Georgia Downs Furman, 7-1

Wednesday, March 15

Athens, Ga.

6:30 p.m.

University of Georgia

21-6

Furman

7-17

Furman

Georgia

March 15, 2023 | Softball

Box Score

ATHENS, Ga. – The 18^th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Furman Paladins in midweek action Wednesday, 7-1, at Jack Turner Stadium.

Georgia climbs to 21-6 on the season.

The offense scattered 12 hits in the contest. Sydney Chambley, Sara Mosley, and Sydney Kuma all had two-hit games for the Dogs.

Shelby Walters (9-1) worked four shutout innings in her start, allowing just one hit. She struck out two and walked none. Walters retired the first 11 Paladin hitters of the game. Kylie Macy, Riley Orcutt, Sydney Osada, and Destin Howard combined to pitch the final three innings.

Georgia quickly jumