2021 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

2021 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
CB	No. 21
Record	31-25 (13-17 SEC)
Head coach	Scott Stricklin (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Daeley (8th season) Sean Kenny (4th season)
Home stadium	Foley Field
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			50	–	18		.735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	19	–	10		.655			49	–	18		.731
Florida  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			38	–	22		.633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			34	–	23		.596
Georgia  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			31	–	25		.554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			29	–	23		.558
Missouri  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			15	–	36		.294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			50	–	13		.794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			50	–	18		.735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			45	–	22		.672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			38	–	25		.603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y	12	–	17		.414			32	–	26		.552
Auburn  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			25	–	27		.481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			29	–	27		.518
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2021 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Foley Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference They were led by head coach Scott Stricklin, in his eight year as head coach.

Previous season

Further information: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team notched a 14–4 (0–0) regular-season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Georgia Bulldogs roster [2]
	Pitchers 3 - Brandon Smith - Freshman 5 - C.J. Smith - Senior 11 - Nolan Crisp - Sophomore 12 - Jonathan Cannon - Sophomore 16 - Will Childers - Sophomore 17 - Jaden Woods - Freshman 18 - Bryce Melear - Freshman 19 - Jack Gowen - Junior 21 - Logan Moody - Senior 29 - Charlie Goldstein - Freshman 32 - Michael Polk - Sophomore 33 - Patrick Holloman - Freshman 34 - Garrett Brown - Sophomore 35 - Hank Bearden - Freshman 39 - Darryn Pasqua - Junior 43 - Max DeJong - Freshman 46 - Will Pearson - Freshman 47 - Collin Caldwell - Freshman 55 - Ryan Webb - Senior		Catchers 2 - Shane Marshall - Junior 6 - Corey Collins - Freshman 13 - Fernando Gonzalez - Freshman 30 - Mason Meadows - Senior Infielders 1 - Buddy Floyd - Sophomore 7 - Garrett Spikes - Freshman 8 - Parks Harber - Freshman 9 - Kameron Guidry - Freshman 15 - Cole Tate - Senior 23 - Connor Tate - Junior 24 - Garrett Blaylock - Senior 28 - Joshua McAllister - Junior 42 - Caleb Ketchup - Freshman 88 - Ryland Goede - Freshman		Outfielders 4 - Randon Jernigan - Junior 22 - Dwight Allen - Freshman 26 - Trippe Moore III - Freshman 44 - Ben Anderson - Junior Utility 0 - Josh Stinson (OF/INF) - Freshman 14 - Liam Sullivan (P/OF) - Freshman 20 - Chaney Rogers (OF/1B) - Senior 25 - Lane Watkins (OF/C/1B) - Freshman 27 - Luke Wagner (P/OF) - Freshman 31 - Riley King (INF/OF) - Senior 41 - Ben Harris (OF/P) - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2021 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff [2]
Name	Position	Seasons at Georgia	Alma mater
Scott Stricklin	Head coach	8	Kent state (1995)
Scott Daeley	Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator	8	Wake Forest (2002)
Sean Kenny	Assistant coach/pitching	4	Eastern Michigan (1997)
Brock Bennett	Volunteer coach	2	Alabama (2011)

