SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Georgia at Kentucky

Kentucky-Georgia

Georgia travels to Kentucky for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Aaron Schunk, Georgia
Aaron Schunk, Georgia
Kentucky Proud Park (5,000)
Kentucky Proud Park (5,000)
Shinn Ryan, Kentucky
Shinn Ryan, Kentucky

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 6:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK Tickets
Game 2 Friday TBA SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 3 Saturday TBA SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Georgia 0.290 0.406 178 229 40 6 27 166 137 4 31
Kentucky 0.262 0.379 158 212 46 2 25 135 119 12 56

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Georgia 2.54 242 0.179 132 69 60 83 21 13 0.982
Kentucky 5.07 251 0.246 200 141 120 105 48 6 13 0.967

Statistical Leaders

Georgia Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
LJ Talley 0.384 0.495 0.570 1.065 21 33 2 1 4 16 17 9 3
Tucker Maxwell 0.333 0.429 0.667 1.096 19 24 4 1 6 26 7 22 11
Riley King 0.333 0.426 0.469 0.895 24 32 4 0 3 26 10 12 3
Aaron Schunk 0.313 0.333 0.525 0.858 20 31 5 2 4 20 5 11 2
Patrick Sullivan 0.281 0.377 0.391 0.768 7 18 4 0 1 14 10 5 0
Cam Shepherd 0.263 0.412 0.379 0.791 25 25 6 1 1 11 24 13 4

Georgia Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Tim Elliott 3 1 0.66 0 0 27.1 12 5 2 9 29 0.132
Emerson Hancock 5 1 0.69 0 0 39.0 18 3 3 10 41 0.140
Tony Locey 4 0 2.10 0 0 34.1 13 8 8 18 44 0.120

Kentucky Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Ryan Shinn 0.319 0.427 0.648 1.075 25 29 12 0 6 15 9 29 5
Jaren Shelby 0.314 0.423 0.453 0.876 14 27 6 0 2 22 14 23 9
Coltyn Kessler 0.313 0.413 0.403 0.816 12 21 6 0 0 8 9 16 0
T.J. Collett 0.284 0.386 0.589 0.975 19 27 6 1 7 28 12 24 0
Breydon Daniel 0.258 0.405 0.409 0.814 23 24 2 0 4 12 16 29 12
Dalton Reed 0.243 0.277 0.388 0.665 16 25 4 1 3 17 6 33 0
Alex Rodriguez 0.143 0.368 0.250 0.618 10 8 3 0 1 7 16 20 7

Kentucky Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Zack Thompson 1 0 2.60 0 0 34.2 26 10 10 10 55 0.208

NCAA RPI

Georgia:

17

Kentucky:

77

Georgia Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Tucker Maxwell OF L-L 6′-0″ 175 JR-2L Dawsonville GA
2 LJ Talley INF L-R 6′-2″ 203 SR-3L Folkston GA
4 Randon Jernigan OF R-R 6′-0″ 179 FR-HS Brunswick GA
5 C.J. Smith OF/LHP L-L 6′-1″ 191 SO-1L Royston GA
6 Kaden Fowler C/OF L-R 6′-0″ 214 JR-TR El Dorado KS
7 Cam Shepherd SS R-R 6′-1″ 187 JR-2L Duluth GA
8 Austin Biggar C R-R 6′-2″ 210 JR-2L Lilburn GA
11 Will Proctor RHP R-R 6′-2″ 185 JR-2L Manhattan Beach CA
12 Zac Kristofak RHP R-R 5′-9″ 185 JR-2L Marietta GA
13 Cole Wilcox RHP R-R 6′-5″ 232 FR-HS Chickamauga GA
14 Patrick Sullivan 1B L-L 6′-3″ 214 RJR-2L Sandy Springs GA
15 Cole Tate INF R-R 6′-2″ 192 SO-1L Bishop GA
16 Adam Goodman LHP L-L 6′-6″ 220 SR-3L Fayetteville GA
17 Emerson Hancock RHP R-R 6′-4″ 215 SO-1L Cairo GA
18 James Williams RHP R-R 6′-1″ 201 RSO-1L Kennesaw GA
19 Jack Gowen RHP R-R 6′-1″ 214 FR-HS Folkston GA
20 Chaney Rogers OF/LHP L-L 6′-1″ 206 RFR-SQ Ringgold GA
21 Logan Moody RHP R-R 6′-2″ 200 RJR-2L LaGrange GA
22 Aaron Schunk INF/RHP R-R 6′-2″ 205 JR-2L Atlanta GA
23 Connor Tate INF R-R 6′-3″ 201 RFR-SQ Bishop GA
25 Tony Locey RHP R-R 6′-3″ 235 JR-2L Columbus GA
26 Christian Ryder RHP R-R 6′-5″ 206 JR-2L Acworth GA
28 Tucker Bradley OF/LHP L-L 6′-0″ 201 JR-2L Chickamauga GA
30 Mason Meadows C R-R 6′-1″ 232 RSO-1L Roswell GA
31 Riley King OF/INF R-R 6′-0″ 186 RSO-1L Lawrenceville GA
32 Shane Marshall C R-R 6′-4″ 210 FR-HS Naples FL
33 Justin Glover LHP L-L 6′-1″ 198 JR-2L Buford GA
35 Hunter Goodwin RHP R-R 6′-6″ 239 FR-HS Sylvester GA
39 Darryn Pasqua RHP R-R 6′-4″ 200 RFR-HS Rocky Face GA
41 Steven Minter INF R-R 6′-2″ 200 RFR-SQ Powder Springs GA
42 John Cable C/INF L-R 6′-2″ 230 GR-TR Roswell GA
43 Riley Crean RHP R-R 6′-3″ 187 FR-HS Athens GA
44 Tim Elliott RHP R-R 6′-1″ 200 JR-2L Loganville GA
45 Garrett Brown RHP L-R 6’7″ 206 FR-HS Manchester GA
55 Ryan Webb LHP L-L 6′-1″ 203 SO-1L Roswell GA

