKelvey got the final out. Georgia Tech leads 11-9 heading to the 6th

Top of the 5th

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Burress was hit by a pitch and GT got a single, but no runs for the Yellow Jackets. They lead 11-6 heading to the bottom of the 5th.

Bottom of the 4th

Another solo home run for the Panthers cut the lead to 11-4 and then McKee gave up a walk and then a two-run home run to make it an 11-6 game. He walked two more batters and then got the final two outs, but Georgia Tech's lead has once again shrunk.

Top of the 4th

Singles from Advincula and Lackey got the inning started and Schmidt walked to load the bases with no outs. After strikeouts from Zuckerman and Baker, Daniel came through with a 2-RBI single to make it 11-3. Kerce could not come up with a hit, but the lead is back to eight heading to the bottom of the 4th

Bottom of the 3rd

A walk and a single put two runners on the corners with no outs and after two quick outs, an RBI single cut the lead to 9-2 and then a wild pitch scored another run and made it 9-3. McKee got the final out, but Pitt got a couple of runs on the board.

Top of the 3rd

Baker got a leadoff triple and then an RBI groundout from Daniel made it 9-1. Kerce walked and stole second, but no other runs for Georgia Tech. Yellow Jackets lead by eight heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

McKee gives up a solo home run, but nothing else. GT leads 8-1 heading to the 3rd

Top of the 2nd

A walk, error, and hit batter loaded the bases and then Hernandez came up with a grand slam that blew the game open and made it 8-0. Yellow Jackets did not add anymore after that, but they have a commanding lead for McKee now.

Bottom of the 1st

McKee issues a one out walk, but no hits or runs. GT leads 4-0 heading to the 2nd

Top of the 1st

Hernandez walked and Advincula singled to put two runers on with one out and then Lackey reached on a fielders choice. A two out RBI single from Schmidt made it 1-0 Georgia Tech and then in his first game back at Pitt since transferring, a three run home run from Ryan Zuckerman made it 4-0 Yellow Jackets. That is the lead heading into the bottom of the 1st

Pregame

RHP Tate McKee (3-0) is on the mound this afternoon and here is how Georgia Tech is lining up for game one:

1. CF Drew Burress

2. LF Alex Hernandez

3. 2B Jarren Advincula

4. C Vahn Lackey

5. DH Kent Schmidt

6. 3B Ryan Zuckerman

7. DH Will Baker

8.LF Caleb Daniel

9. SS Carson Kerce

Tech leads Division I in five standard statistical categories: batting average (.381), on-base percentage (.502), hits (283), runs (256) and walks (154). The Jackets lead the ACC and are top 5 in the nation in OPS (2nd – 1.162), slugging (2nd – .659), doubles (3rd – 58) and home runs (3rd – 46).

Georgia Tech has scored 256 runs through its first 21 games, the most runs scored up to this point in GT’s 131-year history. Tech eclipsed 200 runs scored for the season in just 15 games, breaking the previous program record by two games (reached 200 runs in 17 games back in 1987).

This week marks a homecoming for Ryan Zuckerman. The junior 3rd baseman transferred from Pitt over the summer and is slashing .372 avg. / .484 OBP / .782 slug over 21 games in White & Gold.

Tech ended a streak of two straight series losses to Pitt last season, taking two of three in Atlanta. Prior to that, the Jackets had swept five consecutive series. Pitt has won the last three meetings in Pittsburgh after sweeping the last series back in 2024.