Annual Results 1972 Overall Record: 12-22 (4-12 SEC) Head Coach: Jim Whatley West Liberty State L 2-1 West Liberty State W 7-2 at Columbus Coll. W 3-0 at Columbus Coll. W 3-1 at Columbus Coll. L 4-2 at Valdosta State W 6-3 at Florida W 13-12 at Florida L 17-9 Tennessee L 4-3 Tennessee L 8-5 Western Carolina W 4-2 Florida L 3-1 Florida L 5-0 Clemson L 12-4 Auburn W 7-6 Auburn L 10-6 Clemson L 12-3 Georgia Tech W 3-1 at Vanderbilt L 3-2 at Vanderbilt L 8-5 at Vanderbilt L 15-0 at Georgia Tech L 6-5 Kentucky L 4-2 Kentucky L 9-2 Kentucky W 7-3 Georgia Southern L 8-4 at Clemson L 4-0 at Auburn W 2-0 at Auburn L 2-1 Ga. Tech (Macon) L 2-1 at Ga. Southern L 2-0 at West. Carolina W 7-2 Georgia State W 11-0 Georgia State L 8-4 1973 Overall Record: 13-16 (7-8 SEC) Head Coach: Jim Whatley at Valdosta State L 4-2 at Valdosta State L 3-2 at Stetson L 4-3 at St. Leo W 3-0 at Florida L 8-7 at Florida L 2-1 West. Michigan W 7-6 at Tennessee L 3-0 at Tennessee L 7-2 at Tennessee L 11-2 Columbus Coll. W 10-9 Columbus Coll. W 9-3 Stetson L 6-4 at Clemson L 12-3 Florida L 9-1 Clemson L 6-5 at Auburn W 8-6 at Auburn W 12-9 Old Dominion W 8-1 Vanderbilt L 4-0 Vanderbilt W 6-0 Vanderbilt W 3-1 at Clemson W 7-5 at Kentucky W 5-2 at Kentucky L 8-5 Georgia Tech L 2-1 Auburn W 4-2 Auburn W 6-5 Ga. Tech (Macon) L 3-2 1974 Overall Record: 10-18 (3-13 SEC) Head Coach: Jim Whatley Bowling Green W 3-2 at Valdosta State W 3-2 at Florida L 5-4 Wake Forest L 5-2 Tennessee W 7-6
Tennessee Tennessee at Clemson Florida Florida Clemson Old Dominion Auburn Auburn at Clemson at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky at Georgia Tech at Auburn at Auburn at Mercer Georgia Tech Mercer
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8-3 13-4 3-0 5-4 11-9 5-4 7-2 5-1 4-2 5-4 5-1 6-3 7-6 16-11 6-3 9-1 7-6 10-9 3-2 7-5 4-1 5-3 11-0
1975: SEC East Champions Overall Record: 21-15-1 SEC Record: 11-4 Head Coach: Jim Whatley Appalachian St. W 11-2 Appalachian St. T 3-3 Erskine State W 4-3 at Florida L 4-3 at Florida W 13-4 Clemson L 11-1 Piedmont State W 17-2 Old Dominion L 8-3 South Carolina L 2-1 South Carolina L 6-0 St. Mary’s W 9-7 St. Mary’s W 9-4 Florida W 8-6 Florida W 8-6 Armstrong State W 6-3 at Auburn L 8-2 at Auburn W 2-1 at Columbus Coll. L 2-1 at Columbus Coll. W 11-3 at Clemson L 10-1 Vanderbilt W 6-2 Vanderbilt W 6-1 Vanderbilt L 13-3 at Ga. Southern L 4-3 Western Carolina W 5-0 at Georgia Tech W 5-1 at Kentucky W 9-6 at Kentucky W 5-4 at Tennessee W 9-6 at Tennessee W 2-0 at Tennessee L 7-3 Auburn W 11-4 at West. Carolina L 6-5 Georgia Tech W 4-3 Ga. Tech (Macon) L 9-8 LSU (A - SEC ) L 6-5 LSU (H - SEC ) L 8-3 1976 Overall Record: 21-27 (7-16 SEC) Head Coach: Roy Umstattd at Valdosta State L 8-4 at Columbus Coll. L 1-0 at Columbus Coll. L 9-7 Clemson W 4-3 Tennessee L 1-0 Tennessee W 5-4 Tennessee W 5-4 Toledo L 9-6 Berry College W 13-2 Shorter College L 8-7
