2018 Baseball Roster
Hancock, Emerson
Jersey Number 17
Emerson Hancock
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Ga.
- High School:
- Cairo
Bio
2020 MLB Draft: Selected in the First Round, the sixth overall pick, by the Seattle Mariners and signed a professional contract
*Became the 11th Bulldog in school history to be drafted in the First Round
*Highest Georgia selection in an MLB Draft since pitcher Derek Lilliquist went sixth overall to Atlanta in 1987
UGA Career (2018-2020): A 16-7 record, 3.47 ERA in 33 appearances, all starts, with 206 strikeouts and 55 walks in 192 innings
2020 (Junior): Became just the fourth Bulldog (first in baseball) in UGA history to be named a First Team Academic All-American and a First Round Draft pick (Seattle Mariners, 6th overall selection)
*Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Made four starts and registered a team-high 34 strikeouts and just three walks in 24 innings, going 2-0 with a 3.75 ERA.
*Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. *Became the first Bulldog baseball player in school history to be named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
*Named 2020 Vince Dooley Athlete Of The Year as the top male student-athlete at the University of Georgia as selected by The Georgia Way and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
*Named to the SEC Community Service Team for efforts off the field
*No decision in season-opening start vs. Richmond (4 IP, 9H, 6R, 4K) that Georgia won 7-6
*Beat Santa Clara 9-0 on Feb. 21 with seven shutout innings and eight strikeouts, retired 19 of the final 21 he faced, the only two that reached did via an error
*Beat No. 17 Ga. Tech 6-5 on Feb. 28 with 10 strikeouts, going 5.2 innings and allowing four runs on eight hits
*Tallied a career-high 12 strikeouts in 7.1 scoreless innings but got a no decision in March 6th start versus UMASS as Bulldogs eventually won 5-0
*Recipient of the Coach Jim Whatley Baseball Scholarship Endowment
*One of three baseball representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.)
*Named one of the team captains along with Riley King and Cam Shepherd
*Selected to the first team SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team
*A consensus preseason All-America selection and named to the watch list for USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award
2019 (Sophomore): Posted an 8-3 mark with a 1.99 ERA that was the eighth best in school history and best by a starter since 1977 (Chuck Fore: 1.67)
*Made 14 starts with one complete game and part of two combined shutouts, pitching a team-high 90.1 innings with 97 strikeouts and only 18 walks as opponents batted just .185 against him; In SEC action, went 4-2 with a 1.69 ERA in eight starts
*Named a Second Team All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com, NCBWA and Perfect Game/Rawlings plus a Third Team All-American by the ABCA
*Named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy
*Named First Team All-South Region by ABCA/Rawlings and First Team All-SEC by the league coaches
*Led the SEC and ranked third nationally in WHIP (0.84) and finished third in the SEC and 20thnationally in ERA (1.99)
*Allowed zero or just one run in nine of 14 starts
*Earned SEC Pitcher of the Week after dominating win over Missouri, going eight scoreless innings and allowing just three hits with no walks and 11 strikeouts, retiring 19 of the final 20 batters he faced
*Tossed complete game five-hitter at Tennessee with no walks and nine strikeouts but lost 2-0 on a two-run infield single, also lost 1-0 to No. 10 LSU after pitching a then career-high eight innings and allowing just one run on two hits with four strikeouts
*Beat No. 22 South Carolina 6-1 in Columbia with career-high 12 strikeouts in seven innings, lone run allowed came on a home run
*No decision versus No. 5 Vanderbilt, left with a 2-1 lead in the eighth with eight strikeouts
*Part of a pitching staff that set school record for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Selected to USA Baseball Collegiate National Summer Team but opted to remain in Athens to train
*Recipient of one of the Frank D. Foley, Sr. Baseball Scholarship Endowments