Kentucky Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
2 Austin Schultz IF R/R 5′-9″ 190 FR Adams NE
3 Ben Jordan RHP L/R 6′-9″ 260 R-FR Olive Hill KY
4 Zeke Lewis IF S/R 5′-9″ 160 R-JR Atlanta GA
5 T.J. Collett 1B L/R 6′-1″ 230 JR Terre Haute IN
7 Rook Ellington OF R/R 6′-0″ 175 FR Paducah KY
8 Marshall Gei C S/R 6′-0″ 185 R-SR Mount Juliet TN
10 Dalton Reed IF L/R 6′-4″ 240 JR Roff OK
12 Ryan Shinn OF R/L 6′-2″ 205 SR Jobstown NJ
13 Cole Ayers RHP R/R 6′-2″ 180 FR Mt. Carmel OH
14 Zack Thompson LHP L/L 6′-2″ 220 JR Selma IN
15 Trip Lockhart RHP R/R 6′-3″ 190 SO Lexington KY
16 Will Gambino RHP R/R 6′-2″ 215 FR Westmont NJ
19 Alex Rodriguez IF R/R 5′-10″ 195 SR Pembroke Pines FL
20 Braxton Cottongame LHP L/L 6′-3″ 205 FR Hazard KY
21 Orlando Adams Jr. C/OF R/R 6′-0″ 220 FR Atlanta GA
22 Dillon Marsh LHP L/L 6′-1″ 220 FR Elizabethtown PA
24 Brett Marshall RHP R/R 6′-4″ 215 R-SO Louisville KY
25 Coltyn Kessler C/IF L/R 6′-3″ 220 SO High Ridge MO
26 Justin Olson IF/OF L/L 6′-2″ 215 FR Colorado Springs CO
28 Ryan Johnson OF/RHP L/R 6′-3″ 220 SR College Station TX
30 Jaren Shelby OF R/R 5′-11″ 200 JR Lexington KY
31 Alex Degen RHP R/R 6’7″ 210 FR Readington Township NJ
33 Trae Harmon IF/DH R/R 6′-4″ 255 FR Somerset KY
34 Carson Coleman RHP R/R 6′-2″ 185 R-SO Lexington KY
35 Cole Daniels LHP L/L 6′-1″ 240 FR Ann Arbor MI
37 Cam Hill OF L/R 5′-10″ 185 SO Georgetown KY
38 Jimmy Ramsey RHP L/R 6′-9″ 255 SO Tonka Bay MN
39 Hunter Rigsby RHP R/R 6′-4″ 215 FR Mount Vernon KY
41 Grant Macciocchi RHP/IF R/R 6′-4″ 175 R-JR West Chester Town Ship OH
42 Elliott Curtis IF L/R 6′-0″ 200 JR Waterloo Ontario
43 Breydon Daniel IF/OF S/R 6′-1″ 200 JR Bixby OK
50 Mason Hazelwood LHP L/L 6′-5″ 220 SO Salvisa KY
52 Tanner Holen C R/R 5′-11″ 180 JR Manhattan KS
54 Daniel Harper RHP R/R 6′-4″ 220 SO Fairway KS
55 Tyler Burchett RHP R/R 6′-5″ 235 FR Airville PA

