2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

The 2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games for the 68th season at Foley Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Wes Johnson, in his first year as head coach.

2024 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
D1Baseball.com	No. 15
Record	35–12 (13–11 SEC)
Head coach	Wes Johnson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Will Coggin Josh Simpson Brock Bennett
Home stadium	Foley Field

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Kentucky  ‍‍‍	18	–	6		.750			35	–	10		.778
No. 1 Tennessee  ‍‍‍	17	–	7		.708			40	–	9		.816
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			33	–	15		.688
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			35	–	12		.745
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			33	–	16		.673
Florida ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			25	–	23		.521
Missouri  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			21	–	28		.429
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	17	–	7		.708			40	–	9		.816
No. 3 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			41	–	8		.837
No. 14 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			32	–	16		.667
Alabama  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			30	–	18		.625
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			25	–	22		.532
LSU  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			32	–	18		.640
Auburn  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			23	–	24		.489
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 7, 2024 Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 29–27, 11–19 in the SEC to finish in sixth place in the East division. They were not invited to the postseason. As a result, head coach Scott Stricklin was fired.

Personnel

Roster

2024 Georgia Bulldogs roster
	Pitchers 3 - Zach Harris - Sophomore 4 - Jarvis Evans - Sophomore 12 - Leighton Finley - Sophomore 15 - Matthew Hoskins - Sophomore 16 - Kolten Smith - Sophomore 18 - James Hays - Freshman 19 - Ethan Sutton - Freshman 20 - Blake Gillespie - Sophomore 21 - Coleman Willis - Sophomore 26 - Brian Zeldin - Graduate 29 - Charlie Goldstein - Graduate 30 - Brandt Pancer - Senior 31 - Chandler Marsh - Junior 32 - Josh Roberge - Graduate 33 - Max DeJong - Junior 34 - Tyler McLoughlin - Senior 35 - Paul Farley - Freshman 38 - DJ Radtke - Sophomore 39 - Wyatt Land - Freshman 42 - Daniel Padysak - Graduate 43 - Luke Wiltrakis - Freshman 45 - Christian Mracna - Graduate 46 - Zach DeVito - Senior 47 - Collin Caldwell - Senior 48 - Ryker Chavis - Freshman 55 - Ryan Gold - Freshman		Catchers 11 - Henry Hunter - Junior 13 - Fernando Gonzalez - Senior 50 - Josh Katz - Junior Infielders 2 - Sebastian Murillo - Senior 9 - Kolby Branch - Sophomore 14 - Trey King - Freshman 23 - Paul Toetz - Graduate 36 - Tre Phelps - Freshman 44 - Slate Alford - Junior		Outfielders 0 - Josh Stinson - Senior 1 - Dillon Carter - Graduate 8 - Clayton Chadwick - Graduate 10 - John Marant - Junior 25 - Dylan Goldstein - Graduate 40 - Cooper Milford - Freshman Utility 6 - Corey Collins (OF/C) - Senior 17 - Logan Jordan (OF/C) - Graduate 24 - Charlie Condon (1B/OF) - Sophomore 27 - Lukas Farris (OF/1B) - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2024 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Georgia	Alma Mater
Wes Johnson	Head coach	1	Arkansas–Monticello (1994)
Will Coggin	Assistant coach	1	Mississippi State (2008)
Josh Simpson	Assistant coach	1	Northwestern Oklahoma State (2003)
Brock Bennett	Assistant coach	1	Alabama (2011)

