Georgia Tech (22-11, 7-8) vs. #15 Virginia (20-12, 6-9)[/B]
Russ Chandler Stadium // Atlanta, Ga. // Capacity: 4,157[/B]
Game 34 (Home 17) -- Friday, April 10[/B]
First Pitch: 7 p.m. ET
Matchup: LHP Jonathan King (GT) vs. LHP Nathan Kirby (UVA)
Radio: WREK 91.1 FM Atlanta |
http://www.wrek.org/player/
TV: ESPN3 | http://es.pn/19P9SFi
Game 35 (Home 18) -- Saturday, April 11
First Pitch: 4 p.m. ET
Matchup: RHP Cole Pitts (GT) vs. RHP Connor Jones (UVA)
Radio: WREK 91.1 FM Atlanta |
http://www.wrek.org/player/
TV: ESPN3 | http://es.pn/1Ib5Vty
Game 36 (Home 19) -- Sunday, April 12
First Pitch: 1 p.m. ET
Matchup: RHP Brandon Gold (GT) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (UVA)
Radio: WREK 91.1 FM Atlanta |
http://www.wrek.org/player/
TV: ESPN3 | http://es.pn/1yKlQH3
LEADING OFF
>>
Georgia Tech, which has won six of its last seven games, welcomes No.
15 Virginia to the Flats this weekend for a showdown of ACC Coastal
Division rivals. The entire series airs live on ESPN3, with radio
coverage on WREK 91.1 FM in Atlanta. Live audio can also be accessed at
RamblinWreck.com and via WREK on the TuneIn app.
>>
Tech leads the series with the Virginia 69-49-2, including a 36-15-2
advantage in Atlanta. The Yellow Jackets won the series in the
Cavaliers' last visit to Russ Chandler Stadium in 2013, but Virginia has
won four straight games since.
>>
The series matches up two of the winningest programs since 2000. Tech
enters with the 12th-best winning percentage (.673) and the eighth-most
wins (660), while the Cavs own the 11th-best percentage (.674)
and 11th-most wins (639).
>>
Senior CF Daniel Spingola has reached base safely in 24 straight games,
which extends a career-high. He was a team-best 10-for-20 (.500) last
week with two doubles, a triple, eight RBI and five walks. In
Tuesday's win over Mercer, he launched a three-run homer that broke a
1-1 tie in the seventh inning as Tech won 4-3. Spingola is hitting .381
against the ACC and a team-best .383 (23-for-60) in road games.
>>
Tech is outscoring opponents 57-16 over the final two innings plus
extras. That includes a +27 margin in the eighth (34-7), +13 in the
ninth (20-7) and +1 (3-2) in extra innings. 11 of Tech's 22 win are
come-from-behind victories, including four when trailing in the eighth
inning.
>>
Tech is tied for the ACC lead in fielding percentage (.976) and is
fifth in double plays (31). Last season, the Jackets led the NCAA with
77 double plays and set school records for fielding (.973) and double
plays. Since 2012, Tech has fielded .973 as a team and recorded the
NCAA's second-most double plays (224).
>>
The Jackets have benefited from strong late-game work from sophomore
right-handers Zac Ryan and Matthew Gorst. Ryan is already 5-1 with six
saves and a team-leading ERA of 1.95. Ryan is tied for second
in the ACC in wins, is tied for fourth in saves and tied for third in
appearances (17). His ERA of 1.95 would rank in the ACC, but is just shy
of qualifying. Gorst's ERA has dropped to 3.70 thanks to six
consecutive scoreless appearances.
>>
Of Tech's 296.2 innings pitched this season, 82 percent have come from
freshmen or sophomores (243 innings), which is the highest percentage of
any team in the nation.
>>
Freshman 2B Wade Bailey brings a career-best 11-game hitting streak
into the series. He has also hit safely in 10 straight ACC games. The
rookie has struck out just nine times in 119 at-bats this season
(one in every 13.2 at-bats). Sophomore C Arden Pabst is hitting .520
(13-for-25) over his career-long eight-game hitting streak.
>>
Tech is 6-4 in 10 games without rookie slugger Kel Johnson, who
suffered an ankle injury on March 21 versus North Carolina. Johnson was
hitting .379 with seven home runs and 25 RBI.
