Georgia Bulldogs baseball
The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia in NCAA Division I college baseball.
Along with most other Georgia athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. Georgia won the College World Series in 1990.
The Bulldogs play their home games on UGA's campus in Foley Field, and are coached by head coach Scott Stricklin.
History
The Georgia Baseball team has seen most of its success in recent years, including winning the 1990 College World Series, as well as making the trip to Omaha in 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, and 2008.In its history, the team has claimed five Southeastern Conference tournament titles, in 1933, 1954, 1955, 2001, and 2004, and five regular season conference titles, in 1933, 1953, 1954, 2004, and 2008.
The program dates back to 1886 and, according to former Sports Information Director Dan Magill, was once the most popular sport on campus. However, from the mid-1950s to the late-1980s, and then through most of the 1990s, there were only scattered bright spots as the team managed only a modicum of success.
Since 2001, however, the program has enjoyed quite a resurgence, winning three championships in the perennial stalwart Southeastern Conference and participating in the College World Series four times in those seven seasons.
The Georgia-Georgia Tech baseball rivalry is one of the South's most fierce, and the teams' annual Spring Baseball Classic at Truist Park draws some of the largest crowds in college baseball.
Stadium
The Bulldogs play in the 3,291-seat Foley Field stadium.Head coaches
The Bulldogs have had 25 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:Records through the 2017 season.
Coach | Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | |
25 | Scott Stricklin | 2014- | 104 | 119 | 1 | .464 |
24 | David Perno | 2002-13 | 390 | 333 | 1 | .544 |
23 | Ron Polk | 2000-01 | 79 | 48 | 0 | .622 |
22 | Robert Sapp | 1997-99 | 77 | 87 | 1 | .467 |
21 | Steve Webber | 1981-96 | 500 | 403 | 1 | .553 |
20 | Roy Umstattd | 1976-80 | 130 | 100 | 1 | .562 |
19 | Nolen Richardson | 1951 | 12 | 13 | 0 | .480 |
18 | Jim Whatley | 1950, 1952–75 | 336 | 327 | 3 | .504 |
17 | Charley Trippi | 1948-49 | 34 | 18 | 0 | .654 |
16 | J. B. Whitworth | 1943 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 |
15 | J. V. Sikes | 1938-42, 1946–47 | 98 | 63 | 1 | .605 |
14 | Vernon Smith | 1934-37 | 30 | 45 | 0 | .400 |
13 | W. P. White | 1921-33 | 224 | 100 | 7 | .677 |
12 | Herman Stegeman | 1919-20 | 31 | 13 | 2 | .674 |
11 | Glenn Colby | 1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
10 | J. G. Henderson | 1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
9 | Joe Bean | 1914-16 | 33 | 16 | 1 | .660 |
8 | Frank B. Anderson | 1910-13 | 51 | 16 | 3 | .729 |
7 | W. J. Lewis | 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
6 | Hammond Johnson | 1908 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .909 |
5 | Tommy Stouch | 1906-07 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 |
4 | William A. Reynolds | 1902-03 | 13 | 9 | 1 | .565 |
3 | Marvin D. Dickinson | 1901, 04-05 | 18 | 14 | 0 | .563 |
2 | Hughie Jennings | 1895-97 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .227 |
1 | C. E. Morris | 1886 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
National Championships
Georgia in the College World Series
Year | Record | Result |
1987 | 0-2 | eliminated by Arkansas, 5-4 |
1990 | 4-1 | beat Oklahoma State, 2-1 National Champions |
2001 | 0-2 | eliminated by Tennessee, 19-12 |
2004 | 2-2 | eliminated by Texas, 7-6 |
2006 | 0-2 | eliminated by Oregon State, 5-3 |
2008 | 4-2 | eliminated by Fresno State, 6-1 Runners-Up |
Player awards
National awards
- Baseball America Player of the Year Award
- Baseball America Freshman of the Year Award
SEC Awards
- Pitcher of the Year
- Player of the Year Award
Georgia's 1st Team All-Americans
Bulldogs in Major League Baseball
Forty-nine former players have gone on to play at the Major League level, including five active players:- Gordon Beckham, second baseman, Detroit Tigers
- Kyle Farmer, catcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Justin Grimm, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jared Walsh, outfielder, Los Angeles Angels
- Alex Wood, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
- Alf Anderson – shortstop, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Marty Brown – third baseman, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles
- Mitchell Boggs - pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
- Cris Carpenter – pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers
- Spud Chandler – pitcher, New York Yankees
- Glenn Davis – first baseman, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles
- Claud Derrick – shortstop, Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs
- Hal Epps – outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics
- Josh Fields – pitcher, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jack Fisher – pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds
- Dave Fleming – pitcher, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals
- Robby Hammock – catcher, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Ken Holloway – pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees
- Derek Lilliquist – pitcher, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds
- Cy Moore – pitcher, Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
- Jim Nash – pitcher, Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
- Brian Powell – pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
- Nolen Richardson – third baseman, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds
- Johnny Riddle – catcher, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Johnny Rucker – outfielder, New York Giants
- Clint Sammons – catcher, Atlanta Braves
- Tully Sparks – pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Giants, Boston Americans
- Jeff Treadway – second baseman, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos
- Jim Umbricht – pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Colt.45s
- Mark Watson – pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds