2021 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

The 2021 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Foley Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference They are led by head coach Scott Stricklin, in his eight year as head coach.

2021 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
CBNo. 21
2021 record31-25 (13-17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Daeley (8th season)
  • Sean Kenny (4th season)
Home stadiumFoley Field
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y 20–10 .66750–18 .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 19–10 .65549–18 .731
Florida  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56738–22 .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53334–23 .596
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43331–25 .554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40029–23 .558
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26715–36 .294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍†‍‡‍y 22–8 .73350–13 .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 20–10 .66750–18 .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60045–22 .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43338–25 .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 12–17 .41432–26 .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33325–27 .481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30029–27 .518
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2021[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season
Further information: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

The 2020 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team notched a 14–4 (0–0) regular-season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel

Roster
2021 Georgia Bulldogs roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Brandon Smith - Freshman
  • 5 - C.J. Smith - Senior
  • 11 - Nolan Crisp - Sophomore
  • 12 - Jonathan Cannon - Sophomore
  • 16 - Will Childers - Sophomore
  • 17 - Jaden Woods - Freshman
  • 18 - Bryce Melear - Freshman
  • 19 - Jack Gowen - Junior
  • 21 - Logan Moody - Senior
  • 29 - Charlie Goldstein - Freshman
  • 32 - Michael Polk - Sophomore
  • 33 - Patrick Holloman - Freshman
  • 34 - Garrett Brown - Sophomore
  • 35 - Hank Bearden - Freshman
  • 39 - Darryn Pasqua - Junior
  • 43 - Max DeJong - Freshman
  • 46 - Will Pearson - Freshman
  • 47 - Collin Caldwell - Freshman
  • 55 - Ryan Webb - Senior
  

Catchers

  • 2 - Shane Marshall - Junior
  • 6 - Corey Collins - Freshman
  • 13 - Fernando Gonzalez - Freshman
  • 30 - Mason Meadows - Senior

Infielders

  • 1 - Buddy Floyd - Sophomore
  • 7 - Garrett Spikes - Freshman
  • 8 - Parks Harber - Freshman
  • 9 - Kameron Guidry - Freshman
  • 15 - Cole Tate - Senior
  • 23 - Connor Tate - Junior
  • 24 - Garrett Blaylock - Senior
  • 28 - Joshua McAllister - Junior
  • 42 - Caleb Ketchup - Freshman
  • 88 - Ryland Goede - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 4 - Randon Jernigan - Junior
  • 22 - Dwight Allen - Freshman
  • 26 - Trippe Moore III - Freshman
  • 44 - Ben Anderson - Junior

Utility

  • 0 - Josh Stinson (OF/INF) - Freshman
  • 14 - Liam Sullivan (P/OF) - Freshman
  • 20 - Chaney Rogers (OF/1B) - Senior
  • 25 - Lane Watkins (OF/C/1B) - Freshman
  • 27 - Luke Wagner (P/OF) - Freshman
  • 31 - Riley King (INF/OF) - Senior
  • 41 - Ben Harris (OF/P) - Sophomore
  

Coaching Staff
2021 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff[2]
NamePositionSeasons at
Georgia		Alma Mater
Scott StricklinHead Coach8Kent state (1995)
Scott DaeleyAssociate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator8Wake Forest (2002)
Sean KennyAssistant Coach/Pitching4Eastern Michigan (1997)
Brock BennettVolunteer Coach2Alabama (2011)

Game log
2021 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Georgia team member
Regular Season (23–12)
April
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources
April 2No. 14 South CarolinaNo. 23Foley Field
April 3No. 14 South CarolinaNo. 23Foley Field
April 4No. 14 South CarolinaNo. 23Foley Field
April 6Georgia Southern*No. 23Foley Field—
April 8at No. 1 VanderbiltNo. 23Hawkins Field
Nashville, Tennessee
April 9at No. 1 VanderbiltNo. 23Hawkins Field
April 10at No. 1 VanderbiltNo. 23Hawkins Field
April 13Georgia State*No. 20Foley Field—
April 16KentuckyNo. 20Foley Field
April 17KentuckyNo. 20Foley Field
April 18KentuckyNo. 20Foley Field
April 20Clemson*No. 21Foley Field—
April 23at MissouriNo. 21Taylor Stadium
Columbia, Missouri
April 24at MissouriNo. 21Taylor Stadium
April 25at MissouriNo. 21Taylor Stadium
April 27Georgia Tech*
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate		Foley Field—
April 29AuburnFoley Field
April 30AuburnFoley Field
Post-Season

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]2424*2121RVRV——RVRV
Baseball America[4]——————————
Collegiate Baseball^[5]1275771223232021
NCBWA†[6]242320262330RVRV30RV
D1Baseball[7]——————————

^ 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.

2021 MLB draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Ryan Webb LHP 4 125 Cleveland Indians
Ben Harris LHP 8 252 Los Angeles Dodgers

References
  1. "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  3. Baseball Coaches Poll
  4. Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  6. NCBWA Division I poll
  7. D1 Baseball
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