GEORGIA GREATS PLAYER (UGA) Bob Cannon (69-70) Cris Carpenter (85-87) Buddy Copeland (67-68) Joshua Fields (05-08) Dave Fleming (88-90) Chuck Fore (76-77) Emerson Hancock (18-20) Trevor Holder (06-09) Derek Lilliquist (85-87) Tony Locey (17-19) Wayne Minshew (57-58) Nathan Moreau (06-08) Peyton Mosher (78-81) Allen Parrish (52-55) Stan Payne (90-92) Brian Powell (93-95) Mike Rebhan (89-90) Will Startup (03-05) Don Woeltjen (61-63)
AVAILABLE CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS ON GEORGIA GREATS G GS CG SH W L SV PCT ERA IP R 23 10 7 - .588 2.39 158.0 55 97 1 1 0 22 13 33 .629 2.93 236.2 89 17 8 7 6 - .538 2.35 103.2 32 114 1 0 0 10 11 41 .476 3.77 152.2 74 56 47 25 4 29 17 3 .630 3.10 366.0 171 25 24 11 4 14 5 0 .737 2.12 153.0 67 33 33 1 0 16 7 0 .696 3.47 192.0 81 73 50 0 0 22 15 0 .595 4.50 313.2 189 61 46 13 4 31 12 0 .721 3.30 316.0 176 59 28 0 0 20 8 0 .714 3.92 186.0 86 20 16 10 4 - .714 2.50 104.1 49 53 36 0 0 18 7 0 .720 5.08 216.0 130 44 24 6 0 18 15 1 .545 5.00 313.1 252 37 21 7 - .750 4.20 240.0 145 44 33 10 1 18 5 4 .783 3.73 236.1 127 50 48 17 5 19 14 0 .576 3.80 357.2 188 40 32 12 2 20 8 1 .714 3.55 218.1 109 79 9 1 0 16 10 19 .615 3.21 214.1 91 21 6 10 - .600 3.88 104.1 63
Will Sanford (1896-99) *Staff ace in the late 1890s *Tossed school’s first perfect game in 1897 (Penn) Jim Redfearn (1907-08) *School record 13 shutouts and 18-0-1 in his career *School record 21 strikeouts vs. Alabama in 1908 *Key member of Southern Championship team in 1908 *All-Southern team selection Tom Philpot (1916-19) *No-Hitter vs. Ga. Tech in 1919, beat them three times that year, two as a starter once in relief *Multiple All-Southern team selection, great pickoff move *Member of Southern Championship team in 1919 Fred Sale (1922-24) *Staff ace known as Georgia’s “Winning Pitcher” *Pitched a perfect game vs. Virginia in 1923 *Pitched a one-hitter over Oglethorpe in 1922 *Reached Major Leagues in 1924 with Pittsburgh Spurgeon Chandler (1930-32) “Speedball Artist” for Coach White, also played football *Played for the New York Yankees from 1937-47 *Part of seven World Series teams *Best pro season came in 1943, led league in Wins, ERA and CGs, going 20-4, 1.64 ERA with 20 CGs Allen Parrish (1952-55) *Key member of two SEC Championship teams *21 Career Wins in 240 IP, 7-1 mark in 1953 Wayne Minshew (1957-58) *Record Holder for Lowest ERA at 1.02 in 1957, just 5 ER in 44 IP and only 49 total in 104.1 IP in career *Posted 10-4 mark, 2.50 ERA on the mound *Captain of the 1958 team Don Woeltjen (1961-63) *Pitched a perfect game versus Ga. Tech in 1963, winning 5-0 with 11 Ks in Atlanta *Went 6-10, 3.88 ERA in 21 games in his career *Received Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award winner during 1998 Lettermen’s Day Buddy Copeland (1967-68) *Pitched No-Hitter vs. Vanderbilt in 1967 *Record Holder, allowing only 18 Runs in 60.2 IP in 1968 where he went 4-2 with a 2.37 ERA *2nd in school history for Career Lowest ERA (2.35) Bob Cannon (1969-70) *Among Career Low ERA Leaders at 2.39 *Led team in Wins, ERA in 1969-70, going 10-7 with a 2.39 ERA and hit .400 in 1970 (12-for-30) *1970 Team MVP
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Emerson Hancock (2018-2020) *Just fourth Bulldog and first in baseball to be a First Team Academic All-American and First Round Draft pick *2019 All-American, 2020 Preseason All-American *2019 Golden Spikes Award, Howser Trophy semifinalist *16-8, 3.47 ERA in 33 starts *Sixth overall pick of the 2020 MLB Draft by Seattle Chuck Fore (1976-77) *SEC Record for Fewest Hits for Career/9 IP (3.94) with only 67 hits in 153 IP, UGA Record Career ERA: 2.12 *10-3, 1.67 ERA, 8 CG, 91.2 IP, 71 K in 1977 *Captain of the 1977 team, drafted by Toronto Peyton Mosher (1978-81) *Ranks T3rd in school history for Career Complete Games (13), top 10 in IP (313.1), and Ks (212) *1981 Team MVP with team-high nine wins *Drafted by