Fincher, Davis Collect SEC Weekly Honors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A pair of Georgia softball student-athletes have earned Southeastern Conference weekly honors, the league announced Tuesday. Senior Lacey Fincher was named the SEC Player of the Week and Lyndi Rae Davis was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.

"I'm really proud of both Lacey and Lyndi Rae and we are excited for them to be recognized for their play this weekend," head coach Tony Baldwin said. "Lacey has been so consistent over her career. She is ultra-competitive and incredibly tough. She has been clutch all season and was certainly big this weekend. Lyndi Rae has a bright future. She keeps getting better and understanding what it takes to succeed at this level. She was really good at the plate and did a solid job behind it this weekend."

Fincher, a native of Tanner Williams, Alabama, hit .571 against No. 12 Tennessee, hitting three home runs and driving in nine runs in three games over the weekend. She slugged 1.857, totaling 13 bases, and recorded a .750 on-base clip while drawing four walks. She tied career highs in runs (3) and home runs (2) in Sunday's 12-4 run rule of Tennessee. Three of her four hits in the series left the yard.

This is Fincher's first SEC Player of the Week honor in her career. She was tabbed Freshman of the Week once in 2019. She is the second Bulldog to be named SEC Player of the Week this season after sophomore Jayda Kearney (March 7).

Davis, who hails from Calhoun, Georgia, led the Bulldogs with a .714 batting average and .778 on-base percentage over the weekend. She concluded the series 5-for-7 at the plate with a double and two RBI. She drew one walk and was hit by a pitch. The rookie catcher caught three Lady Vols stealing in the series from behind the plate. Her RBI double in game one of the series delivered the go-ahead run to put Georgia in front 3-2 in the fourth, sparking a three-run inning.

Davis is the second Bulldog to earn Freshman of the Week honors after Kylie Macy (Feb. 28).

The 14^th-ranked Bulldogs travel to Columbia, Missouri for a three-game series beginning Thursday at 6 p.m., ET.

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