Wes Johnson has Georgia absolutely rolling right now. Not only did they have one of the best seasons in program history this past year, but he is setting the Bulldogs up for a lot of success for years to come.
On Monday Johnson was able to earn commitments from four different transfers which included the No. 2 player in the Transfer Portal. This was good enough to give Georgia the No. 1 Transfer Portal class in the country.
Johnson however wasn’t done as he added yet another transfer on Tuesday in South Carolina pitcher Riley Goodman.
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— Riley Goodman (@r_goodman7) June 30, 2026
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Georgia secured another transfer to add to their No. 1 portal class
Goodman just wrapped up his first year of college baseball at South Carolina. He unfortunately did not have the best season statistically as he finished with an 8.59 ERA and 0-3 record in 12 appearances.
Those stats will make Georgia fans wonder why Johnson is adding him, but at this point he should be trusted with any move he makes. Johnson also originally was a pitching coach before he became Georgia’s head coach, so he can be trusted to develop any pitcher that comes to Athens.
Goodman shouldn’t be expected to make a huge impact on the team next year, but he will hopefully be around for a few years and will be ready to be a leader of Georgia’s pitching staff in the years to come after being coached up by Johnson.
Wes Johnson is building a powerhouse program that could rival Kirby Smart’s football program
Georgia baseball has never been hotter. They not only had a remarkable 2026 campaign but they are clearly making the right moves to remain nationally relevant for the foreseeable future.
The Bulldogs have a long ways to go before they rival Kirby Smart’s football program, but it feels like there’s a chance they could go on a similar run.
Johnson and Smart got off to eerily similar starts to their careers at Georgia. Johnson won the SEC in his third season and made it all the way to the College World Series while Smart won the SEC in his second season and made it to the College Football Playoff as well.
Smart then went on to win two national titles and three more SEC Championships over the next eight years, so it will be interesting to see if Johnson can rival that. But at this point it doesn’t seem unreasonable to expect a similar level of success over the next decade for the Diamond Dawgs.
Johnson does have a leg up on Smart in one area though as he has already had two players win the Golden Spikes Award. This award goes to the nation’s best baseball player just like the Heisman Trophy does for football, and that is the one award Smart hasn’t won at Georgia.
It may not be fair to put all of these expectations on Johnson, but at the very least no one can deny that the potential for a similar run is there.
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