Georgia Set for Road Test at Tennessee this Weekend

#21/22 Georgia (28-12, 6-9)
at #19/17 Tennessee (33-7, 6-6)
Dates: Friday, April 23-Sunday, April 25, 2021
First Pitch Times: 6 p.m. / 2 p.m. / 2 p.m.
Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
Stadium: Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+ / ESPN app
   Play-by-play: Will Boling (Friday)
TV: ESPN (Saturday, Sunday)
   Play-by-play: Courtney Lyle
   Analysis: Kayla Braud
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

No. 21 Georgia softball travels to Knoxville for a three-game series at No. 19 Tennessee. The series begins Friday at 6 p.m. at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Saturday and Sunday's matchups will begin at 2 p.m. each day on ESPN 2.

Follow the Bulldogs
» Friday's game will stream live on SEC Network+. Will Boling will be on the call.
» Saturday and Sunday's games will air on ESPN 2. Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Kayla Braud (analysis) will be on the call.
» All three games can be streamed on the ESPN app.
» Live stat links can be found on the softball schedule at GeorgiaDogs.com.
» Live Twitter updates will be available at the official Twitter page of Georgia softball, @UGAsoftball.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
» Georgia trails the all-time series against Tennessee 36-41
» The series is tied 17-17 in Knoxville
» Georgia has won six of the last seven meetings
» The Bulldogs won the last series in Knoxville in 2018, winning games two and three via the run rule after falling in game one, 1-0

A Look at What's Ahead
The Bulldogs return to Athens to host Alabama in the final home series of the 2021 regular season, April 30-May 2. The series begins at 6 p.m. Friday at Jack Turner Stadium.

Bulldogs Topple Top-Ranked Oklahoma
Georgia hosted No. 1 Oklahoma in a midweek doubleheader on April 20. The first game turned into a nine-inning affair. After a Sooner grand slam to put OU ahead 5-2, Georgia clawed its way back in the sixth and seventh innings to tie the game at 6-6. After missing home plate on a home run in the fourth inning, Jaiden Fields not only was a key cog in Georgia's comeback later in the game, but provided the game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth to plate Jacqui Switzer from second base to defeat the Sooners, 7-6. Mary Wilson Avant pitched a career-long nine innings in the game, allowing only five hits to the Sooners.

Mosley Lifts Bulldogs Past No. 10 Kentucky on the Road
Sophomore Sara Mosley was named the SEC Co-Newcomer of the Week on April 13 for her efforts of lifting Georgia to a series victory over 10th-ranked Kentucky in Lexington. Mosley delivered a three-run home run in the seventh inning to cap a seven-run comeback and lift the Bulldogs to a 9-8 victory in game two of the series. In the finale, Mosley put Georgia ahead 2-0 in the first then hit a two-run home run later in the game to widen Georgia's lead to 5-0.

Avant One Hits Gators, Records 500^th-Career Strikeout
Graduate pitcher Mary Wilson Avant pitched a complete-game one-hitter in the series opener against No. 5 Florida April 3 at Jack Turner Stadium. Avant fanned six Gators in her performance and earned her 12th victory. Two days later, her sixth strikeout of the game topped the 500 mark in her career. She becomes only the sixth Bulldog to reach that milestone.

Bordeau Has Solid Series Against Gators
Freshman catcher Payden Bordeau put together a solid series at the plate against No. 5 Florida. In the series opener, her first career home run was a two-run shot to tie the game. Georgia went on to topple the Gators 4-2. In the finale, a pair of singles was good enough for her first multi-hit game as a Bulldog. She concluded the series hitting .571 (4-for-7).

Chambley for Three!
Freshman Sydney Chambley currently co-leads the nation with six triples. The number already ties for fifth-most in a season at Georgia. The record is 12 set by Nicole Barber in 2002. Barder holds the top-three spots in the single-season category (12, 10, 8) and holds Georgia's career record of 35.

Bulldogs Dig the Long Ball
Georgia ranks 11th in the country with 1.57 home runs per game, hitting 63 home runs in 40 games. The Bulldogs tied a season-high five home runs against Missouri (3/20) including four in the first inning. The Bulldogs hit three-straight in the inning, the first time since 2018 against Florida. Georgia's .530 slugging percentage is 23rd nationally.

Georgia in the Polls
The Bulldogs fell to No. 21 in the NFCA Coaches Poll while falling two spots to 22 in the USA Softball Poll. Georgia also fell to 22 in the Softball America poll.

Avant Rules the Circle
Graduate pitcher Mary Wilson Avant has cemented herself as the Bulldogs' ace this season. She ranks 13th in the nation with 15 victories in the circle and her 158 strikeouts ranks 18th. She's averaging 8.0 strikeouts per seven innings.

Georgia Set for Road Test at Tennessee this Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Mary Wilson Avant

Payden Bordeau

Sydney Chambley

Jaiden Fields

Sara Mosley

Jacqui Switzer

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