2017 GEORGIA BULLDOG BASEBALL

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1 2017 GEORGIA BULLDOG BASEBALL 1990 National Champions 6 College World Series 1987, 90, 2001, 04, 06, 08 Finals 6 SEC Titles 1933, 53, 54, 2001, 04, SCHEDULE/RESULTS Home: 14-18; Away: 10-12; Neutral: 1-1; Top 25: 5-15 Date Opponent Time/Res. Rec. (SEC) Feb. 17 Coll. of Charleston (SECN+) L, Feb. 18 Coll. of Charleston (SECN+) L, Feb. 19 Coll. of Charleston W, Feb. Mercer L, Feb. Ga. Southern (ESPN3) W, Feb. Ga. Southern (ESPN3) W, Feb. Ga. Southern (ESPN3) L, Feb. 28 Kennesaw State (SECN+) L, March 3 UAB (SECN+) L, 2-1 (10) 3-6 March 4 UAB (SECN+) W, March 5 UAB (SECN+) W, March 7 Xavier (SECN+) L, March 8 Xavier (SECN+) W, March 10 Rider (SECN+) L, March 11 Rider L, March 12 Rider (SECN+) W, March 14 Mercer (SECN+) L, 4-3 (12) 7-10 March 15 Presbyterian (SECN+) W, March *#6 LSU (SECN+) L, (0-1) March *#6 LSU (SECN+) L, (0-2) March *#6 LSU (SECN+) L, (0-3) March Kennesaw State W, 9-6 (6) 9-13 March 24 *Auburn (SECN+) L, (0-4) March 25 *Auburn (SECN+) W, (1-4) March 26 *Auburn (SECN+) L, (1-5) March 28 Savannah State (SECN) W, March *Tennessee (SECN+) L, (1-6) April *Tennessee (SECN+) W, (2-6) April *Tennessee (SECN+) W, (3-6) April 4 #4 Clemson (SECN) L, April 6 *Missouri (ESPNU) W, (4-6) April 7 *Missouri (SECN+) L, (4-7) April 8 *%Missouri L, (4-8) April 11 Ga. Tech (SECN) W, April *#11 Arkansas (SECN+) L, (4-9) April *#11 Arkansas (SECN+) L, 5-4 (10) (4-10) April *#11 Arkansas (SECN+) L, (4-11) April #4 Clemson (ACCNExtra) L, April 21 *Vanderbilt (ESPNU) L, (4-12) April 22 *Vanderbilt (SECN+) W, (5-12) April 22 *Vanderbilt (SECN+) L, (5-13) April Ga. Tech (ACCNExtra) W, April 28 #8 *Florida (SECN+) L, (5-14) April 29 #8 *Florida (SECN+) L, (5-15) April 30 #8 *Florida (SECN+) L, (5-16) May #4 *Kentucky (SECN+) W, (6-16) May #4 *Kentucky (SECN+) L, (6-17) May #4 *Kentucky (SECN+) W, (7-17) May 9 vs. %Ga. Tech W, May 12 #6 *Miss. State (SECN+) L, (7-18) May 13 #6 *Miss. State (SECN) W, (8-18) May 14 #6 *Miss. State (SECN+) W, (9-18) May 16 Furman (SECN) W, May #30 *S. Carolina (SECN+) W, (10-18) May #30 *S. Carolina (SECN+) W, (11-18) May #30 *S. Carolina (SECN) L, (11-19) May ^SEC Tournament TBA May 23 ^ #13 Miss. State (SECN) 9 p.m. June 2-5 ~NCAA Regionals TBA June 9-12 ~NCAA Super Regionals TBA June $College World Series TBA Home games in Bold; *SEC game; %SunTrust Park, Atlanta, Ga.; ^Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.; ~Campus Sites, TBA; $TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb.; All times subject to change; Note: Additional games could be selected for television. All Georgia baseball games broadcast on either WRFC 960 AM or WGAU 1340AM/WXKT FM as the Athens flagship station. An array of affiliates around the state will carry selected contests including 1230AM, The Fan 2 in Atlanta and in Savannah on WSEG 1400 AM and FM. Georgia Media Guide Online: Official Georgia Baseball Twitter Live Stats: SEC TOURNAMENT: GEORGIA (25-31, SEC), 12th Seed 1st Round Opponent: #5 seed Miss. State (34-22, SEC) on Tues., May 23 Georgia s Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach: Scott Stricklin ( ); 13th Season, (4th at UGA) TV: SEC Network; Radio: Bulldog Sports Network from IMG (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Game Georgia (W-L, ERA), R/L, Cl. Opp. Rotation (W-L, ERA), R/L, Cl. 57 #23 Chase Adkins (6-6, 3.79), RHP, Jr. TBA POTENTIAL STARTERS/LINEUP CL. HOMETOWN B-T AVG.-HR-RBI RF 28 Tucker Bradley Fr. Chickamauga, Ga. L-L SS 7 Cam Shepherd Fr. Peachtree Ridge, Ga. R-R DH/C 13 Michael Curry So. Gainesville, Ga. R-R LF/1B 32 Keegan McGovern Jr. Willacoochee, Ga. L-R B 6 Mitchell Webb Jr. Dallas, Ga. R-R B/DH 2 LJ Talley So. Folkston, Ga. L-R B 24 Adam Sasser So. Evans, Ga. L-L CF 1 Tucker Maxwell Fr. Dawsonville, Ga. L-L C 8 Austin Biggar Fr. Lilburn, Ga. R-R B 11 Will Proctor Fr. Manhattan Beach, Ca. R-R STATS COMPARISON UGA MSU Runs/Game Batting Avg HR OB% SLG% SB/ATT. 23/36 68/101 ERA BB K FLDG% SEC Tournament History Georgia has never won the SEC Tournament, its best showing was second in 1985, 1986 and They are all-time in this event. As the 12th seed, Georgia opens the SEC Tournament against the fifth seed in 13th-ranked Miss. State (34-22, 17-13). The Bulldogs finished sixth in the Eastern Division while MSU was third in the Western Division. Georgia claimed the regular season series over then sixth-ranked MSU 2-1 in Athens two weeks ago. In SEC Tournament meetings, the Bulldogs are 4-8 against MSU with the last matchup in 2014, a 5-4 MSU victory in 10 innings. Dawg Tracks *Georgia is overall and in the SEC and enters the SEC Tournament having won its last three SEC series, all over ranked teams including two on the road. Georgia s run to qualify for the tournament in this span featured series wins at No. 4 Kentucky, versus No. 6 Miss. State in Athens and at No. 30 South Carolina, going 6-3 in this stretch. The 2001 season marked the last time Georgia had posted three consecutive SEC series wins over ranked teams, that year they came over #23 Florida (2-1), #16 USC (2-1) and #14 Tennessee (3-0). *Sophomore C/DH Michael Curry ( ) is aiming to capture the team s Triple Crown, leading the squad in home runs and RBI and third in batting. He has started all 56 games this year at either catcher or designated hitter. Also an excellent student, Curry has made the CoSIDA Academic All-District team as a Dean s List student majoring in Computer Science major. He is on the national ballot for Academic All-American. *Freshman SS Cam Shepherd ( ) ranks among the SEC leaders with 72 hits. He has started all 56 games at shortstop and leads the team with 20 multi-hit games. He has 16 doubles including 12 in SEC action where he is batting Freshman RF Tucker Bradley ( ) leads the team in batting and has the highest SEC batting average for the Bulldogs at.349, which ranks eighth in the SEC. *Junior RHP Chase Adkins (6-6, 3.79 ERA) will start Tuesday. After Georgia clinched its spot in the SEC Tournament with a road win over No. 30 USC Thursday, Adkins did not start during that series but instead made a planned brief relief appearance, his first of the year, on Friday (1.1 IP, 1H, 0R, 1K) to get ready for the SEC Tournament opener. In the MSU series, he started game three on his 22nd birthday and provided six shutout innings in a 4-1 series-clinching victory. *Senior LHP Andrew Gist (3-4, 3.80 ERA) matched his career high of eight innings pitched with an outstanding series opening road win over No. 30 South Carolina Thursday. He carried a shutout to the seventh and ended up allowing just one run on three hits with a walk and five strikeouts in leading the Bulldogs to a 6-3 win. It clinched Georgia s spot in the SEC Tournament. *In his last three SEC starts, all against ranked opponents, sophomore LHP Kevin Smith is 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA, beating No. 4 Kentucky in Lexington, No. 6 Miss. State in Athens, and No. 30 USC in Columbia. For the year, Smith is 5-5 with a 5.03 ERA and two saves in 19 appearances including 12 starts. He would be available in relief Tuesday as Georgia must win to extend its season. Like Adkins, he faced No. 6 MSU on his birthday (turning 20) and notched a win. Georgia claimed game two 4-1 with Smith firing seven shutout innings with six strikeouts. *For the season, Georgia is batting.259 with an ERA of 5.04 and a fielding percentage of.961. Georgia is 6-11 in one-run games this year including 0-3 in extra innings. In SEC action, Georgia is batting.241 with 5.46 ERA and a.966 fielding percentage. The Bulldogs are 2-5 in one-run SEC games. Georgia Sports Communications Contact: Christopher Lakos (706)

2 2017 GEORGIA ROSTER NO. NAME POS. B-T HT. WT. CL.-EXP. DOB HOMETOWN (Last School) 1 Tucker Maxwell OF L-L FR-HS Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County HS) 2 LJ Talley INF L-R SO-1L Folkston, Ga. (Charlton Co. HS) 3 Blakely Brown RHP R-R SO-1L Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro HS) 4 Trey Logan INF R-R JR-2L Suwanee, Ga. (Lambert HS) 5 Andrew Gist LHP R-L SR-1L Cumming, Ga. (Walters State CC) 6 Mitchell Webb INF/OF R-R JR-2L Dallas, Ga. (East Paulding HS) 7 Cam Shepherd SS R-R FR-HS Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS) 8 Austin Biggar C R-R FR-HS Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview HS) 9 Addison Albright LHP R-L SO-1L Cumming, Ga. (W. Forsyth HS) 11 Will Proctor INF R-R FR-HS Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 12 Zac Kristofak RHP R-R FR-HS Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS) 13 Michael Curry C R-R SO-1L Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS) 14 Patrick Sullivan 1B L-L SO-1L Sandy Springs, Ga. (Marist School) 15 Kevin Smith LHP R-L SO-1L Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody HS) 16 Adam Goodman LHP L-L SO-1L Fayetteville, Ga. (Starr s Mill HS) 17 Shaefer Shepard RHP R-R GR-TR Boca Raton, Fla. (Catawba College) 18 James Williams RHP R-R FR-HS Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison HS) 19 Shane Tucker RHP R-R SO-1L McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove HS) 20 Will Campbell OF R-L JR-JC Woodstock, Ga. (Chattahoochee Valley CC) 21 Logan Moody OF/1B R-R SO-1L LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange HS) 22 Aaron Schunk INF/RHP R-R FR-HS Atlanta, Ga. (The Lovett School) 23 Chase Adkins RHP R-R JR-JC Powder Springs, Ga. (Chattahoochee Valley CC) 24 Adam Sasser 1B L-L SO-1L Evans, Ga. (Greenbrier HS) 25 Tony Locey RHP R-R FR-HS Columbus, Ga. (Houston County HS) 26 Christian Ryder RHP R-R FR-HS Acworth, Ga. (North Paulding HS) 27 Trevor Tinder RHP L-R SO-1L Winter Springs, Fla. (Winter Springs HS) 28 Tucker Bradley OF/LHP L-L FR-HS Chickamauga, Ga. (Gordon Lee HS) 30 Mason Meadows C R-R FR-HS Roswell, Ga. (Pope HS) 31 Riley King INF R-R FR-HS Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill HS) 32 Keegan McGovern OF L-R JR-2L Willacoochee, Ga. (Coffee HS) 33 Justin Glover LHP L-L FR-HS Buford, Ga, (Buford HS) 35 Blake Cairnes RHP R-R JR-1L Douglasville, Ga. (Ga. Perimeter) 41 Drew Moody RHP R-R RJR-3L LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange HS) 44 Tim Elliott RHP R-R FR-HS Loganville, Ga. (Loganville HS) 50 Ryan Avidano LHP L-L RSO-1L Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr s Mill HS) Georgia Baseball Staff Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach: #10 Scott Stricklin (Kent State 95), 4th season Asst. Coach/Pitching: #34 Fred Corral (Sacramento State 98), 4th season Asst. Coach/Hitting/Recruiting Coordinator: #37 Scott Daeley (Wake Forest 02), 4th season Volunteer Coach: #38 Jimmy Rider (Kent State 13), 3rd season; Undergraduate Asst. Coach: #43 Jarrett Brown, 1st season Director of Baseball Operations: Jeff Guy (Lipscomb 81),4th season Strength & Conditioning: Ryan Gearheart (MTSU 09), 4th season ATC Trainer: Sean Boland, 3rd season; Student Trainers: Isabella Marie Haswell, Melissa Hopfensperger, Kohei Tamagawa Student Managers: Travis Tindall, Russell Gay, Grant Hormuth; Student Video Operations: Avery Allen Pronunciation Guide Ryan Avidano... av-uh-don-oh Austin Biggar... BIG-are Blake Cairnes... KARENS Andrew Gist... GIST Zac Kristofak... KRIS-tuh-fak Tony Locey... LOW-see Aaron Schunk... SHUNK Coach Fred Corral... kuh-rall Coach Scott Daeley... DAY-lee 2017 CAPTAINS CORNER The Bulldog team captains are junior OF Keegan McGovern and sophomore C Michael Curry. TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Georgia is 7-11 in one-run games this year and 0-3 in extra innings. The Bulldogs have been held to 2 or fewer runs 12 times, and they are 3-9 in those games. On the other hand, Georgia s pitching staff has registered five shutouts. THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT The Bulldogs have played 38 games this year that have been 3+ hours including three that eclipsed four hours. The longest game of the year has been 4:19, and it was only nine innings (March 17 at No. 6 LSU). However on March 5, Georgia beat UAB 1-0, and the contest lasted just 1:57. It was the quickest game since the 2015 season when the Bulldogs blanked Appalachian State 4-0 in 1:55.

3 GEORGIA BASEBALL ALL-STAR CANDIDATES MICHAEL CURRY #13, C/DH, 5-11, 215, SO., R-R, GAINESVILLE, GA. #13 C/DH u Ranks in Top 10 in SEC in HR & RBI u Chasing Triple Crown:.310 BA, 10 HR, 46 RBI u Started all 56 Games (40-DH, 16-C) u Hitting in SEC Action u Team-High 15 Multiple-RBI Games u Team-High 22 Two-Out RBI u 2nd on team with 18 Multiple-Hit Games u Had Career-Best 14-Game Hitting Streak u 7 Games With 3 Hits u Fielding.955 in 154 Total Chances u Batted.455 in series versus #16 Auburn,.600 in Missouri series, at #11 Arkansas u CoSIDA Academic All-District Team u Dean s List, Majoring in Computer Science Year G/GS AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB / / / /0 Total 110/ /0 CAM SHEPHERD #7, SS, 6-1, 196, FR., R-R, DULUTH, GA. Year G/GS AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB / /7 u Overall Batting u Hitting with 12 2Bs in SEC Action u Started all 56 Games at SS u Team-High 72 Hits & 16 Doubles u Team-High 20 Multiple-Hit Games u Fielding.952 in 269 Total Chances u 3 Games With 4 Hits u Had 11-Game Hitting Streak u SEC Freshman Of The Week (April 3), hit.526 (10-for-19) with three doubles, one triple and four RBI in helping team claim road series over UT u Batted.500 in series at #6 LSU, Hit vs. Vanderbilt, Hit at #30 USC u Blasted 8th inning home run to defeat Vandy 1-0 as Dawgs had one hit up to that point, also turned key double play with leaping catch in the 6th with runners at the corners in 0-0 contest u Tallied 7 assists in road win over Ga. Tech to clinch season series u Smacked 3-run HR at #4 Clemson that started a stretch of 3 home runs in 3 straight games u Career-high 6 RBI game versus Xavier u Majoring in Sport Management A Look At Recent Bulldog Freshmen Shortstops Cam Shepherd (2017) 56 games,.303 BA, 5 HR, 28 RBI,.952 FLDG% *$Gordon Beckham (2006) 70 games,.280 BA, 12 HR, 54 RBI,.937 FLDG% Levi Hyams (2009) *%Kyle Farmer (2010) *$Jeff Keppinger (1999) #7 SS 61 games,.263 BA, 5 HR, 24 RBI,.963 FLDG% 39 games,.340 BA, 3 HR, 25 RBI,.967 FDLG% 55 games,.383 BA, 11 HR, 48 RBI,.953 FLDG% *Named Freshman All-Americans; $Reached Major Leagues; %On 40-man roster of the L.A. Dodgers and now a Catcher

4 #10 SCOTT STRICKLIN UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA S IKE COUSINS HEAD BASEBALL COACH Scott Stricklin is in his fourth season as the Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach at the University of Georgia. Since arriving in Athens, Stricklin, 45, has created an atmosphere of excitement around the program, starting with the current student-athletes, extending to the former lettermen and to Georgia baseball fans around the state. He has organized numerous lettermen functions to help reunite the Bulldogs, steered the $12 million Foley Field Revival project that was completed for the start of the 2015 season and engaged the fan base with the annual First Pitch banquets featuring Hall of Famers John Smoltz and Phil Niekro, a future Hall of Famer in Chipper Jones and most recently Bulldog legend Gordon Beckham who has been in the Major Leagues for eight years. Perfect Game ranked Georgia s 2017 recruiting class now on campus as the third best nationally. Additionally, the Bulldogs have excelled in the classroom, posting a 3.08 GPA for the fall semester of The 2016 season saw Georgia play the nation s toughest rated schedule and advance to the SEC Tournament. Seven Bulldogs signed professional contracts bringing the total to 17 in Stricklin s three seasons at the helm. Also, Georgia won a series over No. 2 South Carolina, and it marked the highest series win for the Bulldogs since Stricklin, who led his alma mater Kent State to five NCAA Regionals and the 2012 College World Series, was hired to lead the UGA program on June 3, During a nine-year stint with the Golden Flashes, Stricklin posted a record, winning five Mid-American Conference regular season crowns and five MAC Tournament titles. Stricklin, a two-time All-Mid-American Conference catcher, handled pitching staffs that were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation in earned run average during his final two playing seasons at KSU. A 23rd round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins in 1993, he played five seasons of professional baseball and reached the Triple-A level with the Twins. Stricklin graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor s degree in marketing from Kent State in He and his wife Cheri have three children: daughters Sydney (14) and Keaton (9), and a son, Cale (12). GEORGIA HEAD BASEBALL COACH SCOTT STRICKLIN The Scott Stricklin File Born: Feb. 17, 1972 in Athens, Ohio High School: Athens, Athens, Ohio, 1990 College: Kent State, B.A. in Marketing, 1995 Family: Wife: Cheri; Children: Sydney (14), Cale (12), Keaton (9) Playing Career Kent State: , Two-time All-Conference catcher, 23rd Round Draft Pick of Minnesota Twins in 1993 Minor Leagues: Minnesota Twins ( ), Atlanta Braves (1996), Tampa Bay (1997, Major League Spring Training in 1998) Coaching Career Volunteer Coach, Georgia Tech, Asst. Coach/Pitching, Vanderbilt, Asst. Coach/Hitters/Recruiting Coord., Georgia Tech, Head Coach, Kent State, (Record: ; MAC) Head Coach, Georgia, June 2013-present (UGA Rec ; SEC: ) Stricklin s Coaching Record Year School Record Conference NCAA 2005 Kent State Kent State Kent State NCAA Columbia (Mo.) Regional 2008 Kent State Kent State NCAA Tempe (Ariz.) Regional 2010 Kent State NCAA Los Angeles (Calif.) Regional 2011 Kent State NCAA Austin (Texas) Regional Finalist 2012 Kent State NCAA Gary (Ind.) Regional Champions NCAA Eugene (Ore.) Super Reg. Champions College World Series (T5th) 2013 Kent State Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Total (13th season) (.597) (.596) (.450) Nine Walk-Off Wins Under Stricklin 2016 Michael Curry *Pinch-hit RBI-single for 1-0 win over Lipscomb on March 12 in Athens. Mitchell Webb *Bases-loaded BB for a 9-8 win in 11 innings over Lipscomb on March 11 in Athens ends a four hour and 29 minute contest. Nick King *RBI-single for 4-3 win over Wright State on March 4 in Athens. Daniel Nichols *RBI-single for 7-6 win in 10 innings over Cincinnati on Feb. 27 in Athens Mike Bell *RBI-single for 8-7 win over Longwood on March 7 in Athens ends 3:58 marathon where Georgia left 20 on base and made four errors including two by Bell Jared Walsh *RBI-fielder s choice for a 3-2 win over #22 Texas A&M in Athens. Nelson Ward *RBI-single for 4-3 win over North Florida on March 8 in Athens. Brandon Stephens *RBI-single for 1-0 win over Ga. Tech on March 4 in Athens. Nelson Ward *RBI-double for 4-3 win over Binghamton in 11 innings on Feb. 28. Future Bulldogs: The 2018 Class All nine newcomers signed for the 2018 season hail from the state of Georgia. Emerson Hancock (RHP, 6-4, 175, R-R, Cairo, Ga., Cairo HS) Ivan Johnson (SS, 6-0, 188, S-R, Atlanta, Ga., Kennesaw Mountain HS) Steven Minter (INF, 6-2, 175, R-R, Powder Springs, Ga., Hillgrove HS) Chaney Rogers (1B/OF/LHP, 6-1, 199, L-L, Ringgold, Ga., Gordon Lee HS) C.J. Smith (LHP/OF, 6-1, 175, L-L, Royston, Ga., Westminster Christian Academy) Cole Tate (INF, 6-2, 185, R-R, Bishop, Ga., Oconee HS) Connor Tate (INF, 6-3, 196, R-R, Bishop, Ga., Oconee HS) Drew Waters (OF, 6-2, 190, S-R, Woodstock, Ga., Etowah HS) Ryan Webb (LHP, 6-1, 185, L-L, Roswell, Ga., Pope HS) Bulldog Update: 2017 MLB Bulldog 2017 Team Role Josh Fields ( ), RHP Los Angeles Dodgers Reliever Justin Grimm ( ), RHP Chicago Cubs Bullpen Alex Wood ( ), LHP Los Angeles Dodgers Starter/Reliever #Derek Lilliquist ( ), P/DH St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Coach =%Kyle Farmer ( ), SS Los Angeles Dodgers Catcher BOLD Indicates with Major League Club; %Farmer on 40-man roster, optioned to AAA during MLB Spring Training camp; #Lilliquist played eight seasons ( ) in the Majors after an All-America career with the Bulldogs.

