No. 2 Georgia Tech clinches series against No. 5 Florida State

ATLANTA — Second-ranked Georgia Tech is doing things no team in program history has done before — and doing it against some of the best competition in the country.

Behind another dominant pitching effort and two explosive two-out rallies, the Yellow Jackets extended their winning streak to 11 games with an 8-3 victory over No. 5 Florida State on Friday night at Russ Chandler Stadium.

With the win, Georgia Tech (29-5, 14-3 ACC) clinched the series and made history, becoming the first team in program history to win its first nine series to open a season.

The Jackets also continued one of the most impressive stretches in the nation, outscoring opponents by a wide margin during their current run while emerging as a legitimate national contender.

Friday’s game turned on timely hitting.

Georgia Tech broke things open with a four-run third inning — all with two outs — to take control early. The Jackets struck again in the eighth with another four-run surge, once again doing all their damage after two outs.

That ability to deliver in pressure moments has defined Tech’s recent success.

The offense was led by Jarren Advincula and Carson Kerce, who each collected three hits. Advincula continued his torrid stretch at the plate, while Kerce added two doubles and remains among the national leaders in extra-base hits.

Drew Burress sparked the decisive third inning with a two-out single and finished with two runs scored, while Ryan Zuckerman and Alex Hernandez each drove in key runs during the rally.

Vahn Lackey added insurance in the eighth inning with a two-RBI single, continuing his team-leading production in both runs and RBIs this season.

But as strong as the offense has been, pitching once again set the tone.

Georgia Tech used a three-man combination of Porter Buursema, Caden Gaudette and Dylan Loy to keep Florida State in check. Each pitcher allowed just one run — all on solo home runs — while combining for 13 strikeouts.

Buursema set the tone early, striking out a career-high seven over four innings while limiting the Seminoles to three hits. Gaudette followed with three steady innings to earn the win, and Loy closed the door with four strikeouts over the final two innings to secure the save.

The performance extended an impressive trend for the Jackets’ pitching staff, which has now held opponents under five runs in 11 consecutive games — the program’s longest such stretch in decades.

Georgia Tech’s dominance during its 11-game winning streak has been striking. The Jackets have outscored opponents by 71 runs during that span while averaging more than nine runs per game.

They’ve also proven they can win in big moments — improving to 8-2 against Top 15 opponents this season and building momentum at the perfect time.

The victory came in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,214 fans, the largest home crowd for the program in more than a decade, adding to the postseason atmosphere building around the team.

Under first-year head coach James Ramsey, the Jackets are off to one of the best starts in program history, matching elite teams from past decades while carving out a place of their own.

And with each win, Georgia Tech continues to look more and more like a team built not just for the regular season — but for a deep postseason run.