2008 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team

The 2008 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Foley Field. The team was coached by David Perno in his 7th season at Georgia.

2008 Georgia Bulldogs baseball
Southeastern Conference Champions
Athens Regional Champions
Athens Super Regional Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2008 record45–25–1 (20–9–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPGordon Beckham (Junior year)
CaptainRyan Peisel (Senior year)
Home stadiumFoley Field
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Georgia xy 209 .690  4525 .643
Florida y 1713 .567  3424 .586
No. 25 Kentucky y 1614 .533  4419 .698
Vanderbilt y 1514 .517  4122 .651
South Carolina y 1515 .500  4023 .635
Tennessee   1218 .400  2729 .482
Western
No. 6 LSU xy 1811 .621  4919 .721
Alabama y 1614 .533  3528 .556
Ole Miss y 1515 .500  3926 .600
Arkansas y 1415 .483  3424 .586
Auburn   1119 .367  2828 .500
Mississippi State   921 .300  2333 .411
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Bulldogs lost the College World Series, defeated by the Fresno State Bulldogs in the championship series.

Roster

2008 Georgia Bulldogs roster
 

Pitchers

  • 44 Stephen Brock - Junior
  • 42 Stephen Dodson - Junior
  • 18 Justin Earls - Sophomore
  • 20 Steve Esmonde - Sophomore
  • 25 Joshua Fields - Senior
  • 40 Justin Grimm - Freshman
  • 46 Drew Haggard - Freshman
  • 16 Brent Hallman - RS Sophomore
  • 35 Will Harvil - Junior
  • 45 John Herman - RS Freshman
  • 17 Trevor Holder - Junior
  • 8 Jason Leaver - Junior
  • 12 Nick Montgomery - Senior
  • 13 Nathan Moreau - Junior
  • 2 Stephen Ochs - Junior
  • 37 Evan Tieles - Freshman
  • 22 Dean Weaver - Sophomore
  • 33 Ryan Woolley - Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 6 Gordon Beckham - Junior
  • 1 Jeff Bissell - Freshman
  • 15 Michael Demperio - Sophomore
  • 32 Alex McRee - Sophomore
  • 19 Robbie O'Bryan - RS Freshman
  • 3 Ryan Peisel - Senior
  • 33 Rich Poythress - Sophomore
  • 27 Miles Starr - Junior
  • 7 David Thomas - Sophomore

Catchers

  • 36 Jake Crane - Senior
  • 23 Joey Lewis - Sophomore
  • 29 Bryce Massanari - Junior
  • 24 Carson Schilling - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 11 Lyle Allen - Freshman
  • 10 Matt Cerione - Sophomore
  • 5 Adam Fuller - Junior
  • 30 Matt Olson - Senior

Coaches

 

Schedule

2008 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

Awards and honors

Gordon Beckham
Ryan Peisel
  • All-Tournament Team[3]
Joshua Fields
  • Baseball America Second Team All-American[2]
  • Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American[2]
  • National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All-American[2]
  • American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-American[2]

Bulldogs in the 2008 MLB Draft

The following members of the Georgia Bulldogs baseball program were drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
18Gordon BeckhamSSChicago White Sox
120Joshua FieldsPSeattle Mariners
10298Trevor HolderPFlorida Marlins
10317Stephen DodsonPColorado Rockies
11326Nathan MoreauPBaltimore Orioles
12377Ryan Peisel1BColorado Rockies

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  2. "University of Georgia Award/Honors" (PDF). www.georgiadogs.com. University of Georgia. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from University of Georgia". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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