J.T. D'Amico

Biography

J.T. D’Amico joined Tony Baldwin's staff prior to the 2022 campaign in Athens. The 2025 campaign will be the fourth season with D'Amico heading up defensive coaching efforts for the Bulldogs. Since D'Amico's arrival in Athens, Georgia has raised its fielding percentage from .955 in 2021 to .976 following the 2024 season. Georgia's fielding percentage of .976 in 2024 was the second-best in program history and the best since the Bulldogs fielded .981 in 2009. The mark finished 13th nationally and third in the SEC. Second baseman Sydney Kuma solidified her elite status in her final season, earning the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, bestowed upon the nation's top defensive players. Kuma became the first Georgia Bulldog to earn the award. In her final season in the Red and Black, Kuma fielded a career-best .974. She raised her fielding percentage year-over-year under D'Amico's guidance. Under D'Amico's tutelage, Georgia's defense continued to improve in 2023 as the Bulldogs recorded a .972 fielding percentage, committing six fewer errors from the previous season. It was Georgia's highest fielding clip since 2011 (.972). Kuma put together a tremendous 2023 season, not only at the plate, but also in the field. Kuma, an NFCA Third Team All-American, was recognized as the top second baseman in the SEC, earning a spot on the SEC All-Defensive Team. She recorded a .971 fielding percentage, committing only six errors on the middle infield. In his first season in Athens, Georgia's defense imp