5 2017 SEC Series Scores For Georgia Schedule Results SEC Rec. Week #6 LSU L 22-9, L 5-1, L Week 2: vs. #16 Auburn L 2-1, W 4-1, L Week Tennessee L 6-5, W, 7-5, W, Week 4: vs. Missouri W 3-0, L 8-5, L Week #11 Arkansas L 14-4, L 5-4 (10), L Week 6: vs. Vanderbilt L 8-1, W 1-0, L, Week 7: vs. #8 Florida L, 6-4, L 6-3, L Week #4 Kentucky W 5-3, L 7-4, W Week 9: vs. #6 Miss. State L 9-3, W 4-1, W Week #30 South Carolina W 6-3, W 5-4, L Bulldogs Grew Up Over The Season Georgia began the season with one of the youngest squads in the nation, starting as many six freshmen. Normally, the lineup features at least five freshmen with shortstop Cam Shepherd leading the way. He s started all 56 games while freshmen outfielders Tucker Maxwell (51 starts), Tucker Bradley (40 starts) and catcher Austin Biggar (43 starts) have been regulars. Freshman third baseman Aaron Schunk started 37 games at third base before a broken thumb sidelined him. Also, there s freshman second baseman Will Proctor who has made 38 starts. On the mound, Georgia has employed freshman RHP Zac Kristofak in a variety of roles, and he ranks among the SEC leaders in appearances with 25. Also, freshman RHP Tony Locey has made 16 appearances including eight starts. The 2017 pitching staff features 10 newcomers including seven freshmen. It took time for the 2017 squad to figure it out like adjusting to life in the grind of the SEC and how to win close games. As the season rolled along, Georgia has played better defense, established the rotation and relief roles while getting more timely hitting. Like most teams, Georgia has had to deal with its share of injuries along the way, more on that below. Banged-Up Bulldogs Georgia s infield depth took a hit in April when two more Bulldogs were lost to season-ending injuries. Freshman Aaron Schunk ( ), who had started 37 games at third base, broke his left thumb against Clemson on April 19 while junior utility infielder Trey Logan ( ) broke his left collarbone against Vanderbilt April 22. With Schunk out, junior Mitchell Webb has taken over a third. There s an outside chance that Schunk could see action on the mound at the SEC Tournament. He has made one relief appearance this season. Georgia lost projected starting first baseman sophomore Patrick Sullivan before the season due to an illness, and he is redshirting. Sophomore Adam Sasser has seen a majority of action at first with sophomore LJ Talley, junior Keegan McGovern and junior Mitchell Webb making starts there too. Also, junior OF Will Campbell ( ), who has made 29 starts, has missed the last 23 games due to a sore back. With Campbell out, freshman Tucker Bradley has assumed the starting RF spot. On the mound, junior closer Blake Cairnes (1-1, 3.72 ERA, 4 SV) missed the Florida, Kentucky and MSU series due to tricep tendonitis while sophomore RHP reliever Shane Tucker (1-0, 4.76 ERA) has been out since mid-april due to a forearm strain. While Cairnes was out, Georgia used a closer by committee approach with freshman Zac Kristofak, sophomore Kevin Smith, redshirt junior Drew Moody and freshman Justin Glover all earning saves. SEC Tournaments Under Coach Stricklin Georgia will be making its third appearance in the SEC Tournament under Coach Stricklin who is in his fourth year at the helm. Georgia is 0-2, falling to then #16 Miss. State in 2014 (5-4 in 10 innings) and then 5-1 to #10 Ole Miss last year. No Georgia players who saw action in the 2014 SEC Tournament game are on the 2017 roster. A total of five current players did play in the 2016 SEC Tournament including four who made starts (Michael Curry-C, Keegan McGovern-LF, LJ Talley-2B and Mitchell Webb-3B. Pitcher Kevin Smith saw action in relief. Curry went 0-for-3 with a HBP, McGovern was 1-3 with a BB, Talley was 1-for-4 while Webb went 0-for-3. Smith s line in his outing was 0.2 IP, 2H, 1R, 1 ER, 2BB, 0K. This will be Georgia s 23rd all-time appearance at an SEC Tournament, and the Bulldogs are SEC TOURNAMENT HISTORY FOR THE BULLDOGS 2017 SEC TOURNAMENT May 23-28, Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala. (10,800); Dimensions: 340 Foul Lines, 385 Power Alleys, 405 to CF For the 20th straight year, Hoover Metropolitan Stadium will serve as the site of the SEC Tournament. In 2017, the format will be a 12-team event. The tournament field features the divisional champions plus 10 at-large bids based on conference winning percentage. The teams are seeded 1-12 with the two divisional champions among the top four seeds who have opening-round byes. Seeds 5-12 will meet in a single elimination format on the opening day, followed by traditional double-elimination Wednesday-Friday. Single elimination returns Saturday. Tournament Records Versus Opponents Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Kentucky LSU Miss. State Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt Georgia History At The SEC Tournament Record: in 22 appearances; Best Finish: 2nd (1985, 1986, 1989) 1978 (Perry Field: May 12-15, Gainesville, Fla.) 1-2, 3rd Auburn d. Georgia 8-7 (12); Georgia d. Florida 7-2; Miss. St. d. Georgia (Alex Box Stad.: May 9-11, Baton Rouge, La.) 2-2, 2nd Georgia d. LSU 8-6; Miss. St. d. Georgia 2-0; Georgia d. Florida 9-8; Miss. St. d. Georgia (Alex Box Stadium: May 9-11, Baton Rouge, La.) 2-2, 2nd LSU d. Georgia 10-6; Georgia d. Auburn 11-7; Georgia d. Alabama 6-4; LSU d. Georgia (Foley Field: May 14-17, Athens, Ga.) 0-2, T5th Miss State d. Georgia 6-5; LSU d. Georgia Dudy Noble Field: May 12-15, Starkville, Miss.) 2-2, T3rd Georgia d. Florida 8-3; LSU d. Georgia 7-3; Georgia d. Kentucky 5-4; Miss. State d. Georgia 4-2 (then tournament record crowd: 8,035) 1989 (McKethan Stadium: May 11-14, Gainesville, Fla.) 3-2, 2nd LSU d. Georgia 6-3; Georgia d. Auburn 9-8; Georgia d. Miss. St. 15-6; Georgia d. Florida 16-1; Auburn d. Georgia (Hoover Met: May 17-20, Hoover, Ala.) 0-2, T5th Vanderbilt d. Georgia 6-3; Florida d. Georgia (Superdome: May 13-17, New Orleans, La.) 2-2, 4th Georgia d. Miss. St. 6-4; Florida d. Georgia 12-5; Georgia d. Miss. St. 6-3; LSU d. Georgia East (Sarge Frye Field: May 20-23, Columbia, S.C.) 2-2, 3rd Georgia d. #16 USC 3-1; Georgia d. Florida 