Georgia ranked in latest USA TODAY baseball coaches poll

UGA baseball finally ranked in the coaches poll after 21-4 start to the season, sweeping Alabama

Following a sweep of the previously No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide over the weekend, the Georgia Bulldogs have made their debut in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. The Dawgs are up 13 spots from a week ago to No. 24 in the latest poll, which is No. 11 among SEC teams. Alabama dropped to No. 18 in the rankings after falling to Georgia.

Georgia currently sits at 21-4 for the season, with three of those losses coming in a road sweep at the hands of the Kentucky Wildcats last weekend before their victorious return to Foley Field against the Crimson Tide. In the series against the Tide, the Bulldogs hit eleven home runs over two days after the Friday matchup was postponed to Saturday morning.

Star Charlie Condon has continued to shine for the Bulldogs, now holding a .517 batting average with 17 home runs and 37 RBIs for the season. Condon, who is projected to be a top pick in the MLB draft, leads the country in batting average and home runs.

Georgia will host Mercer on Tuesday before traveling to Knoxville for a series against the fifth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers this weekend.

Georgia baseball pitching struggles as Kentucky sweeps UGA

UGA baseball swept in its first SEC series of the year

The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team started the year 17-1 before the Kentucky Wildcats swept Georgia in its first SEC series of the season. Georgia is now 17-4. The Bulldogs allowed 37 runs in three games against the Wildcats.

First year Georgia head coach Wes Johnson was looking for the Bulldogs to get off to a better start in SEC play. Georgia was off to a great start in nonconference play, but now faces a very difficult schedule against a stacked SEC.

Georgia did not go winless over the entire week. Georgia picked up a nice nonconference win over Iowa on Tuesday. Georgia baseball’s next game is against Wofford at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, at 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 19. The Bulldogs also host Alabama in a three-game series over the weekend.

Star infielder/outfielder Charlie Condon continues to be a bright spot for the Dawgs. Condon has 13 home runs and 29 RBIs through 21 games this season. Condon and the potent Georgia offense ended the Kentucky series quieter than usual, accumulating five runs over the final two games in Lexington, Kentucky.

Georgia unranked in USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll

UGA baseball stays unranked in baseball coaches poll despite 16-1 start to the season

The Georgia Bulldogs are still unranked despite getting off to the best start in school history. Georgia is 16-1 and went undefeated over the past week. UGA received 38 votes in the March 11 edition of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. Georgia received the most votes of any unranked team.

Georgia baseball swept Northern Colorado over the weekend. The Bulldogs also picked up wins over Stetson and Georgia Southern. Star infielder/outfielder Charlie Condon continues to look like a potential No. 1 MLB draft pick. The Georgia offense is rolling and has hit six grand slams in its past six games.

Georgia’s record is impressive, but the Bulldogs have played an easy schedule. Northern Colorado hasn’t won a game all season.

Georgia head coach Wes Johnson is off to a great start in his first season with the Bulldogs. Georgia will have plenty of opportunities to prove itself as the Dawgs open SEC play on March 15 at Kentucky.

The SEC has five of the 10 top teams in the country in LSU, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas A&M. The SEC is typically baseball’s toughest conference and that appears to be the case in 2024.

Arkansas is the new No. 1 team in the country. Wake Forest, the previous No. 1, fell to No. 5. Georgia baseball’s next game is against Iowa at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, at 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 12.

Georgia baseball’s Charlie Condon ranked No. 1 on MLB draft big board

UGA baseball star Charlie Condon ranked No. 1 on 2024 MLB draft big board

Georgia baseball star infielder/outfielder Charlie Condon looks like one of the best players in the country. In fact, Condon is projected as the No. 1 prospect in the 2024 MLB draft, per Keith Law of The Athletic. Law considers Condon to be a third base and outfield prospect.

“Condon made a small adjustment to his hand position from last summer and has exploded this spring,” wrote Keith Law.

The 6-foot-6, 215-pound MLB draft prospect is hitting .531 with nine home runs, 14 walks, and has 17 RBIs through 13 games.

“He’s also playing at least a capable enough third base to separate himself from the first base-only types in the class, although he’s most likely to end up a plus defender in right or left. He had three homers in four swings against Michigan State,” continued Law.

Georgia baseball is off to a strong start to the year. Entering Friday’s game against Nothern Colorado, Georgia is 12-1. Condon and Georgia face a challenging SEC schedule filled with ranked opponents and other top MLB draft prospects.

“He’s got extremely strong hands, bat speed, and good feel for the zone. If he keeps this up against SEC pitching, including better velocity, he’ll end up the top guy in this jumbled class,” said Law.

The SEC has six of the 10 top teams in the country and is the deepest conference in college baseball. Charlie Condon and Georgia baseball still have a long way to go this season, but both are off to a fantastic start to the year.

Georgia baseball’s next games are against Northern Colorado at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 9.

SEC Baseball Power Rankings after three weeks of non-conference play

SEC Baseball Power Rankings for the 2024 season with teams still finding their identities.

The college baseball season is underway and teams are already beginning to find their identities. When it comes to identifying the contenders in the SEC, you almost always have your usual suspects — Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, LSU, and Texas A&M.

Other programs that have started to find their identities early on in the season are Kentucky, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.

Then, you have other programs like Missouri, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State that have each struggled to find their footing this season.

