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Live Updates: The Athens Regional back on track after rainy Saturday

Jeremy Johnsonby: Jeremy Johnson05/30/26JeremyO_Johnson

Georgia is playing host to the Athens Regional beginning on Friday. Additionally, Boston College, Liberty and Long Island will be fighting to advance to a super regional next weekend to stay alive in the NCAA Tournament.

Georgia was eliminated in the Athens Regional in 2025 after an Oklahoma State walk-off home run downed the Bulldogs on Sunday last season.

The Bulldogs feel like a different group in 2026. Stars like Tre Phelps, Kolby Branch and Daniel Jackson came back to Athens to reach Omaha. The Bulldogs can taste the opportunity.

There were no expectations.

“I think the beautiful thing of this year was I really didn’t have expectations for the team, Phelps said on Monday. “It was about kind of just really going in and taking it one by one. Because when you set kind of the expectation, it’s kind of like you’re gonna feel like you’re reaching for something. It’s like we don’t need to reach for something. We’re talented, we know we’re good. So just being able to go in and win, and keep winning, and keep winning, I feel like that’s our expectation: to be able to win one game a day.”

The Who

Here’s a look at the other three teams in the Athens Regional.

Long Island

  • Record: 30-20
  • Conference: NEC
  • Record in last 10 games: 8-2
  • Team Batting Average: .301
  • Home Runs: 59
  • Team ERA: 6.72

Boston College

  • Record: 36-21
  • Conference: ACC
  • Record in last 10 games: 3-7
  • Team Batting Average: .275
  • Home Runs: 52
  • Team ERA: 4.86

Liberty

  • Record: 41-19
  • Conference: Conference USA
  • Record in last 10 games: 6-4
  • Team Batting Average: .256
  • Home Runs: 55
  • Team ERA: 4.74

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First Updates

There has already been a shift in the schedule for Friday. Inclement weather is a threat to Athens later in the day on Friday. Everything has been moved up a few hours.

The first game between Boston College and Liberty has been moved up to noon at Foley Field. Georgia is set to open against Long Island at 5 p.m.

Georgia will start Joey Volchko on the mound on Friday.

Georgia vs Liberty Regional Championship

7:01 p.m. Zach Brown in to pitch for Georgia.

Seventh Inning

6:53 p.m. Phelps hits a two-run home run. He is then ejected for unsportmanlike conduct. Wes Johnson was also ejected. Georgia leads 2-1.

6:37 p.m. Aoki getting checked out before heading out to pitch for the sixth. He was having his hand examined. He will continue.

Sixth Inning

6:30 p.m. Georgia down in order in the bottom of the fifth.

6:23 p.m. Aoki gets a called third strike to get out three in the top of the fifth after two men reached base. Liberty still leads 1-0.

6:11 p.m. Aoki opens the fifth inning with his eighth strikeout.

Fifth Inning

6:08 p.m. Brennan Hudson down on strikes to end the fourth inning.

6:06 p.m. Georgia’s first hit is a Daniel Jackson single.

6:05 p.m. Tre Phelps is called out looking on strike three to open the bottom of the fourth.

6 p.m. Aoki through four innings with another strikeout. He has seven so far.

5:58 p.m. Aoki gets another strikeout.

Fourth Inning

5:50 p.m. Ryan Black is down on strikes. Georgia is down in the bottom of the third. The Bulldogs don’t have a hit yet. Liberty leads 1-0.

5:45 p.m. Liberty can’t do anything with the base runner as a Jaffe ground ball ends the top of the third inning. Liberty leads 1-0.

5:43 p.m. Decandido singles for the second time in the first three innings.

5:40 p.m. Aoki strikes out the leadoff man, Josh Campos.

Third Inning

5:37 p.m. Georgia is down in order in the bottom of the second inning.

5:30 p.m. Aoki cruises through the top of the second.

Second Inning

5:22 p.m. Georgia is down in order to close the first frame. Liberty leads 1-0.

5:14 p.m. Aoki gets a check swing called for strike three. He’s out of the first. Liberty leads 1-0.

5:13 p.m. Jaxon Stephenson singles to put Liberty up. That is the first deficit Georgia has faced in the tournament to this point.

5:11 p.m. Aoki freezes Jaffe for his second strikeout of the inning.

5:09 p.m. Riley Decandido doubles to get things going for Liberty.

5:08 p.m. Aoki strikes out Tanner Marsh to open the game in four pitches.

5:06 p.m. Caden Aoki gets the ball for Georgia to try and send the Bulldogs to the Super Regional.

Georgia vs Liberty

8:09 p.m. Hudson hits another home run to extend Georgia’s lead to 6-2.

Ninth Inning

8:06 p.m. Byrd works through a fast bottom of the eighth inning.

8:00 p.m. As a light drizzle begins to fall, Georgia is down in order. Georgia leads 5-2.

Eighth Inning

7:50 p.m. Byrd gets a called third strike with the bases loaded to get out two. The next pitch is grounded to Branch who fires it across the diamond to end the inning. Georgia leads 5-2.

