2019 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

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.

2019 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
CBNo. 17
2019 record46-17 (21-9 SEC)
Head coachScott Stricklin (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Daeley
  • Sean Kenny
Home stadiumFoley Field
2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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)
1Vanderbilt87 (9)
2Florida81 (4)
3Georgia68 (1)
4South Carolina53
5Tennessee40
6Kentucky30
7Missouri26

Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team

  • Aaron Schunk - Third Baseman

2nd Team

  • Mason Meadows - Catcher
  • LJ Talley - Second Baseman
  • Aaron Schunk - Designated Hitter/Utility

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 - Sophomore
  • 19 Jack Gowen - Freshman
  • 21 Logan Moody - Junior
  • 25 Tony Locey - Junior
  • 26 Christian Ryder - Junior
  • 27 Trevor Tinder - 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 - Junior
  • 55 Ryan Webb - Sophomore
  

Catchers

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

Infielders

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

Outfielders

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

Schedule and results
Legend
 Georgia win
 Georgia loss
 Postponement
BoldGeorgia 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. 15DaytonNo. 9Foley Field
Athens, Georgia		5–1Emerson Hancock (1–0)Hunter Wolfe (0–1)Ryan Webb (1)SECN+2,0561–0
Feb. 16 (1)DaytonNo. 9Foley Field10–7Will Proctor (1–0)Aaron Ernst (0–1)Aaron Schunk (1)SECN+3,2042–0
Feb. 16 (2)DaytonNo. 9Foley Field13–1Tony Locey (1–0)Cole Pletka (0–1)SECN+3,2043–0
Feb. 19at Kennesaw StateNo. 9Stillwell Baseball Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia		Cancelled due to weather.
Feb. 23UMass LowellNo. 9Foley FieldW 6–2Emerson Hancock (2–0)Nick Rand (0–2)SECN+1,9174–0
Feb. 24 (1)UMass LowellNo. 9Foley FieldW 13–5Will Proctor (2–0)Henry Funaro (0–2)SECN+2,006 (DH)5–0
Feb. 24 (2)UMass LowellNo. 9Foley FieldW 12–5Tony Locey (2–0)Sean O'Neill (0–1)SECN+2,006 (DH)6–0
Feb. 26LIU BrooklynNo. 9Foley FieldL 0–1Jackson Svete (1–0)Tim Elliott (0–1)Nick Torres (1)SECN+1,5486–1
Feb. 27Kennesaw StateNo. 9Foley FieldW 11–1C.J. Smith (1–0)Jake Rothwell (0–2)SECN+1,6497–1
March (16–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
Mar. 1at Georgia SouthernNo. 9J. I. Clements Stadium
Statesboro, Georgia		W 3–1Emerson Hancock (3–0)Seth Shuman (0–3)Aaron Schunk (2)ESPN+2,2478–1
Mar. 2at Georgia SouthernNo. 9J. I. Clements StadiumW 4–2Zac Kristofak (1–0)Braden Hays (0–2)Aaron Schunk (3)ESPN+2,9169–1
Mar. 3at Georgia SouthernNo. 9J. I. Clements StadiumL 7–10David Johnson (1–0)Jack Gowen (0–1)Hayden Harris (1)ESPN+1,5549–2
Mar. 5Alabama StateNo. 9Foley FieldW 11–3Tim Elliott (1–1)AJ Stinson (0–2)SECN+1,37910–2
Mar. 6Jacksonville StateNo. 9Foley FieldW 5–1C.J. Smith (2–0)Jackson Tavel (2–1)Aaron Schunk (4)SECN+1,35211–2
Mar. 8PresbyterianNo. 9Foley FieldW 17–0Emerson Hancock (4–0)Eric Miles (1–1)SECN+1,41512–2
Mar. 9 (1)PresbyterianNo. 9Foley FieldW 7–6Zac Kristofak (2–0)Colton Springs (1–1)Aaron Schunk (5)SECN+1,960 (DH)13–2
