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Woods Named A Freshman All-American
June 22, 2021 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga.-----University of Georgia pitcher Jaden Woods has been named a second team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings, it was announced Tuesday.
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Woods, a 6-2, 193-pound left-hander from Warner Robins, Ga., made 17 appearances including four starts for the Bulldogs. He posted a 4-1 record with one save and a 4.58 Earned Run Average. In 53 innings pitched, he registered 53 strikeouts and 24 walks. All five of his decisions came in Southeastern Conference action, and the league coaches named him to the All-Freshman Team.
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Woods provided four scoreless innings of relief in beating top-ranked Arkansas in Fayetteville. He collected his first collegiate win against Texas A&M in College Station. In the Kentucky series in Athens, he notched a win and a save. Woods earned the victory over LSU at the SEC Tournament when he struck out five over 3.2 scoreless innings. He made starts against Evansville, Gardner-Webb, North Florida and No. 7 Florida. Overall, Woods held opponents to a .179 batting average.
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Woods becomes the 31st Bulldog in school history to be named a Freshman All-American and the latest since pitchers Jonathan Cannon and Will Childers a year ago.  He is the eighth Bulldog Freshman All-American under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. The Bulldogs finished the 2021 season with a record of 31-25.
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Woods, a 6-2, 193-pound left-hander from Warner Robins, Ga., made 17 appearances including four starts for the Bulldogs. He posted a 4-1 record with one save and a 4.58 Earned Run Average. In 53 innings pitched, he registered 53 strikeouts and 24 walks. All five of his decisions came in Southeastern Conference action, and the league coaches named him to the All-Freshman Team.
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Woods provided four scoreless innings of relief in beating top-ranked Arkansas in Fayetteville. He collected his first collegiate win against Texas A&M in College Station. In the Kentucky series in Athens, he notched a win and a save. Woods earned the victory over LSU at the SEC Tournament when he struck out five over 3.2 scoreless innings. He made starts against Evansville, Gardner-Webb, North Florida and No. 7 Florida. Overall, Woods held opponents to a .179 batting average.
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Woods becomes the 31st Bulldog in school history to be named a Freshman All-American and the latest since pitchers Jonathan Cannon and Will Childers a year ago.  He is the eighth Bulldog Freshman All-American under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. The Bulldogs finished the 2021 season with a record of 31-25.
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