Georgia Tech Routs Florida State in ACC Baseball Showdown
ATLANTA (Interstat) — Georgia Tech erupted for 15 runs over the fifth and sixth innings to run-rule Florida State 17-3 in seven innings Saturday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium, completing a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series sweep.
The Seminoles led 3-2 after four and a half innings, but the Yellow Jackets’ offense exploded. Carson Kerce led the onslaught, going 3 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs. Drew Burress added four hits, including a three-run homer.
Georgia Tech (28-5) amassed 16 hits. Starter Jackson Blakely earned the win, allowing three runs over five innings. Florida State (24-11) managed just six hits, two from Brayden Dowd, who homered and drove in two.