# 2019 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

The 2019 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Foley Field.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-American teams

3rd Team
* Aaron Schunk – Utility Player (Baseball America)

### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in third place in the Eastern Division.
Media poll (East) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 87 (9) |
| 2 | Florida | 81 (4) |
| 3 | Georgia | 68 (1) |
| 4 | South Carolina | 53 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 40 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 30 |
| 7 | Missouri | 26 |

### Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team
* Aaron Schunk – Third Baseman
2nd Team
* Mason Meadows – Catcher
* LJ Talley – Second Baseman
* Aaron Schunk – Designated Hitter/Utility

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Georgia win |
| | Georgia loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Georgia team member |
2019 Georgia Bulldogs baseball game log :
Regular season (42–14) :
February (7–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Feb. 15 | Dayton | No. 9 | Foley Field Athens, Georgia | 5–1 | Emerson Hancock (1–0) | Hunter Wolfe (0–1) | Ryan Webb (1) | SECN+ | 2,056 | 1–0 | |
| Feb. 16 (1) | Dayton | No. 9 | Foley Field | 10–7 | Will Proctor (1–0) | Aaron Ernst (0–1) | Aaron Schunk (1) | SECN+ | 3,204 | 2–0 | |
| Feb. 16 (2) | Dayton | No. 9 | Foley Field | 13–1 | Tony Locey (1–0) | Cole Pletka (0–1) | | SECN+ | 3,204 | 3–0 | |
| Feb. 19 | at Kennesaw State | No. 9 | Stillwell Baseball Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia | Cancelled due to weather. | Cancelled due to weather. | Cancelled due to weather. | Cancelled due to weather. | Cancelled due to weather. | Cancelled due to weather. | Cancelled due to weather. | Cancelled due to weather. |
| Feb. 23 | UMass Lowell | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 6–2 | Emerson Hancock (2–0) | Nick Rand (0–2) | | SECN+ | 1,917 | 4–0 | |
| Feb. 24 (1) | UMass Lowell | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 13–5 | Will Proctor (2–0) | Henry Funaro (0–2) | | SECN+ | 2,006 (DH) | 5–0 | |
| Feb. 24 (2) | UMass Lowell | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 12–5 | Tony Locey (2–0) | Sean O'Neill (0–1) | | SECN+ | 2,006 (DH) | 6–0 | |
| Feb. 26 | LIU Brooklyn | No. 9 | Foley Field | L 0–1 | Jackson Svete (1–0) | Tim Elliott (0–1) | Nick Torres (1) | SECN+ | 1,548 | 6–1 | |
| Feb. 27 | Kennesaw State | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 11–1 | C.J. Smith (1–0) | Jake Rothwell (0–2) | | SECN+ | 1,649 | 7–1 | |
March (16–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Mar. 1 | at Georgia Southern | No. 9 | J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, Georgia | W 3–1 | Emerson Hancock (3–0) | Seth Shuman (0–3) | Aaron Schunk (2) | ESPN+ | 2,247 | 8–1 | |
| Mar. 2 | at Georgia Southern | No. 9 | J. I. Clements Stadium | W 4–2 | Zac Kristofak (1–0) | Braden Hays (0–2) | Aaron Schunk (3) | ESPN+ | 2,916 | 9–1 | |
| Mar. 3 | at Georgia Southern | No. 9 | J. I. Clements Stadium | L 7–10 | David Johnson (1–0) | Jack Gowen (0–1) | Hayden Harris (1) | ESPN+ | 1,554 | 9–2 | |
| Mar. 5 | Alabama State | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 11–3 | Tim Elliott (1–1) | AJ Stinson (0–2) | | SECN+ | 1,379 | 10–2 | |
| Mar. 6 | Jacksonville State | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 5–1 | C.J. Smith (2–0) | Jackson Tavel (2–1) | Aaron Schunk (4) | SECN+ | 1,352 | 11–2 | |
| Mar. 8 | Presbyterian | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 17–0 | Emerson Hancock (4–0) | Eric Miles (1–1) | | SECN+ | 1,415 | 12–2 | |
| Mar. 9 (1) | Presbyterian | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 7–6 | Zac Kristofak (2–0) | Colton Springs (1–1) | Aaron Schunk (5) | SECN+ | 1,960 (DH) | 13–2 | |
