University of Georgia Athletics
Bulldogs Head To SEC Tournament As Top Seed
May 19, 2008 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga. --- SEC Champion Georgia will be the top seed at the SEC Tournament and face No. 8 seed Ole Miss Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala. The seventh-ranked Bulldogs are 35-19-1 overall and led by head coach David Perno who is in his seventh season. They set a school record by going 20-9-1 in the SEC this year.
During the regular season, Georgia defeated Ole Miss two games to one in Athens (May 2-4). This will be the first time they have met in the SEC Tournament. Ole Miss is 34-22 overall and 15-15 in the SEC. Georgia is slated to start senior right-hander Nick Montgomery (2-1, 4.66 ERA). In his last start, which was the first of his Bulldog career, Montgomery defeated No. 25 Ga. Tech 3-2 last Tuesday at Turner Field in front of a crowd of 22,599. He went five innings and allowed one run on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
The Bulldogs went 14-7 against the 2008 SEC Tournament field including 6-3 versus their bracket and 8-4 against Bracket One.
Georgia has never won the SEC Tournament and the Bulldogs are 23-32 in 16 appearances. The Bulldogs have finished second three times, 1985, 1986 and 1989. Georgia's last appearance came in 2006 when it tied for 3rd, going 3-2.
After having clinched the SEC title on May 11th, the Bulldogs went 2-2 this past week, defeating No. 25 Ga. Tech 3-2 in front of 22,599 at Turner Field in Atlanta and then dropping an SEC home series with Alabama 2-1. Georgia and Alabama combined to score 68 runs in the three-game set, the most ever in a UGA-UA series. They smashed 10 home runs apiece.
Junior shortstop Gordon Beckham (.401-23-57, 16 SB, .959 FLDG%), a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, tied the school record for home runs in a season with his 23rd against Alabama. It was an opposite field, game-tying solo shot. On Saturday, he set the Bulldog record for runs scored in a season with 76. Beckham, an Academic All-America candidate too, ranks among the leaders in several NCAA and SEC offensive categories. He is second in the country in home runs, fourth in slugging percentage and sixth in runs scores. In 28 games against ranked opponents, Beckham is batting .380-9-26, and in SEC action, he batted .391-13-33.
Senior All-America closer Joshua Fields, a semifinalist for the Clemens Award, set a school record with his 16th save of the season in a win over Ga. Tech Tuesday at Turner Field in Atlanta. Fields already holds the SEC and school record for career saves with 39. In the Alabama series, Fields went 1-1. For the year, he is 2-2 with a 1.52 ERA and 16 Saves in 29.2 IP. He has 53 strikeouts.
Junior catcher/designated hitter Bryce Massanari (.326-9-51) batted .714 with two doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI this past week. He went 7-for-7 with 3 HRs and 8 RBI in a doubleheader split with Alabama Friday. Against Alabama in the series, he hit .727-4-11. He went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in the win over Ga. Tech at Turner Field in front of 22,599 fans.
2008 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Regions Park, Hoover, Ala.
Wednesday, May 21
Game 1 10:00 a.m. #7 South Carolina vs. #2 LSU [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 2 1:00 p.m. #6 Vanderbilt vs. #3 Florida [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 3 5:00 p.m. #8 Ole Miss vs. #1 Georgia [CSS HD]
Game 4 8:00 p.m. #5 Alabama vs. #4 Kentucky [CSS HD]
Thursday, May 22
Game 5 10:00 a.m. Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 6 1:00 p.m. Loser G3 vs. Loser G4 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 7 5:00 p.m. Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 8 8:00 p.m. Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Friday, May 23
Game 9 3:00 p.m. Winner G5 vs. Loser G7 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 10 6:30 p.m. Winner G6 vs. Loser G8 [FSN]
Saturday, May 24
Game 11 10:00 a.m. Winner G8 vs. Winner G9 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 12 1:30 p.m. Winner G7 vs. Winner G10 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 13* 5:00 p.m. Winner G11 vs. Loser G11 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 14* 8:00 p.m. Winner G12 vs. Loser G12 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Sunday, May 25
Game 15* 3:00 p.m. Winner G13 vs. Winner G14 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
* - If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be no 5 p.m. or 8 p.m. games on Saturday and the championship game Sunday would be Game 13.