5-0; Kentucky d. Georgia 13-3; #17 Tennessee d. Georgia East (Cliff Hagan Stadium: May 18-22, Lexington, Ky.) 2-2, 3rd Georgia d. #18 Florida 4-3 (10); Georgia d. Kentucky 17-5; #9 Tennessee d. Georgia 5-2; Vanderbilt d. Georgia East (Lindsey Nelson Stadium: May 18-21, Knoxville, Tenn.) 1-2, T4th Georgia d. Florida 6-4; Kentucky d. Georgia 9-8; #8 Tennessee d. Georgia (Hoover Met: May 17-21, Hoover, Ala.) 1-2, T5th #9 LSU d. Georgia 11-3; Georgia d. #10 Miss. St. 5-0; #18 Alabama d. Georgia (Hoover Met: May 16-20, Hoover, Ala.) 1-2, T5th #9 Georgia d. Auburn 8-4; Miss. St. d. #9 Georgia 8-4; #19 USC d. #9 Georgia (Hoover Met: May 22-26, Hoover, Ala.) 0-2, T7th #11 Florida d. Georgia 7-2; Miss. St. d. Georgia (Hoover Met: May 26-30, Hoover, Ala.) 1-2, T5th Vanderbilt d. #10 Georgia 6-0; #10 Georgia d. #3 LSU 1-0; #21 Florida d. #10 Georgia (Hoover Met: May 24-28, Hoover, Ala.) 3-2, T3rd Vanderbilt d. #9 Georgia 9-4; #9 Georgia d. #10 Kentucky 16-10; #9 Georgia d. S. Carolina 16-10; #9 Georgia d. Vanderbilt 5-4; Vanderbilt d. #9 Georgia 11-1(7) 2008 (Regions Park: May 21-25, Hoover, Ala.) 0-2, T7th Ole Miss d. #6 Georgia 4-1; Alabama d. #6 Georgia (Regions Park: May 20-24, Hoover, Ala.) 2-2, T3rd #18 Georgia d. #7 Ole Miss 6-3; #18 Georgia d. #20 Arkansas 2-1 (10); #2 LSU d. #18 Georgia 16-0 (7); #2 LSU d. #18 Georgia 3-2 (7) 2011 (Regions Park: May 25-29, Hoover, Ala.) 3-2, 3rd #3 Vanderbilt d. Georgia 10-0 (7); Georgia d. Auburn 3-2; Georgia d. #1 USC 4-2; Georgia d. #3 Florida 4-3; #3 Florida d. Georgia (Regions Park: May 22-27, Hoover, Ala.) 0-2, T7th Vanderbilt d. Georgia 4-1; Auburn d. Georgia (Hoover Met: May 20-25, Hoover, Ala.) 0-1, T9th #16 Miss. State d. Georgia 5-4 (10) 2016 (Hoover Met: May 24-29, Hoover, Ala.) 0-1, T9th #10 Ole Miss d. Georgia 5-1

6 SERIES RECAPS (Week 1) Georgia dropped its season-opening series to College of Charleston and avoided a sweep with a 9-8 thriller in game three. The Bulldogs entered the ninth leading 9-7 and sent freshman OF/LHP Tucker Bradley to the mound for his pitching debut after playing the first eight innings in centerfield. He issued back-to-back walks and then an RBI-double, and on the play, the Bulldogs threw out the potential tying run at the plate for the first out as the batter took third. With one out, Bradley struck out the Cougars cleanup hitter, and then freshman Christian Ryder made his debut and struck out the next hitter for the save! For the weekend, Georgia batted.314 however they surrendered 32 runs, 19 walks and eight wild pitches. Fifteen Bulldogs made their debut during Opening Weekend including 12 freshmen. Georgia started five freshmen on Opening Day (Will Proctor-2B, Aaron Schunk-3B, Cam Shepherd-SS, Tucker Maxwell-CF, Tucker Bradley-LF), the largest group since 2009 when five started. Seven of the 12 Bulldog freshmen saw action on the mound against the Cougars including game two starter Tony Locey. Schunk and Bradley also pitched in relief. (Week 2) Georgia lost 6-5 loss at Mercer as the Bears rallied back to win it in the ninth. However, the Bulldogs claimed a series at Ga. Southern, winning 4-3 & 7-0 and missed out on a sweep when late inning miscues led to a 2-1 Eagle walk-off on an E5. (Week 3) Georgia started an 11-game homestand with a 5-4 loss to Kennesaw State, stranding 11 runners as the Owls walked 10 and had four WPs. Georgia got stellar pitching to win the UAB series, tossing a pair of shutouts as the offense tallied only four runs. Tony Locey and Andrew Gist combined on a four-hit shutout in game two of a 2-0 victory and then junior Chase Adkins went the distance on a four-hitter as the Bulldogs took the rubber game 1-0 despite getting only two hits. (Week 4) Georgia split a two-game set with Xavier, dropping game one 8-7 as a ninth inning rally fell short and then outslugged the Musketeers Cam Shepherd went 6-for-10 with a home run and 6 RBI in the series. Rider jumped on Georgia in the first inning of the first two games en route to 11-4 and 8-3 wins while Georgia salvaged the finalé 9-3. The Bulldogs made 13 errors in the series. (Week 5) Georgia lost 4-3 in 12 innings to Mercer and then won 8-7 over Presbyterian. Georgia played better against Mercer compared to the Presbyterian game and managed a split heading in to SEC play. The Bulldogs were swept by #6 LSU in Baton Rouge, falling 22-9, 5-1 and 7-6. While Georgia hit.291 against the Tiger staff that boasted a 2.95 ERA, Georgia s pitchers allowed 34 runs on 33 hits with 21 walks and eight hit by pitches for an ERA. (Week 6) Georgia posted a 9-6 road win over Kennesaw State in a rain-shortened six-inning contest. In the series versus No. 16 Auburn, Georgia took a 1-0 lead to the eighth, then surrendered two unearned runs and left the bases loaded in the ninth to fall 2-1 in game one. Georgia took game two 4-1 to snap Auburn s nine-game winning streak, playing clean baseball and then dropped the finale 4-1. (Week 7) Georgia pounded out a season-high 12 runs on 16 hits for a 12-3 win over visiting Savannah State. The Bulldogs trotted out 11 different pitchers on a staff night. LJ Talley went 4-for-5 with 4 RBI while Mitchell Webb went 4-for-5 with 2 RBi to pace the offense. Georgia won its first SEC series and did it on the road against Tennesse. They dropped the opener 6-5 after a furious four-run rally in the ninth fell just short and then found themselves trailing 4-0 in game two by the third inning. However, Georgia bounced back with a 7-5 win and then claimed the series with a 3-1 decision in game three. Freshmen led the way offensively in the series as Aaron Schunk (.538) and Cam Shepherd (.500) combined to go 14-for-27. Zac Kristofak and Chase Adkins earned wins while Blake Cairnes collected two saves. (Week 8) Fourth-ranked Clemson combined on a four-hit shutout of Georgia in a 4-0 win in front of Foley Field season-high crowd of 3,302. However, three of the runs were unearned courtesy of two errors and the Tigers had only five hits. Georgia blanked Mizzou 3-0 in the opener as a trio of Bulldogs combined for 17 strikeouts. Missouri came back to win the final two games, 8-5 and 6-1 to claim the series. The final game was in SunTrust Park, new home