Georgia has slugged more home runs than any team in college baseball this season. The reason?. Well, the Bulldogs call it “Sour Power.”. Fans unfamiliar with Georgia this season might be confused when its players start housing sour candy during the game or wearing colorful arm sleeves and headbands with “Sour Power” written on them. According to the players, the sour candy from Buc-ee’s, a major chain of travel centers, is the source of the Bulldogs’ nation-leading 175 home runs, which is 25 more than the second most nationally.. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. REQUIRED READING: Georgia vs Texas baseball score: Joey Volchko masterclass leads to Bulldogs win. No. 3 Georgia takes on unseeded Oklahoma in the College World Series on Monday, June 15, with the winner heading to the semifinals of the double-elimination tournament. The Sooners, one of the hottest teams in the sport, will be a tough opponent, especially after taking down Alabama 9-0 in their opening game.. The Bulldogs are hoping they can continue gaining their Sour Power as they look toward fulfilling their national championship aspirations. Here’s the origin of Georgia’s Sour Power mantra fueling its College World Series run:. 1 / 5. West Virginia Mountaineers right fielder Armani Guzman (5) steals home to score against Troy Trojans catcher Jimmy Janicki (5) during the first inning at Charles Schwab Field.. (Dylan Widger-Imagn Images). It all started when outfielder Scott Newman, a transfer from USC Upstate, and first baseman Bryce Calloway talked during a road trip to Mississippi State in early April. The two Bulldogs talked about Sour Power before a team stop at Buc-ee’s, according to the Athens Banner-Herald, part of the USA TODAY Network.. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. “We raided it,” Newman said. “We went in and bought six bags that weekend which now is not that many. At the point, it was a lot.”. The trend stuck with the team after Georgia swept Mississippi State on the road, even though coach Wes Johnson cracked his tooth while biting into Sour Power candy. The players are specific about which kind of Sour Power they eat, exclusively eating the Quattro flavor distributed by Dorval Trading Co. in the Netherlands under the Buc-ee’s label.. “It’s another thing that we do together that just brings a smile to everyone’s face,” Newman told the Athens-Banner-Herald. “Kudos to our coaching staff that lets us play loose and free with no pressure. It just kind of represents how there’s no pressure on this team and we just go and have fun with baseball.”. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Now, Georgia players will celebrate home runs and other huge plays with loads of Sour Power candy being thrown into their mouths. It’s quite the incentive to for Georgia hitters to hit the ball hard.. Newman explained where the power comes from in detail in an interview posted to X during the SEC tournament.. “The more chains, the more Sour Power, the more aura,” he said while his teammates draped him in sour candy belts with his chain popped out of his jersey.. He continued: “The sour sugar on the outskirts of the candy definitely gives the guys some energy. Some would say more power, because if they weren’t sour we wouldn’t have as much power.”. Newman now has a Sour Power backpack, which is stocked with loads of candy. After all, Georgia plans on staying in Omaha, Nebraska, for the next week, and there isn’t a Buc-ee’s nearby Charles Schwab Field Omaha.. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Hopefully someone in the program planned enough Sour Power for a potential national championship run. Otherwise, maybe Georgia’s power would run out.. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: What is Sour Power? Why Georgia baseball leads nation in home runs