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Georgia travels to Tennessee for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews this series and predicts the series winner.
By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff
Ben Anderson of Georgia
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Trey Lipscomb of Tennessee
Series Schedule May 12-14
Day
Start Time (ET)
TV
Tickets
Game 1
Thursday
7:00 PM
ESPNU
Tickets
Game 2
Friday
5:30 PM
SEC Network
Tickets
Game 3
Saturday
1:00 PM
SEC Network+
Tickets
Team Statistical Comparisons
Hitting
BA
OB%
R
H
2B
3B
HR
SF
BB
Bunts
SB
Georgia
0.289
0.388
310
437
64
11
52
22
216
16
14
Tennessee
0.311
0.424
414
466
107
20
103
23
263
7
58
Pitching & Fielding
ERA
K/9
OBA
HA/9
HB
SWR
WHIP
HR
BB/9
DP
F%
Georgia
5.48
9.8
0.256
8.85
50
1.94
1.55
42
5.05
30
0.977
Tennessee
2.20
11.0
0.185
5.91
25
4.46
0.93
40
2.48
25
0.980
Statistical Leaders
Georgia Batting Leaders
Player
Team
AVG
OBP
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SB
Connor Tate
Georgia
0.354
0.452
63
16
1
9
49
30
3
Parks Harber
Georgia
0.302
0.368
51
4
0
9
43
16
0
Chaney Rogers
Georgia
0.292
0.392
42
6
1
3
29
21
1
Joshua McAllister
Georgia
0.286
0.319
50
9
1
4
27
9
1
Corey Collins
Georgia
0.283
0.417
47
7
0
10
33
32
0
Ben Anderson
Georgia
0.282
0.402
51
4
4
7
27
33
9
Cory Acton
Georgia
0.260
0.399
38
6
0
3
24
29
0
Georgia Pitching Leaders
Player
Team
W
L
ERA
APP
GS
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Jonathan Cannon
Georgia
9
1
2.38
10
10
0
64
43
17
17
6
58
0.186
Tennessee Batting Leaders
Player
Team
AVG
OBP
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SB
Drew Gilbert
Tennessee
0.353
0.465
47
13
4
4
44
27
4
Trey Lipscomb
Tennessee
0.346
0.417
62
12
3
18
66
19
3
Jorel Ortega
Tennessee
0.313
0.391
51
10
4
11
34
18
2
Jordan Beck
Tennessee
0.312
0.385
59
12
1
13
44
21
6
Evan Russell
Tennessee
0.290
0.395
42
11
1
10
34
25
6
Cortland Lawson
Tennessee
0.278
0.409
40
6
1
10
34
30
1
Luc Lipcius
Tennessee
0.276
0.454
37
7
1
11
27
46
9
Tennessee Pitching Leaders
Player
Team
W
L
ERA
APP
GS
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Drew Beam
Tennessee
8
0
2.15
12
12
0
67
39
17
16
12
54
0.167
Chase Burns
Tennessee
7
1
2.25
12
12
0
60
45
20
15
22
79
0.202
Chase Dollander
Tennessee
6
0
2.66
11
9
0
50
32
16
15
8
78
0.175
Georgia Roster
NO.
Name
Pos.
HT
WT
Class
City
ST
9
Cory Acton
INF
6′-0″
175
Sr.
Fort Lauderdale
FL
22
Dwight Allen II
OF
6′-1″
200
R-Fr.
Milton
GA
44
Ben Anderson
OF
6′-1″
175
Gr.
LaGrange
GA
35
Hank Bearden
RHP
6′-0″
183
So.
Rocky Face
GA
24
Garrett Blaylock
INF
6′-3″
215
Sr.
Asheville
NC
30
Daniel Braswell
1BOF
6′-3″
217
Fr.
Loganville
GA
34
Garrett Brown
RHP
6′-7″
218
R-So.
Manchester
GA
47
Collin Caldwell
LHP
5′-11″
199
So.
Powder Springs
GA
12
Jonathan Cannon
RHP
6′-6″
213
Jr.
Alpharetta
GA
16
Will Childers
RHP
6′-4″
210
R-So.
Evans
GA
6
Corey Collins
C
6′-3″
223
So.
Suwanee
GA
50
Charlie Condon
1B/OF
6′-6″
208
Fr.
Marietta
GA
11
Nolan Crisp
RHP
5′-9″
190
Jr.
