2021 GEORGIA BULLDOGS BASEBALL 1990 National Champions 6 College World Series App
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2021 GEORGIA BULLDOGS BASEBALL 1990 National Champions 6 College World Series App. #7 GEORGIA (3-1) vs. GA. STATE (2-2) Georgia’s Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach: Scott Stricklin (556-350-1); 17th Season, (8th at UGA) 1987, ’90, 2001, ’04, ’06, ’08 Finals TV-Wed-None; Fri.-Sun. (SECN+); Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston) 6 SEC Titles National Rankings: #7 Collegiate Baseball; TBA on USA Today, NCBWA and Perfect Game; NR-BA, NR-D1Baseball 1933, ’53, ’54, 2001, ’04, ’08 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Game GEORGIA (W-L, ERA, R/L, Cl.) OPP. Rotation (W-L, ERA, R/L, Cl.) GEORGIA BULLDOGS G5 #41 Ben Harris (0-0, 0.00, LHP, RSo.) #2 Mason Patel (0-1, 18.00, RHP, Fr.) Home: 3-1 ; Away: - ; Netural: -; Top 25: - #Ranking is Collegiate Baseball POS. # PROBABLE LINEUP CL. HOMETOWN B-T AVG.-HR-RBI MAJOR Date Opponent (TV/Stream) ET/Res. Rec. (SEC) CF 44 Ben Anderson RJr. LaGrange L-R .083-0-1 Biochem./Biology Feb. 19 Evansville (SECN+) L. 3-2 Feb. 20 Evansville (DH) (SECN+) W, 7-3, W, 6-5 SS 15 Cole Tate Sr. Bishop R-R .333-0-2 Sport Management Feb. 21 Evansville (SECN+) W, 4-1 3B 24 Garrett Blaylock Sr. Asheville, N.C. L-R .000-0-0 Business Feb. 24 @ Georgia State 3 pm INF/OF 31 Riley King Gr . Lawrenceville R-R .077-0-1 Sport Science Feb. 26 Gardner-Webb (SECN+) 5 pm DH/C 6 Corey Collins Fr. Suwanee L-R .444-1-2 Criminal Justice Feb. 27 Gardner-Webb (DH) (SECN+) 12 pm RF 23 Connor Tate RJr. Bishop R-R .583-0-3 Sport Management Feb. 28 Gardner-Webb (SECN+) 1 pm 1B/OF 20 Chaney Rogers Sr. Ringgold L-L .250-1-4 Sport Management t March 2 @ Kennesaw State 5 pm C 13 Fernando Gonzalez Fr. Marietta R-R .500-0-1 Sport Management March 5 North Florida (SECN+) 5 pm 2B/3B 28 Josh McAllister RJr. Cumming R-R .286-0-2 Sport Management March 6 North Florida (SECN+) 1 pm March 7 North Florida (SECN+) 1 pm March 9 @ Georgia Southern 5 pm Other Potential Starters March 12 Lipscomb (SECN+) 5 pm 2B 1 Buddy Floyd So Covington B-R .286-0-1 Biology March 13 Lipscomb (SECN+) 1 pm C/RHP 32 Shane Marshall Jr. Naples, Fla. R-R .500-0-0 Sport Management March 14 Lipscomb (SECN+) 1 pm C 30 Mason Meadows Gr . Roswell R-R .000-0-0 Management March 17 @ ~Wofford 6 pm OF 4 Randon Jernigan Jr. Brunswick R-R .500-0-1 Sport Science March 19 *Tennessee (SECN+) 6 pm OF 0 Josh Stinson RFr. Lawrenceville R-R .000-0-0 Engineering March 20 *Tennessee (SECN+) 1 pm 1B 8 Parks Harber Fr. Atlanta R-R .000-0-0 Management March 21 *Tennessee (SECN+) 1 pm March 23 Kennesaw State (SECN+) 5 pm March 26 @ *Texas A&M (SECN) 7 pm March 27 @ *Texas A&M (SECN+) 3 pm March 28 @ *Texas A&M (SECN+) 2 pm 2021 TEAM STATS TWIBB NOTES (This Week In Bulldog Baseball) u March 30 @ Clemson 6 pm UGA GS After dropping the season opener 3-2 to Evansville Friday, Geor- Apr. 2 *South Carolina (SECN+) 6 pm gia bounced back to win the next three in a four-game series with the Aces Apr. 3 *South Carolina (SECN+) 2 pm Runs/Game 4.8 8.0 at Foley Field. Georgia did not have its top two pitchers (preseason All- Apr. 4 *South Carolina (SECN+) 1 pm Batting Avg. .294 .308 Americans Jonathan Cannon and Ryan Webb due to illness; Webb could Apr. 6 Ga. Southern (SECN+) 5 pm HR 2 1 Apr. 8 @ *Vanderbilt (SECN) 7 pm be back this weekend while Cannon by week three). Due to the ongoing Apr. 9 @ *Vanderbilt (SECN+) 7:30 pm SLG% .376 .411 COVID-19 pandemic, attendance at Foley Field is limited to 664 fans. Apr. 10 @ *Vanderbilt (SECN+) 3 pm SB/ATT. 1/2 2/4 Apr. 13 Georgia State (SECN+) 5 pm ERA 2.81 3.32 *Georgia started four left-handed pitchers in the Evansville series including Apr. 16 *Kentucky (SECN+) 6 pm three freshmen (Luke Wagner, Jaden Woods and Charlie Goldstein). A Apr. 17 *Kentucky (SECN) 7 pm BB 20 19 total of 15 newcomers made their Georgia debut this past weekend includ- Apr. 18 *Kentucky (SECN+) 1 pm K 30 36 ing 12 freshmen. Wagner, a two-way native of New Cumberland, Penn., Apr. 20 Clemson (SECN) 7 pm FLDG% .969 .961 Apr. 23 @ *Missouri 6:30 pm had the best debut, earning a win with four shutout innings, allowing just Apr. 24 @ *Missouri (SECN) 5 pm one hit with two walks and three strikeouts in a 7-3 victory. Wagner had a Apr. 25 @ *Missouri 1 pm couple at bats in the