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.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

3rd Team Aaron Schunk – Utility Player (Baseball America)

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.

Media poll (East) 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 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 PostponementBoldGeorgia 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 recordFeb. 15 No. 9 Foley FieldAthens, 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 No. 9 Stillwell Baseball StadiumKennesaw, Georgia Cancelled due to weather. Feb. 23 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 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 recordMar. 1 at No. 9 J. I. Clements StadiumStatesboro, 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 No. 9 Foley Field W 11–3 Tim Elliott (1–1) AJ Stinson (0–2) SECN+ 1,379 10–2 Mar. 6 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 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 ComplexAtlanta, 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 ParkColumbia, South Carolina W 6–1 Emerson Hancock (5–0) Wesley Sweatt (1–1) SECN+ 6,435 16–2 1–0Mar. 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 2–0Mar. 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 3–0Mar. 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 3–1Mar. 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 4–1Mar. 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 5–1Mar. 26 at No. 4 Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, Georgia L 2–11 Amos Willingham (4–0) Adam Goodman (0–1) 1,974 21–4 Mar. 28 at Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, Kentucky W 7–3 Emerson Hancock (6–1) Jimmy Ramsey (2–2) SECN 3,292 22–4 6–1Mar. 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 6–2Mar. 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 recordApril 2 at No. 23 Clemson No. 4 Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, 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 7–3April 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 8–3April 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 9–3April 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 StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee L 0–2 Andrew Schultz (1–0) Emerson Hancock (6–2) Redmond Walsh (5) SECN 1,994 28–7 9–4April 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 9–5April 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 10–5April 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 11–5April 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 12–5April 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 13–5April 23 vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 4 SunTrust ParkAtlanta, 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 FieldStarkville, Mississippi L 3–19 Ethan Small (5–1) C.J. Smith (3–3) SECN+ 9,061 33–10 13–6April 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 13–7April 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 13–8April 30 vs. The Citadel No. 9 SRP ParkNorth 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 recordMay 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 15–8May 5 (2) Florida No. 9 Foley Field W 4–1 Cole Wilcox (2–0) Nolan Crisp (3–2) SECN+ 2,845 37–12 16–8May 8 at Jacksonville State No. 8 Rudy Abbott FieldJacksonville, Alabama L 8–9 Cody Willingham (1–1) Aaron Schunk (1–2) ESPN+ 1,527 37–13 May 10 at Auburn No. 8 Plainsman ParkAuburn, Alabama W 11–2 Tony Locey (9–1) Jack Owen (4–1) SECN+ 3,703 38–13 17–8May 11 (1) at Auburn No. 8 Plainsman Park L 3–4 Cody Greenhill (2–2) Cole Wilcox (2–1) SECN+ 3,361 38–14 17–9May 11 (2) at Auburn No. 8 Plainsman Park W 10–8 Zac Kristofak (4–0) Blake Schilleci (0–2) SECN+ 3,340 39–14 18–9May 16 Alabama No. 7 Foley Field W 9–4 Cole Wilcox (3–1) Tyler Ras (1–3) SECN+ 3,006 40–14 19–9May 17 Alabama No. 7 Foley Field W 12–2 Tony Locey (10–1) Brock Love (5–5) SECN+ 3,093 41–14 20–9May 18 Alabama No. 7 Foley Field W 9–1 Emerson Hancock (8–2) Sam Finnerty (6–8) SECN+ 3,010 42–14 21–9 Postseason (4–3) (2–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 22 vs. No. 13 Texas A&M No. 7 Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, Alabama W 2–0 Zac Kristofak (5–0) Joseph Menefree (3–2) SECN 5,264 43–14 1–0May 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 2–0May 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 (2–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional RecordMay 31 (4) Mercer No. 7 (1) Foley Field W 13–3 Tony Locey (11–2) Tanner Hall (8–6) SECN 3,256 45–15 1–0June 1 (3) Florida State No. 7 (1) Foley Field L 3–12 CJ Van Eyk (10–3) Emerson Hancock (8–3) ESPN2 3,046 45–16 1–1June 2 (2) Florida Atlantic No. 7 (1) Foley Field W 13–0 Tim Elliott (7–3) Mike Ruff (6–5) SECN 2,773 46–16 2–1June 3 (3) Florida State No. 7 (1) Foley Field L 1–10 Conor Grady (9–5) Cole Wilcox (3–2) ESPNU 2,996 46–17 2–2

Schedule source: *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

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

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

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