Locust Grove
GA
43
Max DeJong
RHP
6′-1″
219
So.
Powder Springs
GA
1
Buddy Floyd
INF
5′-7″
147
Jr.
Covington
GA
29
Charlie Goldstein
LHP
6′-1″
192
R-So.
Alpharetta
GA
13
Fernando Gonzalez
C
5′-10″
199
So.
Marietta
GA
31
Jack Gowen
RHP
6′-1″
220
Sr.
Folkston
GA
42
Glenn Green III
RHP
6′-1″
216
Fr.
Tyrone
GA
8
Parks Harber
3B/1B
6′-1″
216
Fr.
Tyrone
GA
33
Patrick Holloman
LHP
6′-1″
207
R-Fr.
McDonough
GA
4
Randon Jernigan
OF
6′-0″
183
Sr.
Brunswick
GA
3
Bear Madliak
C
5′-9″
193
Fr.
Carrollton
GA
39
Chandler Marsh
RHP
6′-4″
228
Fr.
Wellington
FL
2
Shane Marshall
C
6′-4″
222
Sr.
Naples
FL
28
Joshua McAllister
INF
5′-10″
185
R-Sr.
Cumming
GA
18
Bryce Melear
RHP
6′-2″
186
R-So.
Evans
GA
26
Trippe Moore III
OF
6′-0″
185
R-Fr.
Forsyth
GA
5
Will Pearson
RHP
6′-2″
177
So.
Watkinsville
GA
36
Jake Poindexter
RHP
5′-11″
182
Fr.
Chickamauga
GA
32
Michael Polk
RHP
6′-3″
221
Jr.
Milton
GA
46
DJ Radtke
RHP/1B
6′-3″
199
Fr.
Marietta
GA
20
Chaney Rogers
1B/OF
6′-1″
208
Gr.
Ringgold
GA
55
Davis Rokose
LHP
5′-11″
221
R-So.
Johns Creek
GA
66
Dylan Ross
RHP
6′-5″
251
Jr.
Statesboro
GA
7
Garrett Spikes
OF
6′-4″
209
So.
Lawrenceville
GA
0
Josh Stinson
OF
6′-1″
179
R-So.
Lawrenceville
GA
14
Liam Sullivan
LHP
6′-6″
245
So.
Sandy Springs
GA
15
Cole Tate
INF
6′-2″
215
Gr.
Bishop
GA
23
Connor Tate
OF
6′-3″
220
Gr.
Bishop
GA
48
Dylan Taylor
SS/2B
6′-1″
175
Fr.
Ellaville
GA
19
Cole Wagner
1B/LHP
6′-1″
205
Fr.
Lewisberry
GA
27
Luke Wagner
LHP/OF
6′-0″
180
So.
New Cumberland
PA
25
Lane Watkins
1B/OF
6′-2″
210
R-So.
Hoschton
GA
21
Coleman Willis
RHP
6′-7″
210
Fr.
Warner Robins
GA
17
Jaden Woods
LHP
6′-2″
198
So.
Warner Robins
GA
Tennessee Roster
NO.
Name
Pos.
HT
WT
Class
City
ST
27
Jordan Beck
OF
6′-3″
213
Jr.
Hazel Green
AL
12
Kyle Booker
OF
5′-10″
175
So.
Southaven
MS
35
Kirby Connell
LHP
5′-10″
190
Jr.
Blacksburg
SC
17
Jared Dickey
OF
6′-2″
210
R-Fr.
Mount Juliet
TN
11
Chase Dollander
RHP
6′-3″
200
So.
Evans
GA
18
Hunter Ensley
OF
6′-1″
185
R-Fr.
Huntingdon
TN
34
Hollis Fanning
RHP
6′-7″
200
So.
Tullahoma
TN
42
Jake Fitzgibbons
LHP
5′-11″
160
So.
Mount Tenn.
TN
1
Drew Gilbert
OF/LHP
5′-9″
180
Jr.
Stillwater
MN
19
Seth Halvorsen
RHP
6′-2″
225
R-Jr.
Plymouth
MN
15
Austen Jaslove
INF
6′-2″
171
R-Fr.
Knoxville
TN
44
Ben Joyce
RHP
6′-5″
225
R-Jr.
Knoxville
TN
9
Cortland Lawson
INF
6′-2″
200
Jr.