| Mar. 9 (2) | Presbyterian | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 8–1 | Tony Locey (3–0) | Reagan Fowler (0–3) | | SECN+ | 1,960 (DH) | 14–2 | |
| Mar. 13 | at Georgia State | No. 8 | Georgia State Baseball Complex Atlanta, Georgia | W 6–3 | Tim Elliott (2–1) | Tyler Koch (0–2) | Aaron Schunk (6) | | 392 | 15–2 | |
| Mar. 15 | at No. 22 South Carolina | No. 8 | Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina | W 6–1 | Emerson Hancock (5–0) | Wesley Sweatt (1–1) | | SECN+ | 6,435 | 16–2 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 16 | at No. 22 South Carolina | No. 8 | Founders Park | W 8–7 | Will Proctor (3–0) | Daniel Lloyd (2–1) | Aaron Schunk (7) | SECN+ | 7,210 | 17–2 | 2–0 |
| Mar. 17 | at No. 22 South Carolina | No. 8 | Founders Park | W 4–2 | Zac Kristofak (3–0) | Brett Kerry (2–1) | | SECN+ | 6,539 | 18–2 | 3–0 |
| Mar. 19 | Georgia State | No. 5 | Foley Field | W 11–1 | Tim Elliott (3–1) | Grant Gaspard (0–1) | | SECN+ | 1,814 | 19–2 | |
| Mar. 22 | No. 10 LSU | No. 5 | Foley Field | L 0–1 | Zack Hess (2–1) | Emerson Hancock (5–1) | Devin Fontenot (1) | SECN+ | 3,209 | 19–3 | 3–1 |
| Mar. 23 | No. 10 LSU | No. 5 | Foley Field | W 2–0 | Justin Glover (1–0) | Cole Henry (1–1) | Aaron Schunk (8) | SECN | 3,344 | 20–3 | 4–1 |
| Mar. 24 | No. 10 LSU | No. 5 | Foley Field | W 9–7 | Tony Locey (4–0) | Eric Walker (1–1) | Aaron Schunk (9) | SECN | 3,042 | 21–3 | 5–1 |
| Mar. 26 | at Georgia Tech | No. 4 | Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | L 2–11 | Amos Willingham (4–0) | Adam Goodman (0–1) | | | 1,974 | 21–4 | |
| Mar. 28 | at Kentucky | No. 4 | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, Kentucky | W 7–3 | Emerson Hancock (6–1) | Jimmy Ramsey (2–2) | | SECN | 3,292 | 22–4 | 6–1 |
| Mar. 29 | at Kentucky | No. 4 | Kentucky Proud Park | L 0–5 | Zack Thompson (2–0) | C.J. Smith (2–1) | | SECN+ | 3,124 | 22–5 | 6–2 |
| Mar. 30 | at Kentucky | No. 4 | Kentucky Proud Park | W 10–8 | Aaron Schunk (1–0) | Daniel Harper (2–1) | | SECN+ | 3,134 | 23–5 | 7–2 |
April (11–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 2 | at No. 23 Clemson | No. 4 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, South Carolina | W 5–3 | Tim Elliott (4–1) | Brooks Crawford (1–2) | Aaron Schunk (10) | | 5,170 | 24–5 | |
| April 3 | Kennesaw State | No. 4 | Foley Field | W 7–6 | Adam Goodman (1–1) | Jared Rine (1–3) | Zac Kristofak (1) | | 1,402 | 25–5 | |
| April 5 | No. 5 Vanderbilt | No. 4 | Foley Field | L 2–3 | Tyler Brown (1–0) | Aaron Schunk (1–1) | | SECN+ | 3,188 | 25–6 | 7–3 |
| April 6 | No. 5 Vanderbilt | No. 4 | Foley Field | W 8–3 | C.J. Smith (3–1) | Patrick Raby (5–1) | | SECN+ | 3,117 | 26–6 | 8–3 |
| April 7 | No. 5 Vanderbilt | No. 4 | Foley Field | W 3–1 | Tony Locey (5–0) | Kumar Rocker (2–4) | Zac Kristofak (2) | SECN | 3,045 | 27–6 | 9–3 |
| April 9 | No. 17 Georgia Tech | No. 2 | Foley Field | W 12–2 | Tim Elliott (5–1) | Amos Willingham (4–2) | | SECN | 3,009 | 28–6 | |
| April 11 | at Tennessee | No. 2 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee | L 0–2 | Andrew Schultz (1–0) | Emerson Hancock (6–2) | Redmond Walsh (5) | SECN | 1,994 | 28–7 | 9–4 |
| April 12 | at Tennessee | No. 2 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 0–3 | Garrett Stallings (6–2) | C.J. Smith (3–2) | | SECN+ | 2,765 | 28–8 | 9–5 |
| April 13 | at Tennessee | No. 2 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 7–1 | Tony Locey (6–0) | Zach Linginfelter (5–4) | Zac Kristofak (3) | SECN+ | 3,311 | 29–8 | 10–5 |
| April 16 | No. 24 Clemson | No. 5 | Foley Field | W 3–2 | Darryn Pasqua (1–0) | Luke Sommerfeld (0–1) | | SECN | 3,419 | 30–8 | |
| April 18 | No. 21 Missouri | No. 5 | Foley Field | W 3–0 | Emerson Hancock (7–2) | Jacob Cantleberry (3–3) | Zac Kristofak (4) | ESPNU | 2,553 | 31–8 | 11–5 |
| April 19 | No. 21 Missouri | No. 5 | Foley Field | W 5–2 | Cole Wilcox (1–0) | Art Joven (3–1) | Aaron Schunk (11) | SECN+ | 2,962 | 32–8 | 12–5 |