Mar. 9 (2)PresbyterianNo. 9Foley FieldW 8–1Tony Locey (3–0)Reagan Fowler (0–3)SECN+1,960 (DH)14–2
Mar. 13at Georgia StateNo. 8Georgia State Baseball Complex
Atlanta, Georgia		W 6–3Tim Elliott (2–1)Tyler Koch (0–2)Aaron Schunk (6)39215–2
Mar. 15at No. 22 South CarolinaNo. 8Founders Park
Columbia, South Carolina		W 6–1Emerson Hancock (5–0)Wesley Sweatt (1–1)SECN+6,43516–21–0
Mar. 16at No. 22 South CarolinaNo. 8Founders ParkW 8–7Will Proctor (3–0)Daniel Lloyd (2–1)Aaron Schunk (7)SECN+7,21017–22–0
Mar. 17at No. 22 South CarolinaNo. 8Founders ParkW 4–2Zac Kristofak (3–0)Brett Kerry (2–1)SECN+6,53918–23–0
Mar. 19Georgia StateNo. 5Foley FieldW 11–1Tim Elliott (3–1)Grant Gaspard (0–1)SECN+1,81419–2
Mar. 22No. 10 LSUNo. 5Foley FieldL 0–1Zack Hess (2–1)Emerson Hancock (5–1)Devin Fontenot (1)SECN+3,20919–33–1
Mar. 23No. 10 LSUNo. 5Foley FieldW 2–0Justin Glover (1–0)Cole Henry (1–1)Aaron Schunk (8)SECN3,34420–34–1
Mar. 24No. 10 LSUNo. 5Foley FieldW 9–7Tony Locey (4–0)Eric Walker (1–1)Aaron Schunk (9)SECN3,04221–35–1
Mar. 26at Georgia TechNo. 4Russ Chandler Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia		L 2–11Amos Willingham (4–0)Adam Goodman (0–1)1,97421–4
Mar. 28at KentuckyNo. 4Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, Kentucky		W 7–3Emerson Hancock (6–1)Jimmy Ramsey (2–2)SECN3,29222–46–1
Mar. 29at KentuckyNo. 4Kentucky Proud ParkL 0–5Zack Thompson (2–0)C.J. Smith (2–1)SECN+3,12422–56–2
Mar. 30at KentuckyNo. 4Kentucky Proud ParkW 10–8Aaron Schunk (1–0)Daniel Harper (2–1)SECN+3,13423–57–2
April (11–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 2at No. 23 ClemsonNo. 4Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, South Carolina		W 5-3Tim Elliott (4-1)Brooks Crawford (1-2)Aaron Schunk (10)5,17024–5
April 3Kennesaw StateNo. 4Foley FieldW 7-6Adam Goodman (1-1)Jared Rine (1-3)Zac Kristofak (1)1,40225-5
April 5No. 5 VanderbiltNo. 4Foley FieldL 2-3Tyler Brown (1-0)Aaron Schunk (1-1)SECN+3,18825–67–3
April 6No. 5 VanderbiltNo. 4Foley FieldW 8-3C.J. Smith (3-1)Patrick Raby (5-1)SECN+3,11726–68–3
April 7No. 5 VanderbiltNo. 4Foley FieldW 3-1Tony Locey (5-0)Kumar Rocker (2-4)Zac Kristofak (2)SECN3,04527–69–3
April 9No. 17 Georgia TechNo. 2Foley FieldW 12-2Tim Elliott (5-1)Amos Willingham (4-2)SECN3,00928–6
April 11at TennesseeNo. 2Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, Tennessee		L 0-2Andrew Schultz (1-0)Emerson Hancock (6-2)Redmond Walsh (5)SECN1,99428–79–4
April 12at TennesseeNo. 2Lindsey Nelson StadiumL 0-3Garrett Stallings (6-2)C.J. Smith (3-2)SECN+2,76528–89–5
April 13at TennesseeNo. 2Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 7-1Tony Locey (6-0)Zach Linginfelter (5-4)Zac Kristofak (3)SECN+3,31129–810–5
April 16No. 24 ClemsonNo. 5Foley FieldW 3-2Darryn Pasqua (1-0)Luke Sommerfeld (0-1)SECN3,41930–8
April 18No. 21 MissouriNo. 5Foley FieldW 3-0Emerson Hancock (7-2)Jacob Cantleberry (3-3)Zac Kristofak (4)ESPNU2,55331–811–5
April 19No. 21 MissouriNo. 5Foley FieldW 5-2Cole Wilcox (1-0)Art Joven (3-1)Aaron Schunk (11)SECN+2,96232–812–5
