2026 Georgia Baseball: A Season To Remember

ATHENS, GA.-----The 2026 University of Georgia baseball team posted one of the finest seasons in program history with several notable team and individual accolades and a consensus national ranking of No. 3 in the final top 25 polls.

The Bulldogs, led by Ike Cousins head baseball coach Wes Johnson, posted a 53-14 record that featured 39 games against Southeastern Conference teams, going 30-9 in those contests. Georgia finished tied for third at the College World Series after winning the SEC regular season and tournament titles plus sweeping through a regional and super regional in Athens at Foley Field.

Team

Program record 53 wins was the second most victories of any NCAA Division 1 team in 2026
Consensus final No. 3 ranking in the top 25 polls, the highest since 2008 (No. 2); Peaked at No. 1
Seventh trip to the College World Series and its first and best finish since 2008
Tied for third at the College World Series with a 2-2 mark, both wins over No. 6 Texas
Went 7-2 in the NCAA Tournament and its 6-0 start in the NCAA postseason was the best in school history
Sixth Super Regional appearance, fifth time to win it including fourth at Foley Field
16^th Regional appearance, eighth time to win it including sixth at Foley Field
SEC Tournament Champion, the first one in school history
SEC Regular Season Champion with school record 23-7 league mark, first SEC title since 2008, 8th overall
First school in SEC history to win all five of its SEC road series against top 25 opponents (beat No. 4 Auburn, swept No. 5 Miss. State, beat No. 14 Arkansas, No. 17 Ole Miss and No. 21 Texas A&M)
Clinched SEC title in week nine of league play and went on to post first-ever sweep of LSU
School record and NCAA-best 179 home runs; School record 611 Runs, 583 RBI, 1,405 Total Bases
School record 700 strikeouts by the pitching staff (ranked 2^nd most in NCAA in 2026)
With Daniel Jackson winning the SEC Triple Crown, Georgia joined Miss. State as the only schools to have a player accomplish that feat (Rafael Palmeiro in 1984 and Brent Rooker in 2017)
With Daniel Jackson winning the SEC batting title (.379), Georgia joined Tennessee (1974-76) and Auburn (1988-90) as the only schools to have the SEC batting champion three straight years (Charlie Condon, .433 in 2024 and Ryland Zaborowski, .370 in 2025)
MLB Draft Combine (6): Kenny Ishikawa, Daniel Jackson, Ryland Lujo, Tre Phelps, Dylan Vigue and Joey Volchko
College World Series All-Tournament Team (1): Joey Volchko, RHP (sixth in school history)
NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team (8): Jack Arcamone, DH, Kolby Branch, SS, Brennan Hudson, 1B (MVP), Kenny Ishikawa, OF, Daniel Jackson, C, Rylan Lujo, OF, Joey Volchko, RHP, Ryan Wynn, 2B
SEC All-Tournament (4): Brennan Hudson, 1B, Kenny Ishikawa, OF, Daniel Jackson (MVP), C, Rylan Lujo, OF
SEC Coach of the Year: Wes Johnson (8^th in school history, first for Johnson)
School Records: Daniel Jackson, RBI-87, 549 putouts at catcher; Tre Phelps, HBP-35
All-SEC 1st Team (3): Daniel Jackson, C, Rylan Lujo, OF, Tre Phelps, 3B; All-SEC 2^nd Team (1): Kolby Branch, SS
SEC All-Defensive Team (1): Tre Phelps, 3B
CSC Academic All-District Team (2): Kolby Branch, SS; Brennan Hudson, 1B/C

UGA Class of 2026 Graduates (5): Kolby Branch, Justin Byrd, Paul Farley, Matt Scott and Logan Spivey while eight Bulldogs already had earned a degree

NCAA Statistical Champions

Team: Home Runs (179), HR/Game (2.67)

Individual: Daniel Jackson for Total Bases (212) and Runs Scored (88)

SEC Statistical Champions

Team: Batting Average (.318), Hits (730), Home Runs (179), RBI (583), Runs Scored (611), OB% (.431), SLG% (.612), Defense: Putouts (1,720), Assists (.568)

Individual: Daniel Jackson for Batting Average (.379), Home Runs (32), RBI (87), SLG% (.803), OPS (1.276), Runs Scored (88), Hits (100), Total Bases (212); Joey Volchko for Wins (11– T1st), Starts (18-T1st); Defense: Kolby Branch for Assists (191)

Individual Honors/Records

Caden Aoki: NCBWA All-American 2^nd Team, ABCA All-Region 2^nd Team, Finalist for NCBWA Stopper of the Year
Jack Arcamone: NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team
Kolby Branch: ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove (SS) winner (fourth in school history), USA Collegiate National Team Invitation, Became the first set of brothers (Kyle, OU) to ever play in a CWS game against each other, CSC Academic All-District, ABCA All-Region 1^st Team, NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team, All-SEC 2^nd Team, SEC Community Service Team, SEC leader for Assists (191), School Record .972 Career FLDG% for SS, Brooks Wallace Award Finalist, UGA Graduate
Justin Byrd: College Baseball Foundation Honorable Mention All-American, UGA Graduate
Paul Farley: UGA Graduate
Brennan Hudson: NCAA Athens Regional Tournament Most Valuable Player, NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team, SEC All-Tournament Team, CSC Academic All-District
Kenny Ishikawa: MLB Draft Combine, NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team, SEC All-Tournament Team
Daniel Jackson: MLB Draft Combine, Dick Howser Trophy recipient as the nation's top Division 1 player (2^nd in school history), Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award (1^st in school history), Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award (2^nd in school history), ABCA/Rawlings Division I National Position Player of the Year (1^st in school history), Golden Spikes Award Finalist (winner announced June 29 on MLB Network); D1Baseball.com National Player of the Year, Perfect Game National Player of the Year (2^nd in school history), Became just the third player (1^st catcher and 1^st SEC player) in NCAA Division 1 history with at least 30 home runs and 25 stolen bases in a season, Consensus 1^st Team All-American (ABCA, Baseball America, College Baseball Foundation, NCBWA, Perfect Game), NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team, SEC All-Tournament Team, SEC Tournament MVP (2^nd in school history), SEC Player of the Year (3^rd in school history), All-SEC 1st Team, SEC Triple Crown winner (one of only three in league history, others Rafael Palmeiro, MSU in '84 and Brent Rooker, MSU in '17), Led NCAA with 212 Total Bases and 88 Runs Scored, Led SEC In Batting (.379), Home Runs (32), RBI (87), SLG% (.803), OPS (1.276), Runs Scored (88), Hits (100), Total bases (212), School records for RBI in a season with 87 and putouts for a catcher with 549
Rylan Lujo: MLB Draft Combine, NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team, SEC All-Tournament Team, All-SEC 1st Team
Michael O'Shaughnessy: ABCA All-Region 2^nd Team
Tre Phelps: MLB Draft Combine, ABCA All-American 1^st Team, College Baseball Foundation All-American 1^st Team, NCBWA All-American 1^st Team, Perfect Game All-American 2^nd Team, Baseball America All-American 3^rd Team, ABCA All-Region 1^st Team, All-SEC First Team, SEC All-Defensive Team, School records: 35 HBP in 2026 and 61 for career
Matt Scott: UGA Graduate
Logan Spivey: UGA Graduate
Dylan Vigue: MLB Draft Combine
Joey Volchko: MLB Draft Combine, NCBWA All-American 3rd Team, CWS All-Tournament Team, Tossed 5^th Complete Game in Georgia CWS history in beating No. 6 Texas with 15 strikeouts – the most ever by a Bulldog in a CWS game, NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team, Co-leader in SEC for Wins (11) and Starts (18)
Ryan Wynn: NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team
Ike Cousins Head Coach Wes Johnson: SEC Coach of the Year, First UGA baseball coach with three straight seasons with 40+ wins, Most wins by UGA Baseball coach in his first three season (139), Fastest UGA baseball coach to reach 100 wins (137 games), First UGA Baseball coach to host an NCAA Regional as a national top eight seed in his first three seasons and to take his first three teams to the NCAA Tournament

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Players Mentioned

Caden Aoki

Jack Arcamone

Kolby Branch

Justin Byrd

Paul Farley

Brennan Hudson

Kenny Ishikawa

Daniel Jackson

Rylan Lujo

Michael O'Shaughnessy

Tre Phelps

Matt Scott

Logan Spivey

Dylan Vigue

Joey Volchko

Ryan Wynn

Ryland Zaborowski

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