OMAHA, Neb. - Georgia, which has won its first two College World Series games, worked out for about an hour and a half on Wednesday as its prepares for its next game on Friday.
Georgia has wins over top-ranked Miami and Stanford and will play Stanford again on Friday afternoon.
Georgia needs one more victory in its half of the bracket to advance to the national championship series, beginning on Monday.
Georgia coach David Perno called his team ``relaxed'' and said the players will be ``fresh and ready to go'' on Friday.
David Perno also said that junior pitcher Trevor Holder will get the start Friday.
It will Holder's team-leading 17th start this season, and he is 8-4 with a 4.45 ERA. He started the CWS opener against the Hurricanes last Saturday and got a no decision. He pitched four innings and allowed three runs on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts. In this year's postseason, Holder is 1-0 with a 4.32 ERA in three starts over a span of 16.2 innings. Georgia's bullpen in the CWS has allowed just one run in 11 innings.
"We're excited to be 2-0, and we've got some time off so we'll see how we play on Friday," said Perno. "Our team is relaxed, and I know they will be fresh and ready to go but whoever we play will have had a day off too. Our team has been locked in, they have been through a lot together the last few years so I'm not worried about them coming back and being ready. They will pull from their experiences and will be looking to accomplish their goal."
Georgia also won its first two College World Series games in 1990, when it won the national championship.
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October 24th, 2024
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