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
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2008 record	45–25–1 (20–9–1 SEC)
Head coach	David Perno (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Eller Brady Wiederhold Justin Holmes (1st season)
MVP	Gordon Beckham (Junior year)
Captain	Ryan Peisel (Senior year)
Home stadium	Foley Field

2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Georgia ^x‍†‍‍^y	20	–	9		.690			45	–	25		.643
Florida ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13		.567			34	–	24		.586
No. 25 Kentucky ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			44	–	19		.698
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	15	–	14		.517			41	–	22		.651
South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15		.500			40	–	23		.635
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			27	–	29		.482
Western
No. 6 LSU ^x‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	11		.621			49	–	19		.721
Alabama ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			35	–	28		.556
Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15		.500			39	–	26		.600
Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	14	–	15		.483			34	–	24		.586
Auburn  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			28	–	28		.500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	33		.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 4 David Perno - 7th Season 9 Jason Eller 21 Brady Wiederhold 14 Justin Holmes - 1st Season

Schedule

2008 Georgia Bulldogs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (1–3) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record February 22 Arizona Foley Field • Athens, GA 9–7 1–0 – February 23 Arizona Foley Field • Athens, GA 1–7 1–1 – February 24 Arizona Foley Field • Athens, GA 8–9 1–2 – February 27 at Atlanta Braves Champion Stadium • Lake Buena Vista, FL 0–8 1–2 – February 29 vs #12 Oregon State PGE Park • Portland, OR 4–6 1–3 –
March (14–7) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record March 1 vs #12 Oregon State PGE Park • Portland, OR 10–5 2–3 – March 2 vs #12 Oregon State PGE Park • Portland, OR 4–5 2–4 – March 5 Jacksonville State Foley Field • Athens, GA 19–1 3–4 – March 7 Memphis Foley Field • Athens, GA 8–1 4–4 – March 8 Memphis Foley Field • Athens, GA 8–2 5–4 – March 9 Memphis Foley Field • Athens, GA 6–7 5–5 – March 11 at #3 Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL Cancelled 5–5 – March 12 at #3 Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 13–10 6–5 – March 12 at #3 Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 3–8 6–6 – March 14 at #21 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 1–5 6–7 0–1 March 15 at #21 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 15–11 7–7 1–1 March 16 at #21 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 13–2 8–7 2–1 March 18 Western Carolina Foley Field • Athens, GA 8–3 9–7 2–1 March 19 Alabama A&M Foley Field • Athens, GA 18–3 10–7 2–1 March 21 Tennessee Foley Field • Athens, GA 6–2 11–7 3–1 March 22 Tennessee Foley Field • Athens, GA 3–2 12–7 4–1 March 23 Tennessee Foley Field • Athens, GA 3–4 12–8 4–2 March 25 at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA 12–5 13–8 4–2 March 26 Kennesaw State Foley Field • Athens, GA 6–8 13–9 4–2 March 28 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 2–3 13–10 4–3 March 29 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 5–1 14–10 5–3 March 30 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 5–3 15–10 6–3
April (14–4–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record April 1 #17 Clemson Foley Field • Athens, GA 11–3 16–10 6–3 April 2 at #17 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 6–4 17–10 6–3 April 4 #9 South Carolina Foley Field • Athens, GA 1–0 18–10 7–3 April 5 #9 South Carolina Foley Field • Athens, GA 5–3 19–10 8–3 April 6 #9 South Carolina Foley Field • Athens, GA 4–2 20–10 9–3 April 8 Winthrop Foley Field • Athens, GA 1–5 20–11 9–3 April 9 at #10 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–9 20–12 9–3 April 11 #9 Kentucky Foley Field • Athens, GA 3–2 21–12 10–3 April 12 #9 Kentucky Foley Field • Athens, GA 13–4 22–12 11–3 April 13 #9 Kentucky Foley Field • Athens, GA 6–4 23–12 12–3 April 15 East Tennessee State Foley Field • Athens, GA 9–8 24–12 12–3 April 16 Georgia State Foley Field • Athens, GA 7–5 25–12 12–3 April 18 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 6–3 26–12 13–3 April 19 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Athens, GA 9–8 27–12 14–3 April 20 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Athens, GA 10–10 27–12–1 14–3–1 April 22 Kennesaw State Foley Field • Athens, GA 6–2 28–12–1 14–3–1 April 25 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 7–4 29–12–1 15–3–1 April 26 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 2–7 29–13–1 15–4–1 April 27 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 2–7 29–14–1 15–5–1
May (6–5) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 2 #25 Ole Miss Foley Field • Athens, GA 5–4 30–14–1 16–5–1 May 3 #25 Ole Miss Foley Field • Athens, GA 4–9 30–15–1 16–6–1 May 4 #25 Ole Miss Foley Field • Athens, GA 11–4 31–15–1 17–6–1 May 7 #25 Georgia Tech Foley Field • Athens, GA 1–11 31–16–1 17–6–1 May 9 at #16 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 7–13 31–17–1 17–7–1 May 10 at #16 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 4–2 32–17–1 18–7–1 May 11 at #16 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 12–10 33–17–1 19–7–1 May 13 vs #25 Georgia Tech Turner Field • Atlanta, GA 3–2 34–17–1 19–7–1 May 15 Alabama Foley Field • Athens, GA 13–17 34–18–1 19–8–1 May 16 Alabama Foley Field • Athens, GA 5–4 35–18–1 20–8–1 May 17 Alabama Foley Field • Athens, GA 13–16 35–19–1 20–9–1
Postseason
Southeastern Conference Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 21 vs Ole Miss Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 1–4 35–20–1 20–9–1 May 22 vs Alabama Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL 2–5 35–21–1 20–9–1
Athens Regional (4–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record May 30 Lipscomb Foley Field • Athens, GA 7–10 35–22–1 20–9–1 May 31 Lipscomb Foley Field • Athens, GA 9–8 36–22–1 20–9–1 June 1 Lipscomb Foley Field • Athens, GA 14–3 37–22–1 20–9–1 June 1 Georgia Tech Foley Field • Athens, GA 8–0 38–22–1 20–9–1 June 2 Georgia Tech Foley Field • Athens, GA 18–6 39–22–1 20–9–1
Athens Super Regional (2–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record June 6 #15 NC State Foley Field • Athens, GA 11–4 40–22–1 20–9–1 June 7 #15 NC State Foley Field • Athens, GA 6–10 40–23–1 20–9–1 June 8 #15 NC State Foley Field • Athens, GA 17–8 41–23–1 20–9–1
2008 College World Series (4–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record June 14 vs #1 Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 7–4 42–23–1 20–9–1 June 16 vs #7 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 4–3 43–23–1 20–9–1 June 20 vs #7 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 10–8 44–23–1 20–9–1 June 23 vs #8 Fresno State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 7–6 45–23–1 20–9–1 June 24 vs #8 Fresno State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 10–19 45–24–1 20–9–1 June 25 vs #8 Fresno State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 1–6 45–25–1 20–9–1

Awards and honors

Gordon Beckham

• Southeastern Conference Baseball Player of the Year[2]
• Baseball America First 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 First Team All-American[2]
• All-Tournament Team<[3]

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]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Club
1	8	Gordon Beckham	SS	Chicago White Sox
1	20	Joshua Fields	P	Seattle Mariners
10	298	Trevor Holder	P	Florida Marlins
10	317	Stephen Dodson	P	Colorado Rockies
11	326	Nathan Moreau	P	Baltimore Orioles
12	377	Ryan Peisel	1B	Colorado 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.