Fourth-ranked Vanderbilt defeated Georgia 9-2 Friday afternoon in front of a Hawkins Field crowd of 3,802.
In the second inning, graduate Will David (2-for-4, 2 RBI) put Georgia in front 2-0 when he connected for his third home run of the year. Junior Parks Harber was on with a leadoff single. It was only the second home run that sophomore left-hander Carter Holton had surrendered this year. Vanderbilt answered in the bottom of the inning when RJ Austin tied the game with a two-run shot, his fourth of the season.
Vanderbilt (21-5, 7-0 SEC) erupted for four runs on three hits in the fifth to build a 6-2 advantage.