Let’s talk college baseball for a moment. I started to write a full length feature Sunday about the Bulldogs’ performance over the weekend in the SEC Tournament, but last weekend was all about racing, so I settled for a minor digression between racing action. We open June with a college baseball quickie.
The CSS commentators covering the Bulldogs games against Florida were right; Georgia’s tough schedule gave them instant NCAA appeal.
After playing the nation’s top-rated schedule to go with a fourth place finish in the SEC and reaching the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, Georgia had a No. 16 RPI and earned an NCAA at-large bid to the field of 64. Georgia played 35 games against teams in this year’s NCAA Tournament, going 15-20. Also, the Bulldogs played an SEC-high 34 games versus ranked teams and led the SEC with 16 wins over top 25 clubs. The Bulldogs were road warriors, tallying an SEC-high 33 games away from home. Georgia has never faced Creighton or UALR, and it is 1-6 versus the Beavers. The Bulldogs will practice Wednesday morning and then depart for Corvallis in the afternoon.
It remains to be seen if the Bulldogs are up to the challenge. I like this team’s spunk, but I do not really like the West Coast draw. I think the Bulldogs finish second, which will not be enough to move on to the Super Regionals. I sincerely hope this team proves me wrong.
Go Dawgs!
