1994 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

The 1994 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Russ Chandler Stadium. The team was coached by Danny Hall in his 1st season at Georgia Tech.

1994 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball
Midwest II Regional Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1994 record	50–17 (16–8 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Hall (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Hatcher (1st season) Paul Mears (3rd season) Jeff Guy (1st season)
MVP	Nomar Garciaparra (Junior year)
Home stadium	Russ Chandler Stadium

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍^y	20	–	4		.833			57	–	18		.760
No. 2 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8		.667			50	–	17		.746
Duke  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			33	–	20		.623
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	9		.609			53	–	22		.707
NC State  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	11		.542			46	–	18		.719
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			34	–	21		.618
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			37	–	20		.649
Maryland  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			24	–	30		.444
Virginia  ‍‍‍	2	–	22		.083			20	–	34		.370
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1994[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Yellow Jackets lost the College World Series, defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship game.

Roster

1994 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets roster
	Pitchers Carlos Cason Geoff Duncan Al Gogolin Buck Hall Brandon Hutchins Shane McGill Chris Myers Brad Rigby L. J. Yankosky		Infielders Scott Byers 5 Nomar Garciaparra Brandon Hensley Jimy Lincoln Scott McIntyre Michael Sorrow Catchers Tucker Barr 33 Jason Varitek		Outfielders Matt Barr Adam Easterling Jay Payton Ryan Ritter Matt Saier Michael Smith Coaches Danny Hall - 1st Season Rick Hatcher - 1st Season Paul Mears - 3rd Season Jeff Guy - 1st Season

Schedule

1994 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (6–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record February 11 Minnesota Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 3–1 1–0 – February 12 Minnesota Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 10–5 2–0 – February 13 Minnesota Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 8–2 3–0 – February 19 at Georgia Southern Unknown • Statesboro, GA 6–3 4–0 – February 20 at Georgia Southern Unknown • Statesboro, GA 15–2 5–0 – February 25 vs Oklahoma Titan Field • Fullerton, CA 6–8 5–1 – February 26 vs San Diego Titan Field • Fullerton, CA 5–4 6–1 – February 27 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, CA 0–2 6–2 –
March (15–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record March 5 Rutgers Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 1–2 6–3 – March 5 Rutgers Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 17–7 7–3 – March 6 Rutgers Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 13–2 8–3 – March 8 Appalachian State Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 22–4 9–3 – March 9 Appalachian State Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 22–4 10–3 – March 11 Virginia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–1 11–3 1–0 March 12 Virginia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 6–2 12–3 2–0 March 13 Virginia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 7–6 13–3 3–0 March 19 Siena Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 26–1 14–3 3–0 March 20 Siena Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 11–1 15–3 3–0 March 22 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD 12–4 16–3 4–0 March 23 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD 5–6 16–4 4–1 March 24 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD 12–4 17–4 5–1 March 25 Ohio Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 6–4 18–4 5–1 March 26 Ohio Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 12–5 19–4 5–1 March 29 Winthrop Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 12–2 20–4 5–1 March 30 Winthrop Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 17–8 21–4 5–1
April (13–6) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record April 1 North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 7–4 22–4 6–1 April 2 North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 7–6 23–4 7–1 April 3 North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 8–11 23–5 7–2 April 5 Georgia State Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–3 24–5 7–2 April 8 Duke Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 7–5 25–5 8–2 April 9 Duke Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 9–2 26–5 9–2 April 10 Duke Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 17–10 27–5 10–2 April 12 Georgia State Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 28–3 28–5 10–2 April 13 Davidson Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–6 28–6 10–2 April 15 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 7–8 28–7 10–3 April 16 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 11–7 29–7 11–3 April 17 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 7–4 30–7 12–3 April 20 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA 8–0 31–7 12–3 April 22 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC 1–2 31–8 12–4 April 23 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC 7–5 32–8 13–4 April 24 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC 2–14 32–9 13–5 April 26 Georgia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 13–2 33–9 13–5 April 29 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 4–6 33–10 13–6 April 30 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 6–2 34–10 14–6
May (7–3) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record May 1 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–5 35–10 15–6 May 4 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA 5–6 35–11 15–6 May 6 Georgia Southern Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 9–6 36–11 15–6 May 7 Georgia Southern Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 8–6 37–11 15–6 May 8 Georgia Southern Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 15–6 38–11 15–6 May 10 Georgia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 14–1 39–11 15–6 May 11 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA 23–9 40–11 15–6 May 13 Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 8–9 40–12 15–7 May 14 Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 20–4 41–12 16–7 May 15 Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–7 41–13 16–8
Postseason
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament (2–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record May 18 vs North Carolina Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC 7–4 42–13 16–8 May 19 vs Wake Forest Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC 6–0 43–13 16–8 May 20 vs Clemson Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC 6–9 43–14 16–8 May 21 vs NC State Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC 2–11 43–15 16–8
Midwest II Regional (4–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record May 27 vs Connecticut Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 7–0 44–15 16–8 May 28 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 13–1 45–15 16–8 May 29 vs Washington Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 6–2 46–15 16–8 May 30 vs Washington Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 9–12 46–16 16–8 May 30 vs Washington Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 18712 47–16 16–8
1994 College World Series (3–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record ACC Record June 3 vs Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 2–0 48–16 16–8 June 5 vs Florida State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 12–4 49–16 16–8 June 8 Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 3–2 50–16 16–8 June 11 vs Oklahoma Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 5–13 50–17 16–8

Awards and honors

Nomar Garciaparra

• First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference[2]
• All-Tournament Team[3]

Jason Varitek

• First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference[2]
• All-Tournament Team[3]

Brad Rigby

• First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference[2]
• All-Tournament Team[3]

Yellow Jackets in the 1994 MLB Draft

The following members of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball program were drafted in the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Club
1	12	Nomar Garciaparra	SS	Boston Red Sox
1	14	Jason Varitek	C	Seattle Mariners
1	29	Jay Payton	OF	New York Mets
2	36	Brad Rigby	P	Oakland Athletics
13	345	Al Gogolin	P	Oakland Athletics
38	1,065	Buck Hall	P	Texas Rangers

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
2. "2019 Georgia Tech Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Georgia Institute of Technology". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2019.