Athens, Georgia – Cam Jones He allowed two hits at the plate and then pitched seven more strong innings, allowing six hits, one run and striking out three, to lead the Georgia Tech baseball team to a 3-1 victory over the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Sunday's championship game at Foley Field.
Following Jones' strong start, the Yellow Jackets (33-24) Drew Burress In the third inning, he hit his 25th home run of the season and his second of the tournament. Mike Beckett He hit a two-run home run to left field to give Tech the lead.
From there, Tech's pitchers held the Seahawks (40-21) to just six hits, but more importantly, they held them to just 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position. Dawson Brown After a 1 hour and 53 minute delay due to bad weather, he took the mound and pitched two hitless innings with three strikeouts, earning his fourth save of the season.
Tanner Sutch, who had two hits, led off the innings for UNCW, while RHP Zane Taylor (5-1) gave up five hits and three runs in 3.1 innings to take his first loss of the season.
Georgia Tech will face arch rival Georgia in the regional final tonight, Sunday, June 2. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and the Georgia Tech GameDay app.
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Post-match interview with Coach Hall
Cam Jones post-game interview
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