2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
Athens Regional champions
Athens Super Regional, 1–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
D1Baseball.com	No. 11
Record	43–17 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach	Wes Johnson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Will Coggin Josh Simpson Brock Bennett
Home stadium	Foley Field
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee  x‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			60	–	13		.822
No. 3 Kentucky  x‍†‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			46	–	16		.742
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			43	–	17		.717
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			38	–	23		.623
No. 8 Florida  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			36	–	30		.545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			37	–	25		.597
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	32		.418
Western
No. 17 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			44	–	16		.733
No. 2 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			53	–	15		.779
No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			40	–	23		.635
Alabama  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			33	–	24		.579
LSU  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			43	–	23		.652
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			27	–	29		.482
Auburn  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			27	–	26		.509
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 24, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games for the 68th season at Foley Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by head coach Wes Johnson, in his first year as head coach.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 29–27, 11–19 in the SEC to finish in sixth place in the East division. They were not invited to the postseason. As a result, head coach Scott Stricklin was fired. ^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2024 Georgia Bulldogs roster [3]
	Pitchers 3 - Zach Harris - Sophomore 4 - Jarvis Evans - Sophomore 12 - Leighton Finley - Sophomore 15 - Matthew Hoskins - Sophomore 16 - Kolten Smith - Sophomore 18 - James Hays - Freshman 19 - Ethan Sutton - Freshman 20 - Blake Gillespie - Sophomore 21 - Coleman Willis - Sophomore 26 - Brian Zeldin - Graduate 29 - Charlie Goldstein - Graduate 30 - Brandt Pancer - Senior 31 - Chandler Marsh - Junior 32 - Josh Roberge - Graduate 33 - Max DeJong - Junior 34 - Tyler McLoughlin - Senior 35 - Paul Farley - Freshman 38 - DJ Radtke - Sophomore 39 - Wyatt Land - Freshman 42 - Daniel Padysak - Graduate 43 - Luke Wiltrakis - Freshman 45 - Christian Mracna - Graduate 46 - Zach DeVito - Senior 47 - Collin Caldwell - Senior 48 - Ryker Chavis - Freshman 55 - Ryan Gold - Freshman		Catchers 11 - Henry Hunter - Junior 13 - Fernando Gonzalez - Senior 50 - Josh Katz - Junior Infielders 2 - Sebastian Murillo - Senior 9 - Kolby Branch - Sophomore 14 - Trey King - Freshman 23 - Paul Toetz - Graduate 36 - Tre Phelps - Freshman 44 - Slate Alford - Junior		Outfielders 0 - Josh Stinson - Senior 1 - Dillon Carter - Graduate 8 - Clayton Chadwick - Graduate 10 - John Marant - Junior 25 - Dylan Goldstein - Graduate 40 - Cooper Milford - Freshman Utility 6 - Corey Collins (OF/C) - Senior 17 - Logan Jordan (OF/C) - Graduate 24 - Charlie Condon (1B/OF) - Sophomore 27 - Lukas Farris (OF/1B) - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2024 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff [3]
Name	Position	Seasons at Georgia	Alma Mater
Wes Johnson	Head coach	1	Arkansas–Monticello (1994)
Will Coggin	Assistant coach	1	Mississippi State (2008)
Josh Simpson	Assistant coach	1	Northwestern Oklahoma State (2003)
Brock Bennett	Assistant coach	1	Alabama (2011)

Schedule and results

2024 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (8–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 16 UNC Asheville Foley Field Athens, GA W 11–2 Goldstein (1–0) Johnson (0–1) None SECN+ 2,504 1–0 – February 17 UNC Asheville Foley Field W 17–58 Mracna (1–0) Honeycutt (0–1) None SECN+ 2,790 2–0 – February 18 UNC Asheville Foley Field W 10–07 Finley (1–0) Edmondson (0–1) Roberge (1) SECN+ 1,787 3–0 – February 20 at Georgia State GSU Baseball Complex Decatur, GA W 15–0 Evans (1–0) Butler (0–1) None None 475 4–0 – February 23 Northern Kentucky Foley Field W 15–57 Goldstein (2–0) Gillis (0–1) None SECN+ 1,522 5–0 – February 24 Northern Kentucky Foley Field W 7–6 Smith (1–0) Johnson (0–1) None SECN+ 2,866 6–0 – February 25 Northern Kentucky Foley Field W 12–11 Zeldin (1–0) Massie (0–1) None SECN+ 1,505 7–0 – February 27 Presbyterian Foley Field W 4–3 Harris (1–0) Chamberlin (0–1) Zeldin (1) SECN+ 747 8–0 – February 28 Michigan State Foley Field L 6–197 Pikur (1–0) Sutton (0–1) None SECN+ 1,054 8–1 –
March (14–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA Canceled (rain) [4] March 2 Georgia Tech Foley Field W 3–1 Roberge (1–0) McKee (0–1) Zeldin (2) SECN+ 3,638 9–1 – March 3 vs. Georgia Tech Coolray Field Lawrenceville, GA W 11–9 Roberge (2–0) Jones (1–1) Zeldin (3) None 8,163 10–1 – March 5 vs. Georgia Southern SRP Park North Augusta, SC W 7–2 DeVito (1–0) Smith (1–2) None None 5,685 11–1 – March 6 Stetson Foley Field W 11–5 Harris (2–0) Shine (0–1) None SECN+ 802 12–1 – March 8 Northern Colorado Foley Field W 11–17 Goldstein (3–0) Smith (0–4) None SECN+ 778 13–1 – March 9 (DH 1) Northern Colorado Foley Field W 19–17 Finley (2–0) Sharp (0–2) None SECN+ 1,602 14–1 – March 9 (DH 2) Northern Colorado Foley Field W 14–6 Padysak (1–0) Storey (0–2) None SECN+ 1,602 15–1 – March 10 Northern Colorado Foley Field W 11–17 Evans (2–0) Moser (0–3) None SECN+ 2,143 16–1 – March 12 Iowa Foley Field W 10–5 Mracna (2–0) Cadieux-Lanque (3–1) None SECN+ 2,958 17–1 – March 15 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY L 10–16 Byers (2–0) Smith (1–1) None SECN+ 2,040 17–2 0–1 March 16 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 3–9 Niman (4–1) Finley (2–1) Nove (2) SECN+ 2,893 17–3 0–2 March 17 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 2–127 Moore (4–0) Mracna (2–1) None SECN+ 2,899 17–4 0–3 March 19 Wofford Foley Field W 18–67 DeVito (2–0) Bouchard (0–2) None SECN+ 1,153 18–4 – March 23 (DH 1) No. 11 Alabama Foley Field W 9–5 Zeldin (2–0) Moza (2–1) None SECN 3,920 19–4 1–3 March 23 (DH 2) No. 11 Alabama Foley Field W 6–5 Smith (2–1) Davis II (1–1) None SECN+ 3,604 20–4 2–3 March 24 No. 11 Alabama Foley Field W 10–5 Mracna (3–1) Banks (0–1) Zeldin (4) SECN+ 3,724 21–4 3–3 March 26 Mercer Foley Field Canceled (rain) [5] March 29 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN W 16–27 Goldstein (4–0) Causey (5–1) None SECN+ 5,575 22–4 4–3 March 30 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 11–16 Connell (3–0) Smith (2–2) None SECN 5,677 22–5 4–4 March 31 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 0–7 Sechrist (1–0) Mracna (3–2) Snead (2) SECN 5,006 22–6 4–5
April (10–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 2 Georgia State Foley Field W 10–1 Smith (3–2) Lutz (0–1) None SECN+ 2,923 23–6 – April 5 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS L 1–6 Stephen (4–2) Evans (2–1) Schuelke (2) SECN+ 12,315 23–7 4–6 April 6 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field W 3–2 Zeldin (3–0) Schuelke (1–2) None SECN 13,477 24–7 5–6 April 7 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field L 8–9 Davis (3–0) Roberge (2–1) None SECN+ 11,337 24–8 5–7 April 9 Kennesaw State Foley Field W 15–58 Harris (3–0) Eidson (0–2) None SECN+ 1,489 25–8 – April 11 Missouri Foley Field W 15–10 Evans (3–1) Rustad (4–5) None SECN 3,171 26–8 6–7 April 12 Missouri Foley Field L 5–610 Magdic (1–1) Zeldin (3–1) None SECN+ 3,760 26–9 6–8 April 13 Missouri Foley Field W 10–7 Smith (4–2) Pimental (1–2) None SECN+ 3,521 27–9 7–8 April 19 Ole Miss No. 24 Foley Field W 17–68 Finley (3–1) Maddox (2–5) Zeldin (5) SECN+ 3,708 28–9 8–8 April 20 (DH 1) Ole Miss No. 24 Foley Field W 7–2 Smith (5–2) Mallitz (0–1) None SECN+ 3,849 29–9 9–8 April 20 (DH 2) Ole Miss No. 24 Foley Field L 2–3 Quinn (1–1) Wiltrakis (0–1) Jones (1) SECN+ 3,066 29–10 9–9 April 23 No. 5 Clemson No. 20 Foley Field W 4–315 Marsh (1–0) Fitzgerald (0–1) None ESPNU 4,183 30–10 – April 26 at No. 1 Texas A&M No. 20 Blue Bell Park College Station, TX L 2–5 Prager (8–0) Goldstein (4–1) Aschenbeck (7) SECN+ 7,968 30–11 9–10 April 27 (DH 1) at No. 1 Texas A&M No. 20 Blue Bell Park L 9–19 Sdao (3–0) Zeldin (3–2) None SECN+ 7,770 30–12 9–11 April 27 (DH 2) at No. 1 Texas A&M No. 20 Blue Bell Park W 5–4 Smith (6–2) Cortez (6–2) Mracna (1) SECN+ 7,021 31–12 10–11 April 30 at Kennesaw State No. 19 Fred Stillwell Stadium Kennesaw, GA W 9–3 Harris (4–0) Pinson (2–7) None SECN+ 1,322 32–12 –
May (7–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 3 No. 17 Vanderbilt No. 19 Foley Field W 10–07 Finley (4–1) Cunningham (6–3) None SECN+ 4,027 33–12 11–11 May 4 No. 17 Vanderbilt No. 19 Foley Field W 14–48 Smith (7–2) Holton (6–3) None SECN+ 3,738 34–12 12–11 May 5 No. 17 Vanderbilt No. 19 Foley Field W 11–7 Harris (5–0) Thompson (3–1) Marsh (1) SECN+ 3,333 35–12 13–11 May 9 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 15 Founders Park Columbia, SC W 14–10 Smith (8–2) Kimball (2–2) None ESPN2 7,033 36–12 14–11 May 10 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 15 Founders Park W 11–5 Finley (5–1) Jones (3–4) Zeldin (6) SECN 7,630 37–12 15–11 May 11 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 15 Founders Park W 14–6 Roberge (3–1) Eskew (3–4) None SECN+ 7,912 38–12 16–11 May 16 Florida No. 9 Foley Field W 9–4 Smith (9–2) Coppola (3–4) None SECN+ 3,900 39–12 17–11 May 17 Florida No. 9 Foley Field L 4–710 Neely (2–4) Zeldin (3–3) None SECN+ 3,483 39–13 17–12 May 18 Florida No. 9 Foley Field L 11–19 Jameson (4–0) Harris (5–1) None SECN+ 3,954 39–14 17–13
Post-season
SEC Tournament (0–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 21 vs. (11) LSU (6) No. 11 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL L 1–9 Jump (6–1) Evans (3–2) None SECN 7,425 39–15 0–1 NCAA tournament: Athens Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional record May 31 (4) Army (1) No. 10 Foley Field W 8–7 Mracna (4–2) Berg (5–3) None ESPN+ 3,795 40–15 1–0 June 1 (2) UNC Wilmington (1)No. 10 Foley Field W 11–2 Radtke (1–0) Shafer (4–6) None ESPN+ 3,687 41–15 2–0 June 2 (3) Georgia Tech (1) No. 10 Foley Field W 8–610 Marsh (2–0) Stanford (2–1) Finley (1) ESPN+ 3,745 42–15 3–0 NCAA tournament: Athens Super Regional (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record June 8 (10) No. 11 NC State (7) No. 10 Foley Field L 1–18 Highfill (7–2) Smith (9–3) Shaffner (1) ESPNU 3,829 42–16 0–1 June 9 (10) No. 11 NC State (7) No. 10 Foley Field W 11–2 Finley (6–1) Fritton (3–6) None ESPN2 3,893 43–16 1–1 June 10 (10) No. 11 NC State (7) No. 10 Foley Field L 5–8 Dudan (4–2) Harris (5–2) Smith (8) ESPN 3,944 43–17 1–2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold = Georgia team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Athens Regional

