The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games for the 68th season at Foley Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by head coach Wes Johnson, in his first year as head coach.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished 29–27, 11–19 in the SEC to finish in sixth place in the East division. They were not invited to the postseason. As a result, head coach Scott Stricklin was fired.
Personnel
Roster 2024 Georgia Bulldogs roster Pitchers 3 - Zach Harris - Sophomore 4 - Jarvis Evans - Sophomore 12 - Leighton Finley - Sophomore 15 - Matthew Hoskins - Sophomore 16 - Kolten Smith - Sophomore 18 - James Hays - Freshman 19 - Ethan Sutton - Freshman 20 - Blake Gillespie - Sophomore 21 - Coleman Willis - Sophomore 26 - Brian Zeldin - Graduate 29 - Charlie Goldstein - Graduate 30 - Brandt Pancer - Senior 31 - Chandler Marsh - Junior 32 - Josh Roberge - Graduate 33 - Max DeJong - Junior 34 - Tyler McLoughlin - Senior 35 - Paul Farley - Freshman 38 - DJ Radtke - Sophomore 39 - Wyatt Land - Freshman 42 - Daniel Padysak - Graduate 43 - Luke Wiltrakis - Freshman 45 - Christian Mracna - Graduate 46 - Zach DeVito - Senior 47 - Collin Caldwell - Senior 48 - Ryker Chavis - Freshman 55 - Ryan Gold - Freshman Catchers 11 - Henry Hunter - Junior 13 - Fernando Gonzalez - Senior 50 - Josh Katz - Junior
Infielders 2 - Sebastian Murillo - Senior 9 - Kolby Branch - Sophomore 14 - Trey King - Freshman 23 - Paul Toetz - Graduate 36 - Tre Phelps - Freshman 44 - Slate Alford - Junior Outfielders 0 - Josh Stinson - Senior 1 - Dillon Carter - Graduate 8 - Clayton Chadwick - Graduate 10 - John Marant - Junior 25 - Dylan Goldstein - Graduate 40 - Cooper Milford - Freshman
Utility 6 - Corey Collins (OF/C) - Senior 17 - Logan Jordan (OF/C) - Graduate 24 - Charlie Condon (1B/OF) - Sophomore 27 - Lukas Farris (OF/1B) - Sophomore
Coaching staff 2024 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff Name Position Seasons atGeorgia Alma mater Wes Johnson Head coach 1 Arkansas–Monticello (1994) Will Coggin Assistant coach 1 Mississippi State (2008) Josh Simpson Assistant coach 1 Northwestern Oklahoma State (2003) Brock Bennett Assistant coach 1 Alabama (2011)
Schedule and results
2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball game log Regular season February (8–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC RecordFebruary 16 Foley FieldAthens, GA W 11–2 Goldstein (1–0) Johnson (0–1) None SECN+ 2,504 1–0 –February 17 UNC Asheville Foley Field None SECN+ 2,790 2–0 –February 18 UNC Asheville Foley Field SECN+ 1,787 3–0 –February 20 at GSU Baseball ComplexDecatur, GA None None 475 4–0 –February 23 Foley Field None SECN+ 1,522 5–0 –February 24 Northern Kentucky Foley Field None SECN+ 2,866 6–0 –February 25 Northern Kentucky Foley Field None SECN+ 1,505 7–0 –February 27 Foley Field SECN+ 747 8–0 –February 28 Foley Field None SECN+ 1,054 8–1 – March (14–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC RecordMarch 1 at Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA Canceled (rain)March 2 Georgia Tech Foley Field SECN+ 3,638 9–1 –March 3 vs. Georgia Tech Coolray FieldLawrenceville, GA None 8,163 10–1 –March 5 vs. SRP ParkNorth Augusta, SC None None 5,685 11–1 –March 6 Foley Field None SECN+ 802 12–1 –March 8 Foley Field None SECN+ 778 13–1 – (DH 1) Northern Colorado Foley Field None SECN+ 1,602 14–1 – Northern Colorado Foley Field None SECN+ 1,602 15–1 –March 10 Northern Colorado Foley Field None SECN+ 2,143 16–1 –March 12 Iowa Foley Field W 10–5 None SECN+ 2,958 17–1 –March 15 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, KY None SECN+ 2,040 17–2 0–1March 16 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ 2,893 17–3 0–2March 17 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park None SECN+ 2,899 17–4 0–3March 19 Foley Field None SECN+ 1,153 18–4 – No. 11 Foley Field None SECN 3,920 19–4 1–3 No. 11 Alabama Foley Field None SECN+ 3,604 20–4 2–3March 24 No. 11 Alabama Foley Field SECN+ 3,724 21–4 3–3March 26 Foley Field Canceled (rain)March 29 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN None SECN+ 5,575 22–4 4–3March 30 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium None SECN 5,677 22–5 4–4March 31 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium SECN 5,006 22–6 4–5 April (10–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC RecordApril 2 Georgia State Foley Field None SECN+ 2,923 23–6 –April 5 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS SECN+ 12,315 23–7 4–6April 6 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field None SECN 13,477 24–7 5–6April 7 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field None SECN+ 11,337 24–8 5–7April 9 Foley Field None SECN+ 1,489 25–8 –April 11 Missouri Foley Field None SECN 3,171 26–8 6–7April 12 Missouri Foley Field None SECN+ 3,760 26–9 6–8April 13 Missouri Foley Field None SECN+ 3,521 27–9 7–8April 19 No. 24 Foley Field SECN+ 3,708 28–9 8–8 Ole Miss No. 24 Foley Field W 7–2 None SECN+ 3,849 29–9 9–8 Ole Miss Foley Field SECN+ 3,066 29–10 9–9April 23 No. 5 Clemson Foley Field W 4–315 None ESPNU 4,183 30–10 –April 26 at No. 1 Texas A&M Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, TX SECN+ 7,968 30–11 9–10 at No. 1 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park None SECN+ 7,770 30–12 9–11 at No. 1 Texas A&M Blue Bell Park SECN+ 7,021 31–12 10–11April 30 at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, GA None SECN+ 1,322 32–12 – May (7–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC RecordMay 3 No. 17 Vanderbilt Foley Field None SECN+ 4,027 33–12 11–11May 4 No. 17 Vanderbilt Foley Field None SECN+ 3,738 34–12 12–11May 5 No. 17 Vanderbilt Foley Field SECN+ 3,333 35–12 13–11May 9 at No. 13 South Carolina Founders ParkColumbia, SC None ESPN2 7,033 36–12 14–11May 10 at No. 13 South Carolina Founders Park SECN 7,630 37–12 15–11May 11 at No. 13 South Carolina Founders Park None SECN+ 7,912 38–12 16–11May 16 Florida Foley Field None SECN+ 3,900 39–12 17–11May 17 Florida Foley Field None SECN+ 3,483 39–13 17–12May 18 Florida Foley Field None SECN+ 3,954 39–14 17–13 Post-season (0–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 21 vs. (11) LSU (6) No. 11 Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL None SECN 7,425 39–15 0–1 NCAA tournament: Athens Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional record May 31 (4) (1) No. 10 Foley Field None ESPN+ 3,795 40–15 1–0 June 1 (2) (1)No. 10 Foley Field None ESPN+ 3,687 41–15 2–0 June 2 (3) Georgia Tech (1) No. 10 Foley Field ESPN+ 3,745 42–15 3–0 NCAA tournament: Athens Super Regional (1–2) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance OverallRecord Super Reg.Record June 8 (7) No. 10 Foley Field ESPNU 3,829 42–16 0–1 June 9 (10) No. 11 NC State (7) No. 10 Foley Field None ESPN2 3,893 43–16 1–1 June 10 (10) No. 11 NC State (7) No. 10 Foley Field ESPN 3,944 43–17 1–2 Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Georgia team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Athens Regional
Athens Regional Teams(1) Georgia Bulldogs(2) UNC Wilmington Seahawks(3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(4) Army Black Knights
Athens Regional Round 1(4) Army Black Knightsvs.(1) Georgia Bulldogs
Athens Regional Round 2(2) UNC Wilmington Seahawksvs.(1) Georgia Bulldogs
Athens Regional Championship(1) Georgia Bulldogsvs.(3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Athens Super Regional Athens Super Regional Game 1 (10) NC State Wolfpackvs.(7) Georgia Bulldogs
Athens Super Regional Game 2(7) Georgia Bulldogsvs.(10) NC State Wolfpack
Athens Super Regional Championship (10) NC State Wolfpackvs.(7) Georgia Bulldogs
Record vs. conference opponents
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