2014 GEORGIA BULLDOG BASEBALL 1990 National Champions GEORGIA (2-6) vs. BINGHAMTON (3-4) 6 College World Series UGA Head Coach: Scott Stricklin (352-194; 1st Season at UGA/10th Overall as Head Coach) 1987, ’90, 2001, ’04, ’06, ’08 Finals 6 SEC Titles PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS 1933, ’53, ’54, 2001, ’04, ’08 Game/Georgia CL. W-L, ERA Opp. Rotation (W-L, ERA), R/L, CL. G9 LHP #18 Ryan Lawlor So. 1-1, 8.00 #27 Jack Rogalla (1-1, 4.09), RHP, Jr. 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS G10 RHP #3 Sean McLaughlin So. 0-1, 11.12 #13 Jake Cryts (1-0, 6.48), RHP, So. Home: 2-4; Away: 0-2; Neutral: 0-0; Vs. Top 25: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Res. Rec. (SEC) G11 RHP #38 Patrick Boling Sr. 0-1, 5.40 TBA Feb. 15 Ga. Southern L, 9-3 0-1 POTENTIAL STARTERS CL. Hometown B-T AVG. HR RBI Feb. 15 Ga. Southern W, 11-3 1-1 C/DH(or) 16 Zack Bowers So. Acworth, Ga. R-R .269 0 1 Feb. 16 Ga. Southern L, 18-4 1-2 Feb. 18 Kennesaw State L, 10-7 1-3 C 5 Brandon Stephens RJr. Marietta, Ga. R-R .389 0 0 Feb. 21 @ #4 FSU (ESPN3) L, 8-3 1-4 C/OF 1 Skyler Weber Fr. Gainesville, Ga. L-R .182 0 4 Feb. 22 @ #4 FSU (ESPN3) L, 10-4 1-5 1B (or) 28 Heath Holder Jr. Loganville, Ga. R-R .105 0 1 Feb. 23 @ #4 FSU (ESPN3) rainout - Feb. 25 Furman W, 6-4 2-5 1B 33 Daniel Nichols So. Leesburg, Ga. L-R .231 0 2 Feb. 26 Ga. State L, 3-2 2-6 2B/3B 23 Jess Posey So Smithville, Ga. L-R .280 1 7 Feb. 28 Binghamton 5 pm 3B/LF 6 Hunter Cole Jr. Moore, S.C. R-R .433 1 6 March 1 Binghamton 1 pm SS 2 Nelson Ward Jr. Marietta, Ga. L-R .214 1 5 March 2 Binghamton 1 pm March 4 Ga. Tech (CSS) 7:05 pm CF 11 Stephen Wrenn Fr. Marietta, Ga. R-R .281 0 1 March 5 Charleston Southern 6 pm LF/RF 8 Conor Welton RJr. Atlanta, Ga. L-L .233 0 1 March 7 Buffalo 5 pm OF/DH 3 Sean McLaughlin So. Johns Creek, Ga. L-R .111 0 1 March 8 Noth Florida 1 pm March 9 Western Carolina 3 pm 1B/DH/P 21 Jared Walsh Jr. Duluth, Ga. L-L - - - March 11 Western Kentucky 6 pm March 12 Western Kentucky 6 pm Bulldogs Continue 16-Game Home Swing With Binghamton March 14 *Miss. State 7 pm Georgia is 1-1 in the current 16-game homestand. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs defeated Furman 6-4 and fell 3-2 March 15 *Miss. State (FSN) Noon to Ga. State on Wednesday. Up next, a three-game set with Binghamton (3-4) starts Friday at 5 p.m. March 16 *Miss. State 1 pm Georgia enters the series with a .251 batting average, a 6.56 ERA and an impressive .986 Fielding Percentage. March 18 Presbyterian 6 pm March 21 @ *LSU (CST) 8 pm Junior OF/3B Hunter Cole ranks among the SEC leaders in batting with a team-best .433 average. Cole and sophomore March 22 @ *LSU (CST/CSS) 7:30 pm INF Jess Posey are tied for the team lead in RBI with seven each. March 23 @ *LSU 1 pm Georgia will go with the same rotation it employed last weekend at #4 FSU, featuring sophomore LHP Ryan March 25 Clemson (CSS) 7 pm Lawlor (1-1, 8.00), sophomore RHP Sean McLaughlin (0-1, 11.12) and senior LHP Patrick Boling (0-1, 5.40). In March 28 *Texas A&M 7 pm two games this week, the pitchers have combined to go 1-1 with a 3.50 ERA, 19 strikeouts and only five walks. March 29 *Texas A&M 1 pm March 30 *Texas A&M 1 pm The Bearcats, coached by Tom Sinicki, are batting .248, own a 6.95 ERA and are fielding .979. Binghamton April 4 @ *Missouri 7 pm went 1-2 at Duke and 2-2 versus James Madison as its first 20 games are on the road. The Bearcats, who are located April 5 @ *Missouri 3 pm in Vestal, N.Y., are projected to be an NCAA Regional team and the favorite to win the America East Conference for April 6 @ *Missouri 2 pm the second year in a row. They return their entire starting lineup from 2013. Last year, they went 30-25 (16-13 AEC) April 8 @ Clemson (CSS) 6:30 pm and played in the NCAA Raleigh (N.C.) Regional. Senior outfielder Bill Bereszniewicz earned America East Player April 10 *Tennessee (ESPNU) 7:30 pm April 11 *Tennessee 7 pm of the Week honors this past Tuesday after batting .429 (6-for-14) with four extra-base hits and four stolen bases. He April 12 *Tennessee 4 pm is batting .346 with six RBI. The Bearcats have announced only two of their starting pitchers, going with junior RHP April 15 @ Ga. Tech (CSS) 7 pm Jack Rogalla (1-1, 4.09) in game one and sophomore RHP Jake Cryts (1-0, 6.48) in game two. April 18 @ *Florida (CSS) 7:30 pm Fast Facts On The Bulldog Lineup April 19 @ *Florida (CSS) 7 pm *Junior Hunter Cole has enjoyed an excellent start, batting a team-best .433-1-7. He displayed perfect fielding in April 20 @ *Florida (ESPNU) Noon April 22 vs. ^Kennesaw St.