Georgia Opens 2022 Season Friday At 2 PM

ATHENS ------The No. 14 Georgia Bulldogs open the 2022 season Friday at Foley Field against the University at Albany Great Danes with first pitch set for 2:02 p.m. The entire series will be available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network and streamed on SEC Network+.

         Georgia welcomes back 29 returning lettermen including eight starting position players and 13 pitchers who logged innings a year ago. Junior RHP Jonathan Cannon and sophomore LHP Jaden Woods were named to the preseason All-SEC 2nd Team in a vote of the league's coaches. Also, Georgia was picked to finish third in the Eastern Division behind Vanderbilt and Florida. Arkansas was picked to win the West while Ole Miss was the favorite to win the league title. Cannon, who will start Opening Day, made a couple of preseason All-America teams too. Four Bulldog starters have already earned their degree including the leading returning hitter in outfielder Connor Tate (.344-10-33). Georgia is 5-3 on Opening Day in the Scott Stricklin era. He is in his ninth season as the Ike Cousins head baseball coach.
         The Great Danes were picked to finish fourth in the America East Coaches' Poll with Stony Brook the favorite. Albany posted a 22-25 mark last year.  The Great Danes return redshirt senior infielder Johnny Marti who led the team in batting (.349), home runs (7) and RBI (41), and their top three starting pitchers in redshirt senior Ray Weber (7-2, 3.69) and redshirt sophomores Anthony Germinerio (3-5, 3.97) and Cregg Scherrer (4-4, 4.92).

Pitching Matchups: UGA vs. Albany
Game 1 Friday at 2 pm: Jonathan Cannon (4-2, 3.98 ERA, RHP, Jr.) vs. Ray Weber (7-2, 3.69, RHP, RSr.)
                  Honorary First Pitch: Bulldog national championship QB Stetson Bennett
Game 2 Saturday at 3 pm: Liam Sullivan (1-2, 3.99, LHP, So.) vs. Anthony Germinerio (3-5, 3.97 ERA, RHP, RSo.)
                  Honorary First Pitch: Former Bulldog LHP Ben Harris who is now in the L.A. Dodgers organization
Game 3 Sunday at 1 pm: Dylan Ross (6-2, 3.88 ERA, RHP, Jr.) vs. Cregg Scherrer (4-4, 4.92 ERA, LHP, RSo.)

Georgia Baseball Radio Links
Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Announcers: Jeff Dantzler, David Johnston)
Free audio streaming of all Georgia Bulldogs games can be heard using the Gameday LIVE app.
Optimized for iOS7+ and Android 4.0+, Georgiadogs.com Gameday LIVE is now available for both smartphone and tablet in App Store and Google Play marketplaces. Georgiadogs.com Gameday LIVE is the official mobile application of Georgia athletics. Get the app here: georgiadogs.com/wireless/.

Friday Pregame Show at 1:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4136&sport=1&type=Live
Saturday Pregame Show at 2:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4137&sport=1&type=Live
Sunday Pregame Show at 12:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4138&sport=1&type=Live

SEC Network+ TV Links
All live video streaming for games will be carried on the SEC Network +.
The Albany series will be a two-camera simulcast featuring radio announcers Jeff Dantzler and David Johnson
Game 1: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=09ba4316-4bc8-4374-a539-265c04dd6bd3
Game 2: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=8d0301be-35fd-4251-a181-fce8e057fc0a
Game 3: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=fa7de004-c8d5-44e6-818d-8feff2998641

Promotions This Series
See the promotions table for Georgia Baseball posters, roster cards, schedule cards and magnets.
Friday: 750 'The Dawgs Are Back' t-shirts and pizza for the first 400 UGA students
Sunday: Family Fun Day; Pre-Game: Anthem Buddies; Post-Game: Kids Run The Bases

Baseball Tickets
         Season Tickets for the 2022 season tickets are sold out, however there are three new flexible ticket packages available for 5-, 10- and 15-games. They can include any game on the home schedule. The prices for these packages are $40 for five games, $70 for ten games and $90 for 15 games.
         Single game tickets for most non-conference games along with Thursday and Sunday SEC games are options too. Single game tickets are $10 while group tickets (10+ tickets) are $5 each. Currently, single game sales and group tickets are not available for SEC games on Friday or Saturday or for the Clemson or Georgia Tech games. For ticket or group info questions, please call (706) 542-1231, Ext. 1.
         Ticket sales are available online here: https://gado.gs/8hg

Alcohol Sales Available
         Following the successful launch of alcohol sales at Stegeman Coliseum for both men's and women's basketball games, Georgia Athletics has announced it will carry over its pilot program to both baseball and softball this year. In compliance with the SEC policy on alcohol at athletic events, the UGAAA will sale a variety of domestic, import, craft and premium beer at designated concession stands inside Foley Field. Sales will begin with the season opener on Friday for baseball. Complete details on this program can be found here: https://gado.gs/8he

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Players Mentioned

Jonathan Cannon

Ben Harris

Dylan Ross

Liam Sullivan

Connor Tate

Jaden Woods