University of Georgia Athletics
Friday, March 1
Statesboro, GA
6:30 PM
University of Georgia
at
Georgia Southern
Georgia Heads To Statesboro For Next Series
February 28, 2019 | Baseball
ATHENS-----Ninth-ranked Georgia hits the road for a three-game series against Georgia Southern starting Friday at 6:30 p.m. Both the Saturday and Sunday contests will begin at 1 p.m.
The Bulldogs (7-1) have played their first eight games at home and made two attempts to play at Kennesaw State last week but those contests were rained out. The Eagles (3-4) will be playing their second series against a Southeastern Conference team after opening the year at Auburn. GSU went 1-2 against the Tigers. Last weekend, the Eagles went 1-2 against West Virginia in Statesboro and beat College of Charleston in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Georgia leads the all-time series with GSU 53-37. Last year in Athens, Georgia claimed the series 2-1 (W 22-9, L 8-3, W 4-3). In 2017, Georgia won a series at GSU 2-1 (W 4-3, W, 7-0, L 2-1). Georgia's Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin notched his 500thcareer victory this past Wednesday as the Bulldogs dispatched KSU 11-1.
TWIBB NOTES (This Week In Bulldog Baseball)
Current Rankings: #9 D1Baseball.com; #9 Collegiate Baseball; #7 NCBWA; #13 ESPN; #15 Baseball America
Team Notes:
*Georgia's starting pitchers are a combined 7-1 with a 1.71 ERA.
*The Bulldogs are fielding .980. Last year, Georgia set a school record with a .979 FLDG%.
*Georgia is 1-1 this week, falling 1-0 to LIU Brooklyn and then beating Kennesaw State 11-1.
*Georgia outscored UMass Lowell 31-12 to post its second consecutive sweep for a 6-0 start to the 2019 campaign. Last Friday's game was postponed due to rain and the series began on Saturday and concluded with a doubleheader Sunday. The Bulldogs hit .361, fielded .990 and posted a 4.32 ERA in the sweep of the River Hawks.
Individual Notes:
*Sophomore RHP Emerson Hancock (2-0, 0.00 ERA) ranks among the SEC leaders in several categories including lowest opponent batting average at .073. He has allowed just three hits in 13 IP. He will start Friday.
*Junior SS Cam Shepherd (.414-1-9) is batting leadoff this season and has posted a .564 on-base percentage, which ranks second in the SEC. He has reached base in all six games this season and owns a current five-game hitting streak. Last year against Ga. Southern, he provided the game-winning SF for a 4-3 walk-off to clinch the season-opening series.
*Redshirt sophomore RF Riley King (.433-2-13) leads the team with 13 RBI, that's good for fifth in the SEC. He redshirted in 2017 and was limited to six at bats last season due to injuries.
*Senior 2B LJ Talleyis off to a hot start, batting a team-best .444-2-9. He has a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 28 total chances and already made several impressive highlight plays.
*Junior 3B/Closer Aaron Schunk (.438-2-6; 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV) has a four-game hitting streak and already has had three 3-hit games.
*Junior RHP Tony Locey (2-0, 3.27 ERA) ranks third in the SEC with 20 strikeouts in only 11 IP. He will start Saturday's game while freshman RHP Cole Wilcox (0-0, 10.80 ERA) will make his first career start Sunday. Junior RHP Will Procto r(2-0, 4.00 ERA), who has made two weekend starts this year, will rest his arm during this series.
Television/Radio
TV: ESPN+
Fri. @ 6:30 pm
http://www.gado.gs/1lo
Sat. @ 1 pm
http://www.gado.gs/1lq
Sun. @ 1 pm
http://www.gado.gs/1ls
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network from IMG College (David Johnston & Jeff Dantzler)
Stations: 960 AM-WRFC and selected affiliates (check your local listings), also via the Georgia Bulldogs app and TuneIn app.
Additional Coverage on Twitter: @BaseballUGA
The Bulldogs (7-1) have played their first eight games at home and made two attempts to play at Kennesaw State last week but those contests were rained out. The Eagles (3-4) will be playing their second series against a Southeastern Conference team after opening the year at Auburn. GSU went 1-2 against the Tigers. Last weekend, the Eagles went 1-2 against West Virginia in Statesboro and beat College of Charleston in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Georgia leads the all-time series with GSU 53-37. Last year in Athens, Georgia claimed the series 2-1 (W 22-9, L 8-3, W 4-3). In 2017, Georgia won a series at GSU 2-1 (W 4-3, W, 7-0, L 2-1). Georgia's Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin notched his 500thcareer victory this past Wednesday as the Bulldogs dispatched KSU 11-1.
TWIBB NOTES (This Week In Bulldog Baseball)
Current Rankings: #9 D1Baseball.com; #9 Collegiate Baseball; #7 NCBWA; #13 ESPN; #15 Baseball America
Team Notes:
*Georgia's starting pitchers are a combined 7-1 with a 1.71 ERA.
*The Bulldogs are fielding .980. Last year, Georgia set a school record with a .979 FLDG%.
*Georgia is 1-1 this week, falling 1-0 to LIU Brooklyn and then beating Kennesaw State 11-1.
*Georgia outscored UMass Lowell 31-12 to post its second consecutive sweep for a 6-0 start to the 2019 campaign. Last Friday's game was postponed due to rain and the series began on Saturday and concluded with a doubleheader Sunday. The Bulldogs hit .361, fielded .990 and posted a 4.32 ERA in the sweep of the River Hawks.
Individual Notes:
*Sophomore RHP Emerson Hancock (2-0, 0.00 ERA) ranks among the SEC leaders in several categories including lowest opponent batting average at .073. He has allowed just three hits in 13 IP. He will start Friday.
*Junior SS Cam Shepherd (.414-1-9) is batting leadoff this season and has posted a .564 on-base percentage, which ranks second in the SEC. He has reached base in all six games this season and owns a current five-game hitting streak. Last year against Ga. Southern, he provided the game-winning SF for a 4-3 walk-off to clinch the season-opening series.
*Redshirt sophomore RF Riley King (.433-2-13) leads the team with 13 RBI, that's good for fifth in the SEC. He redshirted in 2017 and was limited to six at bats last season due to injuries.
*Senior 2B LJ Talleyis off to a hot start, batting a team-best .444-2-9. He has a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 28 total chances and already made several impressive highlight plays.
*Junior 3B/Closer Aaron Schunk (.438-2-6; 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV) has a four-game hitting streak and already has had three 3-hit games.
*Junior RHP Tony Locey (2-0, 3.27 ERA) ranks third in the SEC with 20 strikeouts in only 11 IP. He will start Saturday's game while freshman RHP Cole Wilcox (0-0, 10.80 ERA) will make his first career start Sunday. Junior RHP Will Procto r(2-0, 4.00 ERA), who has made two weekend starts this year, will rest his arm during this series.
Television/Radio
TV: ESPN+
Fri. @ 6:30 pm
http://www.gado.gs/1lo
Sat. @ 1 pm
http://www.gado.gs/1lq
Sun. @ 1 pm
http://www.gado.gs/1ls
Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network from IMG College (David Johnston & Jeff Dantzler)
Stations: 960 AM-WRFC and selected affiliates (check your local listings), also via the Georgia Bulldogs app and TuneIn app.
Additional Coverage on Twitter: @BaseballUGA
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