Game 52: Georgia 10, Furman 6

Georgia rode a six-run fifth inning to a 10-6 win over Furman Tuesday in Athens, Ga.
Furman jumped out on top with RBI-singles by Brandon Elmy and Sims Griffith in the first inning. The Paladins pushed their lead to 4-1 in the third on an RBI-groundout by Griffith and a run-scoring single by Cameron Whitehead.
Georgia (23-30) answered on Mitchell Webb's two-run triple in the third before taking the lead for good in the fifth. It appeared that Furman would escape a bases-loaded jam with nobody scoring in the fifth, but a ball hit to Elmy at first base for what would've been the third out was misplayed and somehow ruled a single.
Georgia's Will Proctor followed with a two-run single before the Bulldogs' No. 9 hitter, Tucker Maxwell, launched with a three-run home run to cap the inning and give Georgia a 9-4 lead.
Whitehead went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Furman (27-25).
Tucker Bradley and Cam Shepherd each had three hits for the Bulldogs.
The Paladins close out the regular season with a trip to Nashville for a three-game series at Belmont beginning Thursday at 6 p.m.
With Belmont being a non-conference series, Furman has shaken up its weekend rotation. Jake Crawford will start Thursday's game, followed by Grant Schuermann Friday and Matthew Quarles on Saturday.
The Paladins will be doing some scoreboard watching as the final weekend of Southern Conference play will determine where Furman finishes. The Paladins are currently in fourth place in the league at 14-10, but can finish anywhere from second to fourth - and could be seeded anywhere from second to fifth in the SoCon Tournament.
The tournament begins Tuesday at Greenville's Fluor Field, with Furman's first game coming Wednesday.