ATHENS, GA.—–Eighth-ranked Georgia begins a four-game series with Oakland Friday at Foley Field. First pitch will be at 3:02 p.m. and be available on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.

The Bulldogs have never faced the Grizzlies who hail from Rochester, Mich., and compete in the Horizon League. In the national polls this week, Georgia is ranked as high as No. 8 (Baseball America). The Bulldogs (6-2) went 4-0 last week including a three-game sweep of Samford, outscoring the Bulldogs from Alabama 45-5. This past Tuesday, Troy outlasted Georgia here 6-5 in 12 innings. Georgia left a season-high 16 men on base in the loss and had two on and nobody out in the 9th, two on and one out in the 10th and the bases loaded and one out in the 11th but failed to deliver a game-winner. The Trojans winning run scored on a two-out, bases-loaded wild pitch. The game lasted 4:33. Oakland went 1-2 at Lamar and then was swept in a four-game series at Southern Indiana this past weekend. The Golden Grizzlies visit Tennessee and Texas A&M after facing Georgia.

 

Georgia-Oakland Pitching Matchups

Fri.: Joey Volchko (2-0, 1.80 ERA), RHP, Jr., vs. Jordan Dahlof (0-1, 15.00 ERA), RHP, Jr. 

Sat. (G1): Caden Aoki (0-0, 3.86 ERA), RHP, Sr., vs. George Hansen (0-0, 27.00 ERA), LHP, RJr.

Sat. (G2): TBA vs. Tanner Ware (0-0, 0.00 ERA), LHP, Sr.

Sun.: Dylan Vigue (1-1, 2.45 ERA), RHP, Jr., vs. Ben Green (0-0, 1.93 ERA), RHP, Fr.

 

*The Bulldogs sport a 3.13 ERA with 109 strikeouts and 24 walks in 69 innings this season. Opponents are batting .201 against Georgia. 

*Oakland has a 7.88 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 38 walks in 56 innings. Opponents are hitting .322

*Last weekend, Georgia posted a 1.96 ERA with 38 strikeouts and nine walks in a three-game sweep of Samford. Nine pitchers saw action with two of the games ending after seven innings due to the 10-run rule. Junior Joey Volchko (6 IP, 3H, 1R, 2BB, 8K) had the longest outing by a starter while graduate Caden Aoki went the longest out of the bullpen (4 IP, 4H, 3R, 2BB, 7K). Georgia’s other five relievers combined for five scoreless and hitless innings with just one walk and eight strikeouts. 

 

Bulldog Hitters To Watch

*Junior third baseman Tre Phelps (.500-3-9) has hit safely in every game this year and 22 straight dating to the 2025 season. Also, he’s been hit a team-high eight times. Against Troy, he was 2-for-5 with a two-out, two-run game-tying double in the 8th.

*Sophomore INF/OF Henry Allen (.500-3-12) posted a monster week, batting .538 (7-for-13) with a 1.231 SLG%, seven runs scored, three doubles, three walks, two home runs and 11 RBI. Against Troy, he was 2-for-4 with two walks.

*Junior C/OF Daniel Jackson (.324-5-12) leads the team in home runs and stolen bases (4-for-4). 

*Freshman OF Cole Johnson (.444-0-4) ranks third on the team in batting plus has five starts.             

*Overall, the Bulldogs batted .394 with 14 home runs in outscoring Samford 45-5 for a series sweep.

*For the season, Georgia is batting .338 with a .687 SLG% and .477 OB%.

 

Foley Field In 2026

·       Foley Field Gates Open 1 hour before first pitch 

·       Tickets –Available; Also Available on SeatGeek: https://seatgeek.com/georgia-bulldogs-baseball-tickets

·       UGA STUDENTS:  Free Admission and please enter at 3^rd Base Gate

·       Promotions: Sunday Pregame: Anthem Buddies; Sunday Postgame: Kids Run The Bases

 

Radio/TV (SECN+)

Friday @ 3:02 p.m. ET

Radio/TV: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)

https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4970&type=Live                                                                                                 

SECN+: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/a160f099-e9aa-412e-9a1f-ef76b482839b

Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650771

 

Saturday Game One @ 1:02 p.m. ET

Radio/TV: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)

https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4971&type=Live

SECN+: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/bea00341-221e-4e32-9183-6b2481eeb9fe

Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650772

 

Saturday Game Two @ TBA

Radio/TV: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)

https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4971&type=Live

SECN+: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/985b7844-2e69-4a63-9896-d4d8d668fe5c

Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650780

 

Sunday @ 1:02 p.m. ET

Radio/TV: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)

https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4972&type=Live

SECN+: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/bc9e5c91-60e8-417f-aee4-5d8c7d491fdb

Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650773

 

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