Georgia 2012 Baseball Capsule

May 23, 2012 · Joel Welser

Georgia Bulldogs
SEC (31-24, 14-15)

 
Big Wins: 3/31 Kentucky (7-6), 4/29 at LSU (5-3), 5/12 South Carolina (6-5)
Bad Losses: 2/29 Western Carolina (3-5), 3/04 Western Illinois (4-7), 3/18 Tennessee (0-3)
Coach: David Perno (11 seasons at Georgia)

Key Field Players:
Curt Powell, Junior, IF, .354 BA, 20 RBI, 12 SB
Brett DeLoach, Junior, C/OF, .311 BA, 21 RBI
Kyle Farmer, Junior, SS, .304 BA, 41 RBI
Peter Verdin, Senior, OF, .300 BA, 24 RBI, 13 SB
Hunter Cole, Freshman, OF, .281 BA, 7 HR, 23 RBI
Conor Welton, Sophomore, OF, .274 BA, 25 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Alex Wood, Sophomore, LHP, 2.58 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 97.2 IP, 95 SO
Michael Palazzone, Senior, RHP, 4.89 ERA, 2-6 W/L, 81.0 IP, 66 SO
Blake Dieterich, Junior, LHP, 3.77 ERA, 3-4 W/L, 43.0 IP, 29 SO, 7 SV

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .280 (121st in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 5.0 (183, 9)
Doubles per Game: 1.53 (186, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (194, 8)
Home Runs per Game: 0.45 (130, 9)
Slugging Percentage: .374 (163, 9)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.07 (119, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.87 (84, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (11, 3)
Double Plays per Game: 0.93 (48, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011 Regional defeated Arkansas Little Rock, defeated Creighton, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Creighton
2009 Regional defeated Ohio State, lost to Florida State, eliminated by Ohio State
2008 Regional lost to Lipscomb, defeated Louisville, defeated Lipscomb, defeated Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2008 Super Regional defeated North Carolina State
2008 CWS defeated Miami (FL), defeated Stanford, defeated Stanford
2008 Championship eliminated by Fresno State
2006 Regional defeated Sacred Heart, lost to Florida State, defeated Jacksonville, defeated Florida State, defeated Florida State
2006 Super Regional defeated South Carolina
2006 CWS lost to Rice, eliminated by Oregon State
2004 Regional defeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Clemson, lost to Clemson, defeated Clemson
2004 Super Regional defeated Georgia Tech
2004 CWS defeated Arizona, lost to Texas, defeated Arizona, eliminated by Texas

*all team stats through 5/20

 
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