7:41 p.m. Wes Johnson out to get Scott after he allows his first hit with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. Justin Byrd in to pitch.

7:35 p.m. Ryan Black tracks a ball down in right field that saves multiple bases.

7:33 p.m. A double play kills Georgia’s threat in the top of the seventh inning.

Seventh Inning

7:27 p.m. A liner lands in Hudson’s glove for out two. That’s the end of the sixth.

7:24 p.m. Scott gets a swing and a miss for out two.

7:21 p.m. Scott paints the corner and gets a called third strike. He’s at 54 pitches.

7:14 p.m. Rylan Lujo hammers a solo home run. Georgia’s lead is up to 5-2.

Sixth Inning

7:10 p.m. Kolby Branch makes a pair of excellent defensive plays to get Georgia out of the bottom of the fifth. Georgia still leads 4-2.

6:50 p.m. Georgia is down in the top half after an infield hit from Ryan Black.

Fifth Inning

6:43 p.m. Scott cruises through the bottom of the fourth. Georgia leads 4-2 going to the fifth inning.

6:36 p.m. Georgia loads the bases for the second time in the first four innings. They’ve left eight men on base to this point. Georgia leads 4-2.

6:30 p.m. Liberty is going to the bullpen to relieve Zayac. Josh Swink is in to pitch. Georgia leads 4-2.

Fourth Inning

Third Inning

6:17 p.m. Scott cruises through the bottom of the third. Georgia leads 4-2.

6:04 p.m. Kenny Ishikawa hits a ball into the kudzu on Kudzu Hill. Georgia leads 3-2.

6:06 p.m. Ryan Wynn hits a solo home run into the parking lot. 4-2 Georgia.

5:58 p.m. Scott gets the last two outs of the second inning and Georgia is out of the jam.

5:56 p.m. Georgia takes out starter Dylan Vigue and replaces him with Matt Scott.

5:46 p.m. Georgia loads the bases in the top of the second but is unable to come away with anything by way of runs. 2-2.

Second Inning

5:29 p.m. Ball put in play. Branch turns the first one, but Hudson drops a high throw from Wynn. 2-2.

5:24 p.m. Jaffe singles and Marsh comes in to score. Liberty cuts Georgia’s lead to 2-1.

5:13 p.m. Brennan Hudson walks. Bradley Zayac’s pitch count up to 17 already.

5:10 p.m. Daniel Jackson hits a two-run home run to get things going for Georgia in the bottom o of the first inning. Georgia leads 2-0.

Saturday Afternoon Notes

Boston College faced and eliminated Long Island in the matinee this afternoon, 8-4.

Pre-Game Reading

Georgia is like kids playing travel ball managing the elements: https://t.co/P4So0ZTnPw

What challenges does Liberty present to Georgia?: https://t.co/Q8jwMeto0s

Georgia vs Long Island

10:01 a.m. Georgia completes the 18-2 win over LIU.

9:51 a.m. Wood will get a second inning.

Ninth Inning

9:36 a.m. Dylan Wood in to pitch for Georgia. He cruises through the frame.

Eighth Inning

9:26 a.m. Cole Johnson hits a home run. That ties the NCAA Tournament record for most home runs in a game. It sets Georgia’s all-time NCAA Tournament game record. Georgia leads 18-1.

9:20 a.m. Teddy Brennan strikes out the side to send the game to the bottom of the seventh.

9:16 a.m. The first hit of the game for LIU has come here in the seventh.

9:14 a.m. Teddy Brennan comes in to take over for Volchko. The Bulldogs bring a no-hitter today.

Seventh Inning

9:08 a.m. Wynn hits a solo home run. His second of the game. That ties the Georgia postseason game record.

9:05 a.m. Hudson hits his second home run of the game to open the resumed game.

9:02 a.m. The game has resumed with Hudson at the plate.

9:00 p.m. The game was officially suspended until Saturday morning.

7:09 p.m. Rylan Lujo hits Georgia’s sixth home run of the game. It’s a two-run shot. Georgia leads 15-1. We are now in a weather delay.

7:08 p.m. Strikeout number 10 for Volchko to put an end to the top of the sixth. Georgia leads 13-1.

7:04 p.m. A passed ball gets LIU on the board for the first time. Georgia still leads 13-1.

7:00 p.m. Volchko has walked two batters to start the sixth inning.

Sixth inning

6:52 p.m. Kolby Branch drives in another run. Georgia leads 13-0.

6:47 p.m. LIU is going to the bullpen again. James Lordi will pitch.

6:42 p.m. Brennan Hudson hits a solo home run. Georgia leads 12-0.

6:40 p.m. Rain begins to fall.

6:36 p.m. Jackson hits his 28th home run of the season. Georgia leads 11-0.

6:34 p.m. LIU is going to bring in Dominic Vassallo to pitch.

6:32 p.m. Ryan Black hits a solo home run. Georgia leads 9-0. That gives Georgia the most runs in a season in program history.

