Despite some late excitement, the Yellow Jackets faltered in a way that we've gotten used to this year.
The Jackets, heartbreak at Durham hopefully forgotten, played the opening game of the Gainesville Regional versus AAC Tournament champs Connecticut. The Huskies finished the season 37-23 on a 9-1 run, and their tournament win made the AAC a three-bid conference. Interestingly, both teams elected to keep their #1 starter out of this first game. Instead of Brandon Gold, the Jackets went with Junior Zac Ryan (3-3, 6.13) vs Freshman LHP Tim Cate (4-1, 2.71) for UConn.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut (38-23) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech (36-24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
The Huskies batted first as visitors, and ran themselves out of the inning by trying to steal on Arden Pabst after a one-out single.