of the Atlanta Braves, and drew 33,025, the second largest crowd to ever see an NCAA baseball game. (Week 9) Georgia got back to its winning ways with a dominating 5-1 win over rival Ga. Tech in Athens. The staff registered 15 strikeouts and held Tech to four hits, all singles. Georgia scored three runs in the first en route to a victory. The Bulldogs were swept by #11 Arkansas as the Razorbacks own the league s best record at the halfway point. Arkansas hitting proved to be too much and Georgia s mistakes proved costly, falling 14-4, 5-4 (10) and (Week 10) A 1-0 lead in the 4th at #4 Clemson was erased when the Tigers struck for six runs on four hits and an error. A three-run home run by freshman Cam Shepherd in the ninth made it interesting in a 9-7 loss. The Bulldogs snapped a 12-game series losing streak to the Commodores with a 1-0 shutout in game two, however the Commodores claimed the series 2-1. Cam Shepherd hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth while Chase Adkins fired eight scoreless innings and Kevin Smith pick up his first career save as part of a combined two-hitter. (Week 11) Georgia clinched the season series with rival Ga. Tech, posting a 7-5 road win, scoring all of its runs with two outs. Kevin Smith got the win while Tucker Bradley had four hits and Michael Curry went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI. In the series with No. 8 UF, Georgia lost a pair of late leads in the first two games and got swept. Georgia was a strike away from winning game one 4-3 only to fall 6-4, led 3-1 in the 7th in game two and lost 6-3 and then dropped finalé 4-3. (Week 12) Georgia kept its SEC Tournament hopes alive by beating No. 4 Kentucky two out of three in Lexington, claiming a road series over a top 5 team for the first time since Georgia won the opener 5-3, scoring four unearned runs in the ninth for its first late 2017 RECAPS & HOME RUNS Bulldogs Career Home Runs (Last One) Michael Curry (May 14, 17 vs. #6 Miss. State, 2R) Keegan McGovern (March 18, #6 LSU, Solo) 9... Mitchell Webb (May 7, #4 UK, Grand Slam) 6... Tucker Maxwell (May 16, 17 vs. Furman, 3R) 5... Cam Shepherd (Apr. 22, 17 vs. Vanderbilt G1, Solo) 3... LJ Talley (May 7, #4 UK, Solo) 3... Will Proctor (March 19, #6 LSU, 2R) 3... Will Campbell (March 17, #6 LSU, 3R) 3... Adam Sasser (Feb. 18, 17 vs. Charleston, 2R) 2... Austin Biggar (March 21, Kennesaw State, Solo) 1... Aaron Schunk (March 15, 17 vs. Presbyterian, Solo) 1... Logan Moody (March 13, 16 vs. Lipscomb, Solo) A Look At The Bulldog Home Runs In 2017 # Dawg ( 17 Total) Type Situation Inn.; Game Result 1 A. Sasser (1) S Trailed 3-0 B3; G2 vs. CoC L, M. Curry (1) 2R Trailed 15-2 B8; G2 vs. CoC L, A. Sasser (2) 2R Trailed 15-4 B9; G2 vs. CoC L, A. Biggar (1) 3R Trailed 1-0 B2; G3 vs. Coc W, W. Proctor (1) S No Score T3; Mercer L, M. Cury (2) 2R Leading 1-0 T4; Mercer L, T. Maxwell (1) S Leading 3-1 T5; Mercer L, W. Campbell (1) S No Score T3; Ga. Sou. W, W. Campbell (2) S Leading 2-0 T3; Ga. Sou. W, T. Maxwell (2) S No Score T3; G10 vs. UAB W, C. Shepherd (1) 2R Trailed 1-0 B1; G12 vs. Xavier L, M. Curry (3) 2R Trailed 2-1 B5; G13 vs. Xavier W, K. McGovern (1) PH-2R Trailed 4-3 B6; G13 vs. Xavier W, M. Curry (4) 2R Trailed 8-1 B4; G15 vs. Rider L, A. Schunk (1) Solo Trailed 4-1 B4; G18 vs. PC W, M. Curry (5) Solo Trailed 4-2 B5; G18 vs. PC W, W. Proctor (2) 3R Trailed 7-3 B4; G18 vs. PC W, W. Campbell (3) 3R Leading 1-0 T1; LSU L, K. McGovern (2) S Trailing 1-0 T4; LSU L, W. Proctor (3) 2R Trailing 1-0 T5; LSU L, A. Biggar (2) Solo Leading 3-1 T2; KSU W, LJ Talley (1) 2R Leading 10-3 B6; G26 vs. SSU W, T. Maxwell (3) Solo Leading 1-0 B3; G31 vs. MIZZ. W, C. Shepherd (2) Solo Leading 2-0 B3; G34 vs. GT W, M. Curry (6) Solo Trailing 1-0 T2; G35 s. #11ARK L, M. Curry (7) 3R Trailing 13-1 T8; G35 s. #11ARK L, M. Curry (8) Solo No Score T4; G36 vs. #11ARK L, 5-4 (10) 28 T. Maxwell (4) Solo Trailing 7-1 T3; #11ARK L, M. Webb (1) PH-S No Score T2; #4 CU L, C. Shepherd (3) 3R Trailing 9-4 T9; #4 CU L, C. Shepherd (4) Solo Trailing 2-0 B4; G39 vs. VU L, C. Shepherd (5) Solo No Score B8; G40 vs. VU W, M. Webb (2) Solo Trailing 3-1 B2; G41 vs. VU L, M. Curry (9) 2R Leading 4-2 T7; GT W, M. Webb (3) Solo Trailing 5-0 T5; #4 UK L, T. Maxwell (5) 3R Trailing 6-1 T7: #4 UK L, LJ Talley (2) Solo No Score T2; #4 UK W, M. Webb (4) Slam Tied 2-2 T8; #4 UK W, M. Curry (10) 2R No Score B1; G52 vs. #6 MSU W, T. Maxwell (6) 3R Leading 6-4 B5; G53 vs. FU W, 10-6 S=solo; PH=Pinch-Hit; 2017: Georgia has hit 40 HRs (21 solo, 11-2R, 7-3R, 1-GS) = 68 runs; Opp.: 44 HRs = 72 runs 2016: Georgia hit 41 HRs (32 solo, 6-2R, 2-3R, 1-GS) = 55 runs; Opp.: 51 HRs = 84 runs 2015: Bulldogs hit 40 HRs (27 solo, 7-2R, 6-3R) = 59 runs; Opp.: 30 HRs = 47 runs 2014: Georgia hit 13 HRs = 27 runs; Opp.: 19 HRs = 34 runs. comeback of the year. UK was 28-0 when leading after eight while Georgia was UK took game two 7-4 and then Georgia mounted another comeback in the rubber game with a five-run outburst in the 8th to break a 2-2 tie. The rally was highlighted by a grand slam from Mitchell Webb. Sophomore Kevin Smith got the save in game one and the win in game three, starting and pitching seven innings. (Week 13) Georgia completed a season series sweep of Ga. Tech with an 8-7 win at SunTrust Park in front of a crowd of 23,737. Mitchell Webb scored the winning run in the top of the ninth, racing home from first on a base hit by Keegan McGovern! Georgia dropped the opener to #6 Miss. State 9-3 and then rebounded to take its second straight series over a top 10 SEC foe, winning game two and three by identical 4-1 scores with excellent starting pitching (Kevin Smith-7 scoreless IP & Chase Adkins-6 scoreless IP on their birthday), timely hitting and solid defense. (Week 14) Georgia outslugged Furman 10-6 with a season-high 16 hits. Then, Georgia clinched a spot in the SEC Tournament by winning another series over a ranked foe, beating No. 30 USC in Columbia 2-1. Andrew Gist clinched it in game one with eight innings in a 6-3 victory. Georgia hung on in game two 5-4 for a season-high 5-game winning streak but that ended Saturday with a 10-0 loss to wrap up the regular season.

