Georgia-Alabama SEC opener postponed, noon doubleheader Saturday

ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia’s Southeastern Conference baseball game here Friday against No. 8 Alabama has been postponed due to inclement weather. The teams will now play a doubleheader Saturday starting at noon.

Both games are scheduled for nine innings with 45 minutes between games. Foley Field will be cleared between games. Saturday’s first game will be televised on the SEC Network while the second game will be on SECN+. Dave Neal and Chris Burke will call both games for the network. The entire series will be broadcast on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network featuring Jeff Dantzler and David Johnston.

Fans holding tickets for Saturday’s originally scheduled noon game will be admitted only to game one of the doubleheader. Fans with tickets for Friday’s Georgia-Alabama game will be admitted only to the second game of the doubleheader Saturday. The first two games of the series are sold out with limited tickets remaining for Sunday’s contest. To purchase baseball tickets, click on this link: https://gado.gs/bl4

Also, please note for the scheduled promotional giveaways, the first 500 fans to game one of Saturday’s doubleheader will receive a free “It’s Saturday in Athens” flag. The first 500 students attending game two of the Saturday doubleheader will receive a free Georgia t-shirt.

Saturday will mark the SEC home opener for the Bulldogs (18-4, 0-3 SEC) as they play host to the Crimson Tide (18-3, 2-1 SEC).