Georgia Tech Wins 10th ACC Title 13-6 as Burress Breaks School Mark With 58th Homer
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Updated · Georgia Tech · May 24
Georgia Tech Wins 10th ACC Title 13-6 as Burress Breaks School Mark With 58th Homer
12 articles · Updated · Georgia Tech · May 24
Drew Burress’s record 58th career home run sparked Georgia Tech’s 13-6 win over North Carolina, delivering the Yellow Jackets’ first ACC tournament crown since 2014 and 10th overall.
A five-run third inning broke a 1-1 tie, and Alex Hernandez drove in four runs while ACC Tournament MVP Ryan Zuckerman added his 23rd homer in a 14-hit outburst.
North Carolina cut the deficit to 6-5 in the fifth, but Georgia Tech’s bullpen allowed just one unearned run on two hits over the final five innings to close it out.
At 48-9, top-seeded and No. 2-ranked Georgia Tech became the first ACC team since 2013 to win both the outright regular-season and tournament titles, strengthening its case for the NCAA tournament’s No. 1 overall seed.
With shaky starting pitchers, can UNC's explosive offense and elite bullpen truly carry them to a national championship?
Since no ACC champion has won the CWS, could UNC's title game loss ironically be a good omen for Omaha?