2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

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2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
Georgia Athletics logo.svg
Athens Regional champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
D1Baseball.comNo. 11
Record43–17 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Coggin
  • Josh Simpson
  • Brock Bennett
Home stadium Foley Field
Seasons
  2023
2025  
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee  xy228 .7336013 .822
No. 3 Kentucky  xy228 .7334616 .742
No. 11 Georgia  y1713 .5674317 .717
Vanderbilt  y1317 .4333823 .623
No. 8 Florida  y1317 .4333630 .545
South Carolina  y1317 .4333725 .597
Missouri  921 .3002332 .418
Western
No. 17 Arkansas  xy2010 .6674416 .733
No. 2 Texas A&M  y1911 .6335315 .779
No. 22 Mississippi State  y1713 .5674023 .635
Alabama  y1317 .4333324 .579
LSU  y1317 .4334323 .652
Ole Miss  1119 .3672729 .482
Auburn  822 .2672726 .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.

Contents

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 - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 1 - Dillon Carter - Graduate
  • 8 - Clayton Chadwick - Graduate
  • 10 - John Marant - Redshirt.svg 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) - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 27 - Lukas Farris (OF/1B) - Sophomore
 

Coaching staff

2024 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff [3]
NamePositionSeasons at
Georgia
Alma Mater
Wes Johnson Head coach1 Arkansas–Monticello (1994)
Will CogginAssistant coach1 Mississippi State (2008)
Josh SimpsonAssistant coach1 Northwestern Oklahoma State (2003)
Brock BennettAssistant coach1 Alabama (2011)

Schedule and results

2024 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-season
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = Georgia team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Athens Regional

Athens Regional Teams
(1) Georgia Bulldogs(2) UNC Wilmington Seahawks(3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(4) Army Black Knights
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Georgia8
4Army7
1Georgia11
2UNC Wilmington2
3Georgia Tech0
2UNC Wilmington9
1Georgia8
3Georgia Tech6
Lower round 1Lower final
2UNC Wilmington1
4Army23Georgia Tech3
3Georgia Tech4
Athens Regional Round 1
(4) Army Black Knightsvs.(1) Georgia Bulldogs
May 31, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team123456789 R H E
(4) Army2020010207101
(1) Georgia10201301X8122
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 Seahawksvs.(1) Georgia Bulldogs
June 1, 2024, 6:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team123456789 R H E
(2) UNC Wilmington010010000281
(1) Georgia14012012X1190
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 Bulldogsvs.(3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
June 2, 2024, 6:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team12345678910 R H E
(1) Georgia20001001138101
(3) Georgia Tech14000000016101
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 Wolfpackvs.(7) Georgia Bulldogs
June 8, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team123456789 R H E
(10) NC State011101120218200
(7) Georgia000010000142
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 Bulldogsvs.(10) NC State Wolfpack
June 9, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team123456789 R H E
(7) Georgia20330111011152
(10) NC State000000110290
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 Wolfpackvs.(7) Georgia Bulldogs
June 10, 2024, 7:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team123456789 R H E
(10) NC State0022011208150
(7) Georgia020001101570
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.

Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 13–172–11–2.0–30–32–11–2.2–12–12–11–2.ALAW45–50–2
ARK 20–101–22–12–1.1–23–02–13–03–02–1.1–2.ARKW17–33–0
AUB 8–222–11–2..0–31–20–32–11–2.1–20–30–3AUBW72–80–4
FLA 13–17.1–2.2–11–22–12–10–3.1–21–22–11–2FLAE54–60–1
UGA 17–133–0..1–20–3.1–22–12–13–01–21–23–0UGAE35–53–1
KEN 22–83–02–13–02–13–0..2–13–01–21–2.2–1KENE28–24–0
LSU 13–171–20–32–11–2..1–22–13–0.0–32–11–2LSUW54–61–2
MSU 17–132–11–23–01–22–1.2–12–11–2.1–22–1MSUW36–41–0
MIZZ 9–21.0–31–23–01–21–21–21–2.1–20–3.0–3MIZZE71–91–3
MISS 11–191–20–32–1.1–20–30–32–1.2–11–22–1.MISSW64–60–3
SCAR 13–171–21–2.2–10–32–1..2–11–20–31–23–0SCARE64–61–2
TENN 22–81–2.2–12–12–12–13–0.3–02–13–0.2–1TENNE19–13–0
TAMU 19–112–12–13–01–22–1.1–22–1.1–22–1.3–0TAMUW27–32–0
VAN 13–17..3–02–10–31–22–11–23–0.0–31–20–3VANE44–62–3
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

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. 1 2 "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.