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Athens Super Regional

Athens Regional Teams
(1) Georgia Bulldogs	(2) UNC Wilmington Seahawks	(3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	(4) Army Black Knights

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Georgia	8
	4	Army	7
						1	Georgia	11
						2	UNC Wilmington	2
	3	Georgia Tech	0
	2	UNC Wilmington	9
											1	Georgia	8	–
											3	Georgia Tech	6	–
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	UNC Wilmington	1
	4	Army	2			3	Georgia Tech	3
	3	Georgia Tech	4

Athens Regional Round 1
(4) Army Black Knights	vs.	(1) Georgia Bulldogs

May 31, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(4) Army	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	7	10	1
(1) Georgia	1	0	2	0	1	3	0	1	X	8	12	2
WP: Christian Mracna (4–2)   LP: Andrew Berg (5–3) Home runs: ARMY: Chris Barr (2); Coleson Titus (2) UGA: Charlie Condon (36) Attendance: 3,795

Athens Regional Round 2
(2) UNC Wilmington Seahawks	vs.	(1) Georgia Bulldogs

June 1, 2024, 6:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(2) UNC Wilmington	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
(1) Georgia	1	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	X	11	9	0
WP: DJ Radtke (1–0)   LP: Jacob Shafer (4–6) Home runs: UNCW: Trevor Marsh (15) UGA: Kolby Branch (16); Corey Collins (19) Attendance: 3,687

Athens Regional Championship
(1) Georgia Bulldogs	vs.	(3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

June 2, 2024, 6:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
(1) Georgia	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	8	10	1
(3) Georgia Tech	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	10	1
WP: Chandler Marsh (2–0)   LP: Riley Stanford (2–1)   Sv: Leighton Finley (1) Home runs: UGA: Kolby Branch (17); Tre Phelps (10) GT: Vahn Lackey (4) Attendance: 3,745

Athens Super Regional

Athens Super Regional Game 1
(10) NC State Wolfpack	vs.	(7) Georgia Bulldogs

June 8, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(10) NC State	0	11	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	18	20	0
(7) Georgia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
WP: Sam Highfill (7–2)   LP: Kolten Smith (9–3)   Sv: Andrew Shaffner (1) Home runs: NCST: Jacob Cozart (17, 18); Alec Makarewicz (21); Garrett Pennington (17); Eli Serrano III (8) UGA: None Attendance: 3,829

Athens Super Regional Game 2
(7) Georgia Bulldogs	vs.	(10) NC State Wolfpack

June 9, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(7) Georgia	2	0	3	3	0	1	1	1	0	11	15	2
(10) NC State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	9	0
WP: Leighton Finley (6–1)   LP: Dominic Fritton (3–6) Home runs: UGA: Slate Alford (17); Corey Collins (20); Tre Phelps (11); Paul Toetz (5) NCST: Jacob Cozart (19) Attendance: 3,893

Athens Super Regional Championship
(10) NC State Wolfpack	vs.	(7) Georgia Bulldogs

June 10, 2024, 7:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(10) NC State	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	2	0	8	15	0
(7) Georgia	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	5	7	0
WP: Jacob Dudan (4–2)   LP: Zach Harris (5–2)   Sv: Derrick Smith (8) Home runs: NCST: Alec Makarewicz (22); Garrett Pennington (18); Eli Serrano III (9); Alex Sosa (6) UGA: Charlie Condon (37); Tre Phelps (12) Attendance: 3,944

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2024 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 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	13–17		2–1	1–2	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	ALA	W4	5–5	0–2
ARK	20–10	1–2		2–1	2–1	.	1–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	1–2	.	ARK	W1	7–3	3–0
AUB	8–22	2–1	1–2		.	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	AUB	W7	2–8	0–4
FLA	13–17	.	1–2	.		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	FLA	E5	4–6	0–1
UGA	17–13	3–0	.	.	1–2		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	UGA	E3	5–5	3–1
KEN	22–8	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0		.	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	KEN	E2	8–2	4–0
LSU	13–17	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	3–0	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	LSU	W5	4–6	1–2
MSU	17–13	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1		2–1	1–2	.		1–2	2–1	MSU	W3	6–4	1–0
MIZZ	9–21	.	0–3	1–2	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2		.	1–2	0–3	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	1–9	1–3
MISS	11–19	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	2–1	.		2–1	1–2	2–1	.	MISS	W6	4–6	0–3
SCAR	13–17	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	0–3	2–1	.	.	2–1	1–2		0–3	1–2	3–0	SCAR	E6	4–6	1–2
TENN	22–8	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	3–0		.	2–1	TENN	E1	9–1	3–0
TAMU	19–11	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.		3–0	TAMU	W2	7–3	2–0
VAN	13–17	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	0–3	1–2	0–3		VAN	E4	4–6	2–3
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. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

References

1. "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
2. "Georgia fires baseball coach Scott Stricklin after 10 seasons". AP News. May 26, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
3. "Official Baseball Roster". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
4. "Georgia Holds 9-3 Lead Over Tech When Game Halted". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
5. "Georgia-Mercer Baseball Game Postponed". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2024.