TABLEOFCONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location Athens, Ga. Founded 1785 Enrollment 36,130 Colors Red and Black Mascot Bulldogs Conference Southeastern Conference President Jere W. Morehead (Georgia State, ‘77) J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity (Georgia, ‘76)
GENERAL INFORMATION 1 GE Quick Facts Winning Tradition Postseason Staple ProDawgs Jack Turner Stadium University of Georgia/Athens, Georgia 2017 Schedule 2017 Roster and Pronunciations 2017 Preview
MEET THE BULLDOGS 10
COACHING STAFF Head Coach Lu Harris-Champer (W. Illinois, ‘89) Overall Record 986-349-1 (21st Season) Record at UGA 777-273 (17th Season) Associate Head Coach Tony Baldwin (Butler, ‘95) Assistant Coach Rachele Fico (LSU, ‘13) Softball Program Specialist Kara Moore Office Phone 706-425-3350 Office Fax 706-425-3144 HISTORY First Year of Softball All-Time Record All-Time SEC Record All-Time SEC Tournament Record NCAA Tournament Appearances NCAA Postseason Record Last NCAA Tournament Appearance WCWS Appearances/Last
Returner Bios Newcomers Head Coach Lu Harris-Champer Assistant Coaches Georgia Administration Softball Staff
2016 IN REVIEW 24 20 2016 Statistics 2016 Results 2016 SEC Standings 2016 SEC/NCAA Statistics 2016 Review
1997 892-408 310-233 20-20 15 60-33 2016 3/2016
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FACILITY INFORMATION Home Field Jack Turner Stadium Capacity 1,400 Surface Natural Grass Field Dimensions LF: 190; CF: 220; RF: 190 Press Box Phone Number 706-425-3362 TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record 46-20 (12-12 SEC) 2016 SEC Finish 6th 2016 Postseason Women’s College World Series 2016 Final Rankings NFCA/USA Today 7 ESPN.com/USA Softball 6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/6 Position Starters Returning/Lost 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 Newcomers 12 MEDIA INFORMATION Softball SID Whitney Tarpy Email wtarpy@sports.uga.edu Office Phone 706-542-7965 Georgia Softball Twitter @UGASoftball Georgia Softball Instagram @UGASoftball Georgia Softball Facebook /UGASoftball Georgia Athletics Twitter @UGAAthletics
Georgia Records No-Hitters and Perfect Games Annual Leaders Awardwinners Letterwinners NCAA Tournament SEC Tournament National Polls Yearly Stats Yearly Results Series Records Series Results
Credits The 2017 Georgia softball media guide was written, designed and edited by Whitney Tarpy using Adobe InDesign CC 2015. Front/Back Covers Design by AdSmith Photography Mike Holliday, John Kelley, Steve Colquitt, David Barnes, Emily Selby, UGA Sports Communications, UGA Public Affairs, Akron Racers and others. Special Thanks Special thanks to the Georgia softball staff, Brooke McCoy, Jen Galas, Brandon Weiss and the Georgia Sports Communications staff and student assistants. Printing Walker360 - Montgomery, Ala.
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