HEAD COACH
YEAR AT UGA 10 // First as Head Coach RECORD 0-0 ALMA MATER Butler, 1995 th
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ony Baldwin was announced as the next head coach of Georgia softball on June 21, 2021. He is the third head coach in the history of the program. Baldwin has served on staff in Athens for nine total seasons prior to being promoted to head coach. After serving as a Georgia volunteer assistant from 2011-12, Tony Baldwin rejoined the Bulldog coaching staff as an assistant coach in June 2014 before being promoted to associate head coach shortly after the 2016 season. Georgia’s offense has found successful production since Baldwin’s arrival. The 2021 season saw the Bulldogs go on a remarkable run through the NCAA Tournament en route to Georgia's fifth program appearance in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Georgia began the season winning 21 of its first 23 games including a series victory over Missouri to open Southeastern Conference play. A tough SEC schedule resulted in a 7-17 record in league play. Georgia's schedule as a whole finished as the fifth strongest in the country in 2021. The regular season was highlighted by a midweek win over top-ranked and then-undefeated Oklahoma in Athens. Despite ending the regular season on a seven-game losing streak, the Bulldogs came out in the NCAA
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A trio of underclassmen including sophomore Sydney Kuma (All-Newcomer Team) and freshmen outfielders Sydney Chambley and Jayda Kearney (All-Freshman Team) was honored by the SEC for their efforts in 2021. Junior Lacey Fincher and redshirt-sophomore Jaiden Fields each earned nods from the NCFA as All-Region Team performers. As a team, Georgia concluded the season ranked 13th nationally with 1.46 home runs per game, knocking 83 total home runs. In the abbreviated 2020 season, the Bulldogs hit .335, the third-best in the SEC, through 28 games. Freshman Kuma hit .438 on the season, one of the best in the league. Fellow rookie Sara Mosley knocked in 31 runs with nine doubles in 2020. Despite the shortened season, Georgia was top-three in the SEC in multiple team categories including slugging and onbase percentages, runs, hits, RBI, home runs, doubles, triples, total bases, walks drawn, and stolen bases. Nationally, Georgia ranked top-10 in scoring (7.64 runs per game), slugging (.591), on base percentage (.429), and walks (104). Georgia’s .335 batting average finished 11th. The 2019 season saw the end of Alyssa DiCarlo’s career. Under Baldwin’s mentorship, DiCarlo went down as one of the best hitters in Georgia softball history. DiCarlo shattered Georgia’s career records for home runs, RBI, extra-base hits, and total bases while appearing in the top 10 in numerous other offensive categories. She earned All-America status for the second season in a row in 2019. DiCarlo was drafted as the fourth-overall pick in the NPF Draft to the Chicago Bandits. Freshman first baseman Lacey Fincher earned All-SEC honors for their efforts at the plate. Following the 2019 season, Baldwin had the honor
of working with the USA Softball U-19 team over the summer as an assistant coach. The U-19 WNT brought home the bronze medal at the USA Softball International Cup. USA concluded its summer by walking off Japan to win the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup. With the win, Team USA became the first team in history to win three consecutive U-19 World Cup Titles and has seven titles overall. The 2018 season was one of the best offensive seasons for Georgia. The Bulldogs posted the thirdbest batting average in the country with a .333 clip. It was the second-straight season the Bulldogs won the SEC team batting title. Georgia ranked fourth in the NCAA with a .526 slugging percentage and 10th with a .404 on-base clip. Many Bulldogs shined in 2018 at the plate including leadoff hitter Cortni Emanuel (.431 average) who ranked second in the nation with 91 hits. DiCarlo blasted 21 home runs to rank sixth nationally while driving in a seventh-best 67 runs. Both Emanuel and DiCarlo were top-25 finalists for the USA Softball Player of the Year award and each earned NFCA All-American status. Emanuel was also named the recipient of the New Balance/NFCA Golden
TONY BALDWIN AT A GLANCE
TONY BALDWIN
Tournament ready to roll. Georgia defeated Western Kentucky and No. 13 seed Duke in the Athens Regional to win a date with fourth-seeded Florida in Gainesville. Georgia went on to shut out the Gators in back-to-back games in the Super Regional to punch its ticket to OKC. The Bulldogs concluded the tournament scoring 34 runs while slugging 11 home runs in seven games.
EDUCATION Butler, 1995; Finance FAMILY Wife: Suzanne Children: Ella, Abby, Brady, Katie NATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE USA Softball U-19 Team, 2019 ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE North Carolina softball, 2014 Michigan State baseball, 2006-08 Dartmouth baseball, 1999-05 Butler baseball, 1996-99 Decatur Blues baseball, 1999 PLAYING EXPERIENCE Butler, 1990-94
