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• After an impressive road trip that saw a 3-0 ACC sweep, No. 10 Georgia Tech baseball hosts its first league opponent of the year in No. 1-ranked Louisville.
• Georgia Tech has reached the top-10 rankings for the third time since 2016. Tech was No. 8 in April 2019, remaining there the rest of the season, after also ranking top 10 in March 2016.
• This weekend marks the first matchup between top-10 teams on The Flats since 2011 (No. 8 GT, No. 1 UVA) and is the first top-ranked team to visit since Florida St. (2014)
• Tech last faced Louisville on the road in 2019 where it took two-of-three for the Jackets’ first series win over the Cardinals.
The 10
th-ranked Yellow Jackets (6-2) fell behind early after a four-run opening frame for the Panthers (4-6) and were unable to get the bats going for runs in response, hitting just .147 for the game.
Third baseman
Justyn-Henry Malloy, who was 2-for-3 on the day with the lone RBI and a walk, was the standout bat for Tech on the night.
Luke Waddell and
Austin Wilhite also had base hits through the right side with Wilhite also drawing a walk. In his first collegiate at-bat, true freshman
Hank Thomas boomed a double to the outfield wall, while
Jake DeLeo and
On the mound, starter RHP
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• No. 15 Georgia Tech baseball readies for its first midweek contest in a nationally televised matinee against in-state foe Mercer on Wednesday.
• Mercer is Georgia Tech’s fourth-most played opponent in school history with the series currently standing at 170 since 1897. Mercer is Tech’s second-oldest opponent still around by seven days to Auburn.
• Georgia Tech leads 114-56 in the all-time series against the Bears from Mercer, Ga.
• The Jackets are coming off winning Opening Weekend against Eastern Kentucky in which it hit .280 for 5 home runs and 22 RBI, reaching base .402 as a team.
• Drew Compton and Luke Waddell led the way offensively, hitting .625 and .417, respectively. The pair combined for three home runs and each struck out once.