The Georgia Bulldogs trailed the Arkansas Razorbacks 8-4 entering the bottom of the ninth on Saturday in SEC college baseball action in Athens. Well, Georgia won the game before Arkansas even got an out, and the way it all unfolded was unbelievable.
The bases were loaded with a 1-2 count when Georgia’s Connor Tate crushed a game-tying grand slam. As the SEC Network announcer said, it’s the “third grand slam for Connor Tate in the last four SEC weekends.”
.@ConnorTate9 ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? GRAND SLAM. TIE GAME.#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/bw6wqYRau6
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 22, 2023
And one pitch later, Georgia won the game.
Parks Harber hit a solo home run on the next pitch to make it back-to-back jacks and a stunning walk-off victory for the Bulldogs.
THE VERY NEXT PITCH TO WIN IT!!! @parks_harber
DAWGS WIN#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/izVnAsrPZk— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 22, 2023
It also completed a three-game sweep for Georgia over an Arkansas team ranked No. 5 in the nation. The Razorbacks had been rolling, with four straight wins and victories in six of seven games entering the series.
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Break out the brooms! The Dawgs sweep number 5 ranked Arkansas!#GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/nUeQu1hK0E— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 22, 2023
Georgia entered the series with just a 4-11 record in conference play. So, this was a massive, potentially season-changing series for the Bulldogs. They were able to get it done with an unforgettable ninth-inning comeback in one of the wildest college baseball games of the 2023 season.
[Photo and video credit: Georgia Bulldogs Baseball on Twitter; SEC Network]
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