The 1975 Team: In Big Jim Whatley’s “swan song” as the Bulldog baseball coach, Georgia captured the SEC Eastern Division title. The players included senior captain Phil Baker, All SEC outfielders Larry Littleton and Bubba Wilson and one of the top hitters in the SEC in Ted Dieter. On the mound, these Bulldogs were led by All-SEC hurlers Bill Ivie and Mickey Register along with Mike Keepers and Wayne LaHullier. Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vanderbilt at Florida at Florida at Florida Auburn Auburn at West. Carolina Western Carolina at Clemson Georgia Southern Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Piedmont Clemson at Tennessee at Tennessee at Tennessee Mercer (Macon) at Georgia Tech West Georgia Furman at South Carolina at South Carolina at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Mercer (Atlanta) at Kentucky at Kentucky at Kentucky Mercer (Macon) Georgia Tech Florida Florida Ga. Tech (Macon)
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6-3 3-1 8-2 6-1 3-1 8-7 11-3 3-2 7-3 10-1 5-2 5-4 6-4 9-5 5-3 30-6 10-3 4-3 2-0 6-4 8-6 20-7 13-0 4-2 7-0 4-0 5-4 3-0 6-0 9-2 7-6 3-2 16-8 8-3 4-1 7-6 4-3 6-5
1977 Overall Record: 22-24 (9-14 SEC) Head Coach: Roy Umstattd Davidson W 15-0 Davidson W 22-3 Berry W 30-7 Clemson L 2-1 Old Dominion L 6-5 Old Dominion W 8-0 USC-Aiken W 10-0 USC-Aiken W 12-2 Virginia W 4-2 Kentucky L 8-5 Kentucky W 5-0 Kentucky W 10-8
Cleveland State Cleveland State Florida Florida at Tennessee at Tennessee at Tennessee at Clemson Furman Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Elmhurst Elmhurst Auburn at Kentucky at Kentucky at Ga. Southern Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Georgia College at Mercer (Atlanta) Western Carolina Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Augusta College South Carolina Florida Florida Florida (N) Georgia Tech
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5-4 12-9 12-1 10-0 5-4 2-1 9-3 2-1 17-10 1-0 8-4 5-4 11-2 6-3 11-2 5-4 5-0 14-13 8-3 6-1 3-1 8-2 7-4 22-15 8-0 13-2 4-3 15-10 8-2 5-4 1-0 10-7 12-1
1978 Overall Record: 30-19 (11-12 SEC) Head Coach: Roy Umstattd Tennessee Temple W 20-1 Tennessee Temple W 12-3 Columbus College W 9-6 Columbus College W 6-4 at Augusta College W 12-1 Shorter College W 14-5 Francis Marion W 8-1 Erskine W 14-0 Tennessee L 3-1 Tennessee W 3-2 Tennessee W 16-15 Appalachian St. W 10-5 St. John’s W 5-4 St. John’s L 13-11 Kentucky W 5-4 Kentucky W 1-0 Kentucky W 5-2
6 College World Series Appearances: 1987, 1990 National Champions, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008
Hope College Hope College Fairfield Fairfield at Florida at Florida at Florida SUNY Brockport Western Carolina Clemson Clemson Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Vanderbilt at Kentucky at Kentucky at Kentucky Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Georgia College at Tennessee at Tennessee at Tennessee Georgia Southern Florida Florida Auburn (at Fla.) Florida (at Fla.) Miss. St. (at Fla.) Ga. Tech (Macon)
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9-2 7-2 13-10 8-5 14-0 5-3 7-0 22-6 14-5 11-6 6-5 4-2 22-5 9-4 3-2 15-12 6-3 17-8 7-5 4-0 7-6 17-15 3-1 10-3 13-1 13-2 7-6 2-1 8-7(12) 7-2 9-3 3-2
1979 Overall Record: 24-18 (11-11 SEC) Head Coach: Roy Umstattd at Jacksonville W 6-1 at Clemson L 12-2 Old Dominion W 2-1 at Erskine W 9-2 Georgia State W 12-1 Georgia College W 18-1 Tennessee W 9-8 Tennessee L 4-2 Tennessee W 11-10 at Florida L 4-3 at Florida L 6-4 at Florida L 8-5 Cleveland State W 10-5 Cleveland State W 10-2 Cleveland State W 17-2 Cleveland State W 10-3 at Vanderbilt W 5-4 Mercer (Macon) L 7-4
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