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Diamond Dogs begin fall practice

The Georgia Bulldog baseball team begins fall practice today. Coach Scott Stricklin's Diamond Dogs team, which hosted an NCAA super regional last season, returns 20 returning lettermen and welcomes 16 newcomers. They will play an exhibition against Columbus State on October 20 at Foley Field.

From Christopher Lakos, UGA Sports Communication…

The Bulldogs welcome back 20 returning lettermen and 16 newcomers. Georgia returns seven starting position players including a pair of 2019 draft picks in shortstop Cam Shepherd and infielder/outfielder Riley King. Also, several key components of the pitching staff are back including premium draft prospects Emerson Hancock and Cole Wilcox. The 2019 Bulldogs earned a final top 20 national ranking after going 46-17 including 21-9 in the SEC. Also, Georgia was a national No. 4 seed and played host to an NCAA Regional to cap its finest year in a decade.

The Bulldogs will play host to Columbus State in an exhibition at Foley Field on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. Admission is free for the exhibition in Athens and the three-game Red and Black Fall World Series (Oct. 25-27).

The second and final exhibition of the fall will be against Florida on Nov. 1 in Jacksonville at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the Georgia-Florida exhibition at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville are $15 (plus applicable fees) and include a postgame concert featuring award-winning country sensation Brett Young with special guests and a fireworks show. Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased at this link: http://www.gado.gs/35j

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