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BSB: Kennesaw Visits Athens Tonight
The ninth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (35-11) play host to Kennesaw State (22-21) Tuesday at 7:02 p.m. on the SEC Network.
In year two under Ike Cousins’ head baseball coach, Wes Johnson, the Bulldogs have been a consensus top 10-ranked team all season and are ranked as high as No. 3 (Perfect Game) this week. The Bulldogs are 26-3 at home, 6-8 on the road, and 3-0 at neutral sites this season.
The Bulldogs, who have the No. 2 RPI by the NCAA, are 23-2 against non-conference teams. The game against the Owls will mark the final non-conference game of the regular season. The two losses came at UNC Wilmington on Feb. 16 and at No. 2 Clemson on Apr. 22. After Tuesday, the Bulldogs have three SEC series left, going to Missouri and No. 18 Alabama and then finish here at Foley Field against Texas A&M. Georgia just concluded an 11-game stretch against ranked opponents, going 5-6 and that included a season-long five-game losing streak. Georgia bounced back to win a series over No. 14 Oklahoma this past weekend in Athens. The rubber game of the series on Saturday featured four home runs by the Bulldogs as part of a 6-3 victory. Georgia leads the nation with 112 home runs and is seventh in slugging percentage at .571.
Georgia holds a 25-11 series edge over KSU, including a 6-4 win on Feb. 18 in Marietta. The Owls led 4-0 after two innings before Georgia got a pair of runs in the fourth, a home run from Slate Alford in the seventh, and a game-tying home run from Ryan Black in the eighth. In the ninth, Georgia took its first lead as Bryce Clavon doubled and later scored on a wild pitch, and Black’s RBI-single plated Alford for an insurance run. Brian Curley came on for a save in the ninth.
The Owls won a conference road series over Liberty this past weekend, including a 15-7 slugfest in Sunday’s contest. They are 11-4 in the month of April. Georgia has used a staff approach on the mound for its midweek games. On deck, the Bulldogs travel to Missouri (13-30, 0-21 SEC), who faces No. 25 Kansas (35-10) in Lawrence on Tuesday as the Tigers aim to snap a seven-game losing streak.
The Bulldogs are batting .291 with a .571 slugging percentage and an NCAA-leading 112 home runs. They have a .420 on-base percentage, have been hit 96 times, and are 51-for-58 in stolen bases. KSU is batting .270 with a .430 slugging percentage and 45 home runs. The Bulldogs have posted a 4.99 ERA with 474 strikeouts and 212 walks. Opponents are batting .232 against Georgia. KSU has a 5.79 ERA with 387 strikeouts and 207 walks this season. Opponents are batting .260 against the Owls with 43 home runs. Georgia’s fielding percentage is .982, while the Owls are fielding .960.
UGA-KSU Pitching Matchup
Graduate Charlie Goldstein (0-2, 6.75 ERA) will get the start Tuesday against the Owls. It will be his 10th of the year. He has been limited to 20 innings after undergoing an internal brace procedure in the offseason. KSU freshman Nate Helman (0-1, 7.90 ERA) will make his starting debut after 16 relief appearances covering 13.2 innings.
Foley Field In 2025
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- Foley Field Gates Open 1 hour before first pitch
- Tickets – Sold Out: Available on SeatGeek: https://seatgeek.com/georgia-bulldogs-baseball-tickets
- UGA STUDENTS: Free Admission and please enter at 3rd Base Gate
- Promotions: Tuesday: Greek Night
Radio/TV/Live Stats Links
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Tuesday @ 7:02 p.m. EDT
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4818&type=Live
TV: SEC Network (Remote: Clay Matvick & Chris Burke)
UGA Sports in Action This Week
Tuesday, April 29
Baseball vs. Kennesaw State (Foley Field) — 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 1
Softball at Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) — 7 p.m.
Friday, May 2
Softball at Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) — 6 p.m.
Baseball at Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) — 7 p.m.
NCAA Tennis Regionals – sites and times are TBA
Saturday, May 3
Softball at Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) — 2 p.m.
Baseball at Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) — 8 p.m.