Russ Chandler Stadium // Atlanta, Ga. // Capacity: 4,157[/B]
Game 34 (Home 17) -- Friday, April 10[/B]
First Pitch: 7 p.m. ET
Matchup: LHP Jonathan King (GT) vs. LHP Nathan Kirby (UVA)
Radio: WREK 91.1 FM Atlanta |
http://www.wrek.org/player/
TV: ESPN3 | http://es.pn/19P9SFi
Game 35 (Home 18) -- Saturday, April 11
First Pitch: 4 p.m. ET
Matchup: RHP Cole Pitts (GT) vs. RHP Connor Jones (UVA)
Radio: WREK 91.1 FM Atlanta |
http://www.wrek.org/player/
TV: ESPN3 | http://es.pn/1Ib5Vty
Game 36 (Home 19) -- Sunday, April 12
First Pitch: 1 p.m. ET
Matchup: RHP Brandon Gold (GT) vs. LHP Brandon Waddell (UVA)
Radio: WREK 91.1 FM Atlanta |
http://www.wrek.org/player/
TV: ESPN3 | http://es.pn/1yKlQH3
LEADING OFF
>>
Georgia Tech, which has won six of its last seven games, welcomes No.
15 Virginia to the Flats this weekend for a showdown of ACC Coastal
Division rivals. The entire series airs live on ESPN3, with radio
coverage on WREK 91.1 FM in Atlanta. Live audio can also be accessed at
RamblinWreck.com and via WREK on the TuneIn app.
>>
Tech leads the series with the Virginia 69-49-2, including a 36-15-2
advantage in Atlanta. The Yellow Jackets won the series in the
Cavaliers' last visit to Russ Chandler Stadium in 2013, but Virginia has
won four straight games since.
>>
The series matches up two of the winningest programs since 2000. Tech
enters with the 12th-best winning percentage (.673) and the eighth-most
wins (660), while the Cavs own the 11th-best percentage (.674)
and 11th-most wins (639).
>>
Senior CF Daniel Spingola has reached base safely in 24 straight games,
which extends a career-high. He was a team-best 10-for-20 (.500) last
week with two doubles, a triple, eight RBI and five walks. In
Tuesday's win over Mercer, he launched a three-run homer that broke a
1-1 tie in the seventh inning as Tech won 4-3. Spingola is hitting .381
against the ACC and a team-best .383 (23-for-60) in road games.
>>
Tech is outscoring opponents 57-16 over the final two innings plus
extras. That includes a +27 margin in the eighth (34-7), +13 in the
ninth (20-7) and +1 (3-2) in extra innings. 11 of Tech's 22 win are
come-from-behind victories, including four when trailing in the eighth
inning.
>>
Tech is tied for the ACC lead in fielding percentage (.976) and is
fifth in double plays (31). Last season, the Jackets led the NCAA with
77 double plays and set school records for fielding (.973) and double
plays. Since 2012, Tech has fielded .973 as a team and recorded the
NCAA's second-most double plays (224).
>>
The Jackets have benefited from strong late-game work from sophomore
right-handers Zac Ryan and Matthew Gorst. Ryan is already 5-1 with six
saves and a team-leading ERA of 1.95. Ryan is tied for second
in the ACC in wins, is tied for fourth in saves and tied for third in
appearances (17). His ERA of 1.95 would rank in the ACC, but is just shy
of qualifying. Gorst's ERA has dropped to 3.70 thanks to six
consecutive scoreless appearances.
>>
Of Tech's 296.2 innings pitched this season, 82 percent have come from
freshmen or sophomores (243 innings), which is the highest percentage of
any team in the nation.
>>
Freshman 2B Wade Bailey brings a career-best 11-game hitting streak
into the series. He has also hit safely in 10 straight ACC games. The
rookie has struck out just nine times in 119 at-bats this season
(one in every 13.2 at-bats). Sophomore C Arden Pabst is hitting .520
(13-for-25) over his career-long eight-game hitting streak.
>>
Tech is 6-4 in 10 games without rookie slugger Kel Johnson, who
suffered an ankle injury on March 21 versus North Carolina. Johnson was
hitting .379 with seven home runs and 25 RBI.
