The Bulldogs are 31-12 under first-year head baseball coach Ike Cousins. wes johnson. The Owls are 24-18 and are coached by second-year Ryan Coe. Tuesday's game will be Georgia State's final nonconference game of the regular season. The Bulldogs have three more of his SEC series to go. Georgia will play No. 13 Vanderbilt at Foley Field starting Friday in its next league game.
Series history with KSU: Georgia leads the KSU series 23-11, including an eight-inning, 15-5 run-rule victory on April 9 in Athens. The Owls have had some impressive road wins this year. They had 2 wins and 1 loss against No. 8 Kentucky University, currently 33 wins and 9 losses, and 1 win and 2 losses against Clemson University, currently No. 4 (34 wins and 9 losses).
Pitcher showdown: Georgia starts sophomore RHP zach harris (3-0, 9.00 ERA), will be making his 15th appearance this year, including his second start as a Bulldog. Last Tuesday, he started against No. 4 Clemson and pitched 2.2 innings, allowing three hits, two runs, one walk and two strikeouts. In the end, he was given a no-decision as the Bulldogs won 4-3 in the 15th inning. Harris pitched a shutout in a win over the Owls as a reliever earlier this year. He posted a 2-4 record with a 7.85 ERA as a freshman at Georgia Southern in 2023. He played in 19 games for the Eagles, including seven starts. KSU will counter with junior running back Smith Pinson (2-6, 5.30 ERA).
Stay Hot: The Bulldogs rank third in the nation with a school record-tying 109 home runs, matching the club's record-setting 62-game run in 2009. It's also worth noting that this year's team achieved a school record 10 Grand Slams. Georgia ranks third in the nation with a .595 slugging percentage and sixth with a .436 on-base percentage. The Bulldogs have a batting average of .306, a team ERA of 5.45, and a fielding percentage of .975. The Owls entered Tuesday with a batting average of .289, 35 home runs, a .426 SLG%, and a .390 OB%. KSU owns a 5.29 ERA and .969 FLDG%.
Featured top batters: The Bulldog offense is headlined by a sophomore All-America player. Charlie Condon. According to MLB.com, Condon is a potential top draft pick in 2024 and leads the NCAA with a .461 batting average, a school-record 29 home runs, 182 total bases and a 1.090 SLG%. He posted a .567 OB% (3rd nationally), 37 walks allowed (17 intentional), and 61 RBI.Senior Corey Collins He is also having a great year at .371-13-40. Collins leads the nation with an OB% of .586. 2nd grade colby branch Recorded 13 home runs and 46 RBIs as a junior. Slate Alford RBI: 49.
Condon broke the school record for career home runs with 54 in just 99 games. The old mark belonged to former first-round draft pick Gordon Beckham (Chicago White Sox), who hit 53 in 197 games. Condon has hit multiple home runs in seven games this season, including a game in which he hit three home runs (at Michigan State).
The Owls' top batters are Spencer Hanson (.362-5-26) and Brayden Eidson (.356-4-36), and their top home run and RBI producer is Isaac Bouton (.317-10-42). is.
Radio/TV/Live Stats Link
Tuesday 6:02pm ET (ESPN+)
wireless: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
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