Nonetheless, the SEC is unpredictable and consistently changing. Therefore, it is way too early to pencil teams in or out of any kind of postseason play.

Roll Tide Wire provides its first SEC baseball power rankings of the 2024 season.

UGA remains unranked in USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll

Georgia baseball unranked in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll despite 10-1 start to the year

The Georgia Bulldogs remains unranked after starting the baseball season 10-1. UGA received 27 votes in the March 4 edition of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

Georgia baseball swept Georgia Tech out the weekend. Star infielder/outfielder Charlie Condon continues to look like one of the best players in the country.

Georgia head coach Wes Johnson is off to a strong start in his first season with the Bulldogs. Georgia will have plenty of opportunities to prove itself as the season goes on. The Dawgs face a challenging conference schedule filled with ranked opponents.

The SEC has six of the 10 top teams in the country in LSU, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, and Texas A&M. The SEC is typically baseball’s toughest conference and that appears to be the case in 2024.

Wake Forest remains the No. 1 team in the country. The ACC has a strong conference in baseball with Clemson, Duke, NC State, UNC and Virginia all ranked in the top 15.

Georgia baseball’s next game is against Georgia Southern in SRP Park in Augusta, South Carolina, at 6:35 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 5.

Georgia baseball sweeps Georgia Tech with comeback win

UGA baseball sweeps Georgia Tech, moves to 10-1 with dramatic comeback win

Georgia baseball has swept the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia won the final game of the series against Georgia Tech, 11-9, with a clutch ninth inning. The Bulldogs trailed 9-3 against the Yellow Jackets after the sixth inning.

Fernando Gonzalez had a RBI in the ninth inning of Georgia’s win. Star Georgia infielder/outfield Charlie Condon continued his outstanding season. Condon hit a home run and went two of five with two RBIs in Georgia’s victory on Sunday.

Georgia baseball is now 10-1 on the season. Georgia won just two games in the series because the Friday edition of Georgia-Georgia Tech did not finish the fifth inning due to weather. Georgia held a 9-3 lead on Friday.

The Dawgs’ next game is against Georgia Southern in SRP Park in Augusta, South Carolina, at 6:35 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 5. Let’s take a look at Georgia’s top play against Georgia Tech and social media reactions after the Dawgs pulled off the sweep!

Georgia baseball remains undefeated with walk-off win vs Northern Kentucky

Georgia baseball moves to 7-0 on the season thanks to a walk-off HBP

Georgia baseball is off to a perfect start in the 2024 season, moving to 7-0 with a walk-off victory at home against Northern Kentucky on Sunday. Freshman Tre Phelps was hit by a pitch three times, the third coming with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, giving the Bulldogs a 12-11 win to sweep the three-game series.

It was a career day by Phelps, who also recorded his first-career hit — a home run — to put the Bulldogs up 8-5 in the fifth. That run helped propel Georgia’s 4-run fifth inning, which included homers by Phelps, Logan Jordan and Kolby Branch.

Branch led the Georgia offense, hitting 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and two runs. Charlie Condon had an efficient day at the plate, hitting 4-for-5 with an RBI, two runs and a walk.

The Bulldogs ultimately squandered a 9-5 lead due to inconsistency on the mound. UGA’s pitching staff allowed 16 hits and four walks combined. Starter Leighton Finley gave up five hits, two of which were home runs, for four runs in three innings. Reliever Josh Roberge was pulled after 2.2 innings with eight hits and four more runs.

Despite the play on the mound, the Bulldogs held Northern Kentucky back during the late charge by the Norse. Georgia’s power at the plate was once again on full display. UGA’s 22 home runs in seven games leads the SEC.

Georgia will face tougher tests soon with matchups against Presbyterian and Michigan State before a three-game series with Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs will face their first ranked opponent when No. 18 Iowa makes a trip to Athens on March 15.

Charlie Condon makes highlight catch, UGA baseball moves to 3-0

UGA baseball star Charlie Condon made a leaping catch over the wall in Georgia baseball’s sweep of UNC Asheville

The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team is off to a 3-0 start to the 2024 season. Georgia swept UNC Asheville in a three game series to open the season.

Georgia’s 10-0 win over UNC Asheville on Feb. 18 featured one of the most impressive plays over the weekend. Star Georgia Bulldogs outfielder Charlie Condon showed off his fielding range when he may an acrobatic catch over the wall on a foul ball.

Georgia pitchers Leighton Finley and Josh Roberge gave up just two total hits and had a combined eight strike outs as Georgia dominated UNC Asheville. Georgia outscored UNC Asheville 38-7 over three games.

Georgia baseball’s next game is on Feb. 20 against Georgia State in Atlanta, Georgia. The Bulldogs continue exclusive playing nonconference games through March 15.

Projecting the most impactful transfer for each SEC baseball program for the 2024 season

The SEC has no shortage of talent on the baseball diamond. See the most impactful transfer for every SEC team in 2024.

The SEC has some of the best talent in the country when it comes to baseball. Each year, the conference provides some of the top players in the MLB draft. Not to mention, the SEC is typically well-represented in the College World Series.

Needless to say, it is always interesting to see which players burst onto the scene. Some of the best-of-the-best come from the southeast. It is a baseball hotbed for some of the nation’s top high school prospects and transfers.

Roll Tide Wire takes a look at 14 incoming transfers that have the potential to have a breakout season in 2024.