The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team rallied from a six‑run hole to defeat the No. 4 Florida Gators 8‑7 in a dramatic SEC showdown.
Florida had surged ahead in the third inning, with Caden McDonald’s home run igniting a six‑run burst that put the Gators up 6‑0.
Georgia answered in the fourth and fifth frames, stringing together hits and sacrifice flies that chipped away at the deficit, highlighted by Kenny Ishikawa’s seventh‑inning double that drove in two runs to make it 7‑6.
A championship berth on the horizon
Reliever Justin Byrd earned the win, improving to 4‑2, while Florida’s Joshua Whritenour took the loss, slipping to 3‑4.
The Bulldogs will meet Arkansas in the SEC championship on May 24, 2026, a game that will be broadcast on ABC and the SEC Network at 2 p.m., positioning Georgia for a potential national ranking.
With a 12‑8 edge in hits and key sacrifice flies fueling the comeback, the Bulldogs hope to translate this momentum into a title‑contending performance.