April 20No. 21 MissouriNo. 5Foley FieldW 4-2Tony Locey (7-0)TJ Sikkema (4-3)Zac Kristofak (5)SECN+2,86033–813–5
April 23vs. No. 11 Georgia TechNo. 4SunTrust Park
Atlanta, Georgia		L 6-8Hugh Chapman (1-0)Tim Elliott (5-2)Tristin English (5)SECN+18,86133–9
April 26at No. 9 Mississippi StateNo. 4Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, Mississippi		L 3-19Ethan Small (5-1)C.J. Smith (3-3)SECN+9,06133–1013–6
April 27at No. 9 Mississippi StateNo. 4Dudy Noble FieldL 3-9JT Ginn (8-2)Tony Locey (7-1)SECN9,57233–1113–7
April 28at No. 9 Mississippi StateNo. 4Dudy Noble FieldL 5-6Peyton Plumlee (3-3)Tim Elliott (5-3)SECN+8,20433–1213–8
April 30vs. The CitadelNo. 9SRP Park
North Augusta, South Carolina		W 9-0Logan Moody (1-0)Alex Bialakis (0-5)3,60234–12
May (8–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 3FloridaNo. 9Foley FieldW 6-4Tony Locey (8-1)Tommy Mace (7-4)Zac Kristofak (6)SECN+3,10635–1214-8
May 5 (1)FloridaNo. 9Foley FieldW 9-1Tim Elliott (6-3)Jack Leftwich (4-5)ESPN22,80736–1215–8
May 5 (2)FloridaNo. 9Foley FieldW 4-1Cole Wilcox (2-0)Nolan Crisp (3-2)SECN+2,84537–1216–8
May 8at Jacksonville StateNo. 8Rudy Abbott Field
Jacksonville, Alabama		L 8-9Cody Willingham (1-1)Aaron Schunk (1-2)ESPN+1,52737–13
May 10at AuburnNo. 8Plainsman Park
Auburn, Alabama		W 11-2Tony Locey (9-1)Jack Owen (4-1)SECN+3,70338–1317–8
May 11 (1)at AuburnNo. 8Plainsman ParkL 3-4Cody Greenhill (2-2)Cole Wilcox (2-1)SECN+3,36138–1417–9
May 11 (2)at AuburnNo. 8Plainsman ParkW 10-8Zac Kristofak (4-0)Blake Schilleci (0-2)SECN+3,34039–1418–9
May 16AlabamaNo. 7Foley FieldW 9-4Cole Wilcox (3-1)Tyler Ras (1-3)SECN+3,00640–1419-9
May 17AlabamaNo. 7Foley FieldW 12-2Tony Locey (10-1)Brock Love (5-5)SECN+3,09341–1420–9
May 18AlabamaNo. 7Foley FieldW 9-1Emerson Hancock (8-2)Sam Finnerty (6-8)SECN+3,01042–1421–9
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 22vs. No. 13 Texas A&MNo. 7Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, Alabama		W 2-0Zac Kristofak (5-0)Joseph Menefree (3-2)SECN5,26443–141-0
May 23vs. No. 5 ArkansasNo. 7Hoover Metropolitan StadiumW 3-1Ryan Webb (1-0)Jacob Kostyshock (1-3)Aaron Schunk (12)SECN8,62044–142-0
May 25vs. No. 22 Ole MissNo. 7Hoover Metropolitan StadiumL 3-5Max Cioffi (2-2)Tony Locey (10-2)Parker Caracci (11)SECN12,87244–152-1
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 Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 Georgia 13  
4 Mercer 3  
  1 Georgia 3  
  3 Florida State 12  
3 Florida State 13
2 Florida Atlantic 7  
  3 Florida State 10
  1 Georgia 1
4 Mercer 6  
2 Florida Atlantic 10  
  1 Georgia 13
  2 Florida Atlantic 0  

Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
Coaches'[5] 13 13* 13*  
Baseball America[6] 15  
Collegiate Baseball^[7] 13  
NCBWA†[8] 12  
D1Baseball

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

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. http://www.secsports.com/article/25945736/vanderbilt-picked-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 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  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 2018-12-22.
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