Georgia Beats Liberty 6-1 to Reach NCAA Super Regionals Despite 2 Ejections

11 articles · Updated · Online Athens · May 31

Tre Phelps’ sixth-inning two-run homer flipped a 1-0 deficit into a lead Georgia never gave back, sending the Bulldogs past Liberty 6-1 and into the NCAA Super Regionals.
Caden Aoki carried Georgia until the bats broke through, striking out a career-high 11 while allowing one run over six innings as Liberty managed only brief threats after scoring in the first.
Two ejections followed Phelps’ go-ahead blast: umpires tossed Phelps for taunting and coach Wes Johnson for arguing, but Michael O’Shaughnessy replaced Phelps and homered during a four-run eighth.
Georgia improved to 49-12 and 3-0 in its regional, advancing to the Super Regionals for the second time in three years under Johnson; the Bulldogs will host Mississippi State or Louisiana next weekend.

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