University of Georgia Athletics
Tuesday, February 22
Athens, Ga.
5 pm
University of Georgia
vs
Wofford College
Georgia Faces Wofford Tuesday At 5 P.M.
February 21, 2022 | Baseball
ATHENS ------The No. 15 Georgia Bulldogs play host to Wofford Tuesday at Foley Field. First pitch set for 5:02 p.m, and the game will be available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network and streamed on SEC Network+.
A consensus top 25 team in the preseason polls, the Bulldogs opened the 2022 season by sweeping a three-game home set from the Albany (N.Y.) Great Danes, winning 4-2, 7-6 and 9-1. It marked the fourth Opening Weekend series sweep under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. The Bulldogs improved to 6-3 on Opening Day under Stricklin. This week, Georgia is ranked as high as No. 15 (Baseball America) nationally. Georgia stayed No. 16 in D1Baseball.com and moved up to No. 17 in the Collegiate Baseball weekly poll.
Up next, Georgia battles Wofford, and the Bulldogs lead the all-time series 10-0 dating back to 1956. The Terriers went 2-1 against George Mason in Spartanburg, S.C. The Terriers dropped their opener 11-10 and then bounced back with a 12-4 win Saturday and won a 15-13 slugfest Sunday to claim the series. Wofford was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the Southern Conference (SoCon) by the league's coaches. Wofford, led by Coach Todd Interdonato, won its first-ever SoCon regular season title last year going 36-21 overall and 21-9 in the SoCon.
The Bulldogs batted .300 with seven doubles and six home runs against the Great Danes while the pitching staff posted a 3.00 ERA with six walks and 30 strikeouts. Georgia made just one error for a .991 fielding percentage. The Terriers hit .337 with three home runs, fielded .934 (eight errors) and the staff registered a 7.33 ERA with 12 walks and 29 strikeouts against George Mason.
Bulldog redshirt sophomore RHP Garrett Brown will get the start Tuesday. It will be his first action since the abbreviated 2020 campaign when he went 1-2 with a 4.96 ERA in four starts. He missed last year due to elbow surgery and recovery. A 6-7, 218-pound native of Machester, Ga., Brown is in his fourth year at Georgia after a redshirt season in 2019 and a medical redshirt in 2021.
Notables From The Albany Series
*Graduate SS Cole Tate batted .462 (6-for-13) with a home run and two RBI to lead the offense. He delivered his third career walk-off single in the 7-6 series-clinching victory Saturday. The other two came on Opening Day in 2020 against Richmond and to beat No. 10 Tennessee last year. The Bulldogs have had 24 walk-offs in the Stricklin era that began in 2014. Tate hit safely in all three games and provided perfect fielding in 13 total chances.
*Graduate CF and co-captain Ben Anderson opened the season with a leadoff home run and that's the first time a Bulldog has done that in available records dating back to 1975! Anderson was one of six different Bulldogs to hit a home run during the Albany series. Before Anderson, the last Bulldog to open a game with a homer was Tucker Maxwell against Florida State during the 2019 NCAA Regional in Athens.
*Freshman OF/1B Cole Wagner made a pair of starts as the designated hitter and went 3-for-7 including an opposite-field solo home run. His cousin, sophomore LHP/OF Luke Wagner, picked up a win in relief on Saturday. Sophomore C Fernando Gonzalez posted a .714 OB% in two starts, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three walks. He provided his usual stellar defense too. Senior newcomer 2B Cory Acton hit .308 (4-for-13) with a pair of doubles, three RBI and flawless defense in three starts.
*Junior preseason All-America RHP Jonathan Cannon provided six shutout innings in a 4-2 season-opening win. He did not walk a batter and struck out four. Junior RHP Dylan Ross notched a win in his Bulldog debut, allowing a run on four hits with six strikeouts over five innings Sunday.
*Senior RHP and co-captain Jack Gowen pitched a perfect inning on Opening Day to collect a save. Sophomore LHP Collin Caldwell set a career high with 5Ks over two innings while sophomore RHP Will Pearson pitched a career-high three scoreless innings with three Ks in game two. On Sunday, redshirt sophomore LHP Davis Rokose pitched three perfect innings on 32 pitches in his Georgia debut.
Probable Pitching Matchups: UGA vs. Wofford
Garrett Brown (2021 debut, RHP, RSo.) vs. Matthew Marchal (0-1, 10.80, RHP, Jr.)
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/.
Tuesday Pregame Show at 4:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4139&type=Live
SEC Network+ TV Links
All live video streaming for games will be carried on the SEC Network +.
