Georgia Beats Liberty 6-2 to Reach NCAA Athens Regional Final

13 articles · Updated · Georgia Bulldogs · May 30

Third-ranked Georgia moved into the Athens Regional final with a 6-2 win over Liberty before a sold-out Foley Field crowd.
Matt Scott steadied the Bulldogs after an early pitching change, allowing one hit across five scoreless innings to improve to 7-0, while Justin Byrd finished with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings for his seventh save.
Daniel Jackson's two-run homer—his 29th of the season—put Georgia ahead early, and back-to-back third-inning shots from Kenny Ishikawa and Ryan Wynn helped break the game open.
Rylan Lujo added his 11th homer in the sixth and Brennan Hudson went deep in the ninth as Georgia finished with five home runs and held Liberty to three hits.
Boston College later beat Long Island 8-4 in the elimination game, leaving Georgia to face the winner of Liberty-Boston College on Sunday with the regional title on the line.

Can Liberty's elite pitching neutralize Georgia's historic home run offense in the do-or-die regional final?

Is Georgia's high-walk pitching staff the fatal flaw that could lead to a stunning upset by Liberty?

Will Daniel Jackson's pursuit of a rare 30-30 season power Georgia into the Super Regionals tonight?