No. 13 Georgia Tech comes up short in Miami – Albany Herald
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 13 Georgia Tech baseball (29-10, 14-6 ACC) dropped a 7-2 contest to Miami (22-17, 8-9 ACC) on Saturday afternoon from Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. The Hurricanes jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first three innings, and the Jackets were uncharacteristically unable to respond, dropping their first road series of the year.
QUICK HITS: THE TEAM
· Tech is now 29-10, still the best start to a season in 15 years (since 2010).
· The Jackets have won 14 of their first 20 conference games (.700 win %) – the best start to an ACC season since opening 16-4 in 2011.
· GT falls to Tech is 7-2 in games following a loss this season.
· Georgia Tech is averaging 2.79 doubles per game this season (109 in 39 games) – the program record for doubles/game is 2.51, set in the 1987 season.
· The Jackets hit two doubles today, off the bats of Caleb Daniel and Carson Kerce, bringing the total to 109 for the season – the most in Division I.
· The Yellow Jackets were without two key bats as Alex Hernandez was sidelined for the first time this season and Kent Schmidt missed his 18th game in a row, with an injury.
QUICK HITS: THE BATS
· Junior Kyle Lodise extended his on-base streak to 46 games with a 2-for-4 performance today. He has reached base in every game has played as a Yellow Jacket with his streak extending over a calendar year (April 6, 2024 at Augusta University).
· It was his 18th multi-hit game, tied with Vahn Lackey and Hernandez for the second most on the team, behind only Drew Burress (19).
· Freshman Caleb Daniel recorded his 12th multi-hit game of the year and second of the series, driving in Parker Brosius in the sixth inning.
· This was the third time Daniel has recorded multiple base hits in back-to-back games.
· He hit his 13th double of the season, the 4th most by any freshman in Division I this season.
· Sophomore Carson Kerce hit his 15th double of the season joining Burress (19) and Lodise (17) in the 15+ club. Tech is the only program in the nation with three players at 15 or more doubles this season.
· Burress saw his on-base streak snapped at 56 games, tied with Richard Lewis for the 5th-longest on-base streak in program history.
QUICK HITS: THE ARMS
· Junior Brady Jones made his 10th straight Saturday start, pitching 5.0 innings and striking out four while allowing seven hits and five runs.
· Junior Kayden Campbell pitched 1.2 innings out of the pen, recording a pair of strikeouts around two hits and an earned run. He has thrown 11.0 innings this season with 17 Ks for a 13.91 K/9 rate.
· Freshman Jackson Blakely pitched the bottom of the eighth, collecting the final three outs in his collegiate debut – missed all of last season and the first half of 2025 recovering from Tommy John surgery.
UP NEXT
The Jackets will try and salvage the series against Miami, tomorrow at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. Tech is expected to start junior Caden Spivey (2-0 / 2.55 ERA) against Miami’s Tate DeRias (1-0 / 2.59 ERA)
