Bulldogs Back Home For CSU Series

Friday, March 10

Athens, Ga.

5:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Charleston Southern

March 09, 2023 | Baseball

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ATHENS-----Georgia (10-3) returns to the friendly confines of Foley Field for its next seven games after going 4-1 over a six-day span that saw it play in five different ballparks.

Recently, the Bulldogs claimed a series over No. 16 Georgia Tech and swept a two-game set over Ga. Southern. Up next, it's a three-game series with Charleston Southern (5-8) that begins Friday at 5:02 p.m. The Bucs posted a 9-2 home win over Holy Cross Tuesday. CSU is 0-5 against SEC teams this year, dropping three to nationally ranked Florida in Gainesville to open the season and a pair of midweek contests to Tennessee in Knoxville.

Series History: Georgia leads the all-time series with the Bucs 10-1 as it dates to 1996. Ten of the 11 games have come at Foley Field with the Bucs lone win coming in Charleston in 2018. That year, Georgia lost to CSU 5-4 and then blanked the Bucs 7-0 in Athens.

Running Around The Bases: Through 13 games, Georgia has been smashing the baseball, tallying a .314 batting average with 31 doubles, three triples, 29 home runs and a .594 slugging percentage.
         Redshirt-freshman Charlie Condon (.490-6-29) has put a charge in the lineup as he ranks among the SEC leaders in several offensive categories. He is the reigning SEC Co-Player of the Week after hitting .588 (10-for-17) in four games last week with three home runs and eight RBI.  In the two-game set with GSU, Condon notched his first career triple, hit two home runs and collected nine RBI. He has a 12-game hitting streak too.
         Graduate Connor Tate (.480-2-15) has an 18-game hitting streak dating to last year. Juniors Parks Harber (.259-6-17) and Corey Collins (.324-4-9) have combined for 10 home runs.
         In fact, the Bulldogs have hit at least one home run in 11 of 13 games this year. They are 1-1 when they don't hit a home run (Beat #16 Ga. Tech 7-2 in Athens; Lost to #16 Tech 4-1 at Coolray Field). The most home runs by Georgia in a home game has been five in a 11-6 win over Presbyterian while the most on the road is six in a 16-6 win over #16 Tech in Atlanta.
         CSU is batting.243 with 25 doubles, no triples and 11 home runs. They are fielding .951.

On The Mound: The Bulldogs have a 5.17 ERA while holding opponents to a .235 batting average. The staff has registered 155 strikeouts with 64 walks. CSU sports a 6.67 ERA with its opponents batting .294. The Bucs staff has112 strikeouts with 55 walks.

Weekend Rotation: Georgia junior LHP Jaden Woods (2-0, 2.84 ERA) and junior LHP Liam Sullivan (2-0, 0.59 ERA) along with senior Nolan Crisp (1-1, 4.82 ERA) will form this weekend's rotation again. Woods and Sullivan have been dominant in their last two outings while Crisp has been on a shorter leash due to a fresh bullpen.
         In his last two starts, Woods has thrown a combined 10.2 scoreless innings with 19 strikeouts while Sullivan has gone 12.1 innings with 19 strikeouts and only two runs. CSU's probable rotation will be Ryan Gleason (1-2, 6.97, LHP, Sr.), Evan Truitt (0-2, 4.41, RHP, So.) and Sam Massey (0-1, 8.22, LHP, Jr.).

Bulldog Bullpen:  Graduate Dalton Rhadans (0-0, 1.00 ERA, 1 SV, 9 IP, 0BB, 11K) and Kyle Greenler (1-0, 2.16 ERA, 8.1 IP, 4BB, 13K) have seen the most action and been the most effective with six appearances apiece. Junior transfer Zach DeVito (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 IP, 2BB, 5K), freshman Matthew Hoskins (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 2BB, 10K) and sophomore Chandler Marsh (1-0, 5.79 ERA, 4.2 IP, 6BB, 10K) have done well in late-game situations. Juniors Will Pearson (0-0, 0.00, 4 IP, 1BB, 3K) and Collin Caldwell (0-0, 0.00 ERA), 3 IP, 3BB, 4K) looked good in the series sweep of Ga. Southern.

Radio/TV/Live Stats Information

Friday at 5 pm at Foley Field, Athens
960TheRef: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4370&type=Archive
Streaming: SECN+ (Simulcast): https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=85f82cee-85f7-493b-841f-03be916b5933
Live Stats: https://georgiadogs.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary

Saturday at 2 p.m. (Game One of Doubleheader) at Foley Field, Athens
960TheRef: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4371&type=Archive
Streaming: SECN+ (Simulcast): https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=e8d10145-be30-46f2-a0b8-47a53cdd747e
Live Stats: https://georgiadogs.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary

Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (Game Two of Doubleheader) at Foley Field, Athens
960TheRef: https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4372&type=Archive
Streaming: SECN+ (Simulcast): https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=ed342708-1804-48ec-abb6-3116beae1937
Live Stats: https://georgiadogs.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary

No Sunday Game Scheduled Due to Saturday Doubleheader

Tickets/Parking/Promotion Information
*A limited number of tickets are available in the Left Field Bleachers and in the Right Field Bleachers.
                *Fans can get seats from other fans through our official secondary ticketing partner StubHub.
https://www.stubhub.com/georgia-bulldogs-baseball-tickets/performer/400525/
                *Fans with tickets who are unable to come are encouraged to transfer them to other Bulldog fans, return them to UGAAA or resell them on StubHub.
*Foley Field Gates open one hour before game time.
                  *Free parking is available in the commuter surface lot behind the outfield.
                  *Sunday is Family Fun Day: Kids can participate in Anthem Buddies before the game and Run the Bases after the game.

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