6:28 p.m. Volchko through five innings for Georgia. He has not allowed a hit yet. He has walked two. Georgia leads 8-0.

Fifth Inning

6:16 p.m. Ryan Wynn clobbers a two-run home run. That’s his third RBI. Georgia leads 8-0 in the bottom of the fourth.

6:10 p.m. Volchko cruises through the top of the fourth. Georgia leads 6-0.

Fourth inning

6:01 p.m. The third inning comes to a close.

5:54 p.m. Jack Arcamone hits a two-run home run to put Georgia up 6-0.

5:52 p.m. Ryan Wynn drives in Ishikawa with a single. Georgia leads 4-0.

5:51 p.m. Georgia gets first three runs of the game on a Kenny Ishikawa infield hit that forces an error. Georgia leads 3-0.

5:48 p.m. Daniel Jackson and Rylan Lujo get singles to open the bottom of the third.

5:45 p.m. Volchko rolls through the third, getting Long Island in order.

Third Inning

5:38 p.m. Jack Arcamone singles to open the inning. The Bulldogs’ threat flames out there.

5:33 p.m. Georgia out of the top of the second. Volchko struck out two of the three hitters. He’s at 32 pitches through two.

5:27 p.m. Volchko begins the second with another strikeout.

Second Inning

5:22 p.m. Georgia loads the bases but is unable to push anything across.

5:14 p.m. Tre Phelps walks to open the bottom of the first for Georgia.

5:12 p.m. Joey Volchko gets out of the gate on the mound with three strikeouts to begin the game. He only needed 12 pitches.

Post-Game Press Conference Liberty vs Boston College

Both Boston College and Liberty have met with the media. Here are some of the quotes that stuck out as both settle in to watch what takes place between Georgia and Long Island later today.

Liberty Head Coach Bradley LeCroy: “First of all, what an outstanding college baseball game. Two good teams going at it. Those starting pitchers were outstanding. They both emptied the tank. He had a good plan. We knew he was going to throw strikes. We got some hits early on in the game. First hit in two runs. The rest of the time we couldn’t come up with a big hit or get a situational hit. For us to do what we did in the ninth is what this team does. We’ve come back all year. Credit to these two guys and the rest of the guys on the team.”

Liberty’s Tanner Marsh: “We’ve been one team all year round. Just building the chemistry in the locker room. Trusting within the guys. Picking the next man up has really been big for us this year.”

Boston College Julio Solier: “I try to just be calm, to be honest. I don’t really get too high, too low. I just play the game I love, to be honest. It’s weird to say, but I don’t really care what I do. I just praise God.”

Liberty vs Boston College

2:51 Liberty center fielder Kyle Hvidsten makes a sliding catch to close the game. Liberty wins 4-3. Liberty will face the winner of Georgia vs Long Island at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Boston College will face the loser.

2:45 p.m. Harrington hits Larson to begin the inning.

2:41 p.m. Liberty bringing in Cooper Harrington to close the game. Liberty leads 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth.

2:38 p.m. Liberty takes the lead on a fielder’s choice. The ball slips through the legs of the catcher to put the Flames up 4-3 in the top of the ninth.

2:35 p.m. Jaffe’s grounder drives in a run for Liberty. The game is now tied 3-3.

2:25 p.m. Jack Toomey slaps a ball to right field that hits the NCAA banner. Boston College leads 3-2.

2:22 p.m. Blair’s day is done. Liberty is going with lefty Tyler August.

2:21 p.m. Gavin Soars gets Boston College out of the top of the eighth with a strikeout. Game tied 2-2.

2:06 p.m. Solier hits his second home run of the game. The game is now tied 2-2.

2 p.m. AJ Colarusso strikes out Nick Barone to end the top of the seventh. Liberty leads 2-1.

1:51 p.m. Blair has Liberty through six innings with 95 pitches. The most he’s thrown in a game this year is 100. Liberty leads 2-1.

1:38 p.m. Julio Solier hits the first home run of the Athens Regional. Liberty leads 2-1.

1:33 p.m. Liberty goes down in order in the top of the fifth inning.

1:26 p.m. Blair fans Colin Larson to put an end to the Boston College threat in the fourth. Blair is showing some emotion on the mound, walking off.

1:19 p.m. Blair hits Luke Gallo. There’s one out in the bottom of the fourth.

1:15 p.m. Boston College gets out of the jam. Liberty had two runners on. Heading to the bottom of the fourth. Liberty leads 2-0.

1:04 p.m. Ben Blair rallies from 3-0 count to strike out Nick Wang. That completes the third.

12:53 p.m. After the review, the runner is called out to end the inning. Heading to the bottom of the third.

12:49 p.m. Boston College is going to challenge a grounder hit to third that forced the first baseman to jump and snag the ball and tag the runner. He was ruled safe.

12:45 p.m. Liberty is off to a fast start. Five hits have turned into two runs. They lead Boston College 2-0 heading into the third inning.

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