Georgia Bulldogs baseball
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| Georgia Bulldogs | |
| Founded: 1886 | |
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| University | University of Georgia |
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| Conference | SEC Eastern Division |
| Location | Athens, GA |
| Head Coach | David Perno (7th year) |
| Home Stadium | Foley Field (Capacity: 3,291) |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Colors | Red and Black
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| National Championships | |
| 1990 | |
| CWS Appearances | |
| 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008 | |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 1987, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 | |
| Conference Champions | |
| 1933, 1953, 1954, 2001, 2004, 2008 | |
The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia in NCAA Division I college baseball.
Along with most other Georgia athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. Georgia won the College World Series in 1990.
The Bulldogs play their home games on UGA's campus in Foley Field, and are currently coached by head coach David Perno.
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[edit] History
The Georgia Baseball team has seen most of its success in recent years, including winning the 1990 College World Series, as well as making the trip to Omaha in 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, and 2008. The Diamond Dawgs, as they are called, are coached by David Perno.
In its history, the team has claimed five Southeastern Conference tournament titles, in 1933, 1954, 1955, 2001, and 2004, and five regular season conference titles, in 1933, 1953, 1954, 2004, and 2008.
The program dates back to 1886 and, according to former Sports Information Director Dan Magill, was once the most popular sport on campus. However, from the mid-1950s to the late-1980s, and then through most of the 1990s, there were only scattered bright spots as the team managed only a modicum of success.
Since 2001, however, the program has enjoyed quite a resurgence, winning three championships in the perennial stalwart Southeastern Conference and participating in the College World Series four times in those seven seasons.
The Georgia-Georgia Tech baseball rivalry is one of the South's most fierce, and the teams' annual Spring Baseball Classic at Turner Field draws some of the largest crowds in college baseball (the 2004 game was seen by 28,836 spectators, the second-largest crowd in college baseball history).
The team has seen several of its former players move on to successful professional careers, most notably former New York Yankees pitcher Spud Chandler. Also, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Cris Carpenter (not to be confused with Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter), pitcher Derek Lilliquist, Seattle Mariners pitcher Dave Fleming, and Georgia high school football coaching legend Billy Henderson played for the Bulldogs.
[edit] Stadium
The Bulldogs play in the 3,291-seat Foley Field stadium.
[edit] Head coaches
The Bulldogs have had 24 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:[1]
| Coach | Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | |
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| 24 | David Perno | 2002- | 206 | 159 | 0 | .564 |
| 23 | Ron Polk | 2000-01 | 79 | 48 | 0 | .622 |
| 22 | Robert Sapp | 1997-99 | 77 | 87 | 1 | .467 |
| 21 | Steve Webber | 1981-1996 | 500 | 403 | 1 | .553 |
| 20 | Roy Umstattd | 1976-80 | 130 | 100 | 1 | .562 |
| 19 | Nolen Richardson | 1951 | 12 | 13 | 0 | .480 |
| 18 | Jim Whatley | 1950, 52-75 | 336 | 327 | 3 | .504 |
| 17 | Charley Trippi | 1948-49 | 34 | 18 | 0 | .654 |
| 16 | J. B. Whitworth | 1943 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 |
| 15 | J. V. Sikes | 1938-42, 46-47 | 98 | 63 | 1 | .605 |
| 14 | Vernon Smith | 1934-37 | 30 | 45 | 0 | .400 |
| 13 | W. P. White | 1921-33 | 224 | 100 | 7 | .677 |
| 12 | Herman Stegeman | 1919-20 | 31 | 13 | 2 | .674 |
| 11 | Glenn Colby | 1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 10 | J. G. Henderson | 1917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 9 | Joe Bean | 1914-16 | 33 | 16 | 1 | .660 |
| 8 | Frank B. Anderson | 1910-13 | 51 | 16 | 3 | .729 |
| 7 | W. J. Lewis | 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 6 | Hammond Johnson | 1908 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .909 |
| 5 | Tommy Stouch | 1906-07 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 |
| 4 | William A. Reynolds | 1902-03 | 13 | 9 | 1 | .565 |
| 3 | Marvin D. Dickinson | 1901, 04-05 | 18 | 14 | 0 | .563 |
| 2 | Hughie Jennings | 1895-97 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .227 |
| 1 | C. E. Morris | 1886 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
[edit] National Championships
Georgia claimed the 1990 College World Series championship with a 2-1 win over Oklahoma State. Steve Webber coached the team and Mike Rebhan was named Most Outstanding Player of the series.
[edit] Georgia in the NCAA Tournament
Overall Tournament Records
- Appearances: 9
- Record: 40-24
- CWS Record: 6-9
- Coach: Steve Webber
- Finish: T-7th
- Record: 0-2
- Lost to Stanford (3-2) and Arkansas (5-4)
- Coach: Steve Webber
- Seed: 4
- Finish: 1st
- Record: 4-1
- Def. Mississippi State (3-0), def. Stanford (16-2), lost to Stanford (4-2), def. Stanford (5-1), and def. Oklahoma State (2-1)
- Most Outstanding Player: Mike Rebhan
- Coach: Ron Polk
- Seed: 6
- Finish: T-7th
- Record: 0-2
- Lost to Southern Cal (11-5) and Tennessee (19-12)
- Coach: David Perno
- Seed: 4
- Finish: 4th
- Record: 2-2
- Def. Arizona (8-7), lost to Texas (9-3), def. Arizona (3-1), lost to Texas (7-6)
- Coach: David Perno
- Seed: 7
- Finish: T-7th
- Record: 0-2
- Lost to Rice (6-4) and Oregon State (5-3)
- Coach: David Perno
- Seed: 8
[edit] References
- ^ Former Georgia Baseball Coaches. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
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