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Auburn Edges Georgia in SEC Opener, 6-5
March 10, 2023 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. – The 19th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs dropped a 6-5 decision to No. 18 Auburn in the Southeastern Conference opener Friday evening at Jack Turner Stadium.
The Bulldogs fall to 18-6 and 0-1 in SEC play.
Georgia offense out-hit Auburn's 12-9. Jayda Kearney scattered three hits while Sara Mosley, Lyndi Rae Davis, and Jaiden Fields all had two on the night. Mosley went deep for the Dogs in the contest.
Graduate Shelby Walters pitched three and a third innings in her start, allowing four runs on eight hits. Madison Kerpics (6-4) suffered the loss in relif, allowing two runs on one hit. She fanned three in her two and two-thirds outing. Kylie Macy pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
A leadoff home run to begin the game put Auburn (21-3, 1-0) ahead 1-0 quickly in the contest.
A one-out double off the bat of Mosley put a Bulldog in scoring position in the third. A hit to center allowed Kearney to reach. On the play, a miscue in center allowed Mosley to score and tie the game at 1-all. Georgia proceeded to load the bases in the inning. Davis was hit by a pitch to drive in a run and put Georgia ahead 2-1. Fields then plated Sydney Chambley with a single to make it a 3-1 lead for the Dogs.
Auburn's Bri Ellis cut the lead to one with a leadoff home run in the fourth, 3-2. A two-RBI double from Aubrie Lisenby put Auburn in front 4-3.
Mosley's seventh home run of the season in the bottom of the frame re-tied the game at four runs apiece.
The Tigers recaptured the lead with a Lindsey Garcia two-run shot in the fifth, 6-4.
Down two in the seventh, Davis' second hit of the night put a one-out runner on. Pinch runner Tyler Ellison took second on a passed ball. Ally Kurland singled to left center, plating Ellison and cutting the lead to one, 6-5. The game ended on the play as Kurland tried to stretch a double, running into an out at second.
Georgia and Auburn will face off again Saturday in a doubleheader beginning at noon. Game one of the day will air nationally on SEC Network. The second game of the day will begin approximately an hour after the conclusion of the first.
Head coach Tony Baldwin
On the game…
"I thought it was a great SEC softball game with two evenly matched teams. At the end of the day, we left a few too many runners in scoring position and in that kind of a game you've got to capitalize on your opportunities. I feel like we may have left a few too many pitches over the heart of the plate in those middle innings. We came out and scored, but we've got to find a way to get a zero in the answer back; we didn't do that a great job of that tonight but I'm proud of the fight. We got right there to the end with a chance and that's SEC softball. So tomorrow we've got to just come back out and fight for those little breaks that we need to get on top, put up some zeros and swing back."
The Bulldogs fall to 18-6 and 0-1 in SEC play.
Georgia offense out-hit Auburn's 12-9. Jayda Kearney scattered three hits while Sara Mosley, Lyndi Rae Davis, and Jaiden Fields all had two on the night. Mosley went deep for the Dogs in the contest.
Graduate Shelby Walters pitched three and a third innings in her start, allowing four runs on eight hits. Madison Kerpics (6-4) suffered the loss in relif, allowing two runs on one hit. She fanned three in her two and two-thirds outing. Kylie Macy pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
A leadoff home run to begin the game put Auburn (21-3, 1-0) ahead 1-0 quickly in the contest.
A one-out double off the bat of Mosley put a Bulldog in scoring position in the third. A hit to center allowed Kearney to reach. On the play, a miscue in center allowed Mosley to score and tie the game at 1-all. Georgia proceeded to load the bases in the inning. Davis was hit by a pitch to drive in a run and put Georgia ahead 2-1. Fields then plated Sydney Chambley with a single to make it a 3-1 lead for the Dogs.
Auburn's Bri Ellis cut the lead to one with a leadoff home run in the fourth, 3-2. A two-RBI double from Aubrie Lisenby put Auburn in front 4-3.
Mosley's seventh home run of the season in the bottom of the frame re-tied the game at four runs apiece.
The Tigers recaptured the lead with a Lindsey Garcia two-run shot in the fifth, 6-4.
Down two in the seventh, Davis' second hit of the night put a one-out runner on. Pinch runner Tyler Ellison took second on a passed ball. Ally Kurland singled to left center, plating Ellison and cutting the lead to one, 6-5. The game ended on the play as Kurland tried to stretch a double, running into an out at second.
Georgia and Auburn will face off again Saturday in a doubleheader beginning at noon. Game one of the day will air nationally on SEC Network. The second game of the day will begin approximately an hour after the conclusion of the first.
Head coach Tony Baldwin
On the game…
"I thought it was a great SEC softball game with two evenly matched teams. At the end of the day, we left a few too many runners in scoring position and in that kind of a game you've got to capitalize on your opportunities. I feel like we may have left a few too many pitches over the heart of the plate in those middle innings. We came out and scored, but we've got to find a way to get a zero in the answer back; we didn't do that a great job of that tonight but I'm proud of the fight. We got right there to the end with a chance and that's SEC softball. So tomorrow we've got to just come back out and fight for those little breaks that we need to get on top, put up some zeros and swing back."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Annabelle Widra (7-0)
L: Kerpics, Madison (6-4)
S: Maddie Penta (2)
Batting:
2B: Lindsey Garcia 1 ; KK McCrary 1 ; Aubrie Lisenby 1
HR: Nelia Peralta 1 ; Bri Ellis 1 ; Lindsey Garcia 1
RBI: Nelia Peralta 1 ; Bri Ellis 1 ; Lindsey Garcia 2 ; Aubrie Lisenby 2
SH: Annabelle Widra 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nelia Peralta 1 ; Bri Ellis 1 ; Rose Roach 1 ; Lindsey Garcia 2 ; Makayla Packer 1
SB: Abbey Smith 1 ; Makayla Packer 1
Batting:
2B: Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1
HR: Mosley, Sara 1
RBI: Mosley, Sara 1 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Fields, Jaiden 1 ; Kurland, Ally 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mosley, Sara 2 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Ellison, Tyler 1
HBP: Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 1
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