Georgia baseball pitches for a number four ranking
Next man up
The Dawgs have been good enough for a top-ten national rank despite injuries to left-handed pitcher Ryan Webb, right-handed pitcher Will Proctor and first baseman Patrick Sullivan. Catcher Mason Meadows went down at the plate Sunday after a foul ball bounced up and hit his face.
The injury bug has Stricklin channeling some Kirby Smart. “No one’s going to feel sorry for you because everyone’s a little banged up this time of year. But our guys have stepped up and picked each other up, and it’s been fun to watch guys pick each other up.”
The secret to the Bulldogs ability to play through injuries, like all things baseball, is pitching.
No one’s going to feel sorry for you because everyone’s a little banged up
It’s ninety percent pitching
Georgia pitching leads the SEC in fewest hits, doubles, and triples allowed, and opponents batting average at .179. The Dawgs boast the SEC’s second lowest ERA at 2.54, are tied for second in most saves with 10, and are second in runs allowed.
Behind its sterling pitching, the Bulldogs have applied solid gold defense and are tied for first in the SEC in fielding percentage at .982.
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Georgia sold out the LSU series, and if you have a mind to teach the little Dawgs in your charge about “high and tight then low and away,” get your tickets early. This looks like the special season Dawg fans hoped for when Scott Stricklin signed the number three recruiting class in America three years ago.