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Courtesy of a thrilling 4-2 extra-inning comeback on Saturday and a slugfest win yesterday the Georgia Bulldogs clinched the Southeastern Conference title by winning two-of-three against Vanderbilt. Even with one series left to go (next week hosting Alabama) there is no way another team can catch the Dawgs.

This is the 6th ever SEC title for Georgia baseball including two under head coach David Perno. The Bulldogs are now 19-7-1 in conference play compared to their 11-19 SEC record from a year ago.

They should have had a 7th title back in 1987 as they had the best regular season mark in the conference, but rules back then gave it to the tournament champ (the next season they changed that rule.)

Georgia can’t lay up as they play arch-nemisis Georgia Tech on Tuesday and then home on Thursday, Friday and Saturday against the Crimson Tide. A good finish and a good SEC Tournament showing could get the Dawgs a very important top-8 seed which would allow them to host a regional and if they would advance a super-regional which would help them greatly on the quest for Omaha.

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