Georgia Opens SEC Tournament Against Oklahoma

ATHENS, Ga.-----Georgia (42-14, 18-12 SEC) will be the fifth seed in the SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Ala., and play its opening game on Wednesday now at 5:30 pm ET against Oklahoma (34-19). The game will be televised on the SEC Network and available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.

The Bulldogs, now in their second season under Ike Cousins head baseball coach Wes Johnson, earned a first-round bye with their top eight finish in league play. The 12^th-seeded Sooners beat Kentucky 5-1 in the first round Tuesday to advance. The winner of the Georgia/OU game would face ninth-ranked and No. 4 seed Vanderbilt (39-16) Thursday night.

Georgia claimed a series over the Sooners in late April, winning two games to one at Foley Field. OU posted a 14-16 league mark. VU swept Georgia in Nashville in mid-April. The 2025 SEC Tournament format is single elimination. Games one through 14 will air on SEC Network with Sunday's championship to be featured on ESPN2.

The Bulldogs will be making their 30th appearance at the SEC Tournament where they are 31-51. Georgia's best finish at the event has been second three times. The Bulldogs' last win at the tournament came in 2021 when they posted a 1-2 mark. The past three seasons Georgia has dropped its opening game. Meanwhile, the 2025 NCAA Tournament field of 64 will be announced on Memorial Day, May 26. With its overall record, league finish, RPI and strength of schedule, the Bulldogs are in position to again be a top eight national seed for the second consecutive year.

The Bulldogs have been a consensus top 10 ranked team all season and are ranked as high as No. 3 this week in the national polls. This year, the Bulldogs are 29-4 at home, 10-10 on the road and 3-0 at neutral sites. The Bulldogs, who have the No. 1 RPI by the NCAA, went 24-2 against non-conference teams during their regular season. The two losses outside the SEC came at UNC Wilmington on Feb. 16 and at then No. 2 Clemson on Apr. 22. Georgia leads the nation with 132 home runs and ranks tied for second in fielding percentage (.983).

Senior Slate Alford, senior Robbie Burnett, junior Brian Curley and graduate Ryland Zaborowski earned All-Southeastern Conference honors in a vote of the league's baseball coaches, the SEC announced Monday. Alford (.329-17-59) made the All-SEC first team at third base while Burnett (.318-20-66, 17 SB), Curley (4-3, 3.21 ERA, 2 SV) and Zaborowski (.376-16-60) were second team selections as an outfielder, starting pitcher and designated hitter/utility spots.

UGA-OU Probable Pitching Matchup:
JT Quinn (1-1, 2.25 ERA), RHP, Jr. vs. Kyson Witherspoon (9-3, 2.48 ERA), RHP, Jr.

Game Time: Wednesday @ 5:30 p.m. EDT

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