LIVE Updates: Georgia Tech vs Marshall Score, Game Four

Can Georgia Tech get the series win vs Marshall this afternoon and move to 7-1?
LIVE Updates: Georgia Tech vs Marshall Score, Game Four
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Georgia Tech is going for the series win today vs Marshall. The Yellow Jackets bounced back from a game two loss yesterday to get a comfortable 11-6 win, a win that would have been bigger if not for a three-run ninth inning from the Thundering Herd. With a win today, Georgia Tech will move to 7-1 and win the series.

Will they do that though? Stay tuned in right here for the latest updates, highlights, and scores from Atlanta!

Pregame

Georgia Tech's Lineup today:

1. SS Kyle Lodise

2. CF Drew Burress

3. LF Kent Schmidt

4. DH Alex Hernandez

5. 2B Caleb Daniel

6. C Vahn Lackey

7. DH Nathan Waugh

8. RF Parker Brosius

9. 3B Carson Kerce

Caden Spivey is the starting pitcher for the Yellow Jackets

Top of the 1st

Spivey works through an easy 1-2-3 inning for GT. 0-0 heading to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 1st

Lodise hits a leadoff double, Burress walks to put two runners on, and then Schmidt hits an RBI single to give Georgia Tech a 1-0 lead with no outs. Hernandez then reached on a fielding error, which scored Burress to make it 2-0 and moved Schmidt to third. Georgia Tech had runners on the corners with no outs. Lackey hit a sac fly to make it 3-0, but Waugh struck out and Brosius flew out to end the inning. Yellow Jackets lead 3-0 going to the 2nd, but they did leave two runners on base.

Top of the 2nd

Spivey walks one, but strikes out two others to get through the inning. Georgia Tech leads 3-0 heading to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

Kerce flies out to start the inning, but Lodise walked to give them a base runner and then he advanced to second on a wild pitch. Burress hit an RBI single to make it 4-0 and then Schmidt had a one out single to give Georgia Tech runners at the corners. Marshall made a pitching change and Hernandez grounded into a double play to end the inning. Georgia Tech leads 4-0 heading to the 3rd.

Top of the 3rd

Spivey walked the leadoff batter and then after a fly-out, hit a batter and gave up a single to load the bases. An RBI single gave Marshall its first run of the game, then a sac fly gave them another to cut the lead to 4-2. Spivey got the final out, but the Thundering Herd are back in the game now heading to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

Daniel grounded out to start the inning, then Lackey was walked, stole second, then got to third on a wild pitch. Waugh hit an RBI single to stretch the lead to 5-2. He was then caught stealing at second for the second out of the inning. Brosius was hit by a pitch and then got to third on a wild pitch and then a stolen base. Kerce walked and stole second, then Lodise was walked to load the bases with Drew Burress coming to the plate. It was a great chance to stretch the lead, but Burress flew out and ended the inning. Georgia Tech leads 5-2 heading to the 4th.

Top of the 4th

Sam Swygert is in to replace Spivey to start the 4th. He gave up one hit, but did not allow any runs in the inning and Georgia Tech still leads 5-2.

Bottom of the 4th

Schmidt walked to start the inning, but Georgia Tech had no hits in the inning. They remain in front 5-2 heading to the 5th.

Top of the 5th

After getting a quick out, Marshall had a single and then a double to put runners on second and third with no outs. A sac fly then scored a run to cut the lead to 5-3, but that was the only run of the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

Waugh singled to start the inning and after Brosius and Kerce flew out, Lodise hit a single to put two runners on. Burress came through with his biggest hit of the game with a 2-RBI double to push the lead to 7-3 heading to the 6th.

Top of the 6th

Swygert struck out two in the bottom of the inning and Georgia Tech leads 7-3 heading to the bottom of the inning

Bottom of the 6th

Georgia Tech did not get a hit, but remains on top 7-3 going to the 7th.

Top of the 7th

Caden Gaudette came in to replace Swygert. He gave up a leadoff single to start the inning and then an RBI double closed the gap to 7-4 with one out. After striking out another batter for the second out, Gaudette gave up 2-run home run that cut the lead to 7-6. After the home run, he gave up two singled that put runners on the corner and gave Marshall a great chance to tie or take the lead in the game. He struck out the final batter to prevent that from happening, but it was the worst inning so far in the game from the Yellow Jackets pitching staff.

Bottom of the 7th

Yellow Jackets go down 1-2-3 and it remains 7-6 heading to the 8th.

Top of the 8th

Alex Hernandez moving to pitcher and Joshua Evans taking over for Waugh in LF. A leadoff single and a walk put two runners on with no outs.


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