SEC Champion Georgia Clinches Road Series Over No. 4 Auburn

Friday, May 15

Auburn, Ala.

8 pm ET

University of Georgia

43-11, 23-6

Auburn

35-18, 16-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Georgia	5	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	1
Auburn	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	7	10	0

SEC Champion Georgia Clinches Road Series Over No. 4 Auburn

May 16, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score Georgia-AU Friday Box

AUBURN, ALA. – Fifth-ranked and SEC champion Georgia extended its winning streak to a season-high 11 games with a 9-7 series-clinching victory over fourth-ranked Auburn 9-7 Friday in front of a crowd of 5,566 at Plainsman Park.

Fast Facts

Georgia jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first on a two-run single by junior Ryan Wynn and a three-run blast by senior Jordy Oriach. It was the seventh home run of the year for Oriach.
In the top of the fifth, Georgia got another three-run home run, this one from senior Kolby Branch to make it 8-2. It was Branch's 17^th of the year and 53^rd for his career.
Junior right-hander Dylan Vigue started and went 4.2 innings, scattering five runs on seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts. The Tigers struck for a pair of runs on two hits in the first and then a four-run outburst in the fifth to make it 8-6. Georgia turned to Paul Farley to get out of the jam as the Tigers left the bases loaded. Farley went 2.1 innings and allowed one run on three hits to improve to 7-1.
In the sixth, Rylan Lujo launched his ninth home run over the green monster in left field for a 9-6 lead.
In the eighth, Georgia looked to junior Zach Brown, and he took care of the final two frames for his first career save.
With three more home runs Friday, Georgia now has an NCAA-leading 145 home runs on the year.
In its SEC Championship season, Georgia won nine of its 10 league series including all five on the road against ranked opponents. Auburn had won six straight SEC series before the Bulldogs arrived Thursday.

Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On Friday's game…
"I told the guys after the game that this will be something you look back on and realize how special this is as I've been a part of a lot of teams, and I don't know what the record or how many times this has been done but to win nine out of 10 league series including the five on the road versus top 25 teams. It's hard and we've done it. I tip my hat to our players. This was another good environment, and we stayed focused and didn't panic."

Kolby Branch, Sr., SS
On Friday's series-clinching win against another top 25 road opponent…
"We come into every series expecting to win and there's something to be said about expectations and then going out and being ready to go each week. We look for the silence, that's been our motto. To play well and silence the crowd. We're really pumped about this year so far."

Up Next
Georgia (43-11, 23-6 SEC) concludes the SEC series against the Tigers (35-18, 16-13 SEC) on Saturday with first pitch set for 3 pm ET. The game will be available on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.