Georgia Bulldogs baseball

Georgia Bulldogs
Founded	1886
University	University of Georgia
Head coach	David Perno (7th season)
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
Home stadium	Foley Field (Capacity: 3,291)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Red and Black
NCAA Tournament champions
1990
College World Series appearances
1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008
NCAA Tournament appearances
1987, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Regular season conference champions
1933, 1953, 1954, 2001, 2004, 2008

The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia in NCAA Division I college baseball.

Along with most other Georgia athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. Georgia won the College World Series in 1990.

The Bulldogs play their home games on UGA's campus in Foley Field, and are currently coached by head coach David Perno.

History

The Georgia Baseball team has seen most of its success in recent years, including winning the 1990 College World Series, as well as making the trip to Omaha in 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, and 2008. The Diamond Dawgs, as they are called, are coached by David Perno.

In its history, the team has claimed five Southeastern Conference tournament titles, in 1933, 1954, 1955, 2001, and 2004, and five regular season conference titles, in 1933, 1953, 1954, 2004, and 2008.

The program dates back to 1886 and, according to former Sports Information Director Dan Magill, was once the most popular sport on campus. However, from the mid-1950s to the late-1980s, and then through most of the 1990s, there were only scattered bright spots as the team managed only a modicum of success.

Since 2001, however, the program has enjoyed quite a resurgence, winning three championships in the perennial stalwart Southeastern Conference and participating in the College World Series four times in those seven seasons.

The Georgia-Georgia Tech baseball rivalry is one of the South's most fierce, and the teams' annual Spring Baseball Classic at Turner Field draws some of the largest crowds in college baseball (the 2004 game was seen by 28,836 spectators, the second-largest crowd in college baseball history).

The 2010 UGA baseball team prior to a game against Arkansas in Baum Stadium.

The team has seen several of its former players move on to successful professional careers, most notably former New York Yankees pitcher Spud Chandler. Also, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Cris Carpenter (not to be confused with Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter), pitcher Derek Lilliquist, Seattle Mariners pitcher Dave Fleming, Chicago White Sox second basemen Gordon Beckham and Georgia high school football coaching legend Billy Henderson played for the Bulldogs.

Stadium

The Bulldogs play in the 3,291-seat Foley Field stadium.

Head coaches

The Bulldogs have had 24 head coaches in the history of their baseball program:

	Coach	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %
24	David Perno	2002-	251	180	1	.581
23	Ron Polk	2000-01	79	48	0	.622
22	Robert Sapp	1997-99	77	87	1	.467
21	Steve Webber	1981-1996	500	403	1	.553
20	Roy Umstattd	1976-80	130	100	1	.562
19	Nolen Richardson	1951	12	13	0	.480
18	Jim Whatley	1950, 52-75	336	327	3	.504
17	Charley Trippi	1948-49	34	18	0	.654
16	J. B. Whitworth	1943	1	10	0	.091
15	J. V. Sikes	1938-42, 46-47	98	63	1	.605
14	Vernon Smith	1934-37	30	45	0	.400
13	W. P. White	1921-33	224	100	7	.677
12	Herman Stegeman	1919-20	31	13	2	.674
11	Glenn Colby	1918	0	0	0	.000
10	J. G. Henderson	1917	0	0	0	.000
9	Joe Bean	1914-16	33	16	1	.660
8	Frank B. Anderson	1910-13	51	16	3	.729
7	W. J. Lewis	1909	0	0	0	.000
6	Hammond Johnson	1908	20	2	0	.909
5	Tommy Stouch	1906-07	12	9	0	.571
4	William A. Reynolds	1902-03	13	9	1	.565
3	Marvin D. Dickinson	1901, 04-05	18	14	0	.563
2	Hughie Jennings	1895-97	5	17	0	.227
1	C. E. Morris	1886	2	0	0	1.000

National Championships

Georgia claimed the 1990 College World Series championship with a 2-1 win over Oklahoma State. Steve Webber coached the team and Mike Rebhan was named Most Outstanding Player of the series.

Georgia in the NCAA Tournament

Overall Tournament Records

• Appearances: 8
• Record: 40-24
• CWS Record: 10-11

1987 College World Series

• Coach: Steve Webber
• Finish: T-7th
• Record: 0-2
• Lost to Stanford (3-2) and Arkansas (5-4)

1990 College World Series

• Coach: Steve Webber
• Seed: 4
• Finish: 1st
• Record: 4-1
• Def. Mississippi State (3-0), def. Stanford (16-2), lost to Stanford (4-2), def. Stanford (5-1), and def. Oklahoma State (2-1)
• Most Outstanding Player: Mike Rebhan

2001 College World Series

• Coach: Ron Polk
• Seed: 6
• Finish: T-7th
• Record: 0-2
• Lost to Southern Cal (11-5) and Tennessee (19-12)

2004 College World Series

• Coach: David Perno
• Seed: 4
• Finish: 4th
• Record: 2-2
• Def. Arizona (8-7), lost to Texas (9-3), def. Arizona (3-1), lost to Texas (7-6)

2006 College World Series

• Coach: David Perno
• Seed: 7
• Finish: T-7th
• Record: 0-2
• Lost to Rice (6-4) and Oregon State (5-3)

2008 College World Series

• Coach: David Perno
• Seed: 8
• Finish: 2nd
• Record: 4-2
• Def. Miami (7-4), def. Stanford (4-3), def. Stanford (10-8), def. Fresno St. (7-6), lost to Fresno St. (19-10), lost to Fresno St. (6-1)