LYNCHBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Matt Scott threw five no-hit innings of relief and four Georgia batters homered as the Bulldogs defeated the Liberty Flames 6-2 on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Georgia improved to 48-12 while Liberty fell to 42-20.

The Bulldogs struck first in the top of the first inning. Jack Phelps singled to center field and Daniel Jackson followed with a two-run home run to right center, scoring Phelps and giving Georgia a 2-0 lead.

Liberty answered in the bottom half. T. Marsh singled to lead off, stole second and scored on a J. Jaffe single to center, cutting the deficit to 2-1. After a walk to J. Sorenson, N. Barone reached on a fielder’s choice, allowing Jaffe to advance to third and then score on a throwing error by Georgia second baseman Ryan Wynn, tying the game 2-2. Barone was caught stealing to end the inning.

Georgia retook the lead in the third inning. Kenny Ishikawa led off with a solo home run to right field, and Wynn followed with a solo shot to center, pushing Georgia ahead 4-2.

Rylan Lujo added a home run to left field in the sixth inning, driving in his second run of the game. Brennan Hudson capped the scoring with a solo home run to left in the ninth inning.

Scott earned the win after entering in the second inning in relief of starter Dylan Vigue. Scott worked 5.0 innings, allowing no hits and no earned runs while striking out four. He did not walk a batter and faced the minimum over his five frames, retiring 15 of 15 Flames hitters. It was Scott’s second consecutive strong outing; he earned a win on May 21 against Mississippi State with 4.0 innings of two-hit, one-earned-run ball.

Justin Byrd followed Scott with 2.2 scoreless innings of his own, allowing no hits and striking out four. Vigue started and gave up one earned run on two hits over 1.1 innings, striking out one.

Liberty starter Josh Swink took the loss despite a solid outing. Swink pitched 5.0 innings, allowing four earned runs on three hits while striking out six. He walked five. Aydan DeckerPetty threw 0.1 scoreless innings in relief.

For Georgia, Jackson finished 1-for-3 with the two-run homer. Lujo went 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. Hudson was 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Wynn went 1-for-4 with a home run. Ishikawa finished 1-for-4 with a solo homer.

Liberty managed only three hits in the game, all singles. Marsh had two hits, including the first-inning single, and Jaffe had one hit and an RBI. The Flames struck out 12 times as a team.

The game had been projected by Interstat’s game simulator to finish 8-7 in favor of Georgia. Interstat’s ELO system gave Georgia a 69.00 percent probability to win, and the Bulldogs entered as pregame favorites with a spread of plus-4.5.