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KENNESAW, Ga. - Kennesaw State baseball went toe-to-toe with one of the nation's best offenses, falling to No. 3 Georgia Tech, 10-7, Tuesday night at Mickey Dunn Stadium at Henssler Financial Field.
The Owls (19-22, 8-13 CUSA) slugged three home runs in the loss, led by Charlie Jones' two-homer performance while freshman infielder Josh Gibbs launched the second roundtripper of his career. Jones' second home run of the evening went a whopping 459 feet to straightaway center field, the longest homer in Mickey Dunn Stadium's young history, while Gibbs' 410-foot blast onto the balcony in left field was the longest of his career. Jones collected the lone multi-hit performance of the evening for the Owls.
Ty Bayer entered the contest in the second inning, facing a 5-0 deficit after the Yellow Jackets strung together six hits in the opening frame, and tossed 1.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout. Davis Harper retired two of the three batters he faced before JT Gibson and Cole Royer each hurled 1.1 innings of scoreless work. Royer, a former Yellow Jacket, has appeared in both contests against his former club and has not surrendered a run in 2.1 innings of action, striking out two hitters.
How it Happened
- T1 | Georgia Tech scored five runs on six hits to open the scoring (5-0, Georgia Tech).
- B2 | A walk from Wesley Alig and a single from Jackson Chirello left them both on base for Josh Gibbs to hit a three-run home run to left field (5-3).
- B3 | Cooper Williams walked and stole second base before taking third on a wild pitch, scoring thanks to a sacrifice fly by Trenton Lyons (5-4).
- T4 | Georgia Tech stretched its lead with a three-run home run (8-4).
- B5 | James McGee doubled to left-center, scoring on a Charlie Jones two-run home run (8-6).
- T6 | The Yellow Jackets scored two runs on two hits with a double to left field and a bases-loaded walk (10-6).
- B7 | Jones hit his second home run of the night, the longest home run hit at Mickey Dunn Stadium (10-7).
Notes from the Diamond
- Tuesday's attendance of 1,567 was the second-largest crowd in program history.
- Jones recorded his second-career two-homer game, doing so for the first time since May 3, 2024.
- The Georgia transfer homered in consecutive at-bats, with his second blast - a mammoth 459-foot homer - marking the longest home run in Mickey Dunn Stadium history.
- Gibbs lifted his second homer in the last four games.
- Royer tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief against his former team.
- Lyons' hitting streak reached six games on Tuesday night, going 9-for-26 (.346) with four doubles, a home run, five RBIs and four runs scored during that span.
- Chris Cole found his way on base for the 26th consecutive game while Alig reached for the 12th straight contest.
Next Up
Kennesaw State hosts Sam Houston in a crucial Conference USA series beginning on Friday, May 1. Friday's series opener is set for a 6 p.m. start with ESPN+ carrying the action.
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