ATHENS, Ga. — Kollin Ritchie started a four-run ninth inning with his 17th home run of the season, and freshman Brock Thompson hit a walk-off, two-run homer as Big 12 member Oklahoma State eliminated Georgia 11-9 on Sunday in the Athens Regional.
It was Ritchie’s fourth homer of the regional, and Thompson’s shot to the opposite field was Oklahoma State’s 15th.
Southeastern Conference program Georgia (43-17), the overall No. 7 seed of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, entered the double-elimination regional 29-4 at home this season. The Bulldogs’ first loss of the regional came a day earlier, 6-3 to Duke, an Atlantic Coast Conference program.
The Blue Devils (40-19) won the regional and advanced to next weekend’s super regional round when they beat the Cowboys 3-2 later Sunday. Oklahoma State finished 30-25.
In the earlier matchup, Matthew Brown (1-0) gave Oklahoma State a chance against the Bulldogs by striking out the side in the top of the ninth after entering with two runners on.
Tyler McLoughlin and Zach Harris (3-1) each gave up a home run in the ninth.
Slate Alford went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs for Georgia. Alford started a five-run third with a two-run blast and he added a solo shot in the fourth for a 6-3 lead.
The Bulldogs used RBI singles in the seventh and eighth innings for a 9-7 lead.
Georgia opened the regional with a 20-4 win against Binghamton on Friday. Binghamton lost 13-5 to Oklahoma State on Saturday.