Potomac Falls
VA
40
Luc Lipcius
1B
6′-2″
215
R-Sr.
Williamsburg
VA
21
Trey Lipscomb
INF
6′-1″
200
Sr.
Frederick
MD
41
Will Mabrey
LHP
6′-0″
185
Jr.
Cookeville
TN
33
Mark McLaughlin
RHP
6′-3″
220
Jr.
Johns Creek
GA
10
Ryan Miller
C
6′-3″
200
R-Fr.
Dublin
OH
2
Jorel Ortega
INF
6′-0″
195
Jr.
Naranjito
PR
53
Drew Patterson
LHP
6′-3″
196
R-Fr.
Knoxville
TN
30
Ethan Payne
INF
6′-2″
210
Jr.
Memphis
TN
6
Evan Russell
C/OF
5′-11″
195
Sr.
Lexington
TN
8
Christian Scott
OF
5′-9″
175
Sr.
Clarksville
TN
55
Shawn Scott
LHP
6′-0″
176
So.
Clarksville
TN
48
Zander Sechrist
LHP
6′-2″
175
So.
Buford
GA
16
Camden Sewell
RHP
6′-4″
190
Sr.
Cleveland
TN
5
Logan Steenstra
INF
6′-5″
210
Jr.
Liberty
MO
14
Charlie Taylor
C
5′-10″
185
R-Fr.
Dunwoody
GA
29
Blade Tidwell
RHP
6′-4″
200
So.
Loretto
TN
46
Redmond Walsh
LHP
5′-10″
170
R-Sr.
Louisville
TN
Georgia Schedule/Results
DATE
TIME
GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb
2:00 PM ET
Albany
2
Georgia
4
SEC Network+
19-Feb
1:00 PM ET
Albany
6
Georgia
7
SEC Network+
20-Feb
1:00 PM ET
Albany
1
Georgia
9
SEC Network+
22-Feb
5:00 PM ET
Wofford
1
Georgia
7
SEC Network+
25-Feb
5:00 PM ET
Akron
0
Georgia
1
SEC Network+
26-Feb
2:00 PM ET
Akron
0
Georgia
10
SEC Network+
27-Feb
1:00 PM ET
Akron
PPD
Georgia
PPD
SEC Network+
1-Mar
6:00 PM ET
Georgia
7
Wofford
6
4-Mar
6:00 PM ET
Georgia
7
Georgia Tech
11
5-Mar
2:00 PM ET
Georgia Tech
7
Georgia
0
SEC Network+
6-Mar
1:00 PM ET
Georgia
12
Georgia Tech
3
8-Mar
6:35 PM ET
Georgia
5
Georgia So
13
9-Mar
6:00 PM ET
Georgia
5
Georgia So
1
11-Mar
5:00 PM ET
Lipscomb
3
Georgia
8
SEC Network+
12-Mar
2:00 PM ET
Lipscomb
PPD
Georgia
PPD
SEC Network+
13-Mar
1:00 PM ET
Lipscomb
2
Georgia
9
SEC Network+
15-Mar
5:00 PM ET
SC Upstate
3
Georgia
15
SEC Network+
18-Mar
7:00 PM ET
Mississippi St
0
Georgia
11
SEC Network
19-Mar
2:00 PM ET
Mississippi St
11
Georgia
12
SEC Network+
20-Mar
12:00 PM ET
Mississippi St
20
Georgia
3
SEC Network
22-Mar
TBA
Georgia
10
Georgia State
3
25-Mar
TBA
Georgia
4
Kentucky
2
SEC Network+
26-Mar
TBA
Georgia
8
Kentucky
10
SEC Network+
27-Mar
12:00 PM ET
Georgia
5
Kentucky
18
SEC Network
29-Mar
6:00 PM ET
Georgia So
2
Georgia
7
SEC Network+
31-Mar
8:00 PM ET
Florida
6
Georgia
7
ESPNU
1-Apr
6:00 PM ET
Florida
1
Georgia
6
SEC Network+
2-Apr
2:00 PM ET
Florida
8
Georgia
14
SEC Network+
5-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Georgia
3
Clemson
4
ACC Network
8-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Georgia
3
South Carolina
2
SEC Network+
9-Apr
4:00 PM ET
Georgia
7
South Carolina
13
SEC Network+
10-Apr
12:00 PM ET
Georgia
13
South Carolina
9
SEC Network
12-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Georgia
17
Kennesaw State
15
ESPN+
14-Apr
6:00 PM ET
Texas A&M
8
Georgia
1
SEC Network+
15-Apr
6:00 PM ET
Texas A&M
3
Georgia
4
SEC Network+
16-Apr
3:00 PM ET
Texas A&M
23
Georgia
9
SEC Network+
19-Apr
6:00 PM ET
Clemson
8
Georgia
4
SEC Network+
22-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Georgia
4
Alabama
2
SEC Network+
23-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Georgia
3
Alabama
0
SEC Network+
24-Apr
2:00 PM ET
Georgia
0
Alabama
3
ESPN2
26-Apr
6:00 PM ET
Georgia State
1
Georgia
16
SEC Network+
29-Apr
7:30 PM ET
Georgia
2
LSU
6
SEC Network+
30-Apr
3:00 PM ET
Georgia
12
LSU
7
SEC Network+
1-May
2:00 PM ET
Georgia
