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UGA Semester Begins, Fall Practice On The Horizon
August 18, 2021 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga.----The Bulldogs are back on campus as Wednesday marked the first day of the fall semester at the University of Georgia.
A week from today, the Bulldogs will begin conditioning and individual workouts at Foley Field. Fall practice is set to begin Sept. 15. Georgia aims to have 27 practices in a 45-day window. The Bulldogs will feature a veteran team with eight starting position players returning plus six pitchers who started games in 2021 for Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin.
After the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft last month, Georgia was one of five programs named a "winner," according to Baseball America (BA) magazine. Their take was based on how schools emerged from the draft relative to current and incoming players who opted for college instead of turning professional. Junior right-hander Jonathan Cannon will anchor the 2022 Bulldog rotation as he was the highest-ranked collegian (No. 67 on the BA Top 500 Pro Prospects) to go undrafted. Also, the entire Bulldog recruiting class made it to campus including junior-college right-hander Dylan Ross (No. 114) and prep right-hander Coleman Willis (No. 120). All three Bulldogs were projected to be top three round picks. They were three of the 17 highest-ranked players to go undrafted after informing MLB teams they were committed to college. Georgia lost just a pair of pitchers in this year's draft (Ryan Webb, 4th round, Cleveland) and Ben Harris (8th round, Los Angeles).
Georgia welcomes back several of its top hitters including All-South Region outfielder Connor Tate (.344-BA, 10-HR, 33-RBI), infielder Joshua McAllister (.333-9-29) and shortstop Cole Tate (.319-2-20). A pair of freshman All-SEC players return in catcher/designated hitter Corey Collins (.283-8-37) and pitcher Jaden Woods (4-1, 4.58 ERA). The left-handed Woods earned Freshman All-America honors in 2021 while left-hander Liam Sullivan (1-2, 3.99 ERA) provided a late-season boost to the starting rotation.
Sophomore outfielder Josh Stinson was the final Bulldog to conclude summer league action this past weekend when his team, the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Foresters, captured the National Baseball Congress World Series title in Wichita. Stinson batted a team-best .500 (8-for-16) in five tournament games with seven runs scored, two doubles, one triple, three RBI and five stolen bases. The Foresters (35-7) ended the season on a 21-game winning streak to repeat as NBC World Series champions.
Once again, teams can play two games against other college squads plus a third against an international team during the fall. The Bulldogs will face Team Ontario Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Foley Field, and they will play host to Western Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 10. Plans are being finalized for a third fall game too.
Additional Information on these contests including start time and attendance will be provided later this fall.
A week from today, the Bulldogs will begin conditioning and individual workouts at Foley Field. Fall practice is set to begin Sept. 15. Georgia aims to have 27 practices in a 45-day window. The Bulldogs will feature a veteran team with eight starting position players returning plus six pitchers who started games in 2021 for Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin.
After the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft last month, Georgia was one of five programs named a "winner," according to Baseball America (BA) magazine. Their take was based on how schools emerged from the draft relative to current and incoming players who opted for college instead of turning professional. Junior right-hander Jonathan Cannon will anchor the 2022 Bulldog rotation as he was the highest-ranked collegian (No. 67 on the BA Top 500 Pro Prospects) to go undrafted. Also, the entire Bulldog recruiting class made it to campus including junior-college right-hander Dylan Ross (No. 114) and prep right-hander Coleman Willis (No. 120). All three Bulldogs were projected to be top three round picks. They were three of the 17 highest-ranked players to go undrafted after informing MLB teams they were committed to college. Georgia lost just a pair of pitchers in this year's draft (Ryan Webb, 4th round, Cleveland) and Ben Harris (8th round, Los Angeles).
Georgia welcomes back several of its top hitters including All-South Region outfielder Connor Tate (.344-BA, 10-HR, 33-RBI), infielder Joshua McAllister (.333-9-29) and shortstop Cole Tate (.319-2-20). A pair of freshman All-SEC players return in catcher/designated hitter Corey Collins (.283-8-37) and pitcher Jaden Woods (4-1, 4.58 ERA). The left-handed Woods earned Freshman All-America honors in 2021 while left-hander Liam Sullivan (1-2, 3.99 ERA) provided a late-season boost to the starting rotation.
Sophomore outfielder Josh Stinson was the final Bulldog to conclude summer league action this past weekend when his team, the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Foresters, captured the National Baseball Congress World Series title in Wichita. Stinson batted a team-best .500 (8-for-16) in five tournament games with seven runs scored, two doubles, one triple, three RBI and five stolen bases. The Foresters (35-7) ended the season on a 21-game winning streak to repeat as NBC World Series champions.
Once again, teams can play two games against other college squads plus a third against an international team during the fall. The Bulldogs will face Team Ontario Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Foley Field, and they will play host to Western Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 10. Plans are being finalized for a third fall game too.
Additional Information on these contests including start time and attendance will be provided later this fall.
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