Justyn-Henry Malloy’s sac fly and
Luke Waddell’s run gave Georgia Tech baseball the 14-inning 7-6 victory over Georgia late on Tuesday night to sweep the midweek series at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium.
The Yellow Jackets (26-20) used the momentum gained by a throwing error by UGA’s Garrett Blaylock that allowed
Austin Wilhite to reach first, to power Waddell’s third hit of the night to put runners on the corners. Waddell then stole second to force the intentional walk of
Tres Gonzalez before a fielder’s choice at the plate reloaded the bases with Waddell at third and
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Georgia Tech softball (20-26, 11-19 ACC) was edged by No. 13 Clemson, 2-0, in the Quarterfinals of the 2021 ACC Championship on Thursday at Ulmer Stadium, resulting in elimination from the tournament. The Jackets threatened in the final two frames, loading the bases with two outs in the sixth and putting a pair on with one down in the seventh, but were unable to get on the board.
As both pitchers were lights out throughout the contest, No. 1 seed Clemson (41-5, 29-5 ACC) managed to score each of its runs on longballs. The Tigers drew first blood with a solo shot in the bottom of the second and went yard again in the bottom of the sixth for their two lone runs, hanging on for the eventual 2-0 win.
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (19-25, 11-19 ACC) is set to kick off the 2021 ACC Championship as the No. 9 seed against No. 8 seed Syracuse (20-23, 12-20 ACC) on Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Louisville, Ky. The winner will advance to face No. 1 seed Clemson in the Quarterfinals on Thursday at 11 a.m.
Tournament Schedule
TV
All tournament competition will be broadcast live on ACC Network up to the Championship, which has recently been updated to be aired on ESPN as opposed to ESPN2.
Storylines
The Jackets enter postseason play riding a five-game winning streak to close out the regular season after downing Kennesaw State and sweeping ACC foe Virginia in a four-game series to conclude the regular season. Senior first baseman