No-HITTERS & DEFENSIVE RECORDS 10 GEORGIA NO-HITTERS
Bulldog *Combined Brian Powell Mike Rebhan #Ernie Vincent Buddy Copeland $Don Woeltjen $Fred Sale Pond Lippett %Tom Philpot $Will Sanford
Opponent Furman E. Kentucky W. Carolina Vanderbilt Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Virginia Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech &Pennsylvania
Date March 17, 1999 March 19, 1994 Feb. 25, 1989 April 20, 1973 April 15, 1967 May 3, 1963 April 30, 1923 April 23, 1920 May 10, 1919 April 13, 1897
Score 14-1 9-0 1-0 6-0 1-0 5-0 4-0 6-0 8-0 4-0
PERFECT GAME
*Five pitchers: Kyle Goodson (1-4), Shaun Helmey (5), Phillip Sledge (6-7), Tim Fries (8), Barry Fowler (9); Note: Furman led 1-0 in the second on a balk by Goodson. Georgia pitchers faced 30 batters, 0 BB, 5 K; $Perfect game, #7-inning game; &in Atlanta at Brisbine Park; %Philpot beat Ga. Tech three times that season, twice as a starter and once in relief.
Three No-Hitters against Georgia
March 19, 1976 in Athens, Ga. March 30, 1973 in Knoxville, Tenn. March 27, 1967 in Athens, Ga.
Rick Honeycutt (UT) Joe O’Brien (UT) Billy Reitmeier (USC)
GOLD GLOVE AWARDS
2007: Jonathan Wyatt, OF 2008: Rich Poythress, 1B 2019: Cam Shepherd, SS Beginning in 2007, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) along with Rawlings Sporting Goods began a program where Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were presented to NCAA Division I players. Nomination and voting criteria are the same as the ABCA Rawlings All-Region and All-American Awards, which are collegiate baseball’s oldest selections, dating back to 1949. The players and their schools each receive a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Georgia outfielder Jonathan Wyatt was one of the nine inaugural recipients in 2007. He led all SEC outfielders with a perfect 1.000 Fielding Percentage in 164 total chances in his final season with the Bulldogs. He was a 13th-round pick of the Chicago Cubs.
Jonathan Wyatt 2007 Gold Glove
1-0 (7 inn.) 5-0 (7 inn.) 5-0
FIRST NO-HITTER
Will Sanford threw the first no-hitter on April 13, 1897.
Don Woeltjen is carried off Rose Bowl Field in Atlanta following his perfect game against Georgia Tech on May 3, 1963. He had 11 strikeouts in the 5-0 win.
DEFENSIVE RECORDS
BEST FIELDING PERCENTAGE
Catcher Season: 1.000, Fernando Gonzalez, 2021 (304 PO, 26A, 0E) Career: .998, Mason Meadows, 2018-21 (781 PO, 98 A, 2 E) {Min. 1,000 PO}: .993, Terry Childers, 1989-92 (1,241 PO, 121 A, 9 E) First Baseman Season: .998, Colby May, 2012 (412 PO, 22 A, 1 E) Career: .994, Patrick Sullivan, 2016, ’18-20 (801 PO,49 A,5E) {Min. 1,500 PO}: .991, Josh Morris, 2004-06 (1,645 PO,86A, 15 E) Second Baseman Season: .989, LJ Talley, 2016 (80 PO, 105 A, 2 E) Career: .981, Jim Cossetta, 1991-92 (225 PO, 300 A, 10 E) Third Baseman Season: .956, Mark Thornhill, 1999 (31 PO, 100 A, 6 E) Career: .938, Lee Mitchell, 2001-03 (81 PO, 284 A, 24 E) Shortstop Season: .987, Cam Shepherd, 2019 (83 PO, 149 A, 3 E) Career: .970, Cam Shepherd, 2017-20 (281 PO, 528 A, 25 E) Outfielder Season: *1.000, Stephen Wrenn, 2014 (166 PO, 5 A, 0 E) *others with at least 160 chances: Jonathan Wyatt, 2007 (161 PO, 3 A, 0E); Zach Cone, 2011 (156 PO, 5 A, 0 E) Career: .997, Zach Cone, 2009-11 (301 PO, 16 A, 1 E) Pitcher Season: *1.000, Mickey Westphal, 2002 (5 PO, 22 A, 0 E) *others with fewer chances including Trevor Holder, 2009 (13 PO, 10 A) Career: *1.000, Stan Payne, 1990-92 (7 PO, 35 A, 0 E) *others with fewer chances Note: Defensive records since 1976 with minimum 40 games for a Season and two-season minimum for Career.
Rich Poythress received national recognition for his stellar play at first base for the SEC champion Bulldogs in 2008, earning a Gold Glove Award. He recorded a .995 fielding percentage in 69 starts with a school record 55 assists to go with 535 putouts in helping the team reach the College World Series Finals. Poythress finished his career with a .993 Fielding Percentage (1323 PO, 127 A, 10 E). He was a second round pick of the Seattle Mariners in 2009. Cam Shepherd earned a Gold Glove in 2019 after setting a school record with a .987 fielding percentage at shortstop. Shepherd became the first shortstop on the All-SEC Defensive Team to go the entire league schedule without an error. He has started every game at shortstop the past three seasons (201719), a span of 180 games. A 20th round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2019, he opted to return for his senior year and then signed as a free agent with Atlanta in 2020.
2022 GEORGIA BULLDOG BASEBALL
Cam Shepherd 2019 Gold Glove
Stephen Wrenn, CF
Kyle Farmer, SS
MOST PUTOUTS
Catcher Season: 449, Jason Jacobs, 2006 (70 games) Career: 1608, Roger Miller, 1986-89 (230 games) First Baseman Season: 665, Josh Morris, 2004 (68 games) Career: 1735, Doug Radziewicz, 1988-91 (242 games) Second Baseman Season: 165, Joey Alfonso, 1990 (69 games) Career: 306, Joey Alfonso, 1989-90 (131 games) Third Baseman Season: 51, Ryan Peisel, 2008 (71 games) Career: 130, Ryan Peisel, 2006-08 (190 games) Shortstop Season: 114, J.R. Showalter, 1990 (71 games) Career: 341, Pete Arenas, 1993-96 (226 games) Outfielder Season: 176, Joey Side, 2006 (70 games) Career: 503, Todd Crane, 1992-95 (221 games) Pitcher Season: 19, Chris Ciaccio, 1994 (18 games) Career: 35, John Hill, 1991-94 (66 games)
MOST ASSISTS
Catcher Season: 77, Clint Sammons, 2004 (66 games) Career: 168, Clint Sammons, 2002-04 (168 games) First Baseman Season: 55, John Yselonia, 1993 (58 games); 55, Rich Poythress, 2008 (71 games) Career: 131, Doug Radziewicz, 1988-91 (242 games) Second Baseman Season: 205, Levi Hyams, 2011 (64 games) Career: 446, Marshall Szabo, 2002-04 (170 games) Third Baseman Season: 159, Jeff Cooper, 1990 (71 games) Career: 329, Curt Powell, 2011-13 (169 games) Shortstop Season: 228, J.R. Showalter, 1990 (71 games) Career: 674, Kyle Farmer, 2010-13 (212 games) Outfielder Season: 10, Chris Stowers, 1995 (50 games); Todd Crane, 1995 (58 games) Career: 23, Chris Stowers, 1993-96 (200 games) Pitcher Season: 40, Dave Fleming, 1990 (21 games) Career: 79, Dave Fleming, 1988-90 (56 games)
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