2018 (Freshman): Posted a 6-4 record and 5.10 ERA in 15 starts as a member of the SEC rotation as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Tallied 77.2 innings with 75 strikeouts and 34 walks
*Held opponents to a .242 batting average
*Pitched six scoreless innings with five strikeouts in debut against Georgia Southern and got a no decision
*Earned wins over Toledo, Alabama, South Carolina, No. 11 Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri
*Won SEC debut at Alabama, carried a one-hitter to the seventh inning (7 IP, 2H, 3R, 4BB, 3K)
*Beat South Carolina 12-3 to clinch league series (6 IP, 5H, 1R, 0BB, 7K)
*Tied career high for innings and strikeouts in 12-4 win over Tennessee (7 IP, 5H, 4R, 0BB, 8K)
*Match career-high with a seven-inning start in 5-3 road win over Missouri to clinch a series (7 IP, 3H, 3R, 0BB, 7K)
*No decision in NCAA Athens Regional start versus No. 18 Duke (5.1 IP, 6H, 5R, 3ER, 1BB, 2K)
*Made the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Cairo where he played for Steve DeVoursney, Chris Weaton and Ron Best
*Fielded calls in the early rounds of the 2017 MLB Draft and honored commitment to Georgia, ultimately was selected in the 38th Round by Arizona
*Listed among Baseball America Top 500 prospects for the 2017 MLB Draft and ranked number one right-handed pitcher in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game
*Named Player of the Year by the Thomasville Times-Enterprise after going 11-1 with a 0.75 ERA, 125 strikeouts and only eight walks in 65 innings pitched as a senior as team won their second region title in school history
*Earned the 2017 Academic Award and Most Outstanding Player Award for the Syrupmakers
*Named the 2017 Region 1-AAAA Pitcher of the Year, All-Area Player of the Year and First Team All-State
*Tossed shutouts against Northside-Columbus, Hardaway and Columbus
*Struck out 15 against Thomas County Central
*Batted .391 with seven doubles, one home run and 31 RBI as a senior
*Preseason First Team All-American for the Southeast Region by Perfect Game
*Posted a team-best 11-1 record, 1.09 ERA, 98 strikeouts and 15 walks in 64 innings as a junior
*Led team to a 23-6 mark, the best in school history
*Named 2016 Region 1-4A Player of the Year, All-Area Player of the Year, All-State Honorable Mention and team’s Golden Glove Award
*A Top 10 Student
*Played summer baseball with Game On Stealth and coach Derrick Simon
Personal: Born May 31, 1999
*Son of Don and Mona Hancock
*Major: Management
*Became the 11th Bulldog in school history to be drafted in the First Round
*Highest Georgia selection in an MLB Draft since pitcher Derek Lilliquist went sixth overall to Atlanta in 1987
UGA Career (2018-2020): A 16-7 record, 3.47 ERA in 33 appearances, all starts, with 206 strikeouts and 55 walks in 192 innings
2020 (Junior): Became just the fourth Bulldog (first in baseball) in UGA history to be named a First Team Academic All-American and a First Round Draft pick (Seattle Mariners, 6th overall selection)
*Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Made four starts and registered a team-high 34 strikeouts and just three walks in 24 innings, going 2-0 with a 3.75 ERA.
*Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. *Became the first Bulldog baseball player in school history to be named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
*Named 2020 Vince Dooley Athlete Of The Year as the top male student-athlete at the University of Georgia as selected by The Georgia Way and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
*Named to the SEC Community Service Team for efforts off the field
*No decision in season-opening start vs. Richmond (4 IP, 9H, 6R, 4K) that Georgia won 7-6
*Beat Santa Clara 9-0 on Feb. 21 with seven shutout innings and eight strikeouts, retired 19 of the final 21 he faced, the only two that reached did via an error
*Beat No. 17 Ga. Tech 6-5 on Feb. 28 with 10 strikeouts, going 5.2 innings and allowing four runs on eight hits
*Tallied a career-high 12 strikeouts in 7.1 scoreless innings but got a no decision in March 6th start versus UMASS as Bulldogs eventually won 5-0
*Recipient of the Coach Jim Whatley Baseball Scholarship Endowment
*One of three baseball representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.)
*Named one of the team captains along with Riley King and Cam Shepherd
*Selected to the first team SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team
*A consensus preseason All-America selection and named to the watch list for USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award
2019 (Sophomore): Posted an 8-3 mark with a 1.99 ERA that was the eighth best in school history and best by a starter since 1977 (Chuck Fore: 1.67)
*Made 14 starts with one complete game and part of two combined shutouts, pitching a team-high 90.1 innings with 97 strikeouts and only 18 walks as opponents batted just .185 against him; In SEC action, went 4-2 with a 1.69 ERA in eight starts
*Named a Second Team All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com, NCBWA and Perfect Game/Rawlings plus a Third Team All-American by the ABCA
*Named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy
*Named First Team All-South Region by ABCA/Rawlings and First Team All-SEC by the league coaches
*Led the SEC and ranked third nationally in WHIP (0.84) and finished third in the SEC and 20thnationally in ERA (1.99)
*Allowed zero or just one run in nine of 14 starts
*Earned SEC Pitcher of the Week after dominating win over Missouri, going eight scoreless innings and allowing just three hits with no walks and 11 strikeouts, retiring 19 of the final 20 batters he faced
*Tossed complete game five-hitter at Tennessee with no walks and nine strikeouts but lost 2-0 on a two-run infield single, also lost 1-0 to No. 10 LSU after pitching a then career-high eight innings and allowing just one run on two hits with four strikeouts
*Beat No. 22 South Carolina 6-1 in Columbia with career-high 12 strikeouts in seven innings, lone run allowed came on a home run
*No decision versus No. 5 Vanderbilt, left with a 2-1 lead in the eighth with eight strikeouts
*Part of a pitching staff that set school record for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Selected to USA Baseball Collegiate National Summer Team but opted to remain in Athens to train
*Recipient of one of the Frank D. Foley, Sr. Baseball Scholarship Endowments
2018 (Freshman): Posted a 6-4 record and 5.10 ERA in 15 starts as a member of the SEC rotation as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Tallied 77.2 innings with 75 strikeouts and 34 walks
*Held opponents to a .242 batting average
*Pitched six scoreless innings with five strikeouts in debut against Georgia Southern and got a no decision
*Earned wins over Toledo, Alabama, South Carolina, No. 11 Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri
*Won SEC debut at Alabama, carried a one-hitter to the seventh inning (7 IP, 2H, 3R, 4BB, 3K)
*Beat South Carolina 12-3 to clinch league series (6 IP, 5H, 1R, 0BB, 7K)
*Tied career high for innings and strikeouts in 12-4 win over Tennessee (7 IP, 5H, 4R, 0BB, 8K)
*Match career-high with a seven-inning start in 5-3 road win over Missouri to clinch a series (7 IP, 3H, 3R, 0BB, 7K)
*No decision in NCAA Athens Regional start versus No. 18 Duke (5.1 IP, 6H, 5R, 3ER, 1BB, 2K)
*Made the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Cairo where he played for Steve DeVoursney, Chris Weaton and Ron Best
*Fielded calls in the early rounds of the 2017 MLB Draft and honored commitment to Georgia, ultimately was selected in the 38th Round by Arizona
*Listed among Baseball America Top 500 prospects for the 2017 MLB Draft and ranked number one right-handed pitcher in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game
*Named Player of the Year by the Thomasville Times-Enterprise after going 11-1 with a 0.75 ERA, 125 strikeouts and only eight walks in 65 innings pitched as a senior as team won their second region title in school history
*Earned the 2017 Academic Award and Most Outstanding Player Award for the Syrupmakers
*Named the 2017 Region 1-AAAA Pitcher of the Year, All-Area Player of the Year and First Team All-State
*Tossed shutouts against Northside-Columbus, Hardaway and Columbus
*Struck out 15 against Thomas County Central
*Batted .391 with seven doubles, one home run and 31 RBI as a senior
*Preseason First Team All-American for the Southeast Region by Perfect Game
*Posted a team-best 11-1 record, 1.09 ERA, 98 strikeouts and 15 walks in 64 innings as a junior
*Led team to a 23-6 mark, the best in school history
*Named 2016 Region 1-4A Player of the Year, All-Area Player of the Year, All-State Honorable Mention and team’s Golden Glove Award
*A Top 10 Student
*Played summer baseball with Game On Stealth and coach Derrick Simon
Personal: Born May 31, 1999
*Son of Don and Mona Hancock
*Major: Management
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