At the start of each week throughout the regular season, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will take a closer look at the Georgia Tech baseball team. Here’s a breakdown going into the week:
Record: 10-2
Streak: Won 4
RPI: 129
Last week: 4-1
Monday: Lost 12-8 to Marshall
Wednesday: Beat West Georgia 16-7
Friday: Beat Western Michigan 16-4
Saturday: Beat Western Michigan 14-1 (7 innings)
Sunday: Beat Western Michigan 13-3 (7 innings)
This week
Tuesday: vs. Kennesaw State, 4 p.m.
Friday: at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m.
Saturday: at Virginia Tech 3 p.m.
Sunday: at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.
Week in review
The Yellow Jackets hammered visiting Western Michigan over the weekend in a three-game series. Tech outscored the Broncos 43-8 in 23 innings and is off to its best 12-game start since the 2016 team was 12-0.
Alex Hernandez hit his fifth home run of the season Sunday and third baseman Carson Kerce drove in four runs in the 13-3, seven-inning victory. On Saturday, Tech won 14-1 in seven innings, and Lyle Lodise and Kerce each drove in three. Starter Brady Jones struck out nine over five innings.
Six different players, led by Lodise’s four RBIs, drove in at least two runs in Friday’s 16-4 triumph. Tate McKee fanned 10 over five innings of work.
Tech’s week began with a disappointing, 12-8 loss to Marshall. Six of seven Tech pitchers surrendered at least one earned run. But the Jackets bounced back Wednesday with a 16-7 win over West Georgia, a game in which Kent Schmidt had five RBIs on a sacrifice fly, a two-run home run and a two-run single.
Week ahead
Tech begins its week with an I-75 battle by welcoming Kennesaw State at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Owls (5-8) split a four-game series at Samford over the weekend and have already lost to Georgia, Mercer and Georgia State this season.
The Jackets then leave the state of Georgia for the first time when they begin conference play this weekend with a three-game series at Virginia Tech starting Friday.
The Hokies (8-3) have two games against Norfolk State this week before Tech comes to town. They won two of three at the Keith LeClair Classic at East Carolina over the weekend and are 6-2 at home this season.
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