University of Georgia Athletics
Thursday, February 10
Orlando, Fla.
6:00 p.m.
University of Georgia
0-1
6
at
7
UCF
1-0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
R
H
E
Georgia
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
6
7
1
UCF
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
1
7
7
4
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kama Woodall (1-0)
L: Kerpics, Madison (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Mosley, Sara 1
HR: Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Fields, Jaiden 1
RBI: Chambley, Sydney 2 ; Fincher, Lacey 1 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Fields, Jaiden 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Chambley, Sydney 2 ; Landrum, CJ 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Fields, Jaiden 1 ; Bordeau, Payden 1
SB: Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 1
Batting:
2B: Justene Molina 1
HR: Shannon Doherty 1
RBI: Shannon Doherty 1 ; Denali Schappacher 1 ; Johneisha Rowe 1 ; Katie Burge 1 ; Justene Molina 1 ; Micaela Macario 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy Searcy 1 ; Shannon Doherty 1 ; Jada Cody 2 ; Ashleigh Griffin 1 ; Denali Schappacher 2
SB: Kennedy Searcy 1 ; Denali Schappacher 1 ; Micaela Macario 2
CS: Johneisha Rowe 1
HBP: Johneisha Rowe 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballBulldogs Fall in Extra-Inning Battle Against UCF, 7-6
February 10, 2022 | Softball
ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Georgia softball team fell to the UCF Knights in the season opener Thursday evening, dropping a 7-6 decision in eight innings.Â
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"Tonight was a great game, a great crowd," said head coach Tony Baldwin. "We talk about our performance is more important than the outcome. If we perform at a high enough level, the outcome will take care of itself. Tonight, the outcome didn't go our way, but there was a lot of good things. I thought defensively, we kept ourselves in the game, we made some unbelievable plays. Double plays, throwing runners out, really proud of the defense. I thought we did a good job of answering back. Every time they scored in the game, bar that last one, we answered right back. Those are signs of a team with some grit. I thought we stayed together, we kept fighting the fight."Â
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Georgia scattered seven hits to push across six runs. Sophomore Sydney Chambley and junior Sara Mosley each tallied two hits. Junior Jaiden Fields and Chambley each provided a two-run home run in the contest.Â
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Sophomore Britton Rogers worked two and a third innings in her start in the circle. Rogers allowed five earned runs on a pair of hits with four strikeouts and six walks allowed. Fellow sophomore Madison Kerpics (0-1) took over in the circle in the third inning, working five innings, suffering the loss. Kerpics allowed one earned run, fanning five Knights.Â
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The Knights (1-0) pushed the first run of the season across the plate in the bottom half of the second. With runners on first and second and the hit-and-run on, Katie Burge grounded out to second to drive the run in and go ahead 1-0.Â
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Sophomore Payden Bordeau drew a leadoff walk to open the third frame. Two batters later, Chambley blasted a two-run shot to left to put the Bulldogs (0-1) ahead, 2-1.Â
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UCF retook a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the inning on a pair of bases-loaded walks. Kerpics took over in the circle for Rogers. An infield single and another walk widened the Knights' lead to 5-2 after three innings in the opener.Â
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Fields knocked a line drive, two-run home run, Georgia's second of the game, to left in the top of the fourth to cut the lead to one, 5-4.Â
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The Knights got one back in the bottom of the inning on a defensive miscue to make it a two-run game, 6-4.Â
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Georgia passed the bat in the top of the fifth to score twice and knot the game at six-all. Chambley bunt for a hit and took second on an error. She advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a line drive single off the bat of senior Lacey Fincher. Senior pinch runner CJ Landrum turned on the speed and scored all the way from first on a double down the left field line from junior Sara Mosley, tying the game at 6-6.Â
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The Bulldogs' best chance to score was extinguished in the top of the sixth, stranding two runners in scoring position.Â
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UCF's Shannon Doherty knocked a one-out solo home run down the left field line to end the game in the eighth, 7-6.Â
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The Bulldogs continue play at The CFX Classic Friday when they take on Longwood at 1:30 p.m. and Minnesota at 4 p.m.Â
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"Tonight was a great game, a great crowd," said head coach Tony Baldwin. "We talk about our performance is more important than the outcome. If we perform at a high enough level, the outcome will take care of itself. Tonight, the outcome didn't go our way, but there was a lot of good things. I thought defensively, we kept ourselves in the game, we made some unbelievable plays. Double plays, throwing runners out, really proud of the defense. I thought we did a good job of answering back. Every time they scored in the game, bar that last one, we answered right back. Those are signs of a team with some grit. I thought we stayed together, we kept fighting the fight."Â
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Georgia scattered seven hits to push across six runs. Sophomore Sydney Chambley and junior Sara Mosley each tallied two hits. Junior Jaiden Fields and Chambley each provided a two-run home run in the contest.Â
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Sophomore Britton Rogers worked two and a third innings in her start in the circle. Rogers allowed five earned runs on a pair of hits with four strikeouts and six walks allowed. Fellow sophomore Madison Kerpics (0-1) took over in the circle in the third inning, working five innings, suffering the loss. Kerpics allowed one earned run, fanning five Knights.Â
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The Knights (1-0) pushed the first run of the season across the plate in the bottom half of the second. With runners on first and second and the hit-and-run on, Katie Burge grounded out to second to drive the run in and go ahead 1-0.Â
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Sophomore Payden Bordeau drew a leadoff walk to open the third frame. Two batters later, Chambley blasted a two-run shot to left to put the Bulldogs (0-1) ahead, 2-1.Â
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UCF retook a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the inning on a pair of bases-loaded walks. Kerpics took over in the circle for Rogers. An infield single and another walk widened the Knights' lead to 5-2 after three innings in the opener.Â
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Fields knocked a line drive, two-run home run, Georgia's second of the game, to left in the top of the fourth to cut the lead to one, 5-4.Â
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The Knights got one back in the bottom of the inning on a defensive miscue to make it a two-run game, 6-4.Â
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Georgia passed the bat in the top of the fifth to score twice and knot the game at six-all. Chambley bunt for a hit and took second on an error. She advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a line drive single off the bat of senior Lacey Fincher. Senior pinch runner CJ Landrum turned on the speed and scored all the way from first on a double down the left field line from junior Sara Mosley, tying the game at 6-6.Â
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The Bulldogs' best chance to score was extinguished in the top of the sixth, stranding two runners in scoring position.Â
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UCF's Shannon Doherty knocked a one-out solo home run down the left field line to end the game in the eighth, 7-6.Â
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The Bulldogs continue play at The CFX Classic Friday when they take on Longwood at 1:30 p.m. and Minnesota at 4 p.m.Â
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