The University of Georgia baseball team will begin the annual three-game Fall World Series Friday at Foley Field. First pitch is at 4 p.m., and admission is free.
The series continues Saturday at 2 p.m., and Sunday’s game starts at noon. The series is open to the public. Fans will be able to bring in food, water and soft drinks as the concession stands will not be open.
The Bulldogs, led by Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin, have been split into two squads. The Red team will be coached by Scott Daeley with graduate outfielder Connor Tate serving as the captain. The Black squad will be coached by Brock Bennett and graduate outfielder Ben Anderson serving as the captain.
The pitching matchup for Friday’s game will feature a pair of junior left-handers in Liam Sullivan and Jaden Woods. They did not pitch is last Sunday’s 18-6 win over UAB. Sullivan made 12 starts last season and went 4-3 with a 4.62 ERA. He struck out 51 and walked 20 in 48.2 innings. Woods made 24 relief appearances and one start last year. He posted a 1-1 mark, three saves and a 4.80 ERA. In 54.1 innings, Woods fanned a team-high 80 batters and issued 33 walks. The starting pitchers for game two and three have not been announced.
“Last Sunday’s exhibition against UAB was important especially for the younger guys to be in the spotlight and get used to playing somebody else,” said Stricklin. “We’re excited about them as we got to see a lot of our new arms. We showed there’s a lot of tough outs in our lineup too, and we’ve got some depth. This weekend’s series will get us ready for the Florida game and wrap up our fall.”
Georgia’s win over the Blazers came in a planned 14-inning exhibition. The Bulldogs will conclude fall workouts with an exhibition against the University of Florida on Oct. 28 in Jacksonville. First pitch at 121 Financial Ballpark (home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Triple A affiliate of the Miami Marlins) will be at 6:30 p.m. Georgia will be the home team against Florida this year. Tickets for the Georgia-Florida baseball contest are $15 and are now on sale online via Ticketmaster at the following link: https://link.edgepilot.com/s/c8fe96b5/VymC3fxZNEWsmeogyNm1MQ?u=https://gado.gs/9ia
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