series too. Freshman reliever Will Pearson picked up a win in his debut last Saturday Apr. 27 Georgia Tech (SECN) 7 pm and then a save in his next outing on Sunday, needing just an inning apiece with two strikeouts. Apr. 29 *Auburn (SECN) 7 pm Apr. 30 *Auburn (SECN+) 7 pm *Freshman catcher/DH Corey Collins started all four games in the Evansville series and batted .444 (4-for- May 1 *Auburn (SECN) 12 pm May 7 @ *Arkansas (SECN+) 7:30 pm 9) with a home run and two RBI plus drew five walks. He reached base safely in all four games. Freshman May 8 @ *Arkansas (SECN) 7 pm catcher Fernando Gonzalez made two starts behind the plate and batted .500 (5-for-10) with an RBI. He May 9 @ *Arkanasas (SECN+) 3 pm has a three-game hitting streak. May 14 @ *Florida (SECN+) 6:30 pm May 15 @ *Florida (SECN+) 6:30 pm *Redshirt junior OF/1B Connor Tate was the team’s leading hitter in the series, batting .583 (7-for-12) with May 16 @ *Florida (SECN+) 1 p.m. three runs scored and three RBI. He hit safely in all four games. Graduate OF/INF Riley King had just one May 18 @ Georgia Tech (ACCN Extra) 6 pm hit in the series but it was a big one, providing an RBI-single for a 6-5 walk-off this past Saturday. His hero- May 20 *Ole Miss (SECN+) 7 pm May 21 *Ole Miss (SECN+) 7 pm ics were helped setup by senior Chaney Rogers’ three-run homer an inning earlier to tie the game at 5. May 22 *Ole Miss (SECN+) 2 pm May 25-30 ^SEC Tournament TBA u This week, the Bulldogs are ranked as high as No. 7 by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, which is the June 4-7 +NCAA Regionals TBA oldest poll dating back to the late 1950s. Most polls delayed their weekly release with Monday’s full slate. June 11-14 +NCAA Super Regionals TBA June 19-30 $College World Series TBA u Against Ga. State, Georgia redshirt sophomore lefthander Ben Harris will make his first career start. He Home games in Bold; ~Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C.; *SEC game; made his Bulldog debut in relief against Evansville last Friday, going 1.1 scoreless innings with a walk and ^Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.; +Campus Sites, TBA; three strikeouts. Harris, a native of Alpharetta, began his career at the University of Virginia. The Bulldogs $TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb.; lead the all-time series with GSU 42-8 going back to 1971. In 2019, Georgia won both meetings, 6-3 in Note: All dates/times Eastern and subject to change. Atlanta and 11-1 in Athens. Several Bulldog pitchers are slated to see action Wednesday with another four- All Georgia baseball games will be carried locally on WRFC 960 AM, game series starting Friday against Gardner-Webb (1-2) at Foley Field. and most in Atlanta on WFOM 1230 AM. An array of affiliates around the state carry selected contests too. Fans can listen to every game online u The Panthers, coached by Brad Stromdahl, are 2-2. They split a four-game series with West Virginia. for free through georgiadogs.com, the UGA Gameday App and TuneIn. The Panthers dropped their opener 5-3, swept a doubleheader 7-6 and 20-4 and fell 3-2 this past Sunday. Georgia Media Guide Online: www.georgiadogs.com Georgia State is batting .308 with a .411 slugging percentage and .423 on base percentage while posting Official Georgia Baseball Twitter Account: @BaseballUGA a 3.32 ERA and a .961 fielding percentage. The leading hitters are freshman shortstop Will Mize (.533-1-4) Live Stats: http://uga.statbroadcast.com and freshman centerfielder Kyle Reisselmann (.429-0-3). GSU will start freshman RHP Mason Patel. He made his debut in the 10th inning of the season opener and allowed two runs in a 5-3 loss to WVA. Georgia Sports Communications • www.georgiadogs.com • Contact: Christopher Lakos • [email protected] • @BTweetDaHedges • (706) 542-1621 2021 GEORGIA ROSTER # NAME POS. B-T HT. WT. *CL.-EXP. DOB HOMETOWN (Last School) MAJOR 0 Josh Stinson OF R-R 6-1 179 *RFR-SQ 10-21-00 Lawrenceville, Ga. (Grayson HS) Engineering 1 Buddy Floyd INF B-R 5-7 160 *SO-1L 9-26-00 Covington, Ga. (Pope HS) Biology 2 Shane Marshall C/RHP R-R 6-4 220 *JR-2L 3-15-00 Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast HS) Sport Management 3 Brandon Smith RHP B-R 6-2 211 *RFR-1L 5-7-00 Woodstock, Ga. (River Ridge HS) Communication Studies 4 Randon Jernigan OF R-R 6-0 180 *JR-2L 10-29-99 Brunswick, Ga.