Georgia Tech’s journey to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016 will begin on Friday evening at 4:00 pm when the Yellow Jackets take the field to take on the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) Flames. The Jackets will look to improve on their 31-27 record from a season ago, the Jackets also took two of three from UIC last season.
Taking the mound for the Jackets on Friday night will be junior right-hander Xzavion Curry. The 5-foot-10, 189-pound native of Atlanta will make his third straight opening day start for the Yellow Jackets on Friday.