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Baseball team of the University of Georgia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia in NCAA Division I college baseball.
Georgia Bulldogs | |
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2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team | |
Founded | 1785 |
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 |
Colors | Red 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 |
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.
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).
The Bulldogs play in the 3,291-seat Foley Field stadium.
The Bulldogs have had 26 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:[2]
Records through the 2024 season.
Coach | Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | |
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26 | Wes Johnson | 2024–present | 43 | 17 | 0 | .717 |
25 | Scott Stricklin | 2014–23 | 299 | 236 | 1 | .557 |
24 | David Perno | 2002–13 | 390 | 333 | 1 | .544 |
23 | Ron Polk | 2000–01 | 79 | 48 | 0 | .622 |
22 | Robert Sapp | 1997–99 | 77 | 87 | 1 | .467 |
21 | Steve Webber | 1981-96 | 500 | 403 | 1 | .553 |
20 | Roy Umstattd | 1976-80 | 130 | 100 | 1 | .562 |
19 | Nolen Richardson | 1951 | 12 | 13 | 0 | .480 |
18 | Jim Whatley | 1950, 1952–75 | 336 | 327 | 3 | .504 |
17 | Charley Trippi | 1948-49 | 34 | 18 | 0 | .654 |
16 | J. B. Whitworth | 1943 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 |
15 | J. V. Sikes | 1938-42, 1946–47 | 98 | 63 | 1 | .605 |
14 | Vernon Smith | 1934-37 | 30 | 45 | 0 | .400 |
13 | W. P. White | 1921-33 | 224 | 100 | 7 | .677 |
12 | Herman Stegeman | 1919-20 | 31 | 13 | 2 | .674 |
11 | Glenn Colby | 1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
10 | J. G. Henderson | 1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
9 | Joe Bean | 1914-16 | 33 | 16 | 1 | .660 |
8 | Frank B. Anderson | 1910-13 | 51 | 16 | 3 | .729 |
7 | W. J. Lewis | 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
6 | Hammond Johnson | 1908 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .909 |
5 | Tommy Stouch | 1906-07 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 |
4 | William A. Reynolds | 1902-03 | 13 | 9 | 1 | .565 |
3 | Marvin D. Dickinson | 1901, 04-05 | 18 | 14 | 0 | .563 |
2 | Hughie Jennings | 1895-97 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .227 |
1 | C. E. Morris | 1886 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Year | Coach | Record | Result | |
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1990 | Steve Webber | 52-19 | Beat Oklahoma State, 2–1 | |
Total national championships: | 1 |
Year | Record | Result |
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1987 | 0-2 | eliminated by Arkansas, 5-4 |
1990 | 4-1 | beat Oklahoma State, 2-1 National Champions |
2001 | 0-2 | eliminated by Tennessee, 19-12 |
2004 | 2-2 | eliminated by Texas, 7-6 |
2006 | 0-2 | eliminated by Oregon State, 5-3 |
2008 | 4-2 | eliminated by Fresno State, 6-1 Runners-Up |
Player | Position | Year(s) | Selectors |
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Derek Lilliquist | Pitcher | 1987† | ABCA, BA |
Josh Morris | First Base | 2006 | College Baseball Foundation |
Joshua Fields | Pitcher | 2008 | CB, NCBWA |
Gordon Beckham | Shortstop | 2008† | ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA |
Rich Poythress | Designated hitter | 2009 | BA |
Hunter Beck | Pitcher | 2009 | BA, CB |
Aaron Schunk | Utility | 2019 | BA |
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 | |||
Fifty-three former players have gone on to play at the Major League level, including seven active players:[3]
Other notable former players include:
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