Schedule and results

2024 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (8–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 16 UNC Asheville Foley Field Athens, GA W 11–2 Goldstein (1–0) Johnson (0–1) None SECN+ 2,504 1–0 – February 17 UNC Asheville Foley Field W 17–58 Mracna (1–0) Honeycutt (0–1) None SECN+ 2,790 2–0 – February 18 UNC Asheville Foley Field W 10–07 Finley (1–0) Edmondson (0–1) Roberge (1) SECN+ 1,787 3–0 – February 20 at Georgia State GSU Baseball Complex Decatur, GA W 15–0 Evans (1–0) Butler (0–1) None None 475 4–0 – February 23 Northern Kentucky Foley Field W 15–57 Goldstein (2–0) Gillis (0–1) None SECN+ 1,522 5–0 – February 24 Northern Kentucky Foley Field W 7–6 Smith (1–0) Johnson (0–1) None SECN+ 2,866 6–0 – February 25 Northern Kentucky Foley Field W 12–11 Zeldin (1–0) Massie (0–1) None SECN+ 1,505 7–0 – February 27 Presbyterian Foley Field W 4–3 Harris (1–0) Chamberlin (0–1) Zeldin (1) SECN+ 747 8–0 – February 28 Michigan State Foley Field L 6–197 Pikur (1–0) Sutton (0–1) None SECN+ 1,054 8–1 –
March (14–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA Canceled (rain) March 2 Georgia Tech Foley Field W 3–1 Roberge (1–0) McKee (0–1) Zeldin (2) SECN+ 3,638 9–1 – March 3 vs. Georgia Tech Coolray Field Lawrenceville, GA W 11–9 Roberge (2–0) Jones (1–1) Zeldin (3) None 8,163 10–1 – March 5 vs. Georgia Southern SRP Park North Augusta, SC W 7–2 DeVito (1–0) Smith (1–2) None None 5,685 11–1 – March 6 Stetson Foley Field W 11–5 Harris (2–0) Shine (0–1) None SECN+ 802 12–1 – March 8 Northern Colorado Foley Field W 11–17 Goldstein (3–0) Smith (0–4) None SECN+ 778 13–1 – March 9 (DH 1) Northern Colorado Foley Field W 19–17 Finley (2–0) Sharp (0–2) None SECN+ 1,602 14–1 – March 9 (DH 2) Northern Colorado Foley Field W 14–6 Padysak (1–0) Storey (0–2) None SECN+ 1,602 15–1 – March 10 Northern Colorado Foley Field W 11–17 Evans (2–0) Moser (0–3) None SECN+ 2,143 16–1 – March 12 Iowa Foley Field W 10–5 Mracna (2–0) Cadieux-Lanque (3–1) None SECN+ 2,958 17–1 – March 15 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY L 10–16 Byers (2–0) Smith (1–1) None SECN+ 2,040 17–2 0–1 March 16 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 3–9 Niman (4–1) Finley (2–1) Nove (2) SECN+ 2,893 17–3 0–2 March 17 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 2–127 Moore (4–0) Mracna (2–1) None SECN+ 2,899 17–4 0–3 March 19 Wofford Foley Field W 18–67 DeVito (2–0) Bouchard (0–2) None SECN+ 1,153 18–4 – March 23 (DH 1) No. 11 Alabama Foley Field W 9–5 Zeldin (2–0) Moza (2–1) None SECN 3,920 19–4 1–3 March 23 (DH 2) No. 11 Alabama Foley Field W 6–5 Smith (2–1) Davis II (1–1) None SECN+ 3,604 20–4 2–3 March 24 No. 11 Alabama Foley Field W 10–5 Mracna (3–1) Banks (0–1) Zeldin (4) SECN+ 3,724 21–4 3–3 March 26 Mercer Foley Field Postponed (rain) March 29 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN W 16–27 Goldstein (4–0) Causey (5–1) None SECN+ 5,575 22–4 4–3 March 30 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 11–16 Connell (3–0) Smith (2–2) None SECN 5,677 22–5 4–4 March 31 at No. 5 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 0–7 Sechrist (1–0) Mracna (3–2) Snead (2) SECN 5,006 22–6 4–5
April (10–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 2 Georgia State Foley Field W 10–1 Smith (3–2) Lutz (0–1) None SECN+ 2,923 23–6 – April 5 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS L 1–6 Stephen (4–2) Evans (2–1) Schuelke (2) SECN+ 12,315 23–7 4–6 April 6 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field W 3–2 Zeldin (3–0) Schuelke (1–2) None SECN 13,477 24–7 5–6 April 7 at No. 23 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field L 8–9 Davis (3–0) Roberge (2–1) None SECN+ 11,337 24–8 5–7 April 9 Kennesaw State Foley Field W 15–58 Harris (3–0) Eidson (0–2) None SECN+ 1,489 25–8 – April 11 Missouri Foley Field W 15–10 Evans (3–1) Rustad (4–5) None SECN 3,171 26–8 6–7 April 12 Missouri Foley Field L 5–610 Magdic (1–1) Zeldin (3–1) None SECN+ 3,760 26–9 6–8 April 13 Missouri Foley Field W 10–7 Smith (4–2) Pimental (1–2) None SECN+ 3,521 27–9 7–8 April 19 Ole Miss No. 24 Foley Field W 17–68 Finley (3–1) Maddox (2–5) Zeldin (5) SECN+ 3,708 28–9 8–8 April 20 (DH 1) Ole Miss No. 24 Foley Field W 7–2 Smith (5–2) Mallitz (0–1) None SECN+ 3,849 29–9 9–8 April 20 (DH 2) Ole Miss No. 24 Foley Field L 2–3 Quinn (1–1) Wiltrakis (0–1) Jones (1) SECN+ 3,066 29–10 9–9 April 23 No. 5 Clemson No. 20 Foley Field W 4–315 Marsh (1–0) Fitzgerald (0–1) None ESPNU 4,183 30–10 – April 26 at No. 1 Texas A&M No. 20 Blue Bell Park College Station, TX L 2–5 Prager (8–0) Goldstein (4–1) Aschenbeck (7) SECN+ 7,968 30–11 9–10 April 27 (DH 1) at No. 1 Texas A&M No. 20 Blue Bell Park L 9–19 Sdao (3–0) Zeldin (3–2) None SECN+ 7,770 30–12 9–11 April 27 (DH 2) at No. 1 Texas A&M No. 20 Blue Bell Park W 5–4 Smith (6–2) Cortez (6–2) Mracna (1) SECN+ 7,021 31–12 10–11 April 30 at Kennesaw State No. 19 Fred Stillwell Stadium Kennesaw, GA W 9–3 Harris (4–0) Pinson (2–7) None SECN+ 1,322 32–12 –
May (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 3 No. 17 Vanderbilt No. 19 Foley Field W 10–07 Finley (4–1) Cunningham (6–3) None SECN+ 4,027 33–12 11–11 May 4 No. 17 Vanderbilt No. 19 Foley Field W 14–48 Smith (7–2) Holton (6–3) None SECN+ 3,738 34–12 12–11 May 5 No. 17 Vanderbilt No. 19 Foley Field W 11–7 Harris (5–0) Thompson (3–1) Marsh (1) SECN+ 3,333 35–12 13–11 May 9 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 15 Founders Park Columbia, SC ESPNU May 10 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 15 Founders Park SECN+ May 11 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 15 Founders Park May 16 Florida Foley Field May 17 Florida Foley Field May 18 Florida Foley Field
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Georgia team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC baseball records Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	10–14		2–1	5/18	.	0–3	0–3	5/12	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	ALA	W4	4–4	0–2
ARK	17–7	1–2		2–1	2–1	.	1–2	3–0	5/12	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	5/18	.	ARK	W1	6–2	3–0
AUB	4–20	5/18	1–2		.	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	5/12	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	AUB	W7	0–8	0–4
FLA	10–14	.	1–2	.		5/18	5/12	2–1	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	FLA	E6	3–5	0–1
UGA	13–11	3–0	.	.	5/18		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	5/12	1–2	1–2	3–0	UGA	E4	4–4	2–1
KEN	18–6	3–0	2–1	3–0	5/12	3–0		.	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	.	5/18	KEN	E1	6–2	4–0
LSU	9–15	5/12	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	5/18	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	LSU	W6	3–5	0–2
MSU	14–10	2–1	5/12	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1		5/18	1–2	.	.	1–2	2–1	MSU	W3	5–3	1–0
MIZZ	7–17	.	0–3	5/12	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	5/18		.	1–2	0–3	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	1–7	1–3
MISS	9–15	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	5/18	2–1	.		2–1	1–2	5/12	.	MISS	W5	3–5	0–2
SCAR	13–11	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	5/12	2–1	.	.	2–1	1–2		5/18	1–2	3–0	SCAR	E3	4–4	1–0
TENN	17–7	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	5/18		.	5/12	TENN	E2	7–1	2–0
TAMU	16–8	2–1	5/18	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.	5/12	2–1	.		3–0	TAMU	W2	6–2	2–0
VAN	11–13	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3	5/18	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	0–3	5/12	0–3		VAN	E5	4–4	2–3
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for all games through 5 May 2024. Tie Brkrs: TENN>ARK KEN common. SCAR>UGA KEN common. ALA>FLA ARK common. MISS>LSU TENN common.