Georgia Faces Queens In Final Series Before SEC Action

Friday, March 6

Athens, Ga.

3 pm

University of Georgia

Queens

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Georgia Faces Queens In Final Series Before SEC Action

March 05, 2026 | Baseball

Georgia Notes March 5 (PDF)

ATHENS, GA.-----Eighth-ranked Georgia faces Queens University of Charlotte starting Friday in a four-game series at Foley Field. First pitch will be at 3:02 p.m. and be available on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.

The Bulldogs (11-3) are 1-1 this week, posting an 11-1 run-rule road win in eight innings over Kennesaw State and then dropping a 10-9 thriller to Western Carolina at Foley Field. The Royals are 4-8 on the year with a road win over South Carolina earlier this season. Most recently, they fell 9-2 to No. 13 N.C. State on Wednesday. Georgia leads the all-time series 1-0 as the Royals visited Foley Field last year.

Georgia-Queens Pitching Matchup
Fri.: Joey Volchko (3-0, 3.00 ERA), RHP, Jr., vs. Gibson Jones (0-0, 3.00 ERA), RHP, Fr.
Sat. (G1): Caden Aoki (1-0, 2.08 ERA), RHP, Sr., vs. Joey Ruller (0-2, 4.34 ERA), LHP, RJr.
Sat. (G2).: Dylan Vigue (2-1, 3.09 ERA), RHP, Jr., vs. Matthew Eagen (1-1, 3.18 ERA), RHP, So.
Sun.: TBA vs. Jackson Gowan (0-2, 5.79 ERA), RHP, Jr.

*The Bulldogs sport a 3.41 ERA with 155 strikeouts and 43 walks. Opponents are batting .221.
*Georgia ranks second nationally with four shutouts and 10th nationally in strikeouts/nine innings (12.0).
*Queens has a 6.09 ERA with 75 strikeouts and 65 walks. Opponents are hitting .261.

Georgia Hitters To Watch
            *For the season, Georgia is batting .352 with an NCAA-best 43 home runs. Meanwhile, Queens is batting .208 with eight home runs, 41 runs scored, a .338 SLG% and .305 OB%.
            *Also, Georgia leads the nation in Slugging Percentage (.705) and is 3rd in OB Percentage (.484).
*Junior C/OF Daniel Jackson (.393-10-24) is tied for first nationally in home runs (Will Gasparino, UCLA) and third overall in RBI. Jackson has a career-best 11-game hitting streak while INF/OF Ryan Black (.341-3-10) and INF Michael O'Shaughnessy (.393-4-12) have career-high eight-game hitting streaks. Black had led off the last six games and reached base to start in all six (1-HR, 2-1B, 3-BB).
            *Senior UTIL Brennan Hudson (.346-7-15) ranks 3rd nationally in SLG% (1.154). Of his nine hits on the year, seven are home runs. He hit three home runs with 7 RBI in the Oakland series last week.
            *Junior 3B Tre Phelps (.429-6-17) has a team-best .567 OB% and is the lone Bulldog to reach base in every game this year. He saw his 27-game hitting streak dating to the 2025 season end this past Wednesday going 0-3 with a BB and HBP.
            *Sophomore INF/OF Henry Allen (.436-4-18) leads the team in batting and 2nd in OB% (.547).
            *Freshman OF Cole Johnson (.414-0-4) had his second three-hit game this past Wednesday against WCU. He ranks third on the club in batting.

Friday @ 3:02 p.m. ET
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston): https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4975&type=Live
SECN+ (Kaleb Frady, Brett DeLoach): https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/75213ef0-e251-497f-9458-03beed834c0e
Live Stats: xhttps://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650759

Saturday Game One @ 1:02 p.m. ET
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston): https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4976&type=Live
SECN+ (Kaleb Frady, Brett DeLoach): https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/cc693390-bd6e-480f-b013-77c88b829134
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650760

Saturday Game Two @ TBA
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston): https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4976&type=Live
SECN+ (Kaleb Frady, Brett DeLoach): https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/43d59f35-fbd0-4afc-994c-b06c148ee62b
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650761

Sunday @ 1:02 p.m. ET
Radio/TV: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston): https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4977&type=Live
SECN+ (Kaleb Frady, Brett DeLoach): https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d3116826-df30-49d5-8a2d-a75ba9d160a6
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650762

Foley Field In 2026
·       Foley Field Gates Open 1 hour before first pitch
·       Tickets –Available; Also Available on SeatGeek: https://seatgeek.com/georgia-bulldogs-baseball-tickets
·       UGA STUDENTS:  Free Admission and please enter at 3^rd Base Gate
·       Promotions: Sunday Pregame: Anthem Buddies; Friday-Sunday Postgame: Kids Run The Bases

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