2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

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.

2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
Athens Regional champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
D1Baseball.comNo. 11
Record43–17 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Coggin
  • Josh Simpson
  • Brock Bennett
Home stadiumFoley Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee xy 22 8   .733 60 13   .822
No. 3 Kentucky x‍‍y 22 8   .733 46 16   .742
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 43 17   .717
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 38 23   .623
No. 8 Florida ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 36 30   .545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 37 25   .597
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 32   .418
Western
No. 17 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 44 16   .733
No. 2 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 53 15   .779
No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 40 23   .635
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 33 24   .579
LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 43 23   .652
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 27 29   .482
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 27 26   .509
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 24, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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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.[2]

Personnel

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Roster

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2024 Georgia Bulldogs roster[3]
 

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

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2024 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff[3]
Name Position Seasons at
Georgia
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

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2024 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-season
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Georgia team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Athens Regional

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Athens Regional Teams
(1) Georgia Bulldogs (2) UNC Wilmington Seahawks (3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4) Army Black Knights
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Georgia8
4Army7
1Georgia11
2UNC Wilmington2
3Georgia Tech0
2UNC Wilmington9
1Georgia8
3Georgia Tech6
Lower round 1Lower final
2UNC Wilmington1
4Army23Georgia Tech3
3Georgia Tech4
Athens Regional Round 1
(4) Army Black Knights vs. (1) Georgia Bulldogs
May 31, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(4) Army 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 10 1
(1) Georgia 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 X 8 12 2
WP: Christian Mracna (4–2)   LP: Andrew Berg (5–3)
Home runs:
ARMY: Chris Barr (2); Coleson Titus (2)
UGA: Charlie Condon (36)
Attendance: 3,795
Athens Regional Round 2
(2) UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs. (1) Georgia Bulldogs
June 1, 2024, 6:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) UNC Wilmington 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
(1) Georgia 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 X 11 9 0
WP: DJ Radtke (1–0)   LP: Jacob Shafer (4–6)
Home runs:
UNCW: Trevor Marsh (15)
UGA: Kolby Branch (16); Corey Collins (19)
Attendance: 3,687
Athens Regional Championship
(1) Georgia Bulldogs vs. (3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
June 2, 2024, 6:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
(1) Georgia 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 8 10 1
(3) Georgia Tech 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1
WP: Chandler Marsh (2–0)   LP: Riley Stanford (2–1)   Sv: Leighton Finley (1)
Home runs:
UGA: Kolby Branch (17); Tre Phelps (10)
GT: Vahn Lackey (4)
Attendance: 3,745

Athens Super Regional

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Athens Super Regional Game 1
(10) NC State Wolfpack vs. (7) Georgia Bulldogs
June 8, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(10) NC State 0 11 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 18 20 0
(7) Georgia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
WP: Sam Highfill (7–2)   LP: Kolten Smith (9–3)   Sv: Andrew Shaffner (1)
Home runs:
NCST: Jacob Cozart (17, 18); Alec Makarewicz (21); Garrett Pennington (17); Eli Serrano III (8)
UGA: None
Attendance: 3,829
Athens Super Regional Game 2
(7) Georgia Bulldogs vs. (10) NC State Wolfpack
June 9, 2024, 12:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(7) Georgia 2 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 11 15 2
(10) NC State 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0
WP: Leighton Finley (6–1)   LP: Dominic Fritton (3–6)
Home runs:
UGA: Slate Alford (17); Corey Collins (20); Tre Phelps (11); Paul Toetz (5)
NCST: Jacob Cozart (19)
Attendance: 3,893
Athens Super Regional Championship
(10) NC State Wolfpack vs. (7) Georgia Bulldogs
June 10, 2024, 7:00 pm (EST) at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(10) NC State 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 8 15 0
(7) Georgia 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 7 0
WP: Jacob Dudan (4–2)   LP: Zach Harris (5–2)   Sv: Derrick Smith (8)
Home runs:
NCST: Alec Makarewicz (22); Garrett Pennington (18); Eli Serrano III (9); Alex Sosa (6)
UGA: Charlie Condon (37); Tre Phelps (12)
Attendance: 3,944

Record vs. conference opponents

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

Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 13–17 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . ALA W4 5–5 0–2
ARK 20–10 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . ARK W1 7–3 3–0
AUB 8–22 2–1 1–2 . . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 AUB W7 2–8 0–4
FLA 13–17 . 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 FLA E5 4–6 0–1
UGA 17–13 3–0 . . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 UGA E3 5–5 3–1
KEN 22–8 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 . . 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 KEN E2 8–2 4–0
LSU 13–17 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 LSU W5 4–6 1–2
MSU 17–13 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 6–4 1–0
MIZZ 9–21 . 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 1–9 1–3
MISS 11–19 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 . MISS W6 4–6 0–3
SCAR 13–17 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 SCAR E6 4–6 1–2
TENN 22–8 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 TENN E1 9–1 3–0
TAMU 19–11 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 3–0 TAMU W2 7–3 2–0
VAN 13–17 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 VAN E4 4–6 2–3
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. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Georgia fires baseball coach Scott Stricklin after 10 seasons". AP News. May 26, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Georgia Holds 9-3 Lead Over Tech When Game Halted". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Georgia-Mercer Baseball Game Postponed". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2024.