No. 3 Georgia Makes First Trip To No. 5 Texas

ATHENS, Ga.-----Third-ranked Georgia continues Southeastern Conference action Friday as the Bulldogs make their first-ever visit to No. 5 Texas. First pitch will be at 7:32 p.m. EDT (SECN+).

Saturday's game will start at 3:02 p.m. EDT on SECN+ while Sunday's game begins at 2:02 p.m. EDT (SECN+). The entire series will be available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.

The Bulldogs (29-2, 8-1 SEC) opened league play with a series win over No. 23 Kentucky here, then swept No. 13 Florida in Gainesville and No. 11 Auburn in Athens. The Longhorns (23-4, 8-1 SEC) are tied atop the SEC standings with the Bulldogs, top-ranked Tennessee and No. 2 Arkansas. Texas swept Mississippi State in Starkville, took two of three from then No. 2 LSU in Austin and swept Missouri in Columbia.

The Bulldogs are a consensus top five squad in year two of the Wes Johnson era. Georgia is 21-1 at home, 6-1 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites this season. The Bulldogs are batting .324 with a .629 slugging percentage and an NCAA-leading 84 home runs. They have a .466 on base percentage with 204 walks, been hit 81 times plus are 45-for-50 in stolen bases. Georgia has posted a 4.79 ERA with 311 strikeouts and 141 walks. Opponents are batting .225 against the Bulldogs.

Texas has a 3.13 ERA with 239 strikeouts and 97 walks this season. Opponents are batting just .215 against the Longhorns with only 14 home runs. Texas is batting .299 with 47 home runs, a .537 slugging percentage and a .400 on base percentage.

Texas holds a 3-1 edge in the series history with Georgia. The teams last met at the 2004 College World Series as Texas won twice (9-3, 7-6). Before that, the only other meetings came in April of 1912 when the teams split a two-game series in Athens, Ga. Texas won the opener 9-3 while the Bulldogs posted a 10-2 victory in the second game.

UGA-UT Probable Rotation: TBA

Radio/TV/Live Stats Links
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Friday @ 7:32 p.m. EDT (SECN+)
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4803&type=Live

TV: SECN+ (Lincoln Rose & Ty Harrington)
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/efdf37df-e1f4-4f9b-a323-192ff004baab

Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=581447

Saturday @ 3:02 pm EDT (SECN+)
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4804&type=Live

TV: SECN+ (Lincoln Rose & Ty Harrington)
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/c53ead6e-35d5-4f77-a906-6e06b837673c

Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=581448

Sunday @ 2:02 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Radio: 960 TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4805&type=Live

TV: SECN+ (TBA & Ty Harrington)
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/9a21b310-13a4-488e-9e07-bfca55d3d52e

Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=581449

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