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Friday, March 25
Lexington, Ky.
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Georgia Back In SEC Action At Kentucky
March 24, 2022 | Baseball
ATHENS, GA.------The No. 17 Georgia Bulldogs begin a Southeastern Conference baseball series at Kentucky Friday with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m., and the game will be available on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
The Bulldogs are 17-4 (2-1 SEC) after winning a home series against defending national champion Miss. State to open SEC play while the Wildcats (15-7, 0-3 SEC) were swept at No. 1 Arkansas. Both teams are coming off mid-week wins. Game two of the series will be Saturday at 2 p.m. (SECN+) while game three will be Sunday at noon (SEC Network).
Georgia is batting .294 with 22 home runs on the year while posting a 4.16 ERA and a .976 Fielding Percentage. Graduate CF Ben Anderson (.362-4-17) and sophomore C/DH Corey Collins (.338-7-20) have reached base in 19 straight games. Graduate SS Cole Tate leads the team in batting at .368-1-11. Kentucky is batting .308 with 25 home runs. The Wildcats have a 5.39 ERA and a .972 Fielding Percentage. UK's leading hitters are Chase Estep (.429-7-22), Daniel Harris (.333-0-10) and Jacob Plastiak (.318-6-24). The pitching matchups for the first two games of the series have been announced (see below) with Sunday's starters TBA.
Georgia leads the all-time series with the Wildcats 141-98-1 in records dating back to 1921. The Bulldogs have claimed the series in their last three trips to Lexington (2015-17-19). UK took the series in Athens in 2016 and 2018. Last year, Georgia dropped the opener to the Wildcats 6-1 and came back to win the final two games 8-7 and 17-6 to win the series.
Probable Pitching Matchups: UGA vs. Kenjtucky
G22 Jonathan Cannon (4-1, 1.83, RHP, Jr.) vs. Cole Stupp (2-1, 6.64, RHP, So.)
G23 Garrett Brown (0-0, 4.50, RHP, RSo.) vs. Darren Williams (2-0, 0.48, RHP, Sr.)
G24 TBA vs. TBA
Georgia Baseball Radio Link
Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Announcers: David Johnston & Jeff Dantzler)
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 Radio at 6:10 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4187&type=Live
Saturday Pregame Radio at 1:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4188&type=Live
Sunday Pregame Radio at 11:40 am ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4157&type=Live
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).
The Bulldogs are 17-4 (2-1 SEC) after winning a home series against defending national champion Miss. State to open SEC play while the Wildcats (15-7, 0-3 SEC) were swept at No. 1 Arkansas. Both teams are coming off mid-week wins. Game two of the series will be Saturday at 2 p.m. (SECN+) while game three will be Sunday at noon (SEC Network).
Georgia is batting .294 with 22 home runs on the year while posting a 4.16 ERA and a .976 Fielding Percentage. Graduate CF Ben Anderson (.362-4-17) and sophomore C/DH Corey Collins (.338-7-20) have reached base in 19 straight games. Graduate SS Cole Tate leads the team in batting at .368-1-11. Kentucky is batting .308 with 25 home runs. The Wildcats have a 5.39 ERA and a .972 Fielding Percentage. UK's leading hitters are Chase Estep (.429-7-22), Daniel Harris (.333-0-10) and Jacob Plastiak (.318-6-24). The pitching matchups for the first two games of the series have been announced (see below) with Sunday's starters TBA.
Georgia leads the all-time series with the Wildcats 141-98-1 in records dating back to 1921. The Bulldogs have claimed the series in their last three trips to Lexington (2015-17-19). UK took the series in Athens in 2016 and 2018. Last year, Georgia dropped the opener to the Wildcats 6-1 and came back to win the final two games 8-7 and 17-6 to win the series.
Probable Pitching Matchups: UGA vs. Kenjtucky
G22 Jonathan Cannon (4-1, 1.83, RHP, Jr.) vs. Cole Stupp (2-1, 6.64, RHP, So.)
G23 Garrett Brown (0-0, 4.50, RHP, RSo.) vs. Darren Williams (2-0, 0.48, RHP, Sr.)
G24 TBA vs. TBA
Georgia Baseball Radio Link
Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Announcers: David Johnston & Jeff Dantzler)
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 Radio at 6:10 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4187&type=Live
Saturday Pregame Radio at 1:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4188&type=Live
Sunday Pregame Radio at 11:40 am ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4157&type=Live
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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