Sean Stevenson
Associate Sports Communications Director (Volleyball, Softball)
University of Georgia Athletic Association
The ninth-ranked Georgia softball team run ruled the UCS Upstate Spartans 8-0 in six innings on Wednesday at Jack Turner Stadium. The matchup was Georgia’s final midweek game of the season.
Fast Facts
• This was Georgia’s 11th game this season with 10 or more hits, scattering 12. Four different Bulldogs (Dallis Goodnight, Jayda Kearney, Jaydyn Goodwin, and Sydney Kuma) all had two hits.
• Sara Mosley’s fourth inning, go-ahead, three-run home run was her 13th home run of the season, the second most on the team. It was the 58th home run of her career, tying her with Alisa Goler (2008-11) for second most all-time. She also moves into fifth all-time with 216 career RBI.
• Jaydyn Goodwin’s second hit of the game was a stand-up triple to right-center in the fourth. It was the first triple of her career.
• Sarah Gordon has now homered in back-to-back games.
• Tyler Ellison’s RBI double in the bottom of the sixth walked off the Spartans.
• The pitching staff (Riley Orcutt, Lilli Backes, Destin Howard) combined for Georgia’s eighth shutout of the season.
Key Quotes
Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On the team's performance tonight...
"I thought we played a clean game. I liked the way that we controlled the ball well in the circle. I thought we played really good defense. Ellie [Armistead’s] stop there in the five/six hole early in the game was a huge play; kept them off the board and allowed us to get going. And then that second time through the order -- I thought we had a lot of good at-bats the first time through the order, but the second time -- we started to capitalize on them. Sara Mosley with the big hit there kind of got us off and rolling, but proud of the way that we strung together some at-bats, we still didn't execute situationally on offense as well as I would like. But we'll keep working at it. Back at 'em tomorrow."
On the importance of the crowd this weekend after two straight away series...
"Oh, man, it is huge! Playing on the road in the SEC is tough sledding. We've carried that burden for two weeks in a row, and we've had some tough games there. Getting back and getting the energy of our place and our people and, you know, looking to get on a good streak against a really good Missouri team. We're gonna come and have to fight like heck and play well to get the outcomes that we want, but we're looking forward to being home for sure. "
Up Next
Georgia hosts No. 13 Missouri in a three-game series at Jack Turner Stadium this weekend. The series kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. and will be streamed live on SEC Network+.
The first 500 fans at Friday’s game will receive a replica 2014 jersey in honor of the 10th anniversary of Georgia’s 2014 SEC Tournament Championship. Members of the 2014 championship will be recognized pregame.
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