Georgia Defeats South Carolina, 9-7, for the Series Sweep

Sunday, March 29

Athens, Ga.

1 pm

University of Georgia

23-6, 7-2

South Carolina

13-16, 1-8

South Carolina

Georgia

Georgia Defeats South Carolina, 9-7, for the Series Sweep

March 29, 2026 | Baseball

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ATHENS, Ga. — No. 4 Georgia defeated South Carolina on Sunday afternoon at Foley Field, 9-7, to secure its first conference series sweep of the season.

Fast Facts

Sophomore left-hander Kenny Ishikawa got the start for the Bulldogs and pitched one inning, adding two strike outs. Senior Justin Byrd earned his second win of the season, as he came in to close out the game.
The Georgia bats started off strong with three consecutive hits to begin the bottom of the first. The Bulldogs tied the game, with two runs brought in by Michael O'Shaughnessy and Rylan Lujo.
With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Kolby Branch singled to right center to bring home Ryan Black from second base.
In the bottom of the fifth, Tre Phelps scored from third on a wild pitch. Bryce Calloway came in to bat and play the field for O'Shaughnessy, where he reached on a walk
Daniel Jackson brought in Black and Branch to tie the game at six apiece in the sixth. Phelps scored on a Calloway single to give the Bulldogs the lead. This inning alone had three hits and three runs from Georgia.
The South Carolina Gamecocks were held scoreless from the fifth inning through the seventh. Caden Aoki only allowed one run and seven hits with seven strikeouts in four innings pitched in relief.
After the Gamecocks tied the game at seven in the eighth, Georgia scored the last two runs of the game off a Daniel Jackson double to left to bring in Cole Johnson and Phelps.

Key Quotes

Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On Kenny Ishikawa pitching…
You look, you watch, and he didn't have any big misses, right? You know, for me, a big miss is, a ball in another batter's box to the screen. He's just still a tick off with this command, and you go look at it as I will. When I get to the strike zone, report back, I'm going to say we're about a ball off. We threw a lot of pitches that were a ball off. They're balls, but good. It's kind of like a hitter lining out to right field. They're still out. Doesn't produce anything, but it lets you know, some things are coming. And gosh, Kenny, he was close. I thought his breaking stuff today was better. That's when we ended up getting in the strike. But his fastballs were about a ball off all day.

#11 Bryce Calloway | Graduate | 1B
On no homeruns hit in this afternoon's game…
Sometimes you can get a little ahead of yourself. Everybody loves homers, good for the crowd, good for the team morale. It is one of the greatest plays in baseball. But on a weekend like this, where the wind's blowing straight in and you have to figure out a way to just play baseball. Take it back to wiffle ball, or you're just trying to put the bat to the ball and make things happen. That's exactly what we did today.

#1 Tre Phelps | Jr. | 3B
On not letting up and remaining focused...
Every single game in the SEC is worth it. If we were to go sweep Arkansas when we play them, it would be the exact same message as this weekend. Being able to focus on game-in and game-out no matter who we are playing, whether it's an SEC game or a midweek game. We need to keep that focus. That is what will push us through the rest of the year.

Up Next

No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs (21-6, 5-2 SEC) will return to Foley Field this Tuesday, March 31, to take on the Georgia State Panthers. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. and can be streamed on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network