Georgia Run Rules Pride, 8-0; Game Two Suspended

Friday, February 24

Athens, Ga.

3 p.m.

University of Georgia

8-4

Hofstra

0-7

Hofstra

Georgia

February 24, 2023 | Softball

Box Score

ATHENS, Ga. – The 17^th-ranked Georgia softball team defeated the Hofstra Pride 8-0 in six innings to begin play at the 20^th Annual Georgia Classic Friday at Jack Turner Stadium.

Georgia's second game of the day against California Baptist was suspended due to rain in the top of the fifth with the Bulldogs leading 1-0. The game will resume Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday's updated schedule is as follows:
10 a.m. – CBU vs. Lipscomb
12:30 p.m. – Resume CBU at Georgia
2 p.m. – CBU at Georgia
4:30 p.m. – Hofstra at Georgia
7 p.m. – Lipscomb vs. Hofstra

No. 17 Georgia 8, Hofstra 0 (6 inn.)
A pair of four-run innings in the fourth and sixth innings lifted Georgia to the 8-0 run rule win over Hofstra (0-7), the Bulldogs' first shutout of the season.

The Bulldogs scattered 10 hits led by two hits and two RBI each from juniors Sydney Chambley and Ellie Armistead.

Shelby Walters (4-1) pitched the six-inning complete game shutout. She allowed five hits and struck out one.

A leadoff walk followed by a double put two in scoring position for the Bulldogs in the fourth. Sydney Kuma sent a bounding base hit back up the middle to plate Jayda Kearney and out Georgia on the board, 1-0. A fielder's choice off the bat of Jaiden Fields scored the second run of the inning. Armistead laid down a squeeze bunt to score Fields then Goodnight flew out to center, deep enough for a sac fly to complete the four-run inning, 4-0.

Once again, Georgia found itself with two in scoring position in the sixth. Armistead's second RBI of the game was a single to left, plating Kuma. Chambley drove in two on a double dropped down the left field line. She immediately came in to score the winning run on a single to center from Sara Mosley to complete the run rule, 8-0.

No. 17 Georgia 1, California Baptist 0 (suspended for weather)
Georgia led the Lancers of California Baptist 1-0 with one out in the top of the fifth inning before the game was suspended due to weather.

Each team scattered three hits each in the game before it was suspended.

Kuma drew a one-out walk then raced around the bases to score on a double to the wall in left off the bat of Fields to put Georgia ahead 1-0 in the second inning.

Georgia and CBU will resume Saturday at 12:30 p.m. . The Bulldogs will then square off again against the Lancers (5-6) immediately following.

Georgia softball players during a practice.

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W, 1-0

Feb 24 (Fri)

5:30 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Walters, Shelby (4-1)

L: Venturini, Haley (0-2)

Hofstra

Base Running:

HBP: Ioppolo, Angelina 1 ; Wilson, Kayla 1

Georgia

Batting:

2B: Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Kurland, Ally 1

RBI: Goodnight, Dallis 1 ; Chambley, Sydney 2 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Fields, Jaiden 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 2

SH: Chambley, Sydney 1

SF: Goodnight, Dallis 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Fields, Jaiden 1 ; Kurland, Ally 1 ; Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 1