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Brooks Austin

Georgia Baseball Starts it's 2025 Season Friday at Noon in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Georgia Baseball Starts it's 2025 Season Friday at Noon in Wilmington, North Carolina. / Georgia Baseball Starts it's 2025 Season Friday at Noon in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The Georgia Diamond Dawgs season kicks off Friday afternoon in Wilmington, North Carolina against Quinnipiac. We have all the live updates you need right here.

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The Georgia Diamond Dawgs are in Wilmington, North Carolina to kick off their 2025 College Baseball Season. They have two games against Quinnipiac this weekend before finishing off the weekend against UNC Wilmington. They will play a double-header on Saturday, following their Friday opener at Noon.

LIVE UPDATES - Georgia vs Quinnipiac Score

First Inning (5-0) : Georgia Escapes two out rally at the top, then scores FIVE in the bottom
According to the Georgia website, Kolten Smith is expected to get the start. However, the latest from the LIVE Stats available say that Zach Harris is set to get the start for the Bulldogs. We will keep you posted. UPDATE: RHP, Zach Harris will get the start according to Georgia Baseball.
Kolten Smith woke up with back spasms according to Wes Johnson during the Jeff Dantzler pregame show. He will be re-evaluated tomorrow. Though Johnson did say you won't be pushing Kolten Smith to get back before he's ready this early in the season.
Starting Lineup:
CF Nolan McCarthy
DH Christian Adams
RF Tre Phelps
2B Robbie Burnett
3B Slate Alford
C Henry Hunter
LF Devin Obee
1B Ryland Zaborowski
SS Kolby Branch

SP Zach Harris
Top: Quinnipiac will start the game off at the plate with Zach Harris from the Bulldogs pitching. Harris gets Johnny Knox to line out to McCarthy in center field for the first out. 1B, Kyle Garbowski enters the box with one out and he strikes out swinging on a changeup for the second out. Sebastian Mueller now steps to the plate with two outs and he draws a walk. A single from four-hole hitter C. Willis leads to runners at first and third with two outs. Tre Phelps makes a great catch at the warning track for the third and final out.

Bottom: Nolan McCarthy will lead off the bottom of the first for the Dawgs and he's hit by a pitch to start the bottom half. Christian Adams steps to the plate now for the Dawgs. Christian Adams walks on four pitches to put runners at first and second with Tre Phelps coming to the plate for the Dawgs. Phelps flies out deep to center, though McCarthy tags up to move to third base. Robbie Burnett steps in and Christian Adams moves to second on a passed ball. McCarthy scores on a wild pitch (1-0) Burnett walks, and runners now on the corners with just one out. Slate Alford walks on six pitches for the third walk of the inning. Bases are now loaded for Henry Hunter. Hunter strikes out swinging to bring Devin Obee to the plate. A five-pitch walk to Obee brings another run home for Georgia (2-0). A double into down the left-field line scores three to open it up for Georgia. (5-0) Kolby Branch now steps to the plate with bases empty and two outs. Branch grounds out.

Second Inning (5-0) : Both Teams go scoreless.
Top: Gabe Wright will lead off for Quinnipiac and he strikes out for the first out of the inning. Zach Harris issues a walk to put a runner on first with one out. Georgia gets a fielder's choice out at second for the second out of the inning. McCarthy catches the final out of the inning in center field. Geogia will head to the plate up (5-0).

Bottom: Dawgs go three up, three down at the top of the order in the bottom half of the second.

Third Inning (6-1): Quinnipiac gets on the board.
Top: McCarthy attempts to make a diving catch in Center field, but it leads to a triple for Quinnipiac to lead off the inning. Zach Harris strikes out the three-hole hitter for Quinnipiac. A seeing-eye single from Mueller put Quinnipiac on the board. A double play starter by Slate Alford at third base turns two and ends the top-half of the inning.

