Jackets Slug Buckeyes To Complete Sweep

Thanks in part to 4 home runs, Georgia Tech plated double digit runs for the second time in three days to finish a 3 game sweep over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OSU	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	1
#19 GT	0	3	2	1	1	3	1	1	X	12	14	0

Continuing to swing red-hot bats as they have all weekend, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets dominated Ohio State 12-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep against the Buckeyes. Over the weekend, Tech collected 36 base hits to OSU's 9, and outscored them 29-8.

The rout was fueled mainly by a bevy of extra base hits, with the Jackets tallying 5 doubles and 4 home runs on the afternoon. Second baseman Austin Wilhite had a solo homer, outfielder Baron Radcliff had a 3-run moonshot, and DH Stephen Reid had himself a day with two home runs totaling 3 RBI.

The Ramblin' Wreck also had a noteworthy performance from the mound as well as the plate. Freshman RHP Zach Maxwell earned his second start of the year, tossing 5.0 innings, striking out 8 Ohio State batters and allowing only 1 run. 

The bullpen also held up as well. Dalton Smith, Hugh Chapman, Josiah Siegel and Jake Brace each tosses an inning after Maxwell's departure, with Brace the only pitcher surrendering a run.

Like in game 1 of the series, Ohio State got the scoring started with a run in the top of the second. But Tech was not far behind, firing off 10 unanswered runs and plating a run in each inning after the Buckeyes took the lead.

Next up for the Jackets, they'll take on the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs in a midweek affair this upcoming Tuesday, February 25h at 4:00pm EST. It will be televised on ACC Network Extra and broadcast on WREK 91.1 FM.

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