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Poythress bat stays hot, Dogs outslug Vols

By georgiadogs.com
Posted 8:52AM on Sunday 29th March 2009 ( 16 years ago )
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE -- Rich Poythress hit two home runs for the second straight game and Georgia clinched its first series win at Tennessee since 2001 with an 11-9 victory over the Vols Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Poythress, who went 4-for-4 with two home runs and two doubles on Friday, went 2-3 Saturday with two homers, two walks, five RBI and three runs. He has five home runs in the last three games and has hit safely in the last 14 games. The Grovetown, Ga., native is batting .462 this season and has 13 home runs and 46 RBI. In 10 plate appearances against Tennessee this weekend, Poythress has four home runs, two doubles and three walks. He has reached in 13 of his last 15 plate appearances with five home runs and 13 RBI.

Georgia led 11-3 late, but Tennessee scored six runs in the eighth and had the tying run on in the ninth, but the Bulldogs held on for their sixth straight SEC win.

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Rich Poythress has hit four home runs in the first two games against Tennessee. The Dogs clinched their first series win against the Vols in Knoxville since 2001 with an 11-9 win Saturday.

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