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Georgia Tech traveled down to Statesboro on Wednesday and the Yellow Jackets defeated Georgia Southern 14-8. Tech hit 4 home runs total as 11 of the 14 runs were scored via the long ball.

Luke Murton hit two blasts, while Derek Dietrek hit one and Brad Feltes provided the other. Feltes was extra special since it was a grand slam, the 3rd one he has hit this season.

Georgia Tech travels to Maryland this weekend to take on the Terrapins in an ACC showdown.

Georgia on the other hand extends their winning streak to five games as they won their 2nd straight in comeback fashion winning the game in the 9th inning. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs were down 8-1 in the 6th to East Tennessee State before winning the game when Gordon Beckham scored on a wild pitch. On Wednesday the Dawgs trailed once again, this time to Georgia State 4-0 in the 4th, but they roared back and won it again in the 9th courtesy of a 3-run home run by who else…. Gordon Beckham.

Beckham leads the nation with home runs with 17 and is batting .430 on the season. The junior shortstop was just named the “Midseason Player of the Year” by both Baseball America and rivals.com.

Georgia travels to Baton Rouge this weekend to take on LSU.

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