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Georgia baseball reacts after returning to College World Series

Nairavoice · Jun 8, 2026 · 2 min read

Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson hit a two-run home run in the top of the 10th to give Georgia two-run lead. Georgia closer Justin Byrd closed the door on Mississippi State in the bottom of the 10th to help Georgia advance to Omaha.

Georgia baseball manager Wes Johnson was proud of the resilience the Bulldogs showed. UGA overcame a 7-0 deficit in Game 1 and withstood a furious Mississippi State comeback attempt in Game 2.

Georgia will play against the Texas Longhorns in their first game of College World Series after the Longhorns defeated the Oregon Ducks in the Austin Super Regional.

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Georgia and Mississippi State hit a combined 21 HRs in the Athens Super Regional, the most in a single Super Regional in the last 15 years. The rest of the Super Regionals this year have combined to hit 31 HRs.

Mississippi State lost back-to-back games when hitting 6 HRs.… https://t.co/k0wgvx5IpH

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GEORGIA’S BOUND FOR OMAHA‼️

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“That hurt me, Tre (Phelps), Coach Wes, Paul Farley, Luke Wiltrakis,” Georgia’s Kolby Branch said when asked about coming back after Georgia’s 2024 Super Regional loss. “Those are the four guys that have been there and then obviously the other coaching staff too.

“That hurt on our home field. I still remember that. We were just talking about it before. I remember going to bed that night knowing we were going to Omaha, we are going to win this game, and it just didn’t work out. That’s how baseball is. And so now that we got that third game, that second game, and now we are on to Omaha, it’s kind of a full circle moment.”