HOOVER, ALA. – Fourth-ranked and SEC champion Georgia advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals after posting a 5-3 win over No. 14 Mississippi State Thursday at the Hoover Met.
Georgia (44-12) will play Saturday at 1 p.m. against Florida, who beat Alabama 13-3 on Thursday.
Georgia improved to 4-0 against MSU this season including a sweep in Starkville in early April that was a top five showdown. The Bulldogs also notched their first win at the SEC Tournament since 2021. They reached the semifinals for the first time since 2019.
Junior right-hander Joey Volchko started and went five innings for his ninth win. He allowed a pair of runs on seven hits with one walk and one strikeout.
Georgia jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second on a sacrifice fly by senior Kolby Branch, scoring Rylan Lujo . In the fourth, senior Brennan Hudson broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run blast for his 17th home run of the year.
Senior right-hander Matt Scott tossed the final four frames for his fifth save, allowing only a solo home run in the ninth to Noah Sullivan.
With one more home run Thursday, Georgia increased its NCAA-leading total to 148 home runs on the year.
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