The Wofford game will be a two-camera simulcast featuring radio announcers Jeff Dantzler and David Johnson
Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=b7e9442f-ee96-424a-887c-a53b076e64f1
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
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS: For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit www.georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@BaseballUGA), Facebook (@GeorgiaBaseball) and Instagram (@baseballuga).
A consensus top 25 team in the preseason polls, the Bulldogs opened the 2022 season by sweeping a three-game home set from the Albany (N.Y.) Great Danes, winning 4-2, 7-6 and 9-1. It marked the fourth Opening Weekend series sweep under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. The Bulldogs improved to 6-3 on Opening Day under Stricklin. This week, Georgia is ranked as high as No. 15 (Baseball America) nationally. Georgia stayed No. 16 in D1Baseball.com and moved up to No. 17 in the Collegiate Baseball weekly poll.
Up next, Georgia battles Wofford, and the Bulldogs lead the all-time series 10-0 dating back to 1956. The Terriers went 2-1 against George Mason in Spartanburg, S.C. The Terriers dropped their opener 11-10 and then bounced back with a 12-4 win Saturday and won a 15-13 slugfest Sunday to claim the series. Wofford was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the Southern Conference (SoCon) by the league's coaches. Wofford, led by Coach Todd Interdonato, won its first-ever SoCon regular season title last year going 36-21 overall and 21-9 in the SoCon.
The Bulldogs batted .300 with seven doubles and six home runs against the Great Danes while the pitching staff posted a 3.00 ERA with six walks and 30 strikeouts. Georgia made just one error for a .991 fielding percentage. The Terriers hit .337 with three home runs, fielded .934 (eight errors) and the staff registered a 7.33 ERA with 12 walks and 29 strikeouts against George Mason.
Bulldog redshirt sophomore RHP Garrett Brown will get the start Tuesday. It will be his first action since the abbreviated 2020 campaign when he went 1-2 with a 4.96 ERA in four starts. He missed last year due to elbow surgery and recovery. A 6-7, 218-pound native of Machester, Ga., Brown is in his fourth year at Georgia after a redshirt season in 2019 and a medical redshirt in 2021.
Notables From The Albany Series
*Graduate SS Cole Tate batted .462 (6-for-13) with a home run and two RBI to lead the offense. He delivered his third career walk-off single in the 7-6 series-clinching victory Saturday. The other two came on Opening Day in 2020 against Richmond and to beat No. 10 Tennessee last year. The Bulldogs have had 24 walk-offs in the Stricklin era that began in 2014. Tate hit safely in all three games and provided perfect fielding in 13 total chances.
*Graduate CF and co-captain Ben Anderson opened the season with a leadoff home run and that's the first time a Bulldog has done that in available records dating back to 1975! Anderson was one of six different Bulldogs to hit a home run during the Albany series. Before Anderson, the last Bulldog to open a game with a homer was Tucker Maxwell against Florida State during the 2019 NCAA Regional in Athens.
*Freshman OF/1B Cole Wagner made a pair of starts as the designated hitter and went 3-for-7 including an opposite-field solo home run. His cousin, sophomore LHP/OF Luke Wagner, picked up a win in relief on Saturday. Sophomore C Fernando Gonzalez posted a .714 OB% in two starts, going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three walks. He provided his usual stellar defense too. Senior newcomer 2B Cory Acton hit .308 (4-for-13) with a pair of doubles, three RBI and flawless defense in three starts.
*Junior preseason All-America RHP Jonathan Cannon provided six shutout innings in a 4-2 season-opening win. He did not walk a batter and struck out four. Junior RHP Dylan Ross notched a win in his Bulldog debut, allowing a run on four hits with six strikeouts over five innings Sunday.
*Senior RHP and co-captain Jack Gowen pitched a perfect inning on Opening Day to collect a save. Sophomore LHP Collin Caldwell set a career high with 5Ks over two innings while sophomore RHP Will Pearson pitched a career-high three scoreless innings with three Ks in game two. On Sunday, redshirt sophomore LHP Davis Rokose pitched three perfect innings on 32 pitches in his Georgia debut.
Probable Pitching Matchups: UGA vs. Wofford
Garrett Brown (2021 debut, RHP, RSo.) vs. Matthew Marchal (0-1, 10.80, RHP, Jr.)
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/.
Tuesday Pregame Show at 4:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4139&type=Live
SEC Network+ TV Links
All live video streaming for games will be carried on the SEC Network +.
The Wofford game will be a two-camera simulcast featuring radio announcers Jeff Dantzler and David Johnson
Streaming Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=b7e9442f-ee96-424a-887c-a53b076e64f1
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
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS: For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit www.georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@BaseballUGA), Facebook (@GeorgiaBaseball) and Instagram (@baseballuga).
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