EVANSVILLE - The long wait since March 10, 2020 comes to an end Friday when the University of Evansville baseball team opens the 2021 campaign with a four-game series at SEC foe Georgia on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Athens, Ga.
 

Evansville at Georgia | Feb. 19, 20, & 21
Date | Time	Fri. Feb. 19, 1 PM Sat. Feb. 20, 11 AM and 1:30 PM Sun. Feb. 21, 11 AM
Location	Athens, Ga.
Site	Foley Field
Feb. 19, 20, 21	Evansville at Georgia
Follow Along	Live Stats | SECN+ (Game One) | SECN+ (Game Two) | SECN+ (Game Four)
Evansville	Baseball Site | Twitter | Game Notes | Schedule Poster

Previewing the Matchup: Georgia

• Evansville and Georgia are set to do battle for the seventh time when the two sides meet on February 19 with the Bulldogs owning a 6-1 advantage in the series.
• The Aces are 35-72 all-time against teams from the SEC and will play four times against the SEC this season with three against Georgia this weekend and a midweek matchup against Kentucky on March 3.
• The Bulldogs were 14-4 last season and finished the season ranked third in the nation when the season ended abruptly on March 13.
• Evansville will look to utilize its end-of-season momentum from 2020 to fuel its start to 2021. The Aces closed the 2020 campaign with a 5-4 victory over Indiana in the grand opening of German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium on March 10.
• Shane Gray looks to continue his form from 2020 into the start of the 2021 campaign. Gray struck-out a team-high 19 batters in 22.2 innings last season.

Consistency Returns

• After the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020, Evansville returns nearly all of its roster from a season ago.
• Just one Ace who played for Evansville in 2020 does not return for the 2021 campaign.
• Evansville also added 10 newcomers to the team in the offseason to bolster the Aces depth.

Record on Opening Day

• Entering this season, Evansville is 3-7 over its last 10 seasons in season openers and 2-6 in opening series during that same stretch.
• Evansville has not had any issues scoring in season openers, averaging 5.1 runs per game in openers.

Craig Hauls in Awards

• After being named to Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week, MVC Player of the Week, and to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team, junior Tanner Craig looks to continue his momentum in 2021.
• Before the season began, Craig was named to The Valley's Preseason team, the 2021 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award watch list, Perfect Game's all-MVC team, and was named NCBWA Second-Team All-America.

 

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