All Times are Central
FSN/FSN HD] - FSN South, FSN Southwest, Sun Sports
[CSS/CSS HD] - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast
During the regular season, Georgia defeated Ole Miss two games to one in Athens (May 2-4). This will be the first time they have met in the SEC Tournament. Ole Miss is 34-22 overall and 15-15 in the SEC. Georgia is slated to start senior right-hander Nick Montgomery (2-1, 4.66 ERA). In his last start, which was the first of his Bulldog career, Montgomery defeated No. 25 Ga. Tech 3-2 last Tuesday at Turner Field in front of a crowd of 22,599. He went five innings and allowed one run on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
The Bulldogs went 14-7 against the 2008 SEC Tournament field including 6-3 versus their bracket and 8-4 against Bracket One.
Georgia has never won the SEC Tournament and the Bulldogs are 23-32 in 16 appearances. The Bulldogs have finished second three times, 1985, 1986 and 1989. Georgia's last appearance came in 2006 when it tied for 3rd, going 3-2.
After having clinched the SEC title on May 11th, the Bulldogs went 2-2 this past week, defeating No. 25 Ga. Tech 3-2 in front of 22,599 at Turner Field in Atlanta and then dropping an SEC home series with Alabama 2-1. Georgia and Alabama combined to score 68 runs in the three-game set, the most ever in a UGA-UA series. They smashed 10 home runs apiece.
Junior shortstop Gordon Beckham (.401-23-57, 16 SB, .959 FLDG%), a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, tied the school record for home runs in a season with his 23rd against Alabama. It was an opposite field, game-tying solo shot. On Saturday, he set the Bulldog record for runs scored in a season with 76. Beckham, an Academic All-America candidate too, ranks among the leaders in several NCAA and SEC offensive categories. He is second in the country in home runs, fourth in slugging percentage and sixth in runs scores. In 28 games against ranked opponents, Beckham is batting .380-9-26, and in SEC action, he batted .391-13-33.
Senior All-America closer Joshua Fields, a semifinalist for the Clemens Award, set a school record with his 16th save of the season in a win over Ga. Tech Tuesday at Turner Field in Atlanta. Fields already holds the SEC and school record for career saves with 39. In the Alabama series, Fields went 1-1. For the year, he is 2-2 with a 1.52 ERA and 16 Saves in 29.2 IP. He has 53 strikeouts.
Junior catcher/designated hitter Bryce Massanari (.326-9-51) batted .714 with two doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI this past week. He went 7-for-7 with 3 HRs and 8 RBI in a doubleheader split with Alabama Friday. Against Alabama in the series, he hit .727-4-11. He went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in the win over Ga. Tech at Turner Field in front of 22,599 fans.
2008 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Regions Park, Hoover, Ala.
Wednesday, May 21
Game 1 10:00 a.m. #7 South Carolina vs. #2 LSU [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 2 1:00 p.m. #6 Vanderbilt vs. #3 Florida [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 3 5:00 p.m. #8 Ole Miss vs. #1 Georgia [CSS HD]
Game 4 8:00 p.m. #5 Alabama vs. #4 Kentucky [CSS HD]
Thursday, May 22
Game 5 10:00 a.m. Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 6 1:00 p.m. Loser G3 vs. Loser G4 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 7 5:00 p.m. Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 8 8:00 p.m. Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Friday, May 23
Game 9 3:00 p.m. Winner G5 vs. Loser G7 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 10 6:30 p.m. Winner G6 vs. Loser G8 [FSN]
Saturday, May 24
Game 11 10:00 a.m. Winner G8 vs. Winner G9 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 12 1:30 p.m. Winner G7 vs. Winner G10 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 13* 5:00 p.m. Winner G11 vs. Loser G11 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 14* 8:00 p.m. Winner G12 vs. Loser G12 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Sunday, May 25
Game 15* 3:00 p.m. Winner G13 vs. Winner G14 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
* - If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be no 5 p.m. or 8 p.m. games on Saturday and the championship game Sunday would be Game 13.
All Times are Central
FSN/FSN HD] - FSN South, FSN Southwest, Sun Sports
[CSS/CSS HD] - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast
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