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BSB: Dawgs host NC State in NCAA Athens Super Regional
The national No. 7 seed Georgia Bulldogs play host to No. 10 national seed N.C. State Saturday at Foley Field in an NCAA Super Regional with first pitch slated for 12:06 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU and be available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network,
The Bulldogs (42-15), under the direction of first-year Ike Cousins head coach Wes Johnson, have made their first Super Regional since 2008. Like Georgia, the Wolfpack (36-20), led by Elliott Avent, swept through their home regional last weekend. Georgia is 8-3 in Super Regional play and has advanced all four previous times, winning three at home and one on the road. Georgia’s last Super Regional appearance came against N.C. State in Athens, and the Bulldogs captured the series 2-1 and eventually reached the College World Series Finals. The Wolfpack has a 2-1 record in super regionals since 2008, all against the SEC, winning one and going 1-1 on the road. In 2021, N.C. State eliminated top-seed Arkansas in Fayetteville in a Super Regional to reach the CWS. The three-game series continues Sunday at 12:06 p.m. with Monday’s game, if necessary, TBA.
The Bulldog offense is headlined by Charlie Condon who earlier this week was named a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, the Golden Spikes Award and the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award. The 2004 SEC Player of the Year, Condon is projected to be among the top MLB draft picks in 2024. He leads the NCAA with a .445 batting average, a school record 36 home runs, 228 total bases, and a 1.036 SLG%. Senior Corey Collins, who was the Most Outstanding Player of the Athens Regional, is enjoying a fine year at .361-19-55 while leading the country with a .583 OB%. He ranks fourth nationally with an SEC-leading and school record 27 HBP this year. Freshman Tre Phelps checks in at .355-10-34. Georgia ranks third nationally with a school record 145 home runs including six Bulldogs with double digit home runs. Also, this year’s squad has hit a school record 12 grand slams. Georgia is third nationally with a .593 slugging percentage and fourth in on-base percentage at .436. The Bulldogs are batting .305 with a 5.58 team ERA and a .974 fielding percentage. N.C. State is batting .285 with 89 home runs, a 6.11 ERA and a .973 fielding percentage. The N.C. State offense is paced by graduate third baseman Alec Makarewicz (379-20-76), who was the Most Outstanding Player of the Raleigh Regional, graduate Garrett Pennington (.347-16-62) and junior catcher Jacob Cozart (.291-16-49).
Georgia’s top starting pitchers of late have been sophomore RHP Leighton Finley (5-1, 4.41 ERA, 1 SV, 71K, 26BB, 69.1 IP), sophomore RHP Kolten Smith (9-2, 4.41 ERA, 99K, 19BB, 65.1 IP) and sophomore Zach Harris (5-1, 6.69 ERA, 42K, 18BB, 35 IP). Graduate LHP Charlie Goldstein (4-1, 3.72 ERA, 43K, 13BB, 36.1 IP) has pitched just 7.2 innings since beating then No. 5 Tennessee in Knoxville on March 29 due to an injury. The relievers have been graduate Christian Mracna (4-2, 5.32 ERA, 1 SV), graduate Brian Zeldin (3-3, 5.68 ERA, 6 SV), graduate Josh Roberge (3-1, 7.00 ERA), redshirt sophomore DJ Radtke (1-0, 3.45 ERA), graduate Daniel Padysak (1-0, 7.66 ERA) and junior Chandler Marsh (2-0, 8.18 ERA, 1 SV). The Wolfpack are led by experienced starters graduate RHP Sam Highfill (6-2, 5.35 ERA) and redshirt-senior RHP Logan Whittaker (3-1, 6.23 ERA), both who were on State’s 2021 CWS team, and a deep bullpen including freshman RHP Jacob Dudan (3-2, 4.17 ERA, 6 SV) and sophomore RHP Derrick Smith (3-1, 4.68 ERA, 7 SV)
Radio/TV/Live Stats Links
Saturday at 12:06 p.m. ET
Radio (Georgia Bulldog Sports Network): 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4627&type=Live
TV: ESPNU (Tom Hart & Ben McDonald)
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/5699cb0e-d5d7-4f8e-b846-7c17fe3d0b7f
Live Stats: https://www.ncaa.com/game/6289279
Sunday at 12:06 p.m. ET
Radio (Georgia Bulldog Sports Network): 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4628&type=Live
TV: ESPNU (Tom Hart & Ben McDonald)
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/3acb868e-f82d-4c42-9674-728fcc62328b
Live Stats: https://www.ncaa.com/game/6289280
Monday: TBA
Super Regional Live Scoring Link:
https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/baseball/d1/2024/super-regionals/206
Ticket Information: Sold Out
Gates will open one hour prior to first pitch.
Parking Information
Parking is available in the outfield commuter lot and adjacent parking decks on campus.
2024 NCAA Athens Super Regional Schedule
Saturday, June 8
#7 Georgia (42-15) vs. #10 N.C. State (36-20), Noon ET (ESPNU)
Sunday, June 9
#7 Georgia vs. #10 N.C. State, Noon ET (ESPNU)
Monday, June 10
(If necessary) #7 Georgia vs. #10 N.C. State (Time/Network TBA)
BSB: Charlie Condon has been named a finalist for the 2024 Dick Howser Trophy
Georgia’s All-America third baseman/outfielder Charlie Condon has been named a finalist for the 2024 Dick Howser Trophy, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced Thursday.
Condon is one of five finalists for the 37th Dick Howser Trophy which goes to the Division I Baseball Player of the Year. It will be awarded during a news conference Friday, June 14th at Charles Schwab Park in Omaha, Neb., during the College World Series. The other finalists are second baseman Travis Bazzana (Oregon State), pitcher Chase Burns (Wake Forest), first baseman/pitcher Jac Caglianone (Florida) and pitcher Hagen Smith (Arkansas).
A 6-6, 216-pound native of Marietta, Ga., Condon leads the NCAA in batting (.445), home runs (a BBCOR-era record 36), slugging percentage (1.036), total bases (228), hits (98) and OPS (1.602). The 2024 SEC Player of the Year, he ranks third nationally in on-base percentage (.566) and has drawn a team-high 55 walks, including 27 intentional free passes. He had seven multi-home run games and homered in eight consecutive contests from April 26-May 9, one shy of the NCAA record. He has made starts at third base, first base and all three outfield positions for the seventh-seeded Bulldogs who are 42-15 and begin a Super Regional Saturday versus 10th-seed N.C. State at Foley Field. Condon, a finance major, is a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
“I’m proud to be a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy,” said Condon. “It’s an individual award but there’s a lot of guys in the locker room, my coaches along the way and my family that have helped me become the player and person that I am today.”
Condon is the first Bulldog finalist since All-America shortstop Gordon Beckham in 2008. No Bulldog has ever won the award. The Dick Howser Trophy, presented by The Game Headwear, is given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager who died of brain cancer in 1987. The trophy is regarded as baseball’s most prestigious award. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage – all qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser’s life.
The winner of the Dick Howser Trophy has his name inscribed on the permanent trophy, which is a bronze bust of Howser, Both the recipient and his school receive a special trophy to keep. The Howser Trophy was created in 1987, and LSU pitcher Paul Skenes was the 2023 recipient. NCBWA membership includes writers, broadcasters and publicists. Designed to promote and publicize college baseball, it is the sport’s only college media-related organization.
T/F: UGA women post three qualifing performances at NCAA Outdoor Championships
The Georgia women’s track and field team recorded three qualifying performances in the semifinal rounds during the second day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships Thursday.
Fast Facts
- Sophomore Kaila Jackson started the day by registering the fourth-fastest time in the 100-meter dash semifinal to advance. Then, the Redford, Mich., native earned a spot in the 200m final thanks to a fifth-place finish in the semifinal round.
- Kimberly Harris, Haley Tate, Sydney Harris and Dominique Mustin passed the baton for a qualifying performance in the 4x400m relay with the third-best time in school history. Their time and finish topped a then school record time (3:29.90) that the Lady Bulldogs finished to take eighth in the 2023 semifinal.
- The Georgia men remain in second place with 13 points behind USC (19). California (12.5), Kansas (12), Miami (12) and Ole Miss (12) round out the rest of the top six. Florida (26) leads Nebraska (22), Oregon (15), Washington (14.5) and Rice (14) on the women’s side.
Up Next
Georgia will start day three action of the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Friday. Sophomore Ella Rush will begin the heptathlon on Friday at 4 p.m. ET as the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m are scheduled. Rush and the hep field will wrap up the competition on Saturday with the long jump, javelin and 800m. The open events on Friday will start with freshman Riyon Rankin in the high jump at 9:52 p.m. after arriving in Oregon ranked ninth nationally. Sophomore Christopher Morales Williams, who leads the nation in the 400m, will race in the final 10:02 p.m. on the third day of action.
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