3
LSU
4
SEC Network+
3-May
6:00 PM ET
Kennesaw State
7
Georgia
10
SEC Network+
6-May
6:30 PM ET
Vanderbilt
11
Georgia
9
SEC Network+
7-May
2:00 PM ET
Vanderbilt
7
Georgia
13
SEC Network+
8-May
2:00 PM ET
Vanderbilt
4
Georgia
0
SEC Network
12-May
7:00 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
ESPNU
13-May
5:30 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
SEC Network
14-May
1:00 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
SEC Network+
17-May
6:00 PM ET
Presbyterian
Georgia
SEC Network+
19-May
6:30 PM ET
Missouri
Georgia
SEC Network+
20-May
6:30 PM ET
Missouri
Georgia
SEC Network+
21-May
2:00 PM ET
Missouri
Georgia
SEC Network+
May 24-29
SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Tennessee Schedule/Results
DATE
TIME
GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb
4:30 PM ET
Georgia So
0
Tennessee
9
SEC Network+
19-Feb
3:00 PM ET
Georgia So
3
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
20-Feb
1:00 PM ET
Georgia So
0
Tennessee
14
SEC Network+
22-Feb
4:30 PM ET
Tennessee Tech
4
Tennessee
5
SEC Network+
23-Feb
4:30 PM ET
UNC Asheville
1
Tennessee
16
SEC Network+
25-Feb
4:30 PM ET
Iona
1
Tennessee
27
SEC Network+
26-Feb
3:00 PM ET
Iona
0
Tennessee
29
SEC Network+
27-Feb
1:00 PM ET
Iona
2
Tennessee
12
SEC Network+
1-Mar
6:30 PM ET
ETSU
1
Tennessee
4
SEC Network+
4-Mar
8:00 PM ET
Tennessee
2
Texas
7
SEC Network+
5-Mar
4:00 PM ET
Baylor
5
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
6-Mar
12:00 PM ET
Tennessee
8
Oklahoma
0
SEC Network+
8-Mar
6:30 PM ET
James Madison
8
Tennessee
9
SEC Network+
9-Mar
4:00 PM ET
James Madison
2
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
11-Mar
6:30 PM ET
Rhode Island
4
Tennessee
17
SEC Network+
11-Mar
6:30 PM ET
Rhode Island
3
Tennessee
8
SEC Network+
12-Mar
6:00 PM ET
Rhode Island
PPD
Tennessee
PPD
SEC Network+
13-Mar
1:00 PM ET
Rhode Island
3
Tennessee
12
SEC Network+
15-Mar
6:30 PM ET
E Kentucky
1
Tennessee
7
SEC Network+
18-Mar
6:30 PM ET
South Carolina
3
Tennessee
7
SEC Network+
19-Mar
12:00 PM ET
South Carolina
2
Tennessee
5
SEC Network
20-Mar
1:00 PM ET
South Carolina
0
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
22-Mar
6:30 PM ET
Butler
3
Tennessee
13
SEC Network+
25-Mar
7:30 PM ET
Tennessee
12
Ole Miss
1
SEC Network+
26-Mar
8:00 PM ET
Tennessee
10
Ole Miss
3
SEC Network
27-Mar
2:30 PM ET
Tennessee
4
Ole Miss
3
SEC Network+
30-Mar
6:30 PM ET
W Carolina
1
Tennessee
11
SEC Network+
1-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Tennessee
6
Vanderbilt
2
ESPN2
2-Apr
8:00 PM ET
Tennessee
5
Vanderbilt
2
SEC Network
3-Apr
2:00 PM ET
Tennessee
5
Vanderbilt
0
SEC Network+
5-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Lipscomb
1
Tennessee
5
SEC Network+
8-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Missouri
3
Tennessee
8
SEC Network+
9-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Missouri
4
Tennessee
11
SEC Network
10-Apr
1:00 PM ET
Missouri
3
Tennessee
4
SEC Network+
12-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Tennessee
2
Tennessee Tech
3
SEC Network+
15-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Alabama
6
Tennessee
3
SEC Network+
16-Apr
6:00 PM ET
Alabama
2
Tennessee
9
SEC Network+
17-Apr
1:00 PM ET
Alabama
4
Tennessee
15
SEC Network+
22-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Tennessee
