Georgia Hosts No. 12 Lady Vols this Weekend

#15/16 Georgia (31-7, 5-4)
vs. #12/11 Tennessee (25-10, 7-4)
Dates: April 8-10, 2022
First Pitch Times:
   Friday – 6 p.m., EDT
   Saturday – 2 p.m., EDT
   Sunday – 1:30 p.m., EDT
Location: Athens, Ga.
Stadium: Jack Turner Softball Stadium
Admission: FREE (no tickets required)

Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+ (Friday, Saturday)
   Play-by-play: Kaleb Frady
   Analysis: Karlie Smith
TV: ESPN2 (Sunday)
   Play-by-play: Eric Frede
   Analysis: Madison Shipman
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

The 15th-ranked Georgia softball team hosts No. 12 Tennessee this weekend at Jack Turner Stadium in a three-game series, set to kick off Friday evening at 6 p.m.

Saturday's game is set for a 2 p.m. start with Sunday's slated for 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2.

Follow the Bulldogs
» Friday and Saturday's games will stream live on SEC Network+. Kaleb Frady (play-by-play) and Karlie Smith (analysis) will be on the call.
» Sunday's game will air live on ESPN2. Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Madison Shipman (analysis) will be on the call. The game will also be streamed live on ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
» Live stat links can be found on the softball schedule at GeorgiaDogs.com.
» Live Twitter updates will be available on the official Twitter page of Georgia softball, @UGAsoftball.

This Week's Promotions
» Admission to every home regular season Georgia softball game is FREE. No tickets are required. Seating is first come, first served.
» Friday, April 8
   - The first 500 fans receive an Alex Hugo bobblehead
   - The first 150 UGA students receive food
   - Double 'Commit to the G' student rewards points for UGA students
» Saturday, April 9
   - UGA Softball Alumni Day
   - Girl Scout Day
   - Balloon artist and face painter on the concourse pregame
» Sunday, April 10
   - Dad & Daughter Day #2 - Registration FULL
   - Balloon artist and face painter on the concourse pregame

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Series History
» Georgia trails the all-time series 37-43
» In Athens, Georgia is 17-19 in the series
» The Bulldogs salvaged a game in Knoxville last season, winning game three of the series
» Georgia went 6-2 against the Lady Vols in 2018 and 2019 including sweeping Tennessee in the 2018 Athens Super Regional
» Until 2018, Georgia had not won a three-game series against Tennessee since 2010

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia is back on the road for a three-game series at Missouri beginning Thursday, April 14 in Columbia, Missouri. Friday and Saturday's games will air nationally on SEC Network and ESPN2, respectively. The Bulldogs then return home to host five-straight beginning April 20 with a midweek contest against USC Upstate before welcoming the LSU Tigers to town.

Let's Recap
Georgia went down to Tuscaloosa over the weekend for a three-game series at No. 4 Alabama. The Bulldogs came out strong in the series behind clutch hitting and ace pitching from Madison Kerpics to take the series opener over the Tide, 5-3. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak to Alabama. The Bulldogs kept it close in game two until a six-run sixth inning broke the game open for Alabama to even the series. It was a pitchers' duel through four and a half in the finale until six runs in the fifth lifted the Tide to a 9-0 shutout to claim the series. It was Georgia's first SEC series loss of the season.

Comeback Queens
When trailing after four innings this season, Georgia has come back to win four games. Most recently, Georgia mounted comebacks against Georgia Southern (down three in the sixth), game two against Texas A&M (erased six-run deficit), Clemson (down one in the sixth), and game one at South Carolina (scored two in top of the seventh).

Baldwin Named to USA Softball Women's National Team Coaching Staff
USA Softball has announced Tony Baldwin an assistant coach selected to lead the Women's National Team (WNT) at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama in July. Joined by Head Coach Heather Tarr (Head Coach at Washington), Cindy Ball-Malone (Head Coach at UCF) and Tim Walton (Head Coach at Florida) will complete the World Games coaching staff after coaching alongside each other en route to a gold medal finish at the 2019 U-19 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Cup in Lima, Peru.

Georgia in the Polls
Georgia held at No. 15 in the Week Eight USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll. Georgia rose two spots to No. 16 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com poll. The Bulldogs' RPI also rose to 20 after taking a win off a top-five Alabama team.

Georgia Records 1,100th Program Victory
With the 16-6 win over Mercer on Sunday, March 20, the Georgia Bulldogs recorded the 1,100th win in the history of the softball program. Georgia joins Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and LSU as SEC teams with over 1,100 victories started around 1997.

Georgia Top Ten Nationally in Offensive Averages
The Bulldogs currently rank top ten nationally in batting average (.341), on-base percentage (.424), and slugging (.630). Georgia leads the SEC in slugging while checking in second in batting average and on-base percentage.

Dogs Dig the Long Ball
Georgia slugged 16 home runs in five games of the Bulldog Classic (3/4-3/6). Prior to the weekend, Georgia ranked 18th in the country with 1.31 home runs per game. After the weekend, the Bulldogs skyrocketed to fifth nationally and first in the SEC with a 1.76 average. Georgia's 1.74 average currently ranks seventh nationally and second in the SEC.

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Players Mentioned

Madison Kerpics

University of Georgia Athletics