2020 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2020 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 seventh year as head coach.

2020 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 3
Record	14–4 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Scott Stricklin (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Daeley (7th season) Sean Kenny (3rd season)
Home stadium	Foley Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	2		.882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	3		.833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	5		.706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of March 12, 2020[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season with a 46–17 record, compiling a 21–9 mark in the SEC. They lost in the Athens Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2019 MLB draft

The Bulldogs had eight players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.^[2]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Aaron Schunk	Third Base	2	62	Colorado Rockies
Tony Locey	Pitcher	3	96	St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Elliott	Pitcher	4	126	Seattle Mariners
LJ Talley	Second Base	7	207	Toronto Blue Jays
Zac Kristofak	Pitcher	14	421	Los Angeles Angels
Cam Shepherd	Shortstop	20	608	Tampa Bay Rays
Tucker Maxwell	Outfield	22	660	Philadelphia Phillies
Riley King	Third Base	26	787	Atlanta Braves

Personnel

Roster

2020 Georgia Bulldogs roster[3]
	Pitchers 3 - Brandon Smith - Freshman 5 - C.J. Smith - Junior 11 - Will Proctor - Junior 12 - Jonathan Cannon - Freshman 13 - Cole Wilcox - Sophomore 16 - Will Childers - Freshman 17 - Emerson Hancock - Junior 18 - Bryce Melear - Freshman 19 - Jack Gowen - Sophomore 21 - Logan Moody - Senior 22 - Ryan Suppa - Freshman 29 - Charlie Goldstein - Freshman 32 - Michael Polk - Freshman 33 - Justin Glover - Senior 34 - Garrett Brown - Freshman 35 - Cain Tatum - Freshman 39 - Darryn Pasqua - Sophomore 55 - Ryan Webb - Junior		Catchers 2 - Shane Marshall - Sophomore 30 - Mason Meadows - Junior 38 - Kale Ledford - Junior Infielders 1 - Buddy Floyd - Freshman 7 - Cam Shepherd - Senior 8 - Spencer Keefe - Freshman 9 - Kameron Guidry - Freshman 14 - Patrick Sullivan - Senior 15 - Cole Tate - Junior 23 - Connor Tate - Sophomore 24 - Garrett Blaylock - Junior 36 - Joshua McAllister - Junior 50 - Ryland Goede - Freshman		Outfielders 4 - Randon Jernigan - Sophomore 44 - Ben Anderson - Sophomore Utility 0 - Josh Stinson (OF/INF) - Freshman 6 - Kaden Fowler (OF/C) - Junior 20 - Chaney Rogers (OF/1B) - Junior 25 - Lane Watkins (OF/C/1B) - Freshman 28 - Tucker Bradley (OF/P) - Junior 31 - Riley King (INF/OF) - Junior 41 - Ben Harris (OF/P) - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2020 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff[3]
Name	Position	Seasons at Georgia	Alma Mater
Scott Stricklin	Ike Cousins Head Coach	7	Kent State (1995)
Scott Daeley	Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator	7	Wake Forest (2002)
Sean Kenny	Assistant coach/Pitching	3	Eastern Michigan (1997)
Brock Bennett	Volunteer Coach	1	Alabama (2011)

Schedule

Legend
	Georgia win
	Georgia loss
	Postponement
Bold	Georgia team member

2020 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 14 Richmond No. 5 Foley Field Athens, GA W 7–6 R. Webb (1–0) J. DeLarso (0–1) None SECN+ 2,839 1–0 0–0 February 15 Richmond No. 5 Foley Field W 9–3 C. Wilcox (1–0) C. Lowe (0–1) None SECN+ 2,959 2–0 0–0 February 16 Richmond No. 5 Foley Field W 5–4 W. Childers (1–0) M. Olson (0–1) T. Bradley (1) SECN+ 2,392 3–0 0–0 February 19 at Kennesaw State No. 5 Fred Stillwell Stadium Kennesaw, GA W 10–3 J. Cannon (1–0) L. Torbert (0–1) None SECN+ 1,119 4–0 0–0 February 21 Santa Clara No. 5 Foley Field W 9–0 E. Hancock (1–0) M. McGarry (0–1) None SECN+ 2,475 5–0 0–0 February 22 Santa Clara No. 5 Foley Field W 5–412 J. Cannon (2–0) T. Howard (2–1) None SECN+ 3,109 6–0 0–0 February 22 Santa Clara No. 5 Foley Field W 6–1 J. Glover (1–0) A. Waldsmith (0–1) None SECN+ 3,109 7–0 0–0 February 23 Santa Clara No. 5 Foley Field L 4–8 E. Heinrich (1–0) D. Pasqua (0–1) A. Tisminezky (1) SECN+ 2,377 7–1 0–0 February 25 Kennesaw State No. 4 Foley Field W 15–1 G. Brown (1–0) L. Torbert (0–2) None SECN+ 2,172 8–1 0–0 February 28 No. 17 Georgia Tech No. 4 Foley Field W 6–5 E. Hancock (2–0) J. Hughes (2–1) R. Webb (1) SECN+ 3,294 9–1 0–0 February 29 vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech No. 4 Truist Park Atlanta, GA W 12–0 C. Wilcox (2–0) C. Roedig (1–2) None SECN+ 3,718 10–1 0–0
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 at No. 17 Georgia Tech No. 4 Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA W 9–3 J. Cannon (3–0) Z. Maxwell (1–1) None SECN+ 10,299 11–1 0–0 March 3 Georgia Southern No. 4 Foley Field L 3–6 T. Owens (1–0) G. Brown (1–1) None SECN+ 2,195 11–2 0–0 March 4 vs. Georgia Southern No. 4 SRP Park North Augusta, SC Postponed March 6 UMass No. 4 Foley Field W 5–0 R. Webb (2–0) S. Harney (1–2) None SECN+ 2,261 12–2 0–0 March 7 UMass No. 4 Foley Field W 16–2 C. Wilcox (3–0) B. Shields (0–2) None SECN+ 2,621 13–2 0–0 March 8 UMass No. 4 Foley Field W 6–0 L. Moody (1–0) J. Steele (0–2) None SECN+ 2,464 14–2 0–0 March 10 vs. Georgia Southern No. 3 SRP Park L 0–1 J. Parker (1–0) C. Smith (0–1) H. Harris (1) SECN+ 4,950 14–3 0–0 March 11 at Georgia Southern No. 3 J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, GA L 1–6 T. Owens (2–0) G. Brown (1–2) None SECN+ 3,286 14–4 0–0 March 13 at No. 1 Florida No. 3 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 14 at No. 1 Florida No. 3 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 15 at No. 1 Florida No. 3 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 18 USC Upstate Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 20 South Carolina Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 21 South Carolina Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 22 South Carolina Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 25 Wofford Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 27 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Nashville, TN Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 28 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 29 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) March 31 Georgia State Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 4 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 5 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 7 Clemson Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 9 Auburn Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 10 Auburn Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 11 Auburn Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 14 Jacksonville State Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 17 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 18 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 19 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 21 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 23 Tennessee Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 24 Tennessee Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 25 Tennessee Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) April 28 Coastal Carolina Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 Ole Miss Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 2 Ole Miss Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 3 Ole Miss Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 8 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 9 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 10 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 12 Presbyterian Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 14 Kentucky Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 15 Kentucky Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) May 16 Kentucky Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB draft

Main article: 2020 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Emerson Hancock	RHP	1	6	Seattle Mariners
Cole Wilcox	RHP	3	80	San Diego Padres