8
Florida
2
SEC Network+
23-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Tennessee
3
Florida
0
SEC Network+
24-Apr
1:00 PM ET
Tennessee
6
Florida
4
SEC Network+
26-Apr
6:30 PM ET
Xavier
1
Tennessee
10
SEC Network+
29-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
4
Tennessee
17
SEC Network
30-Apr
7:00 PM ET
Auburn
8
Tennessee
6
SEC Network
1-May
1:00 PM ET
Auburn
3
Tennessee
5
SEC Network+
3-May
6:30 PM ET
Alabama A&M
1
Tennessee
14
SEC Network+
5-May
7:00 PM ET
Tennessee
2
Kentucky
3
SEC Network
6-May
TBA
Tennessee
2
Kentucky
5
SEC Network+
7-May
TBA
Tennessee
7
Kentucky
2
SEC Network+
10-May
6:30 PM ET
Bellarmine
Tennessee
SEC Network+
12-May
7:00 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
ESPNU
13-May
5:30 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
SEC Network
14-May
1:00 PM ET
Georgia
Tennessee
SEC Network+
17-May
6:30 PM ET
Belmont
Tennessee
SEC Network+
19-May
7:00 PM ET
Tennessee
Mississippi St
SEC Network
20-May
7:00 PM ET
Tennessee
Mississippi St
SEC Network+
21-May
3:00 PM ET
Tennessee
Mississippi St
SEC Network+
May 24-29
SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
Georgia-Tennessee Series Prediction
This tight-knit series has seen Tennessee win the last two to take a 15-14 lead since 1992. Georgia won nine of the 11 series between 2008-18. Prior to that, the Volunteers won 11 of 16 between 1992-2007. There’s only been one series sweep in the last 10 seasons and Georgia owns it in 2015 in Knoxville. In the 19 years between 1992-2010, there were 13 series sweeps with Tennessee getting 10 and Georgia three. The Vols own a 46-38 lead in regular-season conference games played in the last 29 seasons.
Georgia is 5-7 since starting SEC play 8-4. UGA has dropped three of their last four series but do have a pair of road conference series victories over South Carolina and Alabama this season. They need only two more league victories to secure their third non-losing conference record in the last four seasons, a feat last accomplished between 2008-11.
Tennessee suffered its first series defeat at Kentucky but did salvage the series finale to become the fourth team in conference history to post 20 league wins after eight weeks
of play. It is also the fifth time the Volunteers have won 20 SEC games (2021, 1995, 1994, 1993). The school record for SEC wins is 24 set in 1994. The Vols look to complete a perfect 5-0 series record at home for the first time. Its only other perfect home series record came in 1994 when it went 4-0. It is the sixth time in the last 30 seasons UT has won four SEC home series (2022, 2005, 2003, 1997, 1996, 1993). (Source: SEC)
This is a huge SEC baseball series. Well, huge for Georgia but really also an important series for the Vols. Despite the two losses to Kentucky, the Vols are still a shoo-in for at least a No. 1 or No. 2 national seed. If Georgia could pull out a pair of road wins over the Vols it would greatly enhance the Bulldog’s seeding in the NCAAs. I can’t see the Vols losing two straight series. I imagine they’ll be bouncing off the walls for Georgia. They slept walked last weekend in Lexington. I believe Georgia can win one of these three but maybe not.
Tennessee 2 wins, Georgia 1 win
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