2024 Baseball Roster

Georgia pitcher Daniel Padysak (42) during Georgia’s game against Alabama at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, Mar. 24, 2024. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
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Georgia pitcher Daniel Padysak (42) during Georgia’s game against Alabama at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, Mar. 24, 2024. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
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Georgia pitcher Daniel Padysak (42) during Georgia’s game against Kentucky at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, Mar. 16, 2024. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
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Georgia pitcher Daniel Padysak (42) during Georgia’s game against Georgia Tech at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Ga., on Sunday, Mar. 3, 2024. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
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Georgia pitcher Daniel Padysak (42) during Georgia’s game against Alabama at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, Mar. 24, 2024. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
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Georgia pitcher Daniel Padysak (42) during Georgia’s game against Alabama at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, Mar. 24, 2024. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
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Georgia pitcher Daniel Padysak (42) during Georgia’s game against Kennesaw State at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
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Daniel Padysak during Georgia’s exhibition against Florida at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA)
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Padysak, Daniel
Jersey Number 42

Daniel Padysak

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    229
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Hometown:
    Prague, Czech Republic
  • High School:
    PRO5 Academy
  • Prev School:
    Charleston Southern
2024 (Graduate/Georgia): Made 15 appearances including two starts on a team that went 43-17, advanced to an NCAA Athens Super Regional and finished with a final ranking of No. 10 nationally
*Posted a 1-0 mark with a 7.66 ERA in 22.1 innings, tallying 21 strikeouts and 15 walks
*Earned win over Northern Colorado after providing three innings of relief, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts
*Pitched two scoreless frames with four strikeouts in the 15-inning win over No. 4 Clemson
*Tallied three strikeouts with two shutout innings against Ga. Tech in the NCAA Athens Regional Final
2023 (Senior/Charleston Southern): Appeared in 16 games with two starts for the Buccaneers as they went 22-28 under coach Marc Macmillan
*Posted a 2-1 mark, two saves and a team-best 3.19 ERA in 42.1 innings with 46 strikeouts
*Ranked fifth in the Big South in ERA among players who pitched at least 30 innings 
*Held opponents to a .232 average, which ranked second on the club
*Provided a season-high 5.0 scoreless innings allowing just three hits and a walk to earn a win over The Citadel
*Tallied 10 scoreless appearances including six covering at least two innings
*Hurled a perfect two innings with five strikeouts against Presbyterian and struck out six in 3.2 innings at Radford
*Picked up saves against Marshall, going four scoreless innings with five strikeouts and at Longwood (2.1 IP, 0R, 2K)
*Played in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the Czech Republic including starting the opener against China in Tokyo when he tossed four scoreless frames, allowing no hits with two walks and two strikeouts in an 8-5 win, the first in the country’s history
*Went 0-0, 4.50 ERA in two WBC appearances for the Czech Republic in helping them qualify for the 2026 WBC
2022 (Junior/Charleston Southern): Made 20 appearances including seven starts for the Buccaneers as they went 24-30
*Posted a 4-5 record and a 5.17 ERA in 62.2 innings with 52 strikeouts
*Lone win came at Winthrop after providing two innings of relief 
*Notched a save at The Citadel after tossing 2.2 innings 
*Pitched a season high 4.2 innings against Presbyterian 
*Struck out six batters against Canisius and Gardner-Webb 
2021 (Sophomore/Charleston Southern): Made 12 starts for the Buccaneers as they went 18-26
*Posted a 4-5 mark and 5.17 ERA in 62.2 innings with 52 strikeouts
*Made his season debut with a 3.0 inning start against Boston College 
*Went at least five innings in eight different games 
*Picked up his first win after going a career-high 7.1 innings and allowing just one run on four hits with five strikeouts against UNC Asheville 
*Beat Gardner-Webb with a career-high 10 strikeouts in six innings while scattering three runs on eight hits 
*Tossed 7.1 scoreless innings with no walks and seven strikeouts in a win over USC Upstate 
2020 (Freshman/Charleston Southern): Started four games for the Buccaneers as they went 7-12 under coach George Schaefer in a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Posted a 2-2 record with a 3.38 ERA in 21.1 innings with a team-high 25 strikeouts
*Registered a career-high 10 strikeouts over six innings while allowing one run on six hits with no walks in a 4-2 win over Delaware State 
*Beat Kansas 1-0 as part of a combined one-hitter, going seven innings with two walks and eight strikeouts to earn Big South Freshman of the Week honors
*Represented his home country of the Czech Republic in the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers
High School: Attended Nad Aleji Gymnázium in Prague, Czech Republic before finishing prep career at PRO5 Academy in North Carolina
Personal: Born July 2, 2000
*Son of David and Daniela Padysak
*Major: Pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship after earning an Entrepreneurship degree from Charleston Southern
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