2019 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
CBNo. 17
Record46–17 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Daeley
  • Sean Kenny
Home stadiumFoley Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‡‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 58 – 12 – 0   .829
No. 18 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 21 – 9 – 0   .700 46 – 17 – 0   .730
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 14 – 16 – 0   .467 40 – 21 – 0   .656
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16 – 1   .450 34 – 22 – 1   .605
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17 – 0   .433 34 – 26 – 0   .567
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 28 – 28 – 0   .500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 26 – 29 – 0   .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 52 – 15 – 0   .776
No. 6 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 46 – 20 – 0   .697
No. 14 LSU  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 40 – 26 – 0   .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16 – 13 – 1   .550 39 – 23 – 1   .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 41 – 27 – 0   .603
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 14 – 16 – 0   .467 38 – 28 – 0   .576
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 30 – 26 – 0   .536
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2019 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Foley Field.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

3rd Team

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in third place in the Eastern Division.[3]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Vanderbilt 87 (9)
2 Florida 81 (4)
3 Georgia 68 (1)
4 South Carolina 53
5 Tennessee 40
6 Kentucky 30
7 Missouri 26

Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team

2nd Team

Roster

2019 Georgia Bulldogs roster
 

Pitchers

  • 5 C.J. Smith – Sophomore
  • 11 Will Proctor – Junior
  • 12 Zac Kristofak – Junior
  • 13 Cole Wilcox – Freshman
  • 16 Adam Goodman – Senior
  • 17 Emerson Hancock – Sophomore
  • 18 James Williams – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 19 Jack Gowen – Freshman
  • 21 Logan Moody – Redshirt Junior
  • 25 Tony Locey – Junior
  • 26 Christian Ryder – Junior
  • 27 Trevor Tinder – Redshirt Junior
  • 33 Justin Glover – Junior
  • 35 Hunter Goodwin – Freshman
  • 39 Darryn Pasqua – Sophomore
  • 43 Riley Crean – Freshman
  • 44 Tim Elliott – Junior
  • 45 Garrett Brown – Freshman
  • 50 Ryan Avidano – Redshirt Junior
  • 55 Ryan Webb – Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 6 Kaden Fowler – Junior
  • 8 Austin Biggar – Junior
  • 30 Mason Meadows – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 Shane Marshall – Freshman
  • 42 John Cable – Graduate

Infielders

  • 2 LJ Talley – Senior
  • 7 Cam Shepherd – Junior
  • 14 Patrick Sullivan – Redshirt Junior
  • 15 Cole Tate – Sophomore
  • 22 Aaron Schunk – Junior
  • 23 Connor Tate – Redshirt Freshman
  • 31 Riley King – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 41 Steven Minter – Redshirt Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 1 Tucker Maxwell – Junior
  • 4 Randon Jernigan – Freshman
  • 20 Chaney Rogers – Redshirt Freshman
  • 28 Tucker Bradley – Junior
  • 36 Ben Anderson – Sophomore

