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BSB: Dawgs Blast Presbyterian College 28-3

No. 4 Georgia defeated Presbyterian College in seven innings, 28-3, at Foley Field on Tuesday afternoon in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,633.

Fast Facts

• Caleb Jameson started his first game in Red and Black after 10 relief appearances covering 10.2 innings, tossing two innings and allowing only one run off one hit to earn his second win of the season. 

• The Bulldogs broke away in the bottom of the second inning, putting 14 runs on the board, the most runs in an inning since its 16-run eighth inning against Auburn in 2023.

• Junior Tre Phelps hit his 14th home run of the season in the second, the first grand slam of his career.

• Michael O’Shaughnessy recorded his ninth home run of the year, bringing in two more runs in the second inning.

• Ryan Wynn hit his third pinch-hit double of the season in the bottom of the third, extending Georgia’s lead to 16-1. The Bulldogs also saw action from Cole Koniarsky, Scott Newman, Jack Arcamone, Brennan Hudson and Ty Peeples, bringing the team to 23-1 to end the third inning.
  
• Cole Koniarsky hits first home run as a Bulldog in the bottom of the fourth inning.

• With five more home runs, Georgia continues to lead the nation with a total of 98.

Key Quotes

Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson

On today’s performance ahead of the weekend series…

“It was good. We played every position player on our roster; they all got in there. So when you look at this weekend, Florida statistically has the best three starters in the league on their rotation. So, it’s going to be a dog fight all weekend.”

Cole Koniarsky | OF | Gr. 

On the recent growth of the team …

“We’ve grown a lot mentally. I feel like we’re starting to build a better, stronger connection with each other. We’re doing better and it shows on the field too.”

Jack Arcamone| C/OF | Jr. 

On his team…

“This is by far the most talented group of guys I have ever been around, in terms of the depth we have. It’s unbelievable. Having 16 guys that can be in the lineup at any time against a certain pitcher. Not a lot of teams have that. They’re coming out with nine guys and riding those nine guys, but we have guys up and down the lineup, even sitting on the bench who can go out there and compete every day. We’re also a really tight knit group.”

Up Next

Georgia will return to Foley Field to host No. 21 Florida for a three-game series beginning Friday. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. ET. The game will be available to stream on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.

SB: Georgia Hosts USC-Upstate Tonight

No. 14/16 Georgia
vs. USC-Upstate
Location: Athens, Ga.
Venue: Jack Turner Stadium
Date: Apr. 8, 2026
First Pitch: 6:00 p.m. ET
Promotion: Student Appreciation Day – T-Shirts to first 100 UGA Students

Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
                  PxP: Kaleb Frady; Analyst: Mary Wilson Ross
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
X Updates: @UGASoftball

Leading Off
Georgia will take on USC-Upstate this Wednesday night at the Jack Turner Stadium after a weekend series trip at Texas A&M last weekend. The Bulldogs will remain at home this weekend playing host to the Missouri Tigers.

Series History
USC-Upstate
– Georgia and USC-Upstate have met on 11 prior occasions.
– The Bulldogs own a 9-2 all-time record against the Spartans.
– The two schools met last season as Baldwin’s side ran out 3-2 winner in nine innings.
– The last time the Spartans won in this series was during the 2015 season (4-3 on April 15, 2025).

Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Nine
     – NFCA/GoRout: 16
     – ESPN/USA Softball: 14
     – D1Softball: 13
     – Softball America: 14

Opponent Outlook
USC-Upstate enters the midweek clash at 24-15 (7-2 Big South) after a series win at home over Gardner-Webb in Big South conference play. The Spartans sealed the series after wins in the opening two games before the Runnin’ Bulldogs snatched game three. 

Maddie Drerup owns a team-leading 3.98 ERA while also making a team-high 26 appearances with 21 starts this season. She’s pitched five shut out wins and racked up 130.0 innings pitched for the Spartans to go with 71 strikeouts, 43 walks and 74 earned runs. Three other Spartans have made double-digit appearances in Anna Dickinson, Chloe Poteete and Ashlyn Brown. Dickinson has a 6.15 ERA and 4-4 record with one save, Poteete is 5-1 with a 5.15 ERA, and Brown sits at 1-1 with a 6.37 ERA and two saves.

In the batter’s box, Taliyah Thomas paces the USC-Upstate offense with a .424 batting average, along with a team-high 53 hits and 39 runs to go with seven doubles, five home runs – a co-team best – and 29 RBIs. Laney Jennings has also hit five homers on the season, and Ella Christopher leads the squad with 11 doubles and 36 RBIs. As a team, the Spartans are batting .328 with 245 runs off 335 hits along with 28 home runs and 221 RBIs.

Head coach Chris Hawkins is in his 32nd season of his head coaching career, all with USC-Upstate. He’s helped the Spartans to seven NCAA regionals since reaching the NCAA Division 1 classification and 11 NCAA regionals overall. He’s also guided Upstate to nine conference championships including three of the last four

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