Tag: college baseball news

WATCH: Texas SS Jalin Flores reaches 10 home runs on the season

Jalin Flores is racking up home runs in the young season.

Texas shortstop Jalin Flores is having a special season. The young player has a deceptively powerful swing.

The second-year shortstop reached 10 home runs on the season with an opposite field no doubt swing on Tuesday against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. The Abilene Christian right fielder didn’t bother to make an attempt to rob the home run. It was out of reach.

Flores’ 10 home runs move him to second on the team. Second-year outfielder Max Belyeu has 11 home runs on the season.

That Flores is thriving is a testament to his resilience and the work put in by him and the Texas staff after a tough season in 2023. The Longhorns shortstop batted .175 with four home runs, 23 RBI and a .603 OPS through 123 plate appearances. This season through 135 plate appearances, eight more than last season, Flores has over 1.000 OPS, .359 batting average, 10 home runs and 30 RBI.

Flores’ turnaround season could be what Texas needs to break through early struggles. The Longhorns look to build on a series win over Kansas State.

Weekend recap: Georgia baseball takes down Texas A&M 6-4

Georgia baseball beat Texas A&M 6-4 on Sunday afternoon, moving the Bulldogs to 16-7 on the season, 2-4 in SEC play. Details here

Georgia baseball (16-7, 2-4 SEC) notched its first win in College Station on Sunday afternoon when the Bulldogs took down Texas A&M 6-4.

https://twitter.com/BaseballUGA/status/1376285994312433668

The Aggies (17-9, 2-4 SEC) led the series 2-0 and was leading Georgia 4-1 on Sunday before the Bulldogs started to make a comeback in the seventh inning. There were two Georgia outs before RBI-singles from Josh McAllister, Connor Tate and Riley King. A wild pitch from Aggie left-hander Will Johnston brought Tate home to give Georgia a 5-4 lead.

Then, with two outs in the eight, McAllister made it 6-4 with his team-leading fifth home run of the season, which made it a three hit day for the redshirt junior.

Freshman right hander Jaden Woods got his first win of the season in the Dawgs victory, allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts in four innings.

Georgia finishes a four game road trip on Tuesday when it faces Clemson (12-9) at 6:02 p.m. on the ACC Network.

 

A new episode of “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” is here! J.C. is joined by former Georgia tight end Arthur Lynch to talk UGA football, his life as U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant and more. Listen here:

 

Two former UGA baseball players sign MLB contracts

Due to the 2020 MLB Draft being shortened to five rounds this year, a high number of collegiate standouts saw themselves go undrafted in last week’s draft. Two of those players are former Georgia Bulldogs Tucker Bradley and Cam Shepherd. Redshirt …

Due to the 2020 MLB Draft being shortened to five rounds this year, a high number of collegiate standouts saw themselves go undrafted in last week’s draft.

Two of those players are former Georgia Bulldogs Tucker Bradley and Cam Shepherd.

Redshirt junior outfielder Bradley and senior shortstop Shepherd, though, have both since signed with MLB teams.

Bradley signed with the Kansas City Royals and Shepherd with the Atlanta Braves.

Shepherd:

“These past four years at the University of Georgia wearing the G on my chest has been nothing short of a dream,” Shepherd posted on his Twitter. “The memories and the relationships I have built will last a lifetime. My family, coaches, teammates and friends have not only shaped my baseball career but helped me grow to be the person I am today. Thank you to Dawg Nation and everyone who gave me nothing but support along the way. I am excited to say that I have signed and will be continuing my baseball career with the Atlanta Braves. Playing professional baseball has been a goal of mine since I picked up a bat and to have the opportunity to play for my hometown team is a dream come true. Can’t wait to get back on the field and get started!”

Bradley:

“I am so blessed and excited to announce that I will have the opportunity to continue my baseball career with the Kansas City Royals! This has been a dream of mine since I was a little boy and to be able to continue my journey is everything I could have ever asked for,” Bradley tweeted earlier this week. “I want to thank UGA, my previous coaches, my family, and most importantly, my Faith for allowing me to pursue my dream.”

Georgia baseball’s Emerson Hancock the No. 6 pick in the 2020 MLB Draft

In Yesterday’s first-round of the 2020 MLB Draft, Georgia baseball ace-pitcher Emerson Hancock was drafted by the Seattle Mariners.

In Yesterday’s first-round of the 2020 MLB Draft, Georgia baseball ace-pitcher Emerson Hancock was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the No. 6 pick.

Hancock (6-4, 213) is from Cairo, Georgia, and was a star on the diamond for the Bulldogs the last two seasons. In the short 2020 season, Hancock registered a team-high 34 strikeouts, followed by a dominant sophomore season in 2019 where Hancock registered an 8-3 record with a 1.99 ERA (eight best in school history).

Hancock finished his career with a 16-7 record, 3.47 ERA in 33 appearances, all starts, with 206 strikeouts and 55 walks in 192 innings and becomes the highest drafted Georgia player in the MLB Draft since Derek Lilliquist was drafted No. 6 in 1987.

The draft resumes today, Thursday, June 11 at 5 p.m. ET with Rounds 2-5 on ESPN and the MLB Network.