ATHENS, GA.—–Ninth-ranked Georgia opens a three-game series with Samford 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 (3-1) posted a 2-1 series win over Wright State last weekend and then beat USC Upstate 12-6 Wednesday. On Tuesday, Samford led Alabama 2-0 going to the eighth inning before falling 3-2. Samford is 2-2 on the season. 

Georgia leads the all-time series with Samford here 2-1 (W, 14-3 in 1988, W, 15-3 in 1999 and L, 2-1 in 2000). Samford is the favorite to capture the Southern Conference (SoCon) title this season in a vote of league coaches. They last won The SoCon and tournament titles in 2023. They have made four NCAA Tournaments in the past 15 years and have averaged 34.9 wins in that span.

 

Georgia-Samford Pitching Matchups

Game 1: Joey Volchko (1-0, 2.25 ERA), RHP, Jr., vs. Mason Blasche (0-0, 5.79 ERA), RHP, So.

Game 2: Matt Scott (0-0, 0.00 ERA), RHP, Sr., vs. Michael Fredette (0-1, 36.00 ERA), RHP, Fr.

Game 3: Dylan Vigue (0-1, 5.40 ERA), RHP, Jr., vs. Andrew Marble (1-0, 0.00 ERA), RHP, Jr.

 

The Bulldogs sport a 3.44 ERA with 58 strikeouts and 10 walks in 34 innings this season. Opponents are batting .217 against Georgia. Samford has a 5.56 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 15 walks in 34 innings. Opponents are batting .262 against Samford. On Saturday, senior Matt Scott will make his first start as a Bulldog and 39th of his career after spending the previous three seasons at Stanford. Scott replaces injured sophomore LHP/OF Kenny Ishikawa (1-0, 0.00 ERA). He is sidelined after getting hit by a pitch while batting against USC Upstate Wednesday. 

 

Bulldog Hitters To Watch

                  Junior third baseman Tre Phelps (.357-2-4) has hit safely in every game this year and extended his hitting streak to 18 games (dating to 2025 season). He smacked home runs in games one and two followed by a double, going 3-for-10 with four RBI and a .778 OB% against the Raiders last weekend. Junior C/OF Daniel Jackson (.313-3-6) smashed two home runs, tallied five RBI, a stolen base and threw out four would-be base stealers versus WSU. He hit his team-best third home run in the win over USC Upstate this past Wednesday.

                  Freshman OF Cole Johnson (.571-0-4) leads the team in batting followed by senior INF/OF Ryan Black (.556-2-4). Johnson and Black combined to go 5-for-8 with six RBI in the win over USC Upstate.

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=4966&type=Live                                                                                        

SECN+: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/39c7f8c2-d8da-4911-8cfe-a8f54c039d54

Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650767

 

Saturday @ 2:02 p.m. ET

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

https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4967&type=Live

SECN+: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1b726611-1e2a-4df4-ab5f-bc617f5688dd

Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650768

 

Sunday @ 1:02 p.m. ET

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

https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4968&type=Live

SECN+: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1346090f-01c0-4a5d-9df2-58c59c0d4261

Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=650769

 

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