(CSS)7 pm 17 total chances in left field, and the last two games he made his first career starts at 3B (1E in 5 chance). Against #4 April 25 @ *Vanderbilt 7:30 pm FSU, Cole hit .375 (3-for-8) with a double, home run and three RBI. He has hit safely in 7 of 8 games this season. April 26 @ *Vanderbilt 3 pm He hit .700 (7-10) with three doubles and three RBI in the GSU series. In game three, the Eagles opted not to pitch April 27 @ *Vanderbilt 2 pm to him until his last bat as he had four walks including one with the bases loaded. In his final at bat, he smacked a May 2 *South Carolina 7 pm double off the centerfield wall. Cole is projected as a premium pick in the 2014 MLB draft by several organizations. May 3 *South Carolina (CSS) 1 pm May 4 *South Carolina 1 pm May 7 Savannah State 6 pm *Freshman centerfielderStephen Wrenn is 5-for-5 in stolen bases this year to lead the squad and this past Wednesday May 9 @ *Ole Miss 7:30 pm made arguably the best catch in CF in the last few years. He is batting .281, has a seven-game hitting streak and perfect May 10 @ *Ole Miss 5 pm fielding this year in 20 chances. He made his debut in CF in the season opener and batted leadoff against Ga. Southern. May 11 @ *Ole Miss 2:30 pm He had 3 SB in the 11-3 win. Before Wrenn, the last time Georgia had a freshman CF start a season opener was 2009 May 13 vs. &Ga. Tech 7 pm May 15 *Kentucky 7 pm (Zach Cone) and to bat leadoff in a season opener was outfielder Johnathan Taylor (2009 in LF). Cone and Taylor would May 16 *Kentucky 7 pm alternate in LF/CF that year. Before Wrenn, the last Bulldog to have 3 SB in a game was Taylor vs. Quinnipiac in 2009. May 17 *Kentucky 1 pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Junior SS and co-captain Nelson Ward (.214-1-5) is fielding an impressive .978 (1E in 45 chances). Ward and Hunter May 20-25 **SEC Tournament Cole are the only two Bulldogs to reach base in all eight games this year. Ward batted .417-1-4 in the Ga. Southern May 30-J2 >NCAA Regionals June 6-9 >>NCAA Super Regionals series and then went 0-7 with 3 BB at #4 FSU. He did not make an error in either series. Due to an injury to freshman June 14-25 $College World Series Mike Bell, Ward, a two-year starter at 2B, is making his first career starts at SS. All times Eastern and subject to change.; Home games in bold; #Baseball America national ranking when played *Sophomore Jess Posey led the team with a .444 average in the series versus #4 FSU last weekend, going 4-for-9 with *SEC games; ^Coolray Field, Lawrenceville, Ga.; &Turner Field, Atlanta, Ga.; a home run and two RBI. It was the first home run allowed by the Seminoles this year. For the year, Posey is batting **SEC Tournament, Hoover, Ala.; >NCAA Regional and Super Regionals, TBA; .250-1-7 in eight total starts (6-3B, 2-2B). He fielded .800 (2E in 10 chances) at 3B and 1.000 (0E in 2 chances) at 2B. $Omaha, Neb.; CSS= Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast; COX= Cox Sports TV; FSN= FOX Sports South; ESPNU *Georgia looks to get a pair of projected starters back this weekend in freshman shortstop Mike Bell and junior two- All Georgia baseball games will be broadcast on either WRFC 960 AM or WGAU 1340 AM as the Athens flagship station. An array of affiliates around way standout Jared Walsh. Bell is on the mend from a broken hand and made his debut this past Tuesday as a pinch the state will carry selected contests including 1230AM, The Fan 2 in Atlanta.