Taking on the toughest nonconference schedule in the country earlier this year appears to be paying off for the baseball team. After sweeping a two game series against Clemson this week, the Diamond Dawgs swept #9 South Carolina this weekend in a huge, huge series. The sweep puts Georgia alone atop the SEC baseball standings.
There are two important aspects about how the Dawgs have been playing recently. First, the bullpen, which was a liability early in the season, is locked in. The pen hasn't given up an earned run in an astonishing 34 innings. Second, while Gordon Beckham has cooled off from his nuclear start (he's still hitting .419), the offense is still producing runs. Early in the season, Beckham could seemingly will home runs, hitting like Roy Hobbs with an aluminum Wonderboy. Beckham obviously can't maintain a .500 average and he doesn't have to for the Dawgs to keep winning. Rich Poythress, Ryan Peisel, and Bryce Massanari have shown they can pick up the slack when Beckham is merely human.
The Dawgs head to Georgia Tech Wednesday and then return home for another big SEC series with Kentucky over the weekend.
See Also:
-- SEC Weekend Recap - JimFromDuluth
Quinton
There are two important aspects about how the Dawgs have been playing recently. First, the bullpen, which was a liability early in the season, is locked in. The pen hasn't given up an earned run in an astonishing 34 innings. Second, while Gordon Beckham has cooled off from his nuclear start (he's still hitting .419), the offense is still producing runs. Early in the season, Beckham could seemingly will home runs, hitting like Roy Hobbs with an aluminum Wonderboy. Beckham obviously can't maintain a .500 average and he doesn't have to for the Dawgs to keep winning. Rich Poythress, Ryan Peisel, and Bryce Massanari have shown they can pick up the slack when Beckham is merely human.
The Dawgs head to Georgia Tech Wednesday and then return home for another big SEC series with Kentucky over the weekend.
See Also:
-- SEC Weekend Recap - JimFromDuluth
Quinton
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Georgia returns to action Tuesday when it plays host to Winthrop. First pitch at Foley Field is scheduled for 5 p.m.
They do indeed. Should be much better weather as well. Very refreshing with the solid bullpen work.
The 2008 South Carolina state baseball champions... the Georgia Bulldogs.
If the DAWGS somehow win the SEC in baseball, it will be only the football team that keeps us from the conference "sports people care about" sweep: football, basketball and baseball.
Think about that. When's the last time a school ran the table?
Anyone? Bueller?
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