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USA Today
6 days ago
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Georgia baseball predictions for the Athens Regional
Georgia baseball predictions for the Athens Regional The Athens Regional features the No. 7 national seed Georgia Bulldogs along with the Duke Blue Devils, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Binghamton Bearcats. Georgia leads the nations in home runs with 133 and has the No. 2 RPI in the country. The Bulldogs have not lost a series at home all season despite playing in baseball's top conference, the SEC. Georgia is going to be a tough out at home, but the Bulldogs are far from invincible. Georgia does not have an elite pitching staff and has struggled hitting against left-handed pitchers this season. Oklahoma State left-handed pitcher Harrison Bodendorf, a first-team All-Big 12 selection, is someone Georgia would like to avoid having to face. Duke and Oklahoma State both won their respective conferences last season and made the NCAA Tournament, so the Athens Regional has a lot of experience and talent. Athens Regional prediction We predict that the No. 1 seed Georgia Bulldogs (42-15, 18-12 in SEC) will beat No. 4 seeded Binghamton (29-24, 13-11 in American East) on Friday, May 30 to open the regional. Later on Friday, we predict that No. 2 Duke (37-19, 17-13 in ACC) will beat No. 3 Oklahoma State (28-23, 15-12 in Big 12) in a tightly contested game. Weather could cause a few delays on Friday, but it should be good for the rest of the weekend. On Saturday, we project that Georgia will defeat Duke and that Oklahoma State will eliminate Binghamton. On Sunday, we predict that Duke beats Oklahoma State to stave off elimination and then defeats Georgia to hand the Bulldogs their first loss of the regional. We have Georgia winning in a winner-take-all Game 7 against Duke on Monday to advance from the regional in dramatic fashion. We predict that Georgia will play the No. 10 national seed Ole Miss Rebels in the Athens Super Regional in the next round of the NCAA Tournament.
USA Today
29-05-2025
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- USA Today
TV, schedule announced for the Athens Regional
The Athens Regional will get underway on Friday, May 30 at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia. The No. 7 national seed Georgia Bulldogs are the top seed in the Athens Regional. Other Athens Regional teams include the No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils, No. 3 seed Oklahoma State Cowboys and No. 4 seed Binghamton Bearcats. The Athens Regional is one of 16 four-team regionals that compose the NCAA Tournament's field of 64. All of these regionals are double elimination. The winner of the Athens Regional will advances to the super regionals, which will be held, in the form of the three-game series, from June 7-9 or 8-10. The winner of the Athens Regional will face the winner of the Oxford Regional. The No. 10 national seed Ole Miss Rebels headline the Oxford Regional, which includes Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky and Murray State. The eight winners of the super regional round will advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, from June 13-23. If Georgia wins the Athens Regional, then the Bulldogs will host the Athens Super Regional since Georgia is a top-eight national seed. Please note that all times are ET and are subject to change due to television or weather. Athens Regional Schedule Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle Friday, May 30 Game 1: No. 1 Georgia (42-15) vs. No. 4 Binghamton (29-24) at Noon (SEC Network) Game 2: No. 2 Duke (37-19) vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State (28-23) at 6 p.m. (ESPNU) Saturday, May 31 Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 at Noon Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 at 6 p.m. TV is to be announced for both games Sunday, June 1 Game 5: Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3 at Noon Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 (time to be announced) TV is to be announced for both games Monday, June 2
USA Today
27-05-2025
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- USA Today
Georgia baseball rises in rankings ahead of NCAA Tournament
Georgia baseball rises in rankings ahead of NCAA Tournament The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team is ranked No. 6 in the May 26 edition of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. Georgia rose two spots in the poll, but was eliminated from the SEC Baseball Tournament in their first game against Oklahoma. Georgia is the No. 7 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs will host the Athens Regional and if they win the regional, then Georgia will host the Athens Super Regional. The Athens Regional starts on Friday, May 30. Georgia (42-15) will open the NCAA Tournament against Binghamton (29-24), who won the American East championship. The winner of the Georgia-Binghamton game will play the winner of the Duke-Oklahoma State game on Saturday. The NCAA Tournament is double elimination. What Wes Johnson said of UGA's NCAA Tournament path "I told our guys don't get caught up with what seed we are and focus on we got a game here Friday against Binghamton," said Georgia baseball coach Wes Johnson. "We've been fortunate enough to have a good season and get a top eight national seed. You don't need to get caught up in all the noise about what seed you are and that's how you don't make it out of your regional. We got a good, challenging regional, and we better be ready to play Friday." Georgia's opening game of the Athens Regional versus Binghamton will be played at noon ET (televised on SEC Network) on Friday, May 30. No other team in the Athens Regional is ranked. However, the No. 2 seeded (of the Athens Regional) Duke Blue Devils did receive 16 votes and would have been ranked as the No. 29 team in the country based on the amount of votes they received.