Game log

2021 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled      Bold = Georgia team member
Regular Season (23–12)
February (7–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources February 19 2:00 p.m. SECN+ Evansville* No. 7 Foley Field Athens, Georgia L 2–3 Gray (1–0) Smith (0–1) Meyer (1) 664 0–1 — Box Score Recap February 20 12:00 p.m. SECN+ Evansville* No. 7 Foley Field W 7–3 Wagner (1–0) Croner (0–1) Caldwell (1) 664 1–1 — Box Score Recap February 20 3:00 p.m. SECN+ Evansville* No. 7 Foley Field W 6–5 Pearson (1–0) Kressin (0–1) — 664 2–1 — Box Score Recap February 21 3:00 p.m. SECN+ Evansville* No. 7 Foley Field W 4–1 Bearden (1–0) Schultz (0–1) Pearson (1) 664 3–1 — Box Score Recap February 24 3:00 p.m. SECN+ at Georgia State* No. 5 GSU Baseball Complex Decatur, Georgia W 6–2 Pasqua (1–0) Patel (0–2) — 249 4–1 — Box Score Recap February 26 6:00 p.m. SECN+ Gardner–Webb* No. 5 Foley Field W 3–2 Gowen (1–0) Washington (0–1) — 664 5–1 — Box Score Recap February 27 1:00 p.m. SECN+ Gardner–Webb* No. 5 Foley Field W 5–1 Wagner (2–0) Campbell (0–1) Caldwell (2) 664 6–1 — Box Score Recap February 28 1:00 p.m. SECN+ Gardner–Webb* No. 5 Foley Field W 17–3 Sullivan (1–0) Young (0–2) — 664 7–1 — Box Score Recap
March Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources March 3 5:00 p.m. SECN+ Kennesaw State* No. 7 Foley Field L 4–6 Rine (1–0) Caldwell (0–1) Johnson (3) 120 7–2 — Box Score Recap March 5 North Florida* No. 7 Foley Field — March 6 North Florida* No. 7 Foley Field — March 7 North Florida* No. 7 Foley Field — March 9 at Georgia Southern* No. 7 J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, Georgia — March 12 Lipscomb* No. 7 Foley Field — March 13 Lipscomb* No. 7 Foley Field — March 14 Lipscomb* No. 7 Foley Field — March 16 vs. Wofford* No. 7 Fluor Field Greenville, South Carolina Postponed (inclement weather) — Report March 19 No. 10 Tennessee No. 7 Foley Field March 20 No. 10 Tennessee No. 7 Foley Field March 21 No. 10 Tennessee No. 7 Foley Field March 23 Kennesaw State* No. 12 Foley Field — March 26 at Texas A&M No. 12 Olsen Field College Station, Texas March 27 at Texas A&M No. 12 Olsen Field March 28 at Texas A&M No. 12 Olsen Field March 30 at Clemson* No. 23 Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, South Carolina —
April Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources April 2 No. 14 South Carolina No. 23 Foley Field April 3 No. 14 South Carolina No. 23 Foley Field April 4 No. 14 South Carolina No. 23 Foley Field April 6 Georgia Southern* No. 23 Foley Field — April 8 at No. 1 Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee April 9 at No. 1 Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins Field April 10 at No. 1 Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins Field April 13 Georgia State* No. 20 Foley Field — April 16 Kentucky No. 20 Foley Field April 17 Kentucky No. 20 Foley Field April 18 Kentucky No. 20 Foley Field April 20 Clemson* No. 21 Foley Field — April 23 at Missouri No. 21 Taylor Stadium Columbia, Missouri April 24 at Missouri No. 21 Taylor Stadium April 25 at Missouri No. 21 Taylor Stadium April 27 Georgia Tech* Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Foley Field — April 29 Auburn Foley Field April 30 Auburn Foley Field
May Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources May 1 Auburn Foley Field May 7 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas May 8 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium May 9 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium May 14 at Florida Florida Ballpark Gainesville, Florida May 15 at Florida Florida Ballpark May 16 at Florida Florida Ballpark May 18 at Georgia Tech* Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia — May 20 Ole Miss Foley Field May 21 Ole Miss Foley Field May 22 Ole Miss Foley Field
Post-Season
SEC Tournament Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources
NCAA Tournament Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [3]	24	24*	21	21	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV
Baseball America [4]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [5]	12	7	5	7	7	12	23	23	20	21
NCBWA† [6]	24	23	20	26	23	30	RV	RV	30	RV
D1Baseball [7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2021 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	12–17		1–2	2–1	.	.	1–2	1–2	0–3	3–0	0–3	.	1–2	3–0	0–2	ALA	W5	3–7	2–2
ARK	22–8	2–1		2–1	3–0	2–1	.	2–1	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	ARK	W1	10–0	2–0
AUB	10–20	1–2	1–2		1–2	2–1	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	0–3	.	.	2–1	.	AUB	W6	3–7	0–3
FLA	17–13	.	0–3	2–1		2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–2	3–0	2–1	FLA	E3	7–3	2–2
UGA	13–17	.	1–2	1–2	1–2		2–1	.	.	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	UGA	E5	3–7	0–0
KEN	12–18	2–1	.	3–0	1–2	1–2		1–2	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	1–2	.	1–2	KEN	E6	3–7	1–2
LSU	13–17	2–1	1–2	2–1	.	.	2–1		1–2	.	2–1	1–2	0–3	2–1	0–3	LSU	W4	5–5	0–2
MSU	20–10	3–0	0–3	3–0	.	.	3–0	2–1		1–2	2–1	2–1	.	3–0	1–2	MSU	W2	7–3	4–1
MIZZ	8–22	0–3	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–2	.	2–1		.	1–2	0–3	2–1	0–3	MIZZ	E7	2–8	0–4
MISS	18–12	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	1–2	.		3–0	.	1–2	2–1	MISS	W3	5–5	3–0
SCAR	16–14	.	1–2	.	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–3		1–2	.	1–2	SCAR	E4	5–5	2–1
TENN	20–10	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0	.	2–1		2–1	1–2	TENN	E1	8–2	2–0
TAMU	9–21	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	2–1	.	1–2		.	TAMU	W7	2–8	0–3
VAN	19–10	2–0	.	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	.		VAN	E2	7–3	2–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season.

2021 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB team
Ryan Webb	LHP	4	125	Cleveland Indians
Ben Harris	LHP	8	252	Los Angeles Dodgers

References

1. "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
2. "Official Baseball Roster". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
3. Baseball Coaches Poll
4. Baseball America College: Top 25
5. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
6. NCBWA Division I poll
7. D1 Baseball