Track and Field at LSU Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) — All Day
NCAA Tennis Regionals – sites and times are TBA
Sunday, May 4
Baseball at Missouri (Columbia, Mo.) — 2 p.m.
NCAA Tennis Regionals – sites and times are TBA
Coaches Roster: The Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge Coaches Golf Tournament
The Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge today announced the official pairings for its 18th annual charity golf tournament. A 12-team field of current and former college football coaches will compete for a share of the $300,000 charity purse April 29 at Reynolds Lake Oconee outside Atlanta.
Pairings were determined by balancing handicaps between teams. The nation’s premier collegiate golf event for coaches will be played in a Two-Man Scramble format with Stableford scoring in an 18-hole tournament.
This year’s parings will feature both the first and second-place teams from last year’s tournament, including the defending champion duo of Florida State head coach Mike Norvell and Urban Meyer. South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will also once again partner with teammate Houston Nutt after finishing second in 2024. Norvell and Meyer defeated Beamer and Nutt in a tournament-record, four-hole playoff to win last year’s Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge.
Proceeds from the event benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches. The first-place duo will split $65,000 between the two winning coaches’ charities, while the remainder of the purse will be divided based on the finish of the other teams.
Since its creation in 2007, the event has contributed a total of $9.7 million to scholarships and charity, helping to make the Peach Bowl the most charitable college football bowl organization.
Final results and charity payouts will be revealed on Tuesday, April 29, after the tournament.
Official pairings for this year’s Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge are set to include:
ROSTER: COACH – CURRENT OR FORMER FBS SCHOOL(S) – CHARITY
Team 1
Shane Beamer – South Carolina – Beamer Family Foundation
Houston Nutt – Boise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss – Chickasaw Foundation
Team 2
Manny Diaz – Duke – Durham Public Schools Foundation
Paul Johnson – Navy, Georgia Tech – Paul and Susan Johnson Family Foundation
Team 3
P.J. Fleck – Minnesota -Row the Boat – Fleck Family Fund
Tom O’Brien – Boston College, NC State – National Medal of Honor Leadership & Education Center
Team 4
Hugh Freeze – Auburn – Global Orphan Project
Steve Spurrier – Duke, Florida, South Carolina – HBC Foundation
Team 5
Brent Key – Georgia Tech – Key Family Foundation
Chan Gailey – Georgia Tech – Fellowship of Christian Athletes – Georgia Region
Team 6
Dan Lanning – Oregon – OHSU Foundation – Knight Cancer Institute
Randy Edsall – Maryland, UConn – Edsall Family Foundation
Team 7
Jeff Monken – Army – Mission 22
Derek Dooley – Louisiana Tech, Tennessee – Champions Place
Team 8
Dan Mullen – UNLV – Mullen Family 36 Foundation
Scott Satterfield – Cincinnati – Back2Back Cincinnati
Team 9
Pat Narduzzi – Pitt – UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation
Rick Neuheisel – Colorado, Washington, UCLA – Lord Wedgwood Charity
Team 10
Mike Norvell – Florida State -Keep Climbing Family Foundation
Urban Meyer – Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State – Urban And Shelley Meyer Family Foundation
Team 11
Kirby Smart – Georgia – Kirby Smart Family Foundation
Gus Malzahn -Florida State (OC), Ark. State, Auburn, UCF – Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs
Team 12
Kyle Whittingham – Utah – Guadalupe Center
Jim Grobe Ohio, Wake Forest, -Baylor – Fisher DeBerry Foundation
This year’s parings will feature both the first and second-place teams from last year’s tournament, including the defending champion duo of Florida State head coach Mike Norvell and Urban Meyer. South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will also once again partner with teammate Houston Nutt after finishing second in 2024. Norvell and Meyer defeated Beamer and Nutt in a tournament-record, four-hole playoff to win last year’s Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge.
Proceeds from the event benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches. The first-place duo will split $65,000 between the two winning coaches’ charities, while the remainder of the purse will be divided based on the finish of the other teams.
Since its creation in 2007, the event has contributed a total of $9.7 million to scholarships and charity, helping to make the Peach Bowl college football’s most charitable bowl organization.
Final results and charity payouts will be revealed on Tuesday, April 29, at the conclusion of the tournament.
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