ATHENS — Georgia’s return to the College World Series now has a date and time.
The No. 3-seeded Bulldogs (51-12) will open play in Omaha, Nebraska, at 8 p.m. Saturday against No. 6 seed Texas (45-13) at Charles Schwab Field. The game will be televised on ESPN.
The matchup is part of the opening round of the 2026 Men’s College World Series, which begins Friday and runs through June 22. Georgia is making its first appearance in Omaha since 2008 and the seventh College World Series appearance in program history.
The winner of Georgia-Texas will advance to play the winner of Oklahoma and Alabama at 7 p.m. Monday on ESPN. The loser will face the loser of the Oklahoma-Alabama game in an elimination contest at 2 p.m. Monday.
Georgia enters Omaha after one of the most successful seasons in program history. In his third season as head coach, Wes Johnson guided the Bulldogs to the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship for the first time since 2008 and the SEC Tournament title for the first time in school history. Georgia also won the Athens Regional and Super Regional to reach the College World Series. The Bulldogs’ 51 victories rank second only to the program’s 1990 national championship team, which finished 52-19.
The complete opening-round schedule for the College World Series is:
Friday, June 12
- West Virginia vs. Troy, 2 p.m., ESPN
- North Carolina vs. Ole Miss, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, June 13
- Oklahoma vs. Alabama, 3 p.m., ESPN
- Georgia vs. Texas, 8 p.m., ESPN
The Friday winners will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday, while the Friday losers will play an elimination game at 2 p.m. Sunday. Saturday’s winners will face off at 7 p.m. Monday, and Saturday’s losers will meet in a 2 p.m. elimination game.
The winners of the tournament’s two brackets will advance to the best-of-three national championship series beginning June 20.
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