Overview
- On Sunday, Tre Phelps hit a two-run, go-ahead home run in the sixth inning at Foley Field and was ejected as he rounded first after making gestures toward the area of the Liberty dugout.
- Georgia coach Wes Johnson was tossed after he came onto the field to argue Phelps' ejection with the umpires.
- The Bulldogs went on to win 6-1, added multiple late runs, and advanced to the super regional round with Michael O’Shaughnessy replacing Phelps and later homering.
- Under NCAA tournament rules, Phelps’ in-game ejection means he will be unavailable for Georgia’s next game, creating an immediate lineup hole for the Bulldogs.
- Phelps is a junior and a first-team All-SEC selection whose homer was his 19th of the season, and the ejection — along with a separate regional ejection of Arizona State’s Landon Hairston the same day — has highlighted stricter visible enforcement of celebration and conduct rules.