No. 13 Georgia Tech drops series finale at Miami

Staff Reports

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 13 Georgia Tech baseball (29-11, 14-7 ACC) dropped the series finale to Miami (23-17, 9-9 ACC) by a final score of 10-2 on Sunday afternoon from Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. The Hurricanes scored 10 runs in the first four innings, a deficit that proved too much to overcome as the Yellow Jackets suffered their first sweep of the 2025 season.

QUICK HITS: THE TEAM

·         Tech is now 29-11, the best start to a season in 14 years (since 2011).

·         GT falls to Tech is 7-2 in games following a loss this season.

·         Georgia Tech is averaging 2.79 doubles per game this season (109 in 39 games) – the program record for doubles/game is 2.51, set in the 1987 season.

·         The Jackets became the first team in Division I to reach 110 doubles, as a team, when Alex Hernandez laced his eighth of the season to lead off the sixth inning.

·         Tech is the only team in the ACC with three players at 45+ RBI after Kyle Lodise secured his 45^th in today’s game – also Drew Burress (46) and Hernandez (45).

·         The Yellow Jackets were without Kent Schmidt whomissed his 19^th game in a row, with an injury.

QUICK HITS: THE BATS

·         Freshman Alex Hernandez recorded his 19^th multi-hit game, tying Drew Burress for the most on the team. It was his 16^th two-hit ballgame, the most among Yellow Jackets.

·         Junior Kyle Lodise extended his on-base streak to 47 games with a 1-for-4 performance today. He has reached base in every game has played as a Yellow Jacket with his streak extending over a calendar year (April 6, 2024 at Augusta University).

·         He drove in John Giesler in the fifth inning for his 45^th RBI of the season, one behind Burress for the team lead.

·         Sophomore Vahn Lackey secured his 31^st RBI of the season, more than double his total output from last season (15).

·         Burress scored his third run of the series today. He has scored a team-high 55 runs this season and has scored at least one run in 31 of Tech’s 40 games this season.

QUICK HITS: THE ARMS

·         Junior Caden Spivey made his third consecutive Sunday start, pitching the first two innings and taking his first loss of the season, falling to 2-1.

·         Freshman Jake Lankie entered the game in the fourth inning, pitching a career-high 2.2 innings and retiring eight straight before allowing his one and only base runner on a hit-by-pitch.

·         Freshman Connor Shouse made his collegiate debut on the mound, pitching the final two innings, striking out two and allowing only one man on base, via walk.

·         The combination of Lankie and Shouse pitched the final 4.2 scoreless innings of the game, allowing only two baserunners (a walk and a HBP) while striking out five between them.

UP NEXT­­
The Jackets are back in action on Tuesday, April 22^nd against No. 6 Auburn (27-13, 9-9 SEC). First pitch from The Plains is set for 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on SEC Network.