Georgia Bulldogs top Liberty Flames 6‑1
ATHENS, Ga. (Interstat) — Georgia scored five runs in the final two innings to defeat Liberty 6-1 on Sunday at Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, completing a two-game sweep. The Bulldogs improved to 49-12, while the Flames fell to 43-21.
Georgia starter Caden Aoki struck out 11 over six innings, allowing six hits and one earned run. Zach Brown tossed three scoreless innings of relief, yielding one hit and striking out two.
Tre Phelps put Georgia ahead 2-1 with a two-run homer in the sixth. Michael O’Shaughnessy led off the eighth with a solo shot. Rylan Lujo added an RBI double and Ryan Wynn drove in two with a single.
Liberty took a 1-0 lead in the first on a run-scoring single by J. Sorenson. Cooper Harrington threw 6 1/3 hitless innings but allowed two earned runs with six strikeouts. Riley DeCandido went 3-for-4 for the Flames.
Georgia had seven hits; Liberty also had seven hits. Liberty’s only run came in the opening frame.