Georgia baseball earns No. 7 overall seed as Athens Regional revealed

A day after learning that it would host a regional in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, Georgia found out Monday it is the No. 7 overall seed.

Joining Georgia in the Athens Regional are Duke, Oklahoma State and Binghamton. Should Georgia advance, it would host a super regional. The winner of the Athens Regional will play the winner of the Oxford Regional.

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The top 16 seeds are hosting regionals, and the top eight will host a super regional.

Of the 16 teams hosting regionals, Georgia (42-15) is one of eight SEC teams. Of the top eight seeds, six come from the SEC.

Regional top seed Georgia will take on fourth-seeded Binghamton (29-24) at noon Friday on SEC Network. No. 2 seed Duke (37-19) and No. 3 seed Oklahoma State (28-23) will play at 6 p.m. on ESPNU. All tournament times for Friday can be found on the NCAA site.

The Bulldogs hosted a regional and a super regional last year, where Georgia ultimately fell to N.C. State. Georgia has not advanced to the College World Series since 2008.

Despite losing Charlie Condon, last year’s Golden Spikes winner, Georgia actually had a better record in SEC play this season (18-12 vs. 17-13 in 2024). The Bulldogs have seven players who have hit at least 10 home runs, with Robbie Burnett leading the team with 20. Slate Alford, Georgia’s lone first-team All-SEC representative, is hitting .325 with 17 home runs and 60 RBIs.

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From the pitching standpoint, Brian Curley emerged as the team’s top starter, with Leighton Finley likely to be the team’s No. 2 option as the NCAA Tournament begins.

Coach Wes Johnson recently was given a contract extension following another strong season in Athens. The hope entering the NCAA Tournament is that Georgia takes another step forward.

“I think he’s got a great understanding of this new world, obviously — the evolution of college athletics and how to attack the portal and build a team in this new world. He’s really cerebral,” Georgia Athletic Director Josh Brooks said. “I think his understanding of technology and how to develop players, and he can pitch that in recruiting. And he’s a great human being. Someone who loves Georgia, someone I love being around and working with. It’s just, he checks every box.”

Any available all-session or single-game tickets for the Athens Regional will go on sale on online-only starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at georgiadogs.evenue.net/list/BBS.