Los Angeles in 1981 Cris Carpenter (1985-1987) *Two-time All-American *1987 Golden Spikes nominee part of CWS team *SEC and UGA record 33 Saves, *2nd in school history for Games Pitched (97) *1987 First Round Draft Pick by St. Louis *Reached Major Leagues in 1988, Played eight years Derek Lilliquist (1985-87) *1987 1st Team All-American and Team MVP *1987 Golden Spikes Nominee *Helped lead team to 1987 College World Series *School Record Holder for Wins (31), Strikeouts (387), T2nd in Shutouts (4), 3rd in Complete Game (13) *Also excellent hitter, batted .318-35-135 in his career *1987 First Round Draft Pick by Atlanta *One of only nine first rounders in school history *Reached Major Leagues in 1989, Played eight years Dave Fleming (1988-90) *Two-time All-American and 1990 Team MVP *Member of 1989 USA Baseball Summer Team *1990 Golden Spikes Nominee. *Helped team to 1990 CWS title and 52-19 mark *12-6 with 13 CGs in 19 starts as a junior in 1990 *Earned a save with 3 IP in 1990 national title game *Career Record Holder for CGs (25), 2nd in Wins (29), IP (366) and Shutouts (4) and 3rd in Strikeouts (318) *Drafted by Seattle in 3rd round in 1990 *Reached Major Leagues in 1991, Played five years Mike Rebhan (1989-90) *Posted 20 Career Wins and 11 CGs and 1 No-hitter *1990 College World Series MVP going 2-0, 1.00 ERA, versus Stanford and first rounder Mike Mussina *Selected to the CWS All-Decade Team for the 1990s
ER 42 77 27 64 126 36 74 157 116 81 29 122 174 112 98 151 86 75 45
H 130 213 70 113 311 124 150 341 275 136 73 229 352 201 260 332 224 185 91
BB 41 64 57 69 137 58 55 101 76 106 66 80 158 120 70 125 95 59 39
SO 72 260 137 213 318 107 206 223 387 194 89 149 212 145 201 352 155 164 79
Stan Payne (1990-92) *Won 18 games in three-year career with 10 CGs, a 3.73 ERA and 201 Ks in 236.1 IP. *As a freshman, beat Okla. State 2-1 in the 1990 national championship game in Omaha, Neb. *Drafted by Oakland in 12th round in 1992 Brian Powell (1993-95) *Ranks 2nd in Career Shutouts (5), Complete Games (17) and Strikeouts (352), 3rd in Innings (357.2) *Pitched a No-Hitter vs. Eastern Kentucky in 1994 *Member of 1994 USA Baseball Summer Team *Drafted by Detroit in 2nd round in 1995 *Reached Major Leagues in 1998, Played six years Will Startup (2003-05) *Helped lead Georgia to a third place showing at the 2004 College World Series, an SEC title and a 45-23 mark *First team All-SEC in 2004 when he led the league in lowest opponent’s batting average at .193 *Went 7-2 with a 2.22 ERA and 12 saves in 2004 *Drafted by Atlanta in 5th round in 2005 Joshua Fields (2005-08) *Two-time All-American *2008 NCWBA National Stopper of the Year, SEC Pitcher of the Year, Clemens Award finalist *Part of two College World Series Teams including 2008 squad that reached the CWS Finals and won the SEC *2008 First Round Draft Pick by Seattle; A second round pick of Atlanta in 2007 but returned for senior year *SEC and School Record Holder For Saves with 41 *School record 114 career games pitched Trevor Holder (2006-09) *Part of two College World Series Teams including 2008 squad that reached the CWS Finals and won the SEC *22-15 in 50 career starts, All-SEC in 2008 *10th round pick by Florida in 2008, returned for senior season and selected in 3rd round by Washington Nathan Moreau (2006-08) *Part of two College World Series Teams including 2008 squad that reached the CWS Finals and won the SEC *18-7 in 36 career starts including 10-3 in the SEC *Drafted by Baltimore in the 11th round in 2008 Tony Locey (2017-19) *Part of two NCAA Regional teams that earned National Seeds (No. 4 and No. 8) *20-8 in 28 career starts including 194 Ks in 186 IP *Semifinalist for National Pitcher of the Year *Drafted by St. Louis in the 3rd round in 2019 Note: This is an overview of some of Georgia’s greatest pitchers from each decade. Insufficient records from the 1940s.
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