Sunday, May 25, 2008

UGA will host baseball regional

Got this release from UGA earlier. Figured I might as well post for FYI purposes:

SEASON TICKET HOLDERS ONLY

All-Session tickets to attend the 2008 NCAA Baseball Athens Regional are on sale now online via www.georgiadogs.com until the priority ticket order deadline of Monday, May 26 at Noon.

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKET SALES

All-Session ticket will be available online starting Monday, May 26 at 2 pm and at the Athletic Association Ticket Office window or by calling 1-877-542-1231 (toll free) beginning Tuesday, May 27 at 8:30 am.

All-Session Reserved tickets are $60 with the all-session general admission price set at $50. Both All-Session ticket packages include a ticket to all Athens Regional games including Game 7 if necessary and provides fans with a discount off the individual game ticket prices.

All tickets ordered for the regional will be distributed via Will-Call. Patrons may claim their tickets prior to the regional from the Athletic Association Ticket Office on Thursday, May 29, between 9am & 4pm and again on Friday, May 30, from 8:30am until noon. Regional tickets will also be available for pickup at the Foley Field ticket windows beginning at 1pm on Friday, May 30.

For more information, visit www.georgiadogs.com and click on the link for tickets or call the Ticket Office at 1-877-542-1231. Visa, Mastercard and Cash are all accepted forms of payment.
Currently, the Bulldogs are 35-21-1 including going a school-record 20-9-1 in the league to win the 2008 SEC title. The action at Foley Field begins Friday. Georgia will play in the first game Friday at 3 p.m. with two more teams slated to play at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs won thrilling NCAA Baseball Regionals in Athens in 2001, 2004 and 2006 on their way to the College World Series. This will be the fourth time that Georgia and Foley Field play host to an NCAA Baseball Regional. The Bulldogs will be making their eighth appearance in an NCAA Regional, and the Bulldogs have advanced to the College World Series five times (1987, 1990, 2001, 2004 and 2006) including winning the national championship in 1990.

The other regional hosts are Arizona State, Cal State Fullerton, Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Long Beach State, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, N.C. State, Oklahoma State, Rice, Stanford and Texas A&M.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Boling arrest

I'm sure this has been making the rounds all day, but Georgia offensive lineman Clint Boling is probably going to miss at least a game or two after his arrest last week for suspicion of driving under the influence. Northfulton.com broke the news a day or two ago, but I can't say I've really been keeping up with UGA news lately. I'll have to get around to explaining why that is sometime soon.

Anyway, he was pulled over in Alpharetta while reportedly driving erratically, then refusing a breathalyzer test. UGA rules would require him to miss at least one game. Mark Richt could give him more if he decides to do so.

I'd expect that you'll see a lot of Vince Vance and Justin Anderson at guard -- or maybe Chris Davis there instead of center, if the coaches decide Ben Jones is ready to play a lot early in the year. Boling is especially valuable after winning Freshman All-SEC honors and starting 10 games last year at guard and tackle, but something tells me they'll probably be able to get by without him against Georgia Southern in the opener.