Georgia
Oklahoma
ATLANTA, Ga. (05/30/2026) — The Oklahoma Sooners erased a six-run deficit and erupted for a 15-8 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday at Mac Nease Baseball Park, where 3,833 fans watched Brendan Brock launch two home runs and drive in four to power one of the most dramatic comebacks of the 2026 season.
For four innings, Georgia Tech looked firmly in control. By the time the Sooners finally answered, they did so with a vengeance, scoring 13 unanswered runs across the middle and late innings to flip an 8-2 hole into a comfortable seven-run cushion.
How It Happened
The Yellow Jackets set the tone immediately. In the bottom of the first, Drew Burress homered to left, scoring Carson Kerce to put Georgia Tech up 2-0. Brock answered for Oklahoma in the second with a two-run shot to left that brought home Trey Gambill and tied the game at 2.
Georgia Tech then pulled away. In the third, Kerce came around to score on a passed ball by Deiten Lachance, Ryan Zuckerman singled to center to plate Jarren Advincula and V. Lackey, and Alex Hernandez capped the rally with a two-run homer to left, scoring Zuckerman to make it 7-2. Advincula's sacrifice fly to left in the fourth scored Kerce and stretched the lead to 8-2.
Then the game turned completely. Oklahoma battered the Georgia Tech bullpen for eight runs in the top of the fourth. Brock homered to right center to lead off the surge, Kyle Branch singled home D. Harris, and Jason Walk singled to left center to score D. Tockey. Lachance delivered the haymaker — a grand slam to right that scored Branch, Walk and Cameron Johnson — before Gambill homered to right to give the Sooners a 10-8 lead they would not relinquish.
Turning Point
Lachance's grand slam in the fourth inning was the decisive blow. With Oklahoma having already pulled within 8-7 during the rally, his four-run shot to right transformed a one-run gap into a 9-8 lead and completed the swing from a six-run deficit to the front. Gambill's solo homer two batters later only underscored the collapse of Georgia Tech's once-commanding margin. The Sooners tacked on single runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth — including Walk's RBI single to center — to build the final 15-8 margin.
Star of the Game
Brock was the engine of the comeback, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored, four RBI and two home runs. He opened Oklahoma's scoring with his second-inning blast, led off the pivotal fourth-inning rally with another homer, and added an RBI single in the eighth. Lachance was nearly his equal, finishing 2-for-5 with four RBI on the strength of his fourth-inning grand slam. On the mound, LJ Mercurius slammed the door with four innings of one-hit, scoreless relief and three strikeouts, while Gavyn Jones bridged the gap with two scoreless frames.
Georgia Tech got a strong individual day from Burress, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI, while Kerce reached base five times with three runs and three walks. Hernandez and Zuckerman each drove in two.
What It Means
The victory is a statement of resilience for Oklahoma, which showed it can weather an early storm on the road and respond with overwhelming offense. Five Sooners recorded multi-hit games, and the bullpen tandem of Jones and Mercurius combined for six scoreless innings to preserve the lead.
For Georgia Tech, the result is a tough one to absorb after building an 8-2 advantage. The Yellow Jackets generated steady offense at the top of the order but could not contain Oklahoma once the lineup turned over, surrendering 13 runs after the third inning. The pitching staff will look to tighten up after a difficult middle-inning stretch, but the bats — led by Burress and Kerce — remain a foundation to build on as the season continues.
