Bulldogs Set for Rematch with Rebels to Open SEC Tournament Wednesday

(9) Georgia (40-15)
vs. (8) Ole Miss (38-16)
Date: May 11, 2022
First Pitch: 7:30 p.m., EDT
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Stadium: Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium
Tickets: SEC Tournament Tickets

Media Information
TV: SEC Network
   Play-by-play: Beth Mowins
   Analysis: Michele Smith
Streaming: ESPN.com // ESPN app
Radio: SEC Radio Network on SiriusXM
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

The ninth-seeded Georgia Bulldogs will open SEC Tournament play Wednesday evening against No. 8 Ole Miss at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. First pitch between the Bulldogs and Rebels is set for 7:30 p.m. live on SEC Network.

Follow the Bulldogs
» Wednesday's game will air nationally on SEC Network. Beth Mowins (play-by-play) and Michele Smith (analysis) will be on the call.
» Wednesday's game will stream live via ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
» All games of the SEC Tournament will can be heard on the SEC Radio Network on SiriusXM.
» 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.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
» Georgia leads the all-time series 50-15
» Ole Miss has won three of the last four series including the final regular-season series of 2022 in Athens
» Prior to Ole Miss winning the series in 2018, Georgia had won 15-straight series dating back to 2000
» Georgia is 1-1 against the Rebels in neutral sites, both meetings being in the SEC Tournament
» The Bulldogs history against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament came in the opening round in back-to-back years (2015, 2016). Georgia run ruled Ole Miss in Baton Rouge in 2015 then fell to the Rebels in Starkville in 2016.

SEC Tournament Tidbits
» Georgia's all-time SEC Tournament record is 21-23 (.477) in 20 appearances
» Georgia's lone tournament title came in 2014 in Columbia, South Carolina
» This will be Georgia's first time as the #9 seed in the tournament
» Georgia is 1-1 against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament; Georgia run ruled Ole Miss in Baton Rouge in 2015 then fell to the Rebels in Starkville in 2016, both in the opening round
» The Bulldogs are 3-1 when the SEC Tournament is held in Gainesville (2005); Georgia finished runner-up in 2005, falling to Alabama in the tournament championship, 2-0
» Georgia's 21 SEC Tournament wins and .477 percentage rank tied for fifth in tournament history
» Georgia has reached the tournament finals five times, fourth-most in league history; most recently in 2014 when the Bulldogs won the title
» The Bulldogs rank second with four Championship runner-up finishes (2002, 2004, 2005, 2011)
» Pitching coach Chelsea Wilkinson was the Tournament MVP in 2014 when Georgia won its first and only SEC Tournament championship in Columbia, South Carolina
» Georgia is set to host the SEC Tournament in Athens in 2024 at Jack Turner Stadium

A Look at What's Ahead
The winner of Wednesday's game will advance to face regular-season champion and top-seeded Arkansas Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Georgia's New Sisters of Swat
On Saturday, April 7, the 2022 Georgia Bulldogs broke the program single-season home run record, knocking the 100th of the season. The record breaker was a grand slam off the bat of Jayda Kearney in the bottom of the seventh against Ole Miss. The previous record of 99 was set in 2010. That team's roster included Alisa Goler, Megan Wiggins, Kristyn Sandberg, and Taylor Schlopy who all rank among Georgia's all-time home run leaders.

The last SEC team to hit 100 home runs was Tennessee in 2015. The SEC season record is 120 set by Florida in 2011. Georgia's 100 this season has already cracked the SEC top 10 list, tying for fifth most with Arkansas (2022) and Tennessee (2015).

Mosley Tearing Up the SEC
Junior Sara Mosley has proven to be one of the top hitters in SEC action this season, ranking top 10 in the league in batting average (.470), slugging (.833), and on-base percentage (.533), and total hits (31) this season. She had a hit in all but one SEC game, with six multi-hit games including three games of three or more hits. Mosley has also driven in two or more RBI in five SEC games. The junior has been on base in all 20 games league games she played in.

Kearney Earns Final SEC Player of the Week Award in 2022
Sophomore Jayda Kearney was named the final SEC Player of the Week for 2022. She hit .778 (7-for-9) against Ole Miss with three home runs and 11 RBI. Kearney recorded a career-best four hits in game one against Ole Miss then followed it up with two home runs and a career-best seven RBI in game two. Her seven RBI in a conference game is the most by a Bulldog since 2013. Hit Georgia's 98th, 99th, and program record-breaking 100th home run, a grand slam.

Fields Named to SEC Softball Community Service Team
Redshirt-junior Jaiden Fields was named to the 2022 Southeastern Conference Softball Community Service Team. Fields is a member of the leadership academy at Georgia, L.E.A.D., and represents her team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). She has volunteered for Girl Power events, assisted with collections for Bigger Vision Community Shelter, collected items for The Foodbank of Northeast Georgia, and participated in reading programs in the Clarke County School District.

Dogs Dig the Long Ball
Georgia slugged 16 home runs in five games of the Bulldog Classic (3/4-3/6). Prior to that 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. The Bulldogs hit eight against South Carolina, seven against Tennessee, and eight at Auburn.

Georgia's 1.82 average currently ranks seventh nationally and second in the SEC. Georgia joins Oklahoma and Wichita State as the only teams with six players with 10 or more home runs. Georgia's co-home run leaders Sara Mosley (16) and Lacey Fincher (16) rank seventh in the SEC. The Bulldogs have hit multiple home runs in 34 games this season. 46.8 percent of Georgia run production has come off home runs (179 of 382).

Georgia Top 10 Nationally in Offensive Averages
The Bulldogs currently rank top five nationally in on-base percentage (.410), slugging (.603), and scoring (6.95 runs/game). Georgia ranks third in the SEC in batting average (.325) while checking in second in slugging, on-base percentage, and scoring.

Bulldogs Set for Rematch with Rebels to Open SEC Tournament Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Jaiden Fields

Lacey Fincher

Jayda Kearney

Sara Mosley