Jack Arcamone delivers at the plate with 4 RBIs and Georgia wins SEC Championship for first time

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Jack Arcamone drove in four runs with a home run and a single and Georgia won its first SEC Baseball Championship, defeating Arkansas 11-1 in seven innings on Sunday.

The start of the game was delayed for 2 hours, 45 minutes due to heavy rain but Georgia wasted no time in taking the lead. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning, highlighted by back-to-back one-out doubles by Rylan Lujo and Brennan Hudson and a two-run home run from Arcamone.

Top-seeded Georgia led 8-0 through five innings and after Arkansas scored in the sixth Arcamone’s two-run single capped a three-run bottom of the inning for the Bulldogs.

No. 7 seed Arkansas got its only run on Maika Niu’s sixth-inning home run.

Georgia starter Paul Farley (8-1) allowed six hits in four scoreless innings.

The Razorbacks’ Tate McGuire (1-1) allowed five runs in one full inning.

Both teams won their semifinals after also enduring long delays on Saturday.

Ten SEC teams were ranked in the latest major polls.

Up next

The NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday. Arkansas has made 36 previous appearances and Georgia has been there 15 times. ___

AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.