Bottom: Robby Burnett will lead off the bottom half for the Dawgs with a four-pitch walk. Burnett steals second base with Alford at the plate. Alford flies out to left field for the first out of the inning. A wild pitch advances Burnett to third base with Hunter hitting a ground rule double to extend the Georgia lead to (6-1). There will be a pitching change for Quinnipiac here in the bottom of the third inning. Jack Gannon enters the game for Quinnipiac. A fielder's choice gets Obee out, and that forces the second out of the inning. Zaborowski steps to the plate with two outs and one on. The third out of the inning is caught in left field.

Fourth Inning:
Top: Zach Harris remains on the mound for the Bulldogs to start the fourth. A walk following a fly out to left field puts a runner at first with one out for Quinnipiac. A 7-6-3 double play ends the inning for Qunnipiac.

Bottom: Jack Kapel will enter the game to pitch for Quinnipiac. Kolby Branch will lead off the fourth for the Dawgs. Branch grounds out to short for the first out of the inning. McCarthy struck out swinging for the second out of the inning. A ground out from Adams leads to a potential replay review for the first time of the season. Burnett steals third base as well.

Fifth Inning: (6-1)
Top: Zach Harris's day is done as Farley enters the game for the Dawgs and Farley issues a lead-off walk to Morino. A single into left field puts runners at first and second with nobody out. Johnny Knox is at the plate and squaring to bunt. Constable is called for runner's interference and it leads to a double play in the top of the fifth. The play is under review. There's now a runner at third with two outs. A ground out to short ends the top of the fifth scoreless.

Bottom: Tre Phelps will lead off the inning for the Dawgs with a fly out to left field for the first out. Robbie Burnett steps to the plate and earns a walk to bring Slate Alford to the plate for the Dawgs. Alford strikes out looking for the second out of the inning. Burnett steals second base to put a runner in scoring position with two outs for Hunter at the plate. Hunter strikes out looking to end the inning.

Sixth Inning:
Top: Farley returns to the mound for the Bulldogs with a five-run lead. Three Up and Three Down in the top for Farley.
Bottom: Obee leads off the bottom of the sixth with a homerun (7-1). Two quick outs later and Adams comes to the plate for the final out of the inning.

Seventh Inning: (Dawgs extend the lead 8-1)
Top: A ground out starts the inning off as Farley remains in the contest. A ground out to the pitcher records the second out of the inning.

Bottom: Tre Phelps will lead off the bottom of the seventh for the Bulldogs. Phelps walks and scores on the RBI double from Robbie Burnett to extend the lead (8-1). Slate Alford is hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second with the run-rule run coming to the plate. Burnett scores off a fly out to extend the lead to (9-1).

Eighth Inning: (9-1)
Top: Farley strikes out the first hitter of the inning, retiring nine hitters in a row before issuing a walk. Johnny Knox steals second base with one out. Garbows grounds out for the second out of the inning. Farley gets Mueller to ground out to end the inning.

Bottom: The Dawgs need just two runs to end this contest according to the new run-rule. Kolby Branch leads off the bottom half for the Dawgs and flies out to left field. McCarthy walks to put a runner on first base. Phelps hits a deep ball to deep center but it's caught. We will be going to the ninth.

Ninth Inning: (9-1)
Top: Paul Farley continues in relief for the Dawgs and he finishes the game retiring 14 of 15 hitters with 5.0 inning scoreless to secure the win for the Dawgs.

For the fans that want to watch Georgia during opening weekend, the only option to catch the first two games of the season against Quinnipiac is on the radio as there are no streaming options listed on the game notes. As for the games against UNC Wilmington, those games will be available on FloSports. The link to subscribe can be found here.

Here are the start times for all four games this weekend for the Diamond Dawgs:

*SCHEDULE CHANGE*

  • Friday vs Quinnipiac, Noon
  • Saturday vs Quinnipiac, 10 AM
  • Saturday vs UNC Wilmington, 2 PM
  • Sunday vs UNC Wilmington, 3 PM

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