USA Today
26-05-2025
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- USA Today
Georgia baseball learns its NCAA Tournament fate
Georgia baseball learns its NCAA Tournament fate The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team will be hosting a regional for the second consecutive year under second year manager Wes Johnson. Georgia baseball has officially made the NCAA Tournament and is one of 16 teams hosting a regional. The SEC is set to host half of the regionals across the country. Georgia has already faced a ton of elite SEC competition this season. We don't yet know if Georgia will be in-line to be super regional host (top-eight seed). The NCAA Tournament selection show will be held on Monday, May 26 at noon ET. Georgia has the second-best RPI in the country and is expected to be a top-eight seed according to the latest projections. The Bulldogs have an impressive resume with a 42-15 record. Georgia went 18-12 in the SEC and 29-4 at home, but just 10-10 on the road. Georgia has the most home runs (133) of any team in the country, but has had some pitching struggles at times. Georgia has not lost a series at home all season. The regionals round of the NCAA Tournament begins on Friday, May 30. Georgia will be the top seed in the Athens Regional and will play the fourth seed in the Athens Regional in their opening game. Full list of regional hosts Athens Regional (Georgia) Auburn Regional (Auburn) Austin Regional (Texas) Baton Rouge Regional (LSU) Chapel Hill Regional (North Carolina) Clemson Regional (Clemson) Conway Regional (Coastal Carolina) Corvallis Regional (Oregon State) Eugene Regional (Oregon) Fayetteville Regional (Arkansas) Hattiesburg Regional (Southern Miss) Knoxville Regional (Tennessee) Los Angeles Regional (UCLA) Nashville Regional (Vanderbilt) Oxford Regional (Ole Miss) Tallahassee Regional (Florida State) Please note that this list of regional hosts is in alphabetical order. Athens Regional tickets information Bulldog fans can find Athens Regional tickets at Georgia's official website. Tickets will be available for sale online-only and will start being available on Tuesday, May 27 at 7:00 p.m. ET. Georgia will be making its 15th regional appearance. Last season, Georgia won the Athens Regional, but lost in the Athens Super Regional to NC State. Georgia has not made the College World Series since 2008.
USA Today
05-02-2025
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- USA Today
USA TODAY Sports gives UNC baseball program a Top-10 ranking in Preseason Coaches' Poll
While plenty of people will celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, February 14, the sports world will also celebrate Opening Day for the 2025 college baseball season. The North Carolina Tar Heels, coming off their 12th trip to the College World Series, are lucky enough to host an Opening Day game. UNC welcomes Texas Tech, which has four CWS appearances of its own since 2014, on Feb. 14 for a 4 p.m first pitch. North Carolina will then host the Red Raiders again on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 16 for a 1 p.m. first pitch. There's plenty to be excited about if you're a Diamond Heels fan. UNC returns one of its deepest pitching staffs in recent memory, headlined by sophomore ace Jason DeCaro. North Carolina will carry arguably the country's best catcher in Luke Stevenson, who received some offseason MLB Draft attention. Here's one more item you should be excited about: in USA TODAY Sports' Baseball Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Diamond Heels found themselves ranked eighth. UNC is one spot behind Oregon State, which beat the boys in baby blue during the 2006 and 2007 CWS finals, but a spot ahead of Georgia, which lost to NC State in the 2024 Athens Super Regional. Ranking Team Points Last Year 1 Texas A&M 724 (17) 2 2 Tennessee 679 (10) 1 3 LSU 678 (1) 24 4 Virginia 649 (1) 7 5 Arkansas 620 (1) 12 6 Florida State 573 6 7 Oregon State 532 11 8 North Carolina 530 5 9 Georgia 493 10 10 Florida 473 6 11 Clemson 459 9 12 Duke 408 18 13 Texas 369 NR 14 Oregon 341 13 15 Wake Forest 294 NR 16 North Carolina State 290 8 17 Oklahoma State 266 14 18 Vanderbilt 263 NR 19 Mississippi State 186 20 20 Arizona 183 NR 21 Dallas Baptist 173 NR 22 UC Santa Barbara 133 22 23 TCU 93 NR 24 Kentucky 73 3 T-25 Oklahoma 40 15 T-25 Troy 40 NR The Diamond Heels have a golden opportunity to build some early momentum this season, playing 15 of their first 17 games at home. After welcoming Texas Tech to Boshamer Stadium, North Carolina turns right around to host NC A&T on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Can UNC live up to its preseason ranking or even surpass expectations, like it did a season ago? With a much younger – albeit talented – squad, let's see how February shapes up for the Diamond Heels. Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.
