HOOVER, Ala. — The Georgia baseball team will open the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., against Oklahoma on Wednesday.
First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m..
The fifth-seeded Bulldogs (42-14, 18-12 SEC), now in their second season under head coach Wes Johnson, earned a first-round bye with their top-eight finish in league play. The 12th-seeded Sooners beat Kentucky 5-1 in the first round Tuesday to advance. The Georgia/OU game winner would face ninth-ranked and No. 4 seed Vanderbilt (39-16) Thursday night.
Georgia won two games at Foley Field in late April to claim a series over the Sooners. OU posted a 14-16 league mark. VU swept Georgia in Nashville in mid-April. The 2025 SEC Tournament format is single elimination.
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 a position to be again 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).
UGA-OU Probable Pitching Matchup:
JT Quinn (1-1, 2.25 ERA), RHP, Jr. vs. Kyson Witherspoon (9-3, 2.48 ERA), RHP, Jr.
