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Report Card: Georgia in position to contend with a third to go

Jeremy Johnsonby:Jeremy Johnson•04/17/25•

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Georgia baseball team after Georgia’s game against Arkansas at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

It hasn’t been easy for Georgia baseball. It has been a roller coaster. The Bulldogs have run out to a 33-6 record in the first half and change of the season.

They entered this week, the No. 5 team in the D1 College Baseball Rankings. Georgia has done it with offense. That’s not a secret.

It’s been late, it’s been early, and it’s been whenever they’ve needed it. Two of the highlight moments of the spring so far came with Daniel Jackson’s walk-off home run against Auburn. Last weekend provided another splash as Hunter Henry hit a walk-off home run to beat No. 1-ranked Arkansas on Sunday.

There is a new category to add to this report card. Theater. Georgia gets an A+ there. There’s also a real category to add, toughness.

Baseball isn’t a contact sport. Baseball does wrack the mind and crush the spirit. It’s the reaction to those instances that makes the man in baseball.

Georgia’s got some tough people in their dugout. When they struggle individually, they don’t struggle long, and while they struggle, others take the torch. That’s a championship quality.

Georgia’s offense is still among the leaders

As mentioned earlier, Georgia has a flair for the dramatic. That comes as they hit the ball over the fence a lot, in little moments and in big moments. Georgia leads the nation in home runs with 100 in 39 games.

Georgia is tied for 11th in hits this season and 38th in batting average. Robbie Burnett and Ryland Zaborowski lead the Bulldogs in home runs. Burnett and Zaborowski are tied for third in the nation with 16 apiece.

Grade: A-

Pitching

Georgia’s pitching staff has come together. They seem to have settled on a weekend trio of Brian Curley, Kolten Smith and Leighton Finley.

The Bulldogs’ staff is 12 in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.9. Curley is 2-0 with a 3.48 earned run average. Smith is 3-1 with a 4.18 ERA. Finley sits at 2-1 with a 5.66 ERA.

Georgia’s bullpen has been deep. Strong performances from DJ Radtke, JT Quinn, Jordan Stephens, Alton Davis, Eric Hammond, Matthew Hoskins, Tyler McLoughlin, Zach Harris, and a few others have led the way.

Grade: A

What’s next?

Georgia will hit the road to Nashville to continue SEC play. The Bulldogs will face Vanderbilt in a three-game series beginning tonight. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Georgia will roll with the same pitching rotation they’ve used the last few weeks.

Thursday: Brian Curley (2-0, 3.48 ERA)

Friday: Kolten Smith (3-1, 4.18 ERA)

Saturday: Leighton Finley (2-0, 5.66 ERA)

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