Kerpics Tosses Gem, Georgia Wins Series Finale, 3-1

Saturday, April 16

Columbia, Mo.

6:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

Missouri

Kerpics Tosses Gem, Georgia Wins Series Finale, 3-1

April 16, 2022 | Softball

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sophomore pitcher Madison Kerpics threw a complete-game two-hitter in No. 14/13 Georgia's 3-1 win over the Missouri Tigers Saturday afternoon at Mizzou Softball Stadium.

Georgia climbs to 35-9 on the season and 9-6 in SEC play. The Bulldogs have won four-of-five conference series in 2021.

Kerpics improves to 16-3 in the circle. She allowed one run on just two hits while striking out eight Tiger hitters. She took a one-hit shutout into the sixth inning.

Junior Sara Mosley and Jaiden Fields each tallied two hits, combining for four of Georgia's six hits. Both of Mosley's hits left the yard and Fields added a home run of her own, accounting for all of Georgia's scoring Saturday.

Mosley's 12^th home run of the season put Georgia ahead 1-0 in the top of the second. It was her second home run of the series.

Jaiden Fields added another with a solo shot of her own in the top of the fifth to widen the lead to 2-0.

Missouri (25-17, 5-9) broke up the shutout with a solo home run from Brooke Wilmes in the sixth, 2-1.

Mosley's second home run of the day added a key insurance run for the Bulldogs in the top of the seventh, 3-1. The home run recorded her first-career multi-home run game.

Kerpics slammed the door shut on the Tigers in the home half of the seventh to record the series victory.

The Bulldogs are back in action with a five-game homestand beginning Wednesday at Jack Turner Stadium. Georgia hosts USC Upstate at 6 p.m.