ATHENS, Ga. – The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated No. 21 Tennessee, 4-2, on Saturday at Foley Field, to earn Georgia’s first Southeastern Conference win of the season.
 
Fast Facts

• Junior Dylan Vigue (3-1) made the start for Georgia, dishing 4.2 innings of two-hit baseball while striking out five.
• Senior Michael O’Shaughnessy (2-for-3, RBI) put the Bulldogs on the board in the second inning with a solo shot to left field to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.
• Senior Ryan Black (2-for-4, 2 RBI) followed up O’Shaughnessy’s home run with a two-run blast in the third inning for his fifth homer of the year and 12th consecutive game with a hit.
• With singles in the third and fifth innings, junior Daniel Jackson (2-for-4) extended his hitting streak to 17 games.
• Redshirt sophomore Paul Farley (2-0) earned the win after coming in to relieve Vigue the fifth frame with Georgia leading by one and a runner on second, securing the third out to maintain the Bulldogs’ lead.
• The Bulldogs added another run in the sixth frame when junior Jack Arcamone (1-for-2, RBI) drove in sophomore Henry Allen on a single to right field.
• Graduate Caden Aoki (2-0) fired 4.0 scoreless innings in relief and struck out six to earn his second save of the year and secure the win for Georgia.

 
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
 
On Caden Aoki’s performance in the eighth inning…
“He’s a guy who’s been in the fire, and those moments aren’t too big for him. He was really calm out there. He didn’t get sped up and kept executing pitches. That’s what it takes in those moments. Tennessee’s a very good baseball team, and when you’re in those situations, you have to execute your pitch. They’re trying to execute their plan, and Caden did what he needed to do. He can do so many things. He can start, come in in relief, close. He can do whatever we need him to do.”
 
 
#4 Michael O’Shaughnessy | INF | Sr. 
 
On the anticipation playing in the SEC…
“This atmosphere tonight was awesome. There is nothing like it. Today and yesterday, I know we saw some in non-conference play, but there were goosebumps today. There were goosebumps yesterday. It was an awesome feeling.” 
 
 
#12 Caden Aoki | Sr. | RHP
 
On his performance in the eighth inning…
“I just look at it as fun. You want to pitch in those big moments, so I just had to attack the strike zone and keep playing loose and keep going.”
 
 
Up Next
Georgia (16-4, 1-1 SEC) will close out the three-game series against the Volunteers (14-5, 1-1 SEC) on Sunday afternoon with first pitch set for 1 p.m. The game will be available to stream on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.