Schedule/Results

Georgia

Kentucky

Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs Dayton W 5-1
Feb 16 vs Dayton W 10-7
Feb 17 vs Dayton W 13-1
Feb 19 @ Kennesaw St postponed
Feb 22 vs UMass Lowell W 6-2
Feb 23 vs UMass Lowell W 13-5
Feb 24 vs UMass Lowell W 12-5
Feb 26 vs LIU Brooklyn L 1-0
Feb 27 vs Kennesaw St W 11-1
Mar 1 @ Ga Southern W 3-1
Mar 2 @ Ga Southern W 4-2
Mar 3 @ Ga Southern L 10-7
Mar 5 vs Alabama State W 11-3
Mar 6 vs Jacksonville St W 5-1
Mar 8 vs Presbyterian W 17-0
Mar 9 vs Presbyterian W 7-6
Mar 10 vs Presbyterian W 8-1
Mar 13 @ Georgia State W 6-3
Mar 15 @ South Carolina W 6-1
Mar 16 @ South Carolina W 8-7
Mar 17 @ South Carolina W 4-2
Mar 19 vs Georgia State W 11-1
Mar 22 vs LSU L 1-0
Mar 23 vs LSU W 2-0
Mar 24 vs LSU W 9-7
Mar 26 @ Georgia Tech L 11-2
Mar 28 @ Kentucky
Mar 29 @ Kentucky
Mar 30 @ Kentucky
Apr 2 @ Clemson
Apr 5 vs Vanderbilt
Apr 6 vs Vanderbilt
Apr 7 vs Vanderbilt
Apr 9 vs Georgia Tech
Apr 11 @ Tennessee
Apr 12 @ Tennessee
Apr 13 @ Tennessee
Apr 16 vs Clemson
Apr 18 vs Missouri
Apr 19 vs Missouri
Apr 20 vs Missouri
Apr 23 @ Georgia Tech
Apr 26 @ Mississippi St
Apr 27 @ Mississippi St
Apr 28 @ Mississippi St
Apr 30 @ The Citadel
May 3 vs Florida
May 4 vs Florida
May 5 vs Florida
May 8 @ Jacksonville St
May 10 @ Auburn
May 11 @ Auburn
May 12 @ Auburn
May 16 vs Alabama
May 17 vs Alabama
May 18 vs Alabama
Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 @ Austin Peay W 8-4
Feb 16 @ Austin Peay W 12-5
Feb 17 @ Austin Peay W 11-1
Feb 22 @ Texas Tech L 4-7
Feb 23 @ Texas Tech L 10-7
Feb 24 @ Texas Tech L 19-4
Feb 26 vs E Kentucky W 7-3
Feb 27 vs N Kentucky W 5-4
Mar 1 vs Canisius W 10-2
Mar 2 vs Canisius W 12-3
Mar 3 vs Canisius W 4-3
Mar 5 vs Wright State cancelled
Mar 6 vs Boston College L 12-3
Mar 8 vs Middle Tenn W 4-1
Mar 10 vs Middle Tenn W 7-0
Mar 10 vs Middle Tenn W 5-4
Mar 12 vs SIU-E W 6-4
Mar 13 vs W Kentucky W 15-0
Mar 15 @ LSU L 2-1
Mar 16 @ LSU L 16-4
Mar 17 @ LSU L 7-2
Mar 19 vs Xavier W 16-3
Mar 22 vs Texas A&M L 5-3
Mar 23 vs Texas A&M L 9-3
Mar 24 vs Texas A&M L 17-5
Mar 26 vs Morehead State W 7-0
Mar 28 vs Georgia
Mar 29 vs Georgia
Mar 30 vs Georgia
Apr 2 @ Louisville
Apr 5 @ Missouri
Apr 6 @ Missouri
Apr 7 @ Missouri
Apr 10 @ Lipscomb
Apr 12 @ Ole Miss
Apr 13 @ Ole Miss
Apr 14 @ Ole Miss
Apr 16 vs Louisville
Apr 18 vs Tennessee
Apr 19 vs Tennessee
Apr 20 vs Tennessee
Apr 23 @ W Kentucky
Apr 26 @ Florida
Apr 27 @ Florida
Apr 28 @ Florida
May 3 vs Arkansas
May 4 vs Arkansas
May 5 vs Arkansas
May 7 vs Indiana
May 10 @ South Carolina
May 11 @ South Carolina
May 12 @ South Carolina
May 14 vs Michigan
May 16 vs Vanderbilt
May 17 vs Vanderbilt
May 18 vs Vanderbilt

Georgia-Kentucky Prediction

Georgia is a baseball program that has steadily been on the rise for the past couple seasons. They are now a contender in the East. Meanwhile Kentucky is in rebuild mold after graduating numerous key players from last season’s hard hitting team. Look for Georgia to win this series but Kentucky should get their first SEC win ever in their new baseball venue. Georgia 2 wins, Kentucky 1 win.

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