Georgia Bulldogs baseball

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Georgia Bulldogs
Baseball current event.svg 2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team
Georgia Athletics logo.svg
Founded1785
University University of Georgia
Athletic director Josh Brooks
Head coach Wes Johnson (1st season)
Conference SEC
Location Athens, Georgia
Home stadium Foley Field
(Capacity: 3,291)
Nickname Bulldogs
ColorsRed and black [1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
1990
College World Series runner-up
2008
College World Series appearances
1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008
NCAA regional champions
1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1953, 1954, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
Regular season conference champions
1908, 1914, 1919, 1933, 1953, 1954, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2008

The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia in NCAA Division I college baseball.

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Along with most other Georgia athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. Georgia won the College World Series in 1990.

The Bulldogs play their home games on UGA's campus in Foley Field.

History

The 2017 UGA baseball team prior to a game against Georgia Tech in SunTrust Park. May 2017 GT vs. UGA baseball - UGA dugout.jpg
The 2017 UGA baseball team prior to a game against Georgia Tech in SunTrust Park.

The Georgia Baseball team has seen most of its success in recent years, including winning the 1990 College World Series, as well as making the trip to Omaha in 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, and 2008.

In its history, the team has claimed five Southeastern Conference tournament titles, in 1933, 1954, 1955, 2001, and 2004, and five regular season conference titles, in 1933, 1953, 1954, 2004, and 2008.

The program dates back to 1886 and, according to former Sports Information Director Dan Magill, was once the most popular sport on campus. However, from the mid-1950s to the late-1980s, and then through most of the 1990s, there were only scattered bright spots as the team managed only a modicum of success.

Since 2001, however, the program has enjoyed quite a resurgence, winning three championships in the perennial stalwart Southeastern Conference and participating in the College World Series four times in those eight seasons.

The Georgia-Georgia Tech baseball rivalry is one of the South's most fierce, and the teams' annual Spring Baseball Classic at Truist Park draws some of the largest crowds in college baseball (the 2004 game was seen by 28,836 spectators, the second-largest crowd in college baseball history).

Stadium

The Bulldogs play in the 3,291-seat Foley Field stadium.

Head coaches

The Bulldogs have had 26 head coaches in the history of their baseball program: [2]

Records through the 2024 season.

CoachSeasonsWinsLossesTiesWin %
26 Wes Johnson 2024–present43170.717
25 Scott Stricklin 2014–232992361.557
24 David Perno 2002–133903331.544
23 Ron Polk 2000–0179480.622
22Robert Sapp1997–9977871.467
21 Steve Webber 1981-965004031.553
20Roy Umstattd1976-801301001.562
19 Nolen Richardson 195112130.480
18 Jim Whatley 1950, 1952–753363273.504
17 Charley Trippi 1948-4934180.654
16 J. B. Whitworth 19431100.091
15 J. V. Sikes 1938-42, 1946–4798631.605
14 Vernon Smith 1934-3730450.400
13W. P. White1921-332241007.677
12 Herman Stegeman 1919-2031132.674
11Glenn Colby1918000.000
10 J. G. Henderson 1917000.000
9Joe Bean1914-1633161.660
8Frank B. Anderson1910-1351163.729
7W. J. Lewis1909000.000
6 Hammond Johnson 19082020.909
5Tommy Stouch1906-071290.571
4 William A. Reynolds 1902-031391.565
3 Marvin D. Dickinson 1901, 04-0518140.563
2 Hughie Jennings 1895-975170.227
1C. E. Morris18862001.000

National Championships

YearCoachRecordResult
1990 Steve Webber 52-19Beat Oklahoma State, 2–1
Total national championships:1

Georgia in the College World Series

YearRecordResult
1987 0-2eliminated by Arkansas, 5-4
1990 4-1beat Oklahoma State, 2-1
National Champions
2001 0-2eliminated by Tennessee, 19-12
2004 2-2eliminated by Texas, 7-6
2006 0-2eliminated by Oregon State, 5-3
2008 4-2eliminated by Fresno State, 6-1
Runners-Up

Player awards

National awards

Derek Lilliquist (1983)
Ron Wenrich (1985)
Charlie Condon (2024)
Charlie Condon (2024)


SEC Awards

Joshua Fields (2008)
Gordon Beckham (2008)
Charlie Condon (2024)

Georgia's 1st Team All-Americans

PlayerPositionYear(s)Selectors
Derek LilliquistPitcher1987†ABCA, BA
Josh MorrisFirst Base2006College Baseball Foundation
Joshua FieldsPitcher2008CB, NCBWA
Gordon BeckhamShortstop2008†ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA
Rich PoythressDesignated hitter2009BA
Hunter BeckPitcher2009BA, CB
Aaron SchunkUtility2019BA
Source: "SEC All-Americas". secsports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-07-24.

ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association [ citation needed ]

BA: Baseball America [ citation needed ]

CB: Collegiate Baseball [ citation needed ]

NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association [ citation needed ]

† Denotes consensus All-American

Bulldogs in Major League Baseball

Former Bulldog Gordon Beckham Gordon Beckham on August 10, 2011.jpg
Former Bulldog Gordon Beckham

Fifty-three former players have gone on to play at the Major League level, including seven active players: [3]

Other notable former players include:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ University of Georgia Brand Guide (PDF). June 26, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "All-Time Georgia Baseball Coaches". georgiadogs.com. University of Georgia. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "University of Georgia (Athens, GA) Baseball Players". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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