| April 20 | No. 21 Missouri | No. 5 | Foley Field | W 4–2 | Tony Locey (7–0) | TJ Sikkema (4–3) | Zac Kristofak (5) | SECN+ | 2,860 | 33–8 | 13–5 |
| April 23 | vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech | No. 4 | SunTrust Park Atlanta, Georgia | L 6–8 | Hugh Chapman (1–0) | Tim Elliott (5–2) | Tristin English (5) | SECN+ | 18,861 | 33–9 | |
| April 26 | at No. 9 Mississippi State | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi | L 3–19 | Ethan Small (5–1) | C.J. Smith (3–3) | | SECN+ | 9,061 | 33–10 | 13–6 |
| April 27 | at No. 9 Mississippi State | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field | L 3–9 | JT Ginn (8–2) | Tony Locey (7–1) | | SECN | 9,572 | 33–11 | 13–7 |
| April 28 | at No. 9 Mississippi State | No. 4 | Dudy Noble Field | L 5–6 | Peyton Plumlee (3–3) | Tim Elliott (5–3) | | SECN+ | 8,204 | 33–12 | 13–8 |
| April 30 | vs. The Citadel | No. 9 | SRP Park North Augusta, South Carolina | W 9–0 | Logan Moody (1–0) | Alex Bialakis (0–5) | | | 3,602 | 34–12 | |
May (8–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 3 | Florida | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 6–4 | Tony Locey (8–1) | Tommy Mace (7–4) | Zac Kristofak (6) | SECN+ | 3,106 | 35–12 | 14–8 |
| May 5 (1) | Florida | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 9–1 | Tim Elliott (6–3) | Jack Leftwich (4–5) | | ESPN2 | 2,807 | 36–12 | 15–8 |
| May 5 (2) | Florida | No. 9 | Foley Field | W 4–1 | Cole Wilcox (2–0) | Nolan Crisp (3–2) | | SECN+ | 2,845 | 37–12 | 16–8 |
| May 8 | at Jacksonville State | No. 8 | Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, Alabama | L 8–9 | Cody Willingham (1–1) | Aaron Schunk (1–2) | | ESPN+ | 1,527 | 37–13 | |
| May 10 | at Auburn | No. 8 | Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama | W 11–2 | Tony Locey (9–1) | Jack Owen (4–1) | | SECN+ | 3,703 | 38–13 | 17–8 |
| May 11 (1) | at Auburn | No. 8 | Plainsman Park | L 3–4 | Cody Greenhill (2–2) | Cole Wilcox (2–1) | | SECN+ | 3,361 | 38–14 | 17–9 |
| May 11 (2) | at Auburn | No. 8 | Plainsman Park | W 10–8 | Zac Kristofak (4–0) | Blake Schilleci (0–2) | | SECN+ | 3,340 | 39–14 | 18–9 |
| May 16 | Alabama | No. 7 | Foley Field | W 9–4 | Cole Wilcox (3–1) | Tyler Ras (1–3) | | SECN+ | 3,006 | 40–14 | 19–9 |
| May 17 | Alabama | No. 7 | Foley Field | W 12–2 | Tony Locey (10–1) | Brock Love (5–5) | | SECN+ | 3,093 | 41–14 | 20–9 |
| May 18 | Alabama | No. 7 | Foley Field | W 9–1 | Emerson Hancock (8–2) | Sam Finnerty (6–8) | | SECN+ | 3,010 | 42–14 | 21–9 |
Post-season (4–3) :
SEC Tournament (2–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 22 | vs. No. 13 Texas A&M | No. 7 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama | W 2–0 | Zac Kristofak (5–0) | Joseph Menefree (3–2) | | SECN | 5,264 | 43–14 | 1–0 |
| May 23 | vs. No. 5 Arkansas | No. 7 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | W 3–1 | Ryan Webb (1–0) | Jacob Kostyshock (1–3) | Aaron Schunk (12) | SECN | 8,620 | 44–14 | 2–0 |
| May 25 | vs. No. 22 Ole Miss | No. 7 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | L 3–5 | Max Cioffi (2–2) | Tony Locey (10–2) | Parker Caracci (11) | SECN | 12,872 | 44–15 | 2–1 |
Athens Regional (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Regional Record |
| May 31 | (4) Mercer | No. 7 (1) | Foley Field | W 13–3 | Tony Locey (11–2) | Tanner Hall (8–6) | SECN | 3,256 | 45–15 | 1–0 |
| June 1 | (3) Florida State | No. 7 (1) | Foley Field | L 3–12 | CJ Van Eyk (10–3) | Emerson Hancock (8–3) | ESPN2 | 3,046 | 45–16 | 1–1 |
| June 2 | (2) Florida Atlantic | No. 7 (1) | Foley Field | W 13–0 | Tim Elliott (7–3) | Mike Ruff (6–5) | SECN | 2,773 | 46–16 | 2–1 |
| June 3 | (3) Florida State | No. 7 (1) | Foley Field | L 1–10 | Conor Grady (9–5) | Cole Wilcox (3–2) | ESPNU | 2,996 | 46–17 | 2–2 |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Athens Regional

Athens Regional Teams :
| (1) Georgia Bulldogs | (2) Florida Atlantic Owls | (3) Florida State Seminoles | (4) Mercer Bears |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Georgia | 13 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mercer | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Mercer | 3 | 1 | Georgia | 3 | | |
| | | | 3 | Florida State | 12 | | |
| 3 | Florida State | 13 | 3 | Florida State | 12 | | |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | | | | 3 | Florida State |
| | | | | | | 1 | Georgia |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | Georgia |
| | | | 1 | Georgia | 13 | | |
| 4 | Mercer | 6 | 2 | Florida Atlantic | 0 | | |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | | | | | |

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2019 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
| ALA | 7–23 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | ALA | W7 | 1–9 | 0–4 |
| ARK | 20–10 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 3–0 |
| AUB | 14–16 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | AUB | W6 | 4–6 | 1–1 |
| FLA | 13–17 | 3–0 | . | . | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | FLA | E5 | 4–6 | 2–3 |
| UGA | 21–9 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | UGA | E2 | 8–2 | 4–1 |
| KEN | 7–23 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | KEN | E7 | 1–9 | 0–4 |
| LSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | . | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 2–1 |
| MSU | 20–10 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | MSU | W2 | 8–2 | 3–1 |
| MIZZ | 13–16 | . | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E4 | 5–4 | 1–3 |
| MISS | 16–14 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | MISS | W5 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| SCAR | 8–22 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | SCAR | E6 | 1–9 | 0–3 |
| TENN | 14–16 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | . | 1–2 | TENN | E3 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| TAMU | 16–13 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W4 | 6–3 | 1–1 |
| VAN | 23–7 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | VAN | E1 | 8–2 | 5–0 |
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | 13 | 13* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## 2019 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Aaron Schunk | 3B | 2 | 62 | Colorado Rockies |
| Tony Locey | RHP | 3 | 96 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Tim Elliot | RHP | 4 | 126 | Seattle Mariners |
| LJ Talley | 2B | 7 | 207 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Zac Kristofak | RHP | 14 | 421 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Cam Sheperd | SS | 20 | 608 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Tucker Maxwell | OF | 22 | 660 | Atlanta Braves |
| Riley King | OF/IF | 26 | 787 | Atlanta Braves |