Georgia Shuts Out Missouri, 4-0, in Series Opener

Friday, May 1

Athens, Ga.

6 pm

University of Georgia

36-11, 16-6

Missouri

21-24, 4-18

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Georgia	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	X	4	6	0

May 01, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score UGA-Mizzou Friday

ATHENS – After back-to-back conference series on the road, No. 5 Georgia returned to Foley Field and completed a shutout of Missouri in the series opener Friday night before a crowd of 3,152 fans.

Fast Facts

Junior Joey Volchko (7-2) started on the hill for the Bulldogs and earned the win. He tossed six scoreless innings, allowing just five hits with two walks and striking out nine. Missouri's Josh McDevitt (3-5) suffered the loss.
The Georgia (offense opened scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning. Sophomore Kenny Ishikawa recorded his second career triple, his first at Georgia, and was batted in on a sacrifice fly from senior Ryan Black.
Senior Matt Scott came in to relieve Volchko in the sixth and got his third save of the season. He tossed three scoreless innings to complete the shutout, giving up only one hit and striking out three.
Senior Michael O'Shaughnessy launched his 15th home run of the season in the seventh inning. This marks the 50th long ball of his career to extend Georgia's lead, 2-0.
With bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, Black extended the Bulldogs' lead to four runs with a two-run single to left field.

Quotes

Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On the depth of the team after Henry Allen was taken out...
I mean you look at Ryan Black, comes off the bench tonight. You know we really liked the match he had with the guys we had in. You look at it, Ryan comes off, gets a sac fly, gets a big hit right there, two RBI's. So, at the end of the day, Ryan had a good day.

On having two strong pitchers split the game...
I mean, Matt's gone 100 pitches, and you know, Aoki, Byrd, Farley, and those guys, they've all been stretched, and they've all been starters. It does give you a little bit of comfort because you're not worried about them running out of gas.

#37 Joey Volchko | Jr. | RHP
On how important a strong Friday start is for the series...
I think it's super important every week to give everything I can, whether it's five, six, just going out there and competing and trying to get deep into the game, save our pen and set us up for a great weekend.

On how emotions impact his game...
I think part of what makes me really good is that I really compete and I want to beat the other team. I think that's brought me a long way, whether it was high school or first years of college to now. I think that I just love to compete and sometimes I need to dial it back a little bit and focus on the job at hand.

#4 Michael O'Shaughnessy | Sr. | INF
On the approach to facing left-handed pitcher…
When you see a left-handed pitcher, you try not to over-think. Everyone says that the left-on-left matchup is tougher, and it probably is statistically. We just keep the same approach and confidence with a right-on-left matchup and just stay with it.

Up Next
The series will continue Saturday afternoon with first pitch of game two set for 2 p.m. at Foley Field. The game will be live on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.