Schedule and results

Legend
  Georgia win
  Georgia loss
  Postponement
Bold Georgia team member
2019 Georgia Bulldogs baseball game log
Regular season (42–14)
February (7–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
Feb. 15 Dayton No. 9 Foley Field
Athens, Georgia		 5–1 Emerson Hancock (1–0) Hunter Wolfe (0–1) Ryan Webb (1) SECN+ 2,056 1–0
Feb. 16 (1) Dayton No. 9 Foley Field 10–7 Will Proctor (1–0) Aaron Ernst (0–1) Aaron Schunk (1) SECN+ 3,204 2–0
Feb. 16 (2) Dayton No. 9 Foley Field 13–1 Tony Locey (1–0) Cole Pletka (0–1) SECN+ 3,204 3–0
Feb. 19 at Kennesaw State No. 9 Stillwell Baseball Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia		 Cancelled due to weather.
Feb. 23 UMass Lowell No. 9 Foley Field W 6–2 Emerson Hancock (2–0) Nick Rand (0–2) SECN+ 1,917 4–0
Feb. 24 (1) UMass Lowell No. 9 Foley Field W 13–5 Will Proctor (2–0) Henry Funaro (0–2) SECN+ 2,006 (DH) 5–0
Feb. 24 (2) UMass Lowell No. 9 Foley Field W 12–5 Tony Locey (2–0) Sean O'Neill (0–1) SECN+ 2,006 (DH) 6–0
Feb. 26 LIU Brooklyn No. 9 Foley Field L 0–1 Jackson Svete (1–0) Tim Elliott (0–1) Nick Torres (1) SECN+ 1,548 6–1
Feb. 27 Kennesaw State No. 9 Foley Field W 11–1 C.J. Smith (1–0) Jake Rothwell (0–2) SECN+ 1,649 7–1
March (16–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
Mar. 1 at Georgia Southern No. 9 J. I. Clements Stadium
Statesboro, Georgia		 W 3–1 Emerson Hancock (3–0) Seth Shuman (0–3) Aaron Schunk (2) ESPN+ 2,247 8–1
Mar. 2 at Georgia Southern No. 9 J. I. Clements Stadium W 4–2 Zac Kristofak (1–0) Braden Hays (0–2) Aaron Schunk (3) ESPN+ 2,916 9–1
Mar. 3 at Georgia Southern No. 9 J. I. Clements Stadium L 7–10 David Johnson (1–0) Jack Gowen (0–1) Hayden Harris (1) ESPN+ 1,554 9–2
Mar. 5 Alabama State No. 9 Foley Field W 11–3 Tim Elliott (1–1) AJ Stinson (0–2) SECN+ 1,379 10–2
Mar. 6 Jacksonville State No. 9 Foley Field W 5–1 C.J. Smith (2–0) Jackson Tavel (2–1) Aaron Schunk (4) SECN+ 1,352 11–2
Mar. 8 Presbyterian No. 9 Foley Field W 17–0 Emerson Hancock (4–0) Eric Miles (1–1) SECN+ 1,415 12–2
Mar. 9 (1) Presbyterian No. 9 Foley Field W 7–6 Zac Kristofak (2–0) Colton Springs (1–1) Aaron Schunk (5) SECN+ 1,960 (DH) 13–2
Mar. 9 (2) Presbyterian No. 9 Foley Field W 8–1 Tony Locey (3–0) Reagan Fowler (0–3) SECN+ 1,960 (DH) 14–2
Mar. 13 at Georgia State No. 8 Georgia State Baseball Complex
Atlanta, Georgia		 W 6–3 Tim Elliott (2–1) Tyler Koch (0–2) Aaron Schunk (6) 392 15–2
Mar. 15 at No. 22 South Carolina No. 8 Founders Park
Columbia, South Carolina		 W 6–1 Emerson Hancock (5–0) Wesley Sweatt (1–1) SECN+ 6,435 16–2 1–0
Mar. 16 at No. 22 South Carolina No. 8 Founders Park W 8–7 Will Proctor (3–0) Daniel Lloyd (2–1) Aaron Schunk (7) SECN+ 7,210 17–2 2–0
Mar. 17 at No. 22 South Carolina No. 8 Founders Park W 4–2 Zac Kristofak (3–0) Brett Kerry (2–1) SECN+ 6,539 18–2 3–0
Mar. 19 Georgia State No. 5 Foley Field W 11–1 Tim Elliott (3–1) Grant Gaspard (0–1) SECN+ 1,814 19–2
Mar. 22 No. 10 LSU No. 5 Foley Field L 0–1 Zack Hess (2–1) Emerson Hancock (5–1) Devin Fontenot (1) SECN+ 3,209 19–3 3–1
Mar. 23 No. 10 LSU No. 5 Foley Field W 2–0 Justin Glover (1–0) Cole Henry (1–1) Aaron Schunk (8) SECN 3,344 20–3 4–1
Mar. 24 No. 10 LSU No. 5 Foley Field W 9–7 Tony Locey (4–0) Eric Walker (1–1) Aaron Schunk (9) SECN 3,042 21–3 5–1
Mar. 26 at Georgia Tech No. 4 Russ Chandler Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia		 L 2–11 Amos Willingham (4–0) Adam Goodman (0–1) 1,974 21–4
Mar. 28 at Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, Kentucky		 W 7–3 Emerson Hancock (6–1) Jimmy Ramsey (2–2) SECN 3,292 22–4 6–1
Mar. 29 at Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park L 0–5 Zack Thompson (2–0) C.J. Smith (2–1) SECN+ 3,124 22–5 6–2
Mar. 30 at Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park W 10–8 Aaron Schunk (1–0) Daniel Harper (2–1) SECN+ 3,134 23–5 7–2
April (11–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 2 at No. 23 Clemson No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, South Carolina		 W 5–3 Tim Elliott (4–1) Brooks Crawford (1–2) Aaron Schunk (10) 5,170 24–5
April 3 Kennesaw State No. 4 Foley Field W 7–6 Adam Goodman (1–1) Jared Rine (1–3) Zac Kristofak (1) 1,402 25–5
