Georgia maintains ranking in USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll

The Georgia Bulldogs maintained their No. 5 ranking in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll on April 27 after winning a 2-1 road SEC series over the No. 18 Ole Miss Rebels and falling to No.

3 Georgia Tech during a midweek game at Truist Park. Georgia's 2-2 week was enough for the Dawgs to still have the best record in the SEC. Georgia (34-11, 15-6 SEC) blew an 8-0 lead in Game 1 against Ole Miss and then won Game 2 in a 14-inning marathon in the same day after inclement weather forced the Georgia-Ole Miss series to have a Saturday doubleheader.

The Bulldogs won the series against Ole Miss with a 5-1 win on Sunday. The Bulldogs moved to 10-3 on the road and have won all four of their road series this season (all against ranked opponents). "(Georgia pitcher) Caden (Aoki) is a warrior, he found out he was starting today around 11 a.

m. ," Georgia baseball manager Wes Johnson said on pitcher Caden Aoki, who stepped up in a strong UGA pitching performance on Sunday. "He was a little shaky early, but we asked him to man up, take one for the team, and he sure did.