Georgia-Florida Series Begins Thursday Night

ATHENS, GA.------The 23rd-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (19-6, 3-3 SEC) play host to No. 16 Florida (18-7, 3-3 SEC) starting Thursday in an SEC series. First pitch will be at 8 pm (ESPN2) and available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network. The series continues Friday at 6 pm (SECN+) and concludes Saturday with first pitch at 2 pm (SECN+). Saturday's game will be the annual Baseball Lettermen's Day recognition too.

This past Tuesday, Georgia defeated Ga. Southern 7-2 in Athens to claim the season series while Florida beat No. 5 FSU 6-3 in Jacksonville.  Georgia dropped an SEC road series 2-1 at Kentucky this past weekend while the Gators lost a home series to No. 14 LSU 2-1. Georgia is batting .289 with 25 home runs while posting a 4.75 ERA and .974 fielding percentage. The Gators are batting .295 with 49 home runs and a 3.79 ERA and .980 fielding percentage.

The Florida series began in 1931, and the Gators hold a 189-97-2 advantage. The teams met in Jacksonville last November for a fall exhibition the night before the Georgia-Florida football game. Georgia won the exhibition 8-5 (and the football game 34-7). UF won the baseball series last year two games to one in Gainesville while the Bulldogs swept the Gators at Foley Field in 2019. In 2020, it was slated to be a No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup to open the SEC season. The Bulldogs were on their way to Gainesville when they had to turn the bus around and return home due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The series and ultimately the rest of the college baseball season was canceled.

This series will feature two of the nation's elite pitchers and premium 2022 MLB Draft prospects in Georgia junior right-hander Jonathan Cannon (5-1, 1.96 ERA, 41.1 IP, 43K, 1BB {intentional}) and Florida sophomore left-hander Hunter Barco (5-1, 1.41 ERA, 38. 1 IP, 52K, 5BB). The Bulldogs will keep Cannon in his normal Friday night spot in the SEC rotation. Redshirt sophomore Garrett Brown (0-0, 6.91 ERA) will get the Thursday night start for game one of the series. Georgia has not announced a starter for game three. Three of Georgia's top starting options are sidelined. Junior RHP Dylan Ross and redshirt sophomore RHP Will Childers are now out for the season. Sophomore LHP Liam Sullivan is slated to return next week for the South Carolina series. UF has not announced its rotation for the series.

Georgia graduate CF Ben Anderson (.369-4-17, .518 OB%) has reached base safely in a team-high 23 consecutive games. He kept the streak alive Tuesday with a walk. Anderson led all SEC hitters this past week with a .529 average (9-for-17). Sophomore C/DH Corey Collins (.309-7-22, .420 OB%) saw his on base streak end this past Sunday at 21 games. On Tuesday, he began a new streak by going 1-for-2 with a HBP. Graduate SS Cole Tate (.368-1-11) missed the Kentucky series this past weekend due to a hip injury. He returned to action this past Tuesday, going 0-for-3 with an RBI. Entering the UK series, he was the team's leading hitter and had started 24 games. Redshirt senior Josh McAllister (.296-3-19) started at shortstop versus UK. He has made starts at 2B-3B-SS and has played OF too. At least once every series, McAllister will make a highlight play. He has made SportsCenter Top Plays in his career.

Probable Pitching Matchups: UGA vs. UF
G26         Garrett Brown (0-0, 6.40, RHP, RSo.) vs. TBA
G27         Jonathan Cannon (5-1, 1.96, RHP, Jr.) vs. TBA
G28         TBA vs. TBA

Georgia Baseball Radio/TV Streaming Links
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/.

Thursday Pregame Radio Show at 7:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4159&type=Live
Friday Pregame Radio Show at 5:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4160&type=Live
Saturday Pregame Radio Show at 1:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4161&type=Live

ESPN2 Announcers: (Matt Schick & Roddy Jones)
Thursday ESPN2 Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=e4985d88-3fb2-444e-b1e2-9872f0910a58

SEC Network+ Announcers (Matt Stewart & Jason Jacobs)
Friday SECN+ Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=3922968
Saturday SECN+ Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=3922967

Baseball Home Game Tickets/Parking
Fans can purchase seats or from other fans through our official secondary ticketing partner StubHub.  https://www.stubhub.com/georgia-bulldogs-baseball-tickets/performer/400525/
                  Also, 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 game. For ticket or group info questions, please call (706) 542-1231, Ext. 1. Free parking is available in the commuter surface lot behind the outfield.
         Gates open one hour before game time.
         Ticket sales are available online here: https://gado.gs/8hg

Have A Beverage At Foley Field
         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. Complete details on this program can be found here: https://gado.gs/8he

Promotions For UF Series
Thursday: First 500 students receive a Georgia Baseball T-Shirt
Friday: First 1,000 fans receive a Jared Walsh Bobblehead
Saturday: Georgia Baseball Alumni Day & Family Fun Day With Face Painters
                  Pregame: Alumni Recognition and Lettermen Awards, Anthem Buddies; Postgame: Kids Run The Bases
-See the promotions table each game for Georgia Baseball posters, roster cards and statistics

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Players Mentioned

Ben Anderson

Garrett Brown

Jonathan Cannon

Will Childers

Corey Collins

Dylan Ross

Liam Sullivan

Cole Tate

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