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Georgia falls in USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll

Georgia baseball falls in USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll despite going 2-2 against top-five opponents last week

The Georgia Bulldogs fell one spot in the baseball rankings after going 2-2. Georgia is the No. 18 team in the April 29 edition of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

It is surprising to see Georgia fall in the baseball rankings because the Bulldogs split four games against two top-five opponents. Georgia outlasted Clemson baseball in extra innings and managed to win a road game against No. 1 Texas A&M. However, Georgia missed a golden opportunity to win the series at Texas A&M. The Dawgs blew a 9-0 lead in one game.

Georgia first baseman Charlie Condon set Georgia’s single season home run record and all-time home run record with his 29th home run of the season.

Georgia is 10-11 in conference play and 31-12 on the season. The Bulldogs have the third-most home runs in the nation with 109.

The SEC has three of the five top teams in the country in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. The SEC continues to be baseball’s strongest conference. Texas A&M remains the No. 1 team in the country with an impressive record of 38-6.

Georgia baseball’s next series is against No. 13 Vanderbilt at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs host the Commodores over a three game series from Friday to Sunday.

Charlie Condon sets Georgia’s home run record

Georgia baseball’s Charlie Condon sets UGA’s single season, career home run record in win over Texas A&M

Star Georgia Bulldogs first baseman Charlie Condon hit his 29th home run of the season as No. 17 Georgia picked up a massive 5-4 road win over No. 1 Texas A&M. Georgia lost the series to Texas A&M, but went 2-2 against the Aggies and No. 4 Clemson on the week, which is a win for the Dawgs.

Condon’s home run gave him sole possession of Georgia’s single season home run record. It was his 54th career home run, which is most in Georgia history.

Charlie Condon and Georgia lost their first two games to Texas A&M including an embarrassing performance where Georgia allowed the Aggies scored 19 unanswered runs after jumping out to a 9-0 lead over Texas A&M.

Georgia’s win moves the Bulldogs to 31-12 and should help the Bulldogs rise in the college baseball rankings. Here’s a look at Charlie Condon’s record-breaking home run.

Georgia baseball continues to hover around .500 in SEC play, which is good considering how stacked the conference is.

UGA among top risers latest USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll

Georgia baseball rises in baseball coaches poll after winning second consecutive SEC series

The Georgia Bulldogs continued to rise in the baseball rankings after winning two consecutive SEC series. Georgia is the No. 17 team in the April 22 edition of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll, which is up six spots from last week. Only two teams (Oklahoma and NC State) increased their ranking in the coaches poll more than Georgia.

Georgia baseball went 2-1 over the last week. The Dawgs won two of three games against Ole Miss including a dominant 17-6 win. Star first baseman Charlie Condon continues to excel for Georgia. Condon has 26 home runs  and is batting .483 (both of these numbers are best in the country).

Georgia is 9-9 in conference play and 29-10 on the season. The Bulldogs have the second most home runs in the nation.

The SEC has four of the five top teams in the country in Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. The SEC continues to be baseball’s strongest conference. However, the ACC is strong as well. Georgia will play the best team in the SEC and the best team in the nation this week.

Texas A&M remains the No. 1 team in the country with an impressive record of 35-5. Georgia baseball’s next game is against No. 5 Clemson at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, at 6:00 p.m. ET on Friday, April 23. The Bulldogs play a three game series at No. 1 Texas A&M from Friday to Sunday.

Georgia falls out of USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll

UGA baseball falls out of baseball poll after losing series to Mississippi State

The Georgia Bulldogs have dropped from the top-25 rankings after losing their most recent series at Mississippi State. Georgia received 45 votes in the April 8 edition of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. The Bulldogs would be ranked No. 29 based on the number of votes they received.

Georgia baseball went 1-2 over the weekend in a controversial series against Mississippi State that featured multiple ejections. Star infielder/outfielder Charlie Condon continues to shine for Georgia. Condon has 20 home runs and 42 RBIs this season.

Georgia head coach Wes Johnson is off to a solid start in his first season with the Bulldogs. Georgia is 5-7 in SEC play and 24-8 on the season.

The SEC has five of the eight top teams in the country in Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas A&M. The SEC is looking like baseball’s strongest conference.

Arkansas remains the No. 1 team in the country. Georgia baseball’s next game is against Kennesaw State at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, at 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 9. The Bulldogs play a series at home against Missouri from Thursday to Saturday.

USA TODAY Sports College Baseball Coaches poll

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Arkansas 27-3 775 (31) –
2 Clemson 28-3 735 –
3 Texas A&M 28-4 716 –
4 Tennessee 26-6 656 –
5 Oregon State 26-4 655 –
6 Vanderbilt 25-7 609 –
7 Duke 24-8 580 +3
8 Kentucky 27-4 503 +8
9 Florida State 26-5 498 +3
10 Virginia 25-7 490 +1
11 East Carolina 23-7 440 +2
12 North Carolina 26-6 432 -5
13 Dallas Baptist 25-6 405 -5
14 UC Irvine 24-4 397 +3
15 Wake Forest 21-10 284 +7
16 Virginia Tech 21-8 216 -1
17 Alabama 22-10 192 -3
18 Florida 17-14 187 -9
19 UCF 21-8 186 +8
20 Coastal Carolina 22-9 166 +1
21 Nebraska 22-7 142 +2
22 Oregon 22-8 128 +7
23 Mississippi State 21-12 114 +3
24 Louisiana 24-8 109 +12
25 Oklahoma State 21-11 94 +7

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 LSU; No. 19 South Carolina; No. 20 North Carolina State; No. 24 Georgia; No. 25 TCU

Other Receiving Votes

South Carolina 67; Indiana State 59; LSU 54; Georgia 45; Texas Tech 26; Creighton 23; Northeastern 14; TCU 12; North Carolina State 11; Lamar 11; Campbell 11; West Virginia 8; St. John’s 7; Ole Miss 4; Kansas State 4; Oklahoma 3; UC Santa Barbara 2; Southern Miss 2; Louisiana Tech 2; Utah 1

UGA stays put in USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll

UGA baseball stays put in latest poll after winning one of three games against Tennessee

The Georgia Bulldogs remain the No. 24 team in the country. UGA received 82 votes in the April 1 edition of the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

Georgia baseball went 1-2 over the weekend against the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers. Star infielder/outfielder Charlie Condon continues to look like a potential No. 1 MLB draft pick. Condon has 19 home runs and 40 RBIs this season. The Georgia offense is playing outstanding, but needs more support from its pitching staff, which allowed 25 total runs over three games at Tennessee.

Georgia head coach Wes Johnson is off to a good start in his first season with the Bulldogs. Georgia is 4-5 to begin SEC play and 22-6 on the season.

The SEC has five of the nine top teams in the country in Florida, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas A&M. The SEC is typically baseball’s strongest conference.

Arkansas remains the No. 1 team in the country. Georgia baseball’s next game is against Georgia State at Foley Field in Athens, Georgia, at 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 1. The Bulldogs play a series at Mississippi State over the weekend.

Every Georgia Bulldog in the MLB

The four former Georgia Bulldogs baseball players currently in the MLB

Georgia baseball has been a solid program over the past couple of decades. The Bulldogs won the 1990 national championship and lost in the College World Series in 2008.

Georgia baseball’s last College World Series appearance was in 2008. Since then, Georgia has made the NCAA Tournament five times including most recently in 2022.

The Bulldogs face stout competition in the SEC and are expected to produce another MLB player very soon in start infielder/outfielder Charlie Condon. In fact, Condon is projected to be the No. 1 draft pick in the 2024 MLB draft.

Over the years, 50 former Georgia Bulldogs have made the MLB. Now, there are currently four Georgia Bulldogs in the MLB. Let’s take a look at photos and some quick stats on all four Georgia Bulldogs playing in the big leagues (as of 2024’s Opening Day).

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.