April 5 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 4 Foley Field L 2–3 Tyler Brown (1–0) Aaron Schunk (1–1) SECN+ 3,188 25–6 7–3
April 6 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 4 Foley Field W 8–3 C.J. Smith (3–1) Patrick Raby (5–1) SECN+ 3,117 26–6 8–3
April 7 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 4 Foley Field W 3–1 Tony Locey (5–0) Kumar Rocker (2–4) Zac Kristofak (2) SECN 3,045 27–6 9–3
April 9 No. 17 Georgia Tech No. 2 Foley Field W 12–2 Tim Elliott (5–1) Amos Willingham (4–2) SECN 3,009 28–6
April 11 at Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, Tennessee		 L 0–2 Andrew Schultz (1–0) Emerson Hancock (6–2) Redmond Walsh (5) SECN 1,994 28–7 9–4
April 12 at Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 0–3 Garrett Stallings (6–2) C.J. Smith (3–2) SECN+ 2,765 28–8 9–5
April 13 at Tennessee No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 7–1 Tony Locey (6–0) Zach Linginfelter (5–4) Zac Kristofak (3) SECN+ 3,311 29–8 10–5
April 16 No. 24 Clemson No. 5 Foley Field W 3–2 Darryn Pasqua (1–0) Luke Sommerfeld (0–1) SECN 3,419 30–8
April 18 No. 21 Missouri No. 5 Foley Field W 3–0 Emerson Hancock (7–2) Jacob Cantleberry (3–3) Zac Kristofak (4) ESPNU 2,553 31–8 11–5
April 19 No. 21 Missouri No. 5 Foley Field W 5–2 Cole Wilcox (1–0) Art Joven (3–1) Aaron Schunk (11) SECN+ 2,962 32–8 12–5
April 20 No. 21 Missouri No. 5 Foley Field W 4–2 Tony Locey (7–0) TJ Sikkema (4–3) Zac Kristofak (5) SECN+ 2,860 33–8 13–5
April 23 vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 4 SunTrust Park
Atlanta, Georgia		 L 6–8 Hugh Chapman (1–0) Tim Elliott (5–2) Tristin English (5) SECN+ 18,861 33–9
April 26 at No. 9 Mississippi State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, Mississippi		 L 3–19 Ethan Small (5–1) C.J. Smith (3–3) SECN+ 9,061 33–10 13–6
April 27 at No. 9 Mississippi State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field L 3–9 JT Ginn (8–2) Tony Locey (7–1) SECN 9,572 33–11 13–7
April 28 at No. 9 Mississippi State No. 4 Dudy Noble Field L 5–6 Peyton Plumlee (3–3) Tim Elliott (5–3) SECN+ 8,204 33–12 13–8
April 30 vs. The Citadel No. 9 SRP Park
North Augusta, South Carolina		 W 9–0 Logan Moody (1–0) Alex Bialakis (0–5) 3,602 34–12
May (8–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 3 Florida No. 9 Foley Field W 6–4 Tony Locey (8–1) Tommy Mace (7–4) Zac Kristofak (6) SECN+ 3,106 35–12 14–8
May 5 (1) Florida No. 9 Foley Field W 9–1 Tim Elliott (6–3) Jack Leftwich (4–5) ESPN2 2,807 36–12 15–8
May 5 (2) Florida No. 9 Foley Field W 4–1 Cole Wilcox (2–0) Nolan Crisp (3–2) SECN+ 2,845 37–12 16–8
May 8 at Jacksonville State No. 8 Rudy Abbott Field
Jacksonville, Alabama		 L 8–9 Cody Willingham (1–1) Aaron Schunk (1–2) ESPN+ 1,527 37–13
May 10 at Auburn No. 8 Plainsman Park
Auburn, Alabama		 W 11–2 Tony Locey (9–1) Jack Owen (4–1) SECN+ 3,703 38–13 17–8
May 11 (1) at Auburn No. 8 Plainsman Park L 3–4 Cody Greenhill (2–2) Cole Wilcox (2–1) SECN+ 3,361 38–14 17–9
May 11 (2) at Auburn No. 8 Plainsman Park W 10–8 Zac Kristofak (4–0) Blake Schilleci (0–2) SECN+ 3,340 39–14 18–9
May 16 Alabama No. 7 Foley Field W 9–4 Cole Wilcox (3–1) Tyler Ras (1–3) SECN+ 3,006 40–14 19–9
May 17 Alabama No. 7 Foley Field W 12–2 Tony Locey (10–1) Brock Love (5–5) SECN+ 3,093 41–14 20–9
May 18 Alabama No. 7 Foley Field W 9–1 Emerson Hancock (8–2) Sam Finnerty (6–8) SECN+ 3,010 42–14 21–9
Post-season (4–3)
SEC Tournament (2–1)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 22 vs. No. 13 Texas A&M No. 7 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, Alabama		 W 2–0 Zac Kristofak (5–0) Joseph Menefree (3–2) SECN 5,264 43–14 1–0
May 23 vs. No. 5 Arkansas No. 7 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 3–1 Ryan Webb (1–0) Jacob Kostyshock (1–3) Aaron Schunk (12) SECN 8,620 44–14 2–0
May 25 vs. No. 22 Ole Miss No. 7 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 3–5 Max Cioffi (2–2) Tony Locey (10–2) Parker Caracci (11) SECN 12,872 44–15 2–1
Schedule Source:[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Athens Regional

Athens Regional Teams
(1) Georgia Bulldogs (2) Florida Atlantic Owls (3) Florida State Seminoles (4) Mercer Bears
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Georgia13
4Mercer3
1Georgia3
3Florida State12
3Florida State13
2Florida Atlantic7
3Florida State
1Georgia
Lower round 1Lower final
1Georgia13
4Mercer62Florida Atlantic0
2Florida Atlantic10

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2019 SEC baseball records

Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 7–23 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 ALA W7 1–9 0–4
ARK 20–10 2–1 2–1 . . 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 ARK W1 7–3 3–0
AUB 14–16 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 AUB W6 4–6 1–1
FLA 13–17 3–0 . . 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 FLA E5 4–6 2–3
UGA 21–9 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 . 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 UGA E2 8–2 4–1
KEN 7–23 . 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 KEN E7 1–9 0–4
LSU 17–13 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 . . 2–1 . LSU W3 6–4 2–1
MSU 20–10 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 . 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 . MSU W2 8–2 3–1
MIZZ 13–16 . 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 MIZZ E4 5–4 1–3
MISS 16–14 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 3–0 . MISS W5 5–5 2–1
SCAR 8–22 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 SCAR E6 1–9 0–3
TENN 14–16 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 TENN E3 5–5 1–2
TAMU 16–13 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 TAMU W4 6–3 1–1
VAN 23–7 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 . . 2–1 . 3–0 2–1 1–2 VAN E1 8–2 5–0
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]1313*
Baseball America[6]15
Collegiate Baseball^[7]13
NCBWA†[8]12

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2019 MLB draft

Main article: 2019 MLB Draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Aaron Schunk 3B 2 62 Colorado Rockies
Tony Locey RHP 3 96 St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Elliot RHP 4 126 Seattle Mariners
LJ Talley 2B 7 207 Toronto Blue Jays
Zac Kristofak RHP 14 421 Los Angeles Angels
Cam Sheperd SS 20 608 Tampa Bay Rays
Tucker Maxwell OF 22 660 Atlanta Braves
Riley King OF/IF 26 787 Atlanta Braves

References

  1. ^ "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Cahill, Teddy; Collazo, Carlos (January 28, 2019). "2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans". Baseball America. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship".
  4. ^ "Bulldogs Announce 2019 Schedule" (Press release). University of Georgia Athletics. September 13, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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