7 #5 ANDREW GIST 5-10, 196, LHP, Sr. Major: Management; Cumming, Ga. (Walters State CC) Career Highs As A Starter IP: 8 (2x, last May 18, #30 USC) K: 10 (April 6, 17 vs. Mizzou) H: 9 (Apr. 28, 17 vs. #8 UF) R: 6 (3x, last Apr. 21, 17 vs. VU) ER: 6 (3x, last Apr. 21, 17 vs. VU) BB: 3 (3x, last May 5, #4 UK) ROTATION CANDIDATES #15 KEVIN SMITH 6-5, 215, LHP, So. Major: Management; Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody HS) Career Highs As A Starter IP: 7.2 (March 9, Charlotte) K: 8 (Feb. 24, GaSo.) H: 10 (March 24, #10 Miss. St.) R: 8 (March 24, #10 Miss. St.) ER: 8 (March 24, #10 Miss. St.) BB: 3 (5x, last May 19, Career Highs As A Reliever IP: 4.2 (Feb. 27, 16 vs. Cincinnati) K: 6 (March 10, 17 vs. Rider) H: 6 (March 19, 16 vs. Kentucky) R: 5 (Apr. 29, #6 Vandy) ER: 4 (2x, last Apr. 26, 16 vs. #25 GT) BB: 2 (2x, last Apr. 5, 16 vs. #12 CU) Year G/GS W L S CG ERA IP H R ER BB SO / / Total 32/ SEC Career Year G/GS W L S CG ERA IP H R ER BB SO / / Total 12/ (Senior): 3-4, 3.80 ERA in 17 app., 11 starts for a total of 73.1 IP *Then career-high 6K in 4.2 IP as a starter at Mercer (Feb. 21) but no decision *Earned 1st career save with 3 IP & 3K in combined shutout of UAB (March 4) *Pitched in relief in the 1st inning when starter Kevin Smith did not record an out in 11-4 loss to Rider (March 10); wound up going 3 IP, 5H, 4R, 2ER, 6K *Got start in SEC #6 LSU, chased after 1.1 IP, 5H, 6R, 3BB, 1K in loss *Picked up a win over Kennesaw St. with an 1IP as part of a staff night (March 21) *No decision in excellent start vs. #16 AU (March 24), 7IP, 4H, 1R, 0BB, 7K *Lost 6-5 at Tennessee (March 31), 5.2 IP, 8H, 4R, 2BB, career-high 8K *Superb in combined shutout of Mizzou (April 6), 6 IP, 3H, 1BB, career-high 10K *1-1, 3.46 ERA in last four starts, vs. #8 UK, vs. #6 MSU 30 USC *Clinched team s spot in SEC Tournament with superb outing, beating No. 30 USC 6-3 in Columbia with career-tying 8 IP, 3H, 1R, 5K (May 18) 2016 (Junior): Posted a 3-2 mark, 5.18 ERA in 15 app. including six starts as team went and advanced to the SEC Tournament *No decision in May 17th outing vs. #22 Ga. Tech at Turner Field in front of a crowd of 19,286 (4IP,4H,3R,2BB,3K) as Tech won 6-3 in 10 innings *Fired career-high 8 innings with 6 Ks in 3-1 win at #19 Ga. Tech on Apr. 12 *Tossed 3 scoreless innings of relief with 3K versus Kennesaw State on March 29 *Started at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte against 49ers on March 9 and no decision *Career-high 6 scoreless innings in 5-3 win over Charleston Southern on March 2 *Earned win with 4.2 IP of relief with 4K against Cincinnati on Feb (Freshman and Sophomore): Attended Walters State (Morristown, Tenn.) where he played for David Shelton *Went 8-2 with a 3.45 ERA and one save in 17 appearances for the Senators in 2015 as they went and finished third at the NJCAA World Series *Made 16 starts and registered 92 strikeouts and 24 walks in 88.2 innings *Tossed a no-hitter against Motlow College in a 5-inning, run-rule shortened game *Started two of team s three victories at the NJCAA World Series (10Ks in 8.2IP) High School: A graduate of Forsyth Central where he played for Kevin McCollum *Named a st-Team All-State selection, as well as 1st-Team All-Region Personal: Born March 28, 1995 *Son of William and Lilian Gist Career Starts For Gist Date Opp. IP H R-ER BB SO Dec. 3/2/16 Charleston Southern W 3/8/16 vs. BB&T /22/16 Mercer L #19 Ga. Tech W #22 Clemson L 5/17/16 vs. #22 Ga. Tech (Turner Field) Mercer #6 LSU L 3/24/17 vs. #16 Auburn Tennessee L 4/6/17 Missouri W #11 Arkansas /21/17 Vanderbilt L 4/28/17 #8 Florida #4 Kentucky /12/17 #6 Miss. State L #30 USC W Total as a Starter: 4-6, 4.30 ERA Career Highs As A Reliever IP: 4 (May 17, 16 vs. #22 TED) K: 5 (May 14, Missouri) H: 4 (Apr. 14, #11 Ark.) R: 2 (Apr. 14, #11 Ark.) ER: 2 (Apr. 14, #11 Ark.) BB: 2 (2x, last May 5, #4 U) Year G/GS W L S CG ERA IP H R ER BB SO / / Total 32/ SEC Career Year G/GS W L S CG ERA IP H R ER BB SO / / Total 15/ (Sophomore): Currently 5-5, 5.03 ERA in 19 app, 12 starts, a total of 59 IP *Started Opening Day and lost to College of Charleston 9-3 (4.1 IP, 5H, 5R) *Earned 4-3 road win over Ga. Southern (Feb. 24) with career-high 8K in 5.1 IP *Struggled in last start, an 11-4 loss to Xavier on March 10, 0IP, 5H, 6R and missed his turn in rotation of SEC opener at #6 LSU due to sore back, returned to action in relief versus #16 Auburn on March 24 (0.2 IP, 1R, 1BB, 1K in 2-1 loss) *Moved to bullpen after last start, a loss to Missouri (2.1 IP, 3H, 6R, 4BB, 3K) *Sharp relief outing on April 11, 2 scoreless IP with 2K in team s 5-1 win over Tech *Planned 2 IP start at #4 Clemson (Apr. 19) as part of staff night, 1H, 0R, 3K *Earned 1st career save with 1 IP, 2K in 1-0 shutout of Vandy on April 21 *Notched road win over Ga. Tech to clinch season series on Apr. 25 (4IP, 5H,1R) *Went 1-0, 3.38 ERA, 1 SV in 2 app., 1 start to help win series at #4 Kentucky *Beat #4 Miss. State 4-1 on his birthday, May 13 (7IP,3H,0R, 4BB, 6K) *3-0, 1.89 ERA in last three UK, vs. #6 #30 USC 2016 (Freshman): Posted a 5-1 mark, 3.91 ERA in 13 appearances including seven starts as team went and advanced to the SEC Tournament *Had a 14.1 scoreless IP streak over six relief outings that ended at SEC Tourney *Missed most of April due to tendonitis and returned to action in Ole Miss series, going one inning with 2K in first career relief appearance on May 8th *Tossed 3 scoreless innings of relief to pick up win over Western Carolina on May 11th as part of a six-man combined two-hit shutout *Pitched four scoreless innings with 2K in relief outing versus #22 G. Tech at Turner Field in Atlanta in front of a crowd of 19,286 *Career-high 7.2 IP in 6-3 road win over Charlotte on March 9th *Successful debut in clinching Ga. Southern series with 4-1 win, tossing seven innings of two-hit ball with 7 Ks to earn SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors High School: A graduate of Dunwoody where he played for Chan English *Led the team in batting (.357), wins (6), ERA (1.60) & strikeouts (74) as a senior *Received Team MVP, DeKalb County Pitcher of the Year, and 1st-Team All-DeKalb County honors as a senior in addition to being named to the DeKalb All-Star Team Personal: Born May 13, 1997 *Son of Erin and Dwight Smith Career Starts For Smith Date Opp. IP H R-ER BB SO Dec. 2/21/16 Ga. Southern W 2/28/16 Western Kentucky Charlotte W Kennesaw State W #10 Miss. State L 3/31/16 #21 Alabama /5/16 #12 Clemson /17/17 College of Charleston L Ga. Southern W 3/3/17 UAB /10/17 Rider L Tennessee /7/17 Missouri L #4 Clemson (*staff night) * Ga. Tech (*staff night) * W 4/30/17 #8 Florida L #4 Kentucky W 5/13/17 #6 Miss. State W #30 USC W Total as a Starter: 8-4, 5.29 ERA

