Wes Johnson confirms Charlie Goldstein is not on Georgia's super regional roster
A day ahead of Game 1 of the Athens Super Regional against N.C. State, Georgia head coach Wes Johnson shared that pitcher Charlie Goldstein would not be available to pitch during the weekend best-of-three series. Goldstein appeared to re-injure his throwing arm from a previous injury during a regional appearance last weekend.
That came after Goldstein hadn’t pitched since May 4, and put his status into doubt for the coming weekend series. Johnson addressed the doubts with confirmation that Goldstein would be out for at least this series.
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“Charlie won’t be with us this weekend. We’ll get the final — Charlie will be here, but I’ll just go ahead and tell you, he’s not on the active roster,” Johnson said.
As for the possibility that Goldstein could return were Georgia to make the College World Series — beginning on June 14 — Johnson didn’t specify.
Georgia is a slight favorite to win the Athens Super Regional
No. 10 seed NC State will be traveling down to Athens to take on the No. 7 Bulldogs in one of the most exciting matchups of the Supers after both teams completed clean 3-0 sweeps against their opponents in the previous round of the NCAA Tournament.
FanDuel Sportsbook recently released the betting odds for each of the eight Super Regionals across the country, also representing each team’s chances of being one of the eight in the College World Series. Check out the odds for Georgia and NC State in the Athens Super Regional below.
2024 NCAA Athens Super Regional Odds
Georgia: -146
NC State: +114
The Bulldogs open up as home favorites for the Supers, and rightfully so after boasting an impressive 32-5 record at Foley Field this season. Also specializing in the long ball this year after ranking third in college baseball with 145 homers on the season. Led by SEC Player of the Year Charlie Condon who leads the nation in batting average, hits, and home runs.
On the flip side, the Wolfpack have struggled on the road this season with a 7-12 away from their home field. But are fresh off of an impressive Raleigh Regional performance where they outscored their three opponents 20-9 to advance to the Super Regionals for the sixth time in program history. Led by the Raleigh Regional’s most outstanding player Alec Makarewicz who posted six hits, five RBIs, and a home run in three games.
NC State eliminated top-ranked Arkansas in the 2021 Fayetteville Super Regional in their last Supers appearance. And Georgia’s 8-6 win over Georgia Tech in extra innings on Sunday advanced them to their first Super Regional since 2008.