2021 Georgia Baseball Roster

Hank Bearden Pitching
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Hank Bearden at Clemson
Photo by: Chris Rice
Georgia pitcher Hank Bearden (35) during the Fall World Series at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 23 , 2021. (Photo by Mackenzie Miles)
Photo by: Mackenzie Miles
Georgia pitcher Hank Bearden (35) during a game against Georgia State at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Georgia pitcher Hank Bearden (35) during a game against Clemson at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Photo by Mackenzie Miles)
Georgia pitcher Hank Bearden (35) during a game against Kennesaw State at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Georgia pitcher Hank Bearden (35) during a game against Georgia Tech at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh)
Hank Bearden
Jersey Number 35

Hank Bearden

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    178
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Rocky Face, Ga.
  • High School:
    Northwest Whitfield HS
  • Shop:
    L/R
2022 (Sophomore): Posted a 2-1 mark and 12.41 ERA in nine appearances including two starts for a team that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Tallied 12.1 innings pitched with 11 strikeouts and nine walks with opponents hitting .417 against him 
*Started and went 3.2 innings and allowed one run on five hits with four strikeouts in a 7-2 win over Georgia Southern
*Picked up a win in relief by pitching 1.1 innings at Kennesaw State in a 17-15 slugfest
*Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts against USC Upstate and 1.1 scoreless innings against No. 19 Georgia Tech 

2021 (Freshman): Made 14 appearances including three starts for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 3-2 mark and 3.91 ERA 23 innings with 14 walks and 23 strikeouts
*Provided 3.2 innings, allowing a run, 3BB, 2K in a 14-inning loss at Ga. Tech
*Went 0-0, 1.80 in four SEC relief appearances, 5.0 IP, 5H, 2R, 1ER, 4K
*Pitched one perfect inning with 1K in relief outing at #7 Florida
*No decision in first career start, tossing 3 perfect innings, 3K vs. Ga. State on Apr. 4
*Earned win in relief against Ga. State (2.1 IP, 1H, 1BB, 3K) on Apr. 13
*Picked up win in relief over North Florida (1 IP, 0R 1K) on March 7
*Notched first career win in relief debut against Evansville on Feb. 21 (2.1 IP, 1H, 1R, 1K)

High School: A graduate of Northwest Whitfield where he played for Todd Middleton
*Posted an 8-2 record, 1.66 ERA with 89 strikeouts in 54.2 innings as a junior in 2019 with his senior season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Also batted .336 with five home runs and 26 RBI as a junior for the Bruins
*Named 2019 All-Area and All Region Player of the Year 
*Named the 2018 All-Area Player of the Year by the Dalton Daily Citizen-News
as a sophomore after going 5-5 with a 2.01 ERA and four saves with 92 strikeouts in 62.2 innings plus hit .351 with two home runs and 33 RBI
*Played summer baseball with DRB Elite and Exposure 18U Prime and named  to the 2018 Junior National Showcase Top Prospect list
 
Personal: Born Oct. 25, 2001
*Son of Anne and Russell Bearden
*Major: Engineering
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