8 #23 CHASE ADKINS 5-11, 173, RHP, RJr. Major: Communication Studies; Powder Springs, Ga. (CVCC) UGA Career Highs As A Starter IP: 9 (March 5, 17 vs. UAB) K: 10 (Apr. 2, UT) H: 9 (Feb. 19, 17 vs. C of Charleston) R: 6 (Apr. 15 #11 Ark.) ER: 7 (Apr. 15, #11 Ark.) BB: 4 (2x, last Apr. 2, UT) ROTATION CANDIDATES #3 BLAKELY BROWN 6-0, 173, RHP, So. Major: Communication Studies; Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro HS) Career Highs As A Starter IP: 2 (Apr. 13, #11 Ark.) K: 2 (Apr. 13, #11 Ark) H: 6 (Apr. 13, #11 Ark.) R: 7 (Apr. 13, #11 Ark.) ER: 7 Apr. 13, #11 Ark.) BB: 2 (Apr. 13, #11 Ark.) Coastal Carolina Career ( ) Year G/GS W L S CG ERA IP H R ER BB SO / / Total 24/ UGA Career / CAREER TOTAL 38/ SEC Career Year G/GS W L S CG ERA IP H R ER BB SO / (Junior): Currently 6-6, 3.79 ERA in 14 app., 13 starts and a team-high 76 IP *Beat College of Charleston 9-8 in Bulldog debut (5 IP, 9H, 5R, 0BB, 7K) *No decision at Ga. Southern, left up 1-0 (6 IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 4K), team lost 2-1 *Tossed 4-hit shutout of UAB (March 5), winning 1-0 to clinch series...it marked the first shutout by a Bulldog since 2008 (Nick Montgomery blanked Ga. Tech 8-0 in an NCAA Athens Regional) *Beat Rider 9-3 to salvage final game of series (6IP, 1R, 4BB, 4K), allowed 1st inning run to snap scoreless streak of 15IP *Lost 4-1 to #16 Auburn on March 26 (8IP, 4H, 2ER, 0BB, career-high 8K) *Beat UT 3-1 in Knoxville on April 2 to clinch series, a career-high 10K in 6.1 IP *Superb in combo 1-0 win over Vanderbilt (8IP, 2H,2 BB, 6K) opposite Kyle Wright who had a one-hitter through seven *Beat #6 Miss. State 4-1 on his birthday (May 14) to clinch series, 6IP,0R,5H,2K *With SEC Tournament spot wrapped up, made 1st career relief #30 USC (1.1 IP, 1H, 0R) as a tune-up in preparation for SEC Tournament start 2016 (RS-Sophomore): Attended Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City, Ala., and played for Adam Thomas *Posted an 8-2 record, 1 save and a conference-best 1.81 ERA in 15 appearances including 13 starts, five complete games and three shutouts *Helped the Pirates go (29-3 in the Alabama Community College Conference) and advanced to the semifinals of the NJCAA World Series *Tallied 79.2 innings with 82 strikeouts and only 10 walks (Freshman): Attended Coastal Carolina and played for Gary Gilmore *Went 2-8 with a 3.99 ERA in 24 games including nine starts *Tallied 79 innings with 54 strikeouts and 17 walks while at CCU *Redshirted in 2015 after going 1-3 with 3.32 ERA in five games including four starts for a total of 21.2 innings as team went *Career-high seven innings as part of a combined five-hit shutout with his twin brother Chad in a 12-0 win over Albany on Feb. 21, 2015 *Went 1-5, 4.24 ERA in 19 games with five starts in 57.1 IP in 2014 *Made Dean s List and the Big South Presidential Honor Roll High School: A graduate of Hillgrove and played for Dave Richardson *Saw action as a pitcher/outfielder for the Hawks and named Region Four 6A Pitcher of the Year along with All-Region and All-County 1st team after going 2-3 in 52 innings with 51 strikeouts and a 2.15 ERA as a senior Personal: Born May 14, 1995 *Son of Kimberly Adkins *Chase s twin brother Chad played baseball with him at Coastal Carolina for two years while their brother Michael played at Middle Tennessee State UGA Career Starts For Adkins Date Opp. IP H R-ER BB SO Dec. 2/19/17 College of Charleston W Ga. Southern /5/17 UAB W 3/12/17 Rider W #6 LSU L 3/26/17 #16 Auburn L Tennessee W 4/8/17 vs. Missouri (SunTrust Park) L #11 Arkansas L 4/22/17 Vanderbilt W 4/29/17 #8 Florida L #4 Kentucky L 5/14/17 #6 Miss.State W Totals As a Starter: 6-6, 3.86 ERA Career Highs As A Reliever IP: 4.2 (Apr. 7, 17 vs. Missouri) K: 8 (Apr. 7, 17 vs. Missouri) H: 5 (Apr. 9, #3 A&M) R: 6 (Apr. 9, #3 A&M) ER: 6 (Apr. 9, #3 A&M) BB: 4 (Feb. 28, 16 vs. WKU) Year G/GS W L S CG ERA IP H R ER BB SO / / Total 30/ SEC Career Year G/GS W L S CG ERA IP H R ER BB SO / / Total 14/ (Sophomore): 0-2, 6.92 ERA in 16 appearances, 2 starts, total of 26 IP *Tough 10-inning loss in relief against UAB 2-1 on March 3 (3 IP, 1H, 1R, 1K) *Impressive relief effort versus Missouri, career-high 8K in 4.2 IP on April 7 *After series of solid relief outings earned a chance to start and made the second of his career and first in the SEC in the Arkansas series *Lost #11 Arkansas (April 13), going 2IP,6H,7R, 2K *Tossed one scoreless inning at #4 Clemson on April 19 *Came on with 2 on and 1 out in the ninth with Georgia leading by a run at Sun- Trust Park on May 9 in front of 23,737 and retired a right-handed hitter in team s 8-7 win over Ga. Tech to complete season series sweep *Pitched 2.1 innings of relief at #30 USC (May 20), 3K, 2H, 2 unearned runs 2016 (Freshman): Made 14 appearances including one start as team went and advanced to the SEC Tournament *Posted a 2-2 record, 1 save and ERA in 17.2 innings with 17 walks and 24 strikeouts *Notched a save in his debut coming in the season opener against Georgia Southern on Feb. 19, working 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts *Earned a win in his second career appearance, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in a 7-6 road win over Mercer on Feb. 24, inherited a bases-loaded situation with one out in the ninth and induced a force out at home and a strikeout to send it to extra innings *Picked up win over Lipscomb on March 12 when Bulldogs rallied in the 11th inning, tossing one scoreless frame with two strikeouts *Made first career start as part of a staff night against Western Carolina on May 11 and pitched one scoreless inning with one strikeout in eventual two-hit shutout of the Catamounts High School: A graduate of Statesboro and played for Jim Simmons *A two-way standout and four-year letterman for the Blue Devils who earned Team MVP his final two seasons *Tallied 4-2 record and 1.21 ERA and batted.407 with two home runs as a senior *Posted a 1.62 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 32 innings on the mound as a junior in addition to a.462 batting average with five homers, 22 RBI and 10 stolen bases *Named to 2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American team and the 2015 PG Southeast All-Region 1st Team *Played summer ball with a champion team in the Georgia Roadrunners Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1996 *Son of David and Alisa Brown Career Starts For Brown Date Opp. IP H R-ER BB SO Dec. 5/11/16 Western Carolina * #11 Arkansas L 5/16/17 Furman * Totals as a Starter: 0-1, ERA *Part of staff day