Bulldogs Face Owls Tuesday At Foley Field

ATHENS, GA.------ The Georgia Bulldogs play host to Kennesaw State Tuesday at Foley Field. First pitch will be at 6:02 p.m., and the game will be available on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.

With three weeks left in the regular season, No. 16 Georgia (30-14) is 12-9 in SEC play, and that puts the Bulldogs second in the Eastern Division and tied for the third best overall mark.  Before resuming SEC action, the Bulldogs welcome the Owls to Athens. Georgia beat Kennesaw State 17-15 in Kennesaw on Apr. 12. Georgia leads the KSU series 19-11.

Georgia is a consensus top 25 team again this week and ranked as high as No. 16 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25 Coaches) in the major polls plus has the nation's No. 4 RPI according to the NCAA. The Bulldogs are batting .289 with 52 home runs, a 5.34 ERA and a .977 fielding percentage. The Owls are hitting .289 with 37 home runs, a 5.57 ERA and a .964 fielding percentage.

Sophomore LHP Jaden Woods (1-1, 5.84 ERA. 3 SV) will make his first start of the season as part of a staff night against KSU. In his career, Woods is 5-2 with a 5.10 ERA and four saves in 35 career appearances including four starts. Woods notched a save in the earlier meeting against the Owls (3IP, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 5K). KSU will start junior RHP Jared Rine (3-0, 3.81 ERA, 6 SV). He is the Owls closer and did not pitch this past weekend in a series loss at North Florida.

Bulldog graduate 1B/RF Chaney Rogers (.295-3-26) is swinging the hottest bat. In four games last week, he hit .467 (7-for-15) with a home run and six RBI. Senior 2B Cory Acton (.269-3-23) enjoyed a fine series at LSU too, batting .545 (6-for-11) with a pair of home runs and three RBI.
Bulldog graduate LF Connor Tate (.337-8-40) leads the team in batting this season and has been even better in SEC action at .355-5-16. He has a team-best 19 multi-hit games this year. Against LSU, he had four hits and three were home runs plus five RBI. Meanwhile sophomore 3B/1B Parks Harber (.296-9-42) has made his hits count, tallying 45 hits to go with 42 RBI this season. In Saturday's 12-7 road win over No. 20 LSU, he hit into a double play in his first at bat and then went 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs.

Senior RHP Jack Gowen (1-0, 1.38 ERA, 9 SV) ranks second in the SEC with nine saves including seven of those in league play. His latest save came at LSU, and it marked the third time he has gone three innings. Gowen is 9-for-9 in save chances this year while the Bulldogs are 13-for-14 in save opportunities overall. His nine saves rank tied for 10th in school history and the most since two-way star Aaron Schunk had 12 in 2019.

Tuesday's Probable Pitching Matchup: UGA vs. KSU
G45: *Jaden Woods (1-1, 5.84 ERA, LHP, So.) vs. Jared Rine (3-0, 3.81 ERA, RHP, Jr.)
*staff night for UGA

Georgia Baseball Radio/TV Streaming Links
Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Announcers: David Johnston & Jeff Dantzler); SEC Network+: Matt Stewart & Jason Jacobs
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 Radio Show at 5:40 pm ET: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4175&type=Archive
SECN+ Link: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=64422bf4-0c53-415e-aedb-1872d42312e8

Baseball Home Game Tickets/Parking
Fans can purchase seats through UGAAA online on georgiadogs.com 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. They can include any game on the home schedule.
         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. 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 Kennesaw State Game
- National Chocolate Custard Day: There will be 750 Andy's Frozen Custard Cups given away free to fans
-See the promotions table each game for Georgia Baseball posters, roster cards and statistics

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Players Mentioned

Cory Acton

Jack Gowen

Parks Harber

Chaney Rogers

Connor Tate

Jaden Woods