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BSB: Georgia Beats Arkansas For First SEC Tournament Title
Fourth-ranked and SEC champion Georgia beat No. 10 Arkansas 11-1 Sunday for its first SEC Tournament title in school history in front of a crowd of 9,320 at the Hoover Met.
Fast Facts
- The SEC Champion Bulldogs made their fourth appearance in the SEC Tournament Championship game and first since 1989. They claimed their first title with a run-rule victory in seven innings. For only the 23rd time in league history, one team has won both the SEC regular-season and tournament titles.
- The Bulldogs erupted for five runs on four hits in the first, highlighted by RBI-doubles by Rylan Lujo, Brennan Hudson and a two-run home run from designated hitter Jack Arcamone. Kenny Ishikawa added an RBI single.
- The Bulldogs extended their lead to 6-0 in the second on a Daniel Jackson RBI-single and then pushed across two more runs on two hits and an error in the third to make it 8-0.
- Redshirt sophomore Paul Farley (8-1) started for the Bulldogs and got the win as he provided four scoreless innings, scattering six hits with no walks and six strikeouts. The Razorbacks were 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position against him. Zach Brown, Caleb Jameson and Jordan Stephens combined to take care of the final three frames.
- Four Bulldogs made the All-SEC Tournament team, including catcher Daniel Jackson, who was named the Most Valuable Player. He was joined on the squad by first baseman Brennan Hudson, and outfielders Kenny Ishikawa and Rylan Lujo.
- The start of Sunday’s game was delayed for two hours and 36 minutes due to rain.
- The Bulldogs added to their NCAA-leading home run total Sunday with one more to give them 149.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On the SEC Tournament title as well as winning the SEC regular season crown…
I remember looking back at when I was at Mississippi State and Arkansas, and we had chances to do it and going, wow, it’s almost harder to accomplish one of those than it is probably to get to Omaha at times just because the league is so unforgiving, and man, nobody in this league lets you up off the mat if you are stumbling or falling down. It’s really, really hard to do. I don’t know how many teams have done this, but it’s really hard to do.
“On today’s game, I thought Paul Farley did a phenomenal job, they were maybe 1-for-7 or 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position in those first four innings. He was able to maneuver and guide through traffic, make pitches when he needed too. Offensively, we jumped on them early with everybody in the lineup contributing.”
Daniel Jackson, Jr., C
On the SEC Tournament title and Tournament MVP…
First of all, I thought Paul (Farley) did a really good job of throwing all of his pitchers in the zone for strikes. He kind of faced adversity really well and kept throwing strikes. For me to be named MVP, I couldn’t be more pumped. Honestly, I feel the most special thing is, I feel like I got this because we won as a team out there. Winning the regular season and winning the tournament, that means more to me than anything. It has been just an awesome regular season and now tournament. It’s super exciting.”
Up Next
Georgia (46-12) now prepares for its third straight NCAA Regional as a likely national top eight seed under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Wes Johnson. Georgia will be one of the 16 NCAA host sites that were announced this evening. The field of 64, including the national seeds and pairings, will be announced Monday at noon ET on ESPN2.
BSB: Georgia Selected to Host 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional
For the third consecutive year and ninth time in school history, the University of Georgia will serve as one of 16 regional hosts for the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, the selection committee announced Sunday night.
The three other teams that will join the Bulldogs at the NCAA Athens Regional will be announced on Monday, May 25 at noon ET on ESPN2 when the entire field of 64, the national seeds and pairings are released. Regional competition is scheduled to take place at Foley Field from Friday-Monday, May 29-June 1. After the ESPN family of networks set the television matchups, a complete Athens Regional schedule with game times will be announced Monday.
Fourth-ranked and SEC regular season and tournament champion Georgia has posted a 46-12 record in the third season under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Wes Johnson. Also, Johnson becomes the first UGA baseball coach to take his first three teams to the NCAA Tournament, and the Bulldogs are expected to be a top eight national seed for the third year in a row. His combined mark of 132-46 (58-32 SEC) is the most overall victories and SEC wins by a coach in their first three seasons in Georgia baseball history.
The Bulldogs will be making their 16th appearance in an NCAA Regional. The Bulldogs won their 2024 NCAA Regional to make their first Super Regional since 2008 and then fell a game short of advancing to the College World Series (CWS). In 2025, Georgia went 1-2 during its regional. Georgia’s last trip to the CWS came in 2008 when it finished as the national runner-up.
Ticket Information
Any available all-session or single game tickets for the 2026 NCAA Athens Regional will go on sale ONLINE ONLY starting Tuesday, May 26th at 6 p.m. at this link: https://georgiadogs.evenue.net/events/BBPOST
Parking Information
Parking is available in the Foley Field outfield commuter lot and adjacent Carlton Street parking deck on campus. There is no reserved parking.
NCAA Tournament Information
The field of 64 teams are placed in 16 different four-team regionals with teams seeded one through four to compete in a double-elimination format. The 16 regional winners advance to a best-of-three Super Regional, and the teams that are top eight national seeds usually play host to that if they win their regional.Super Regionals are held June 5-7 or June 6-8. The eight winners of the Super Regionals advance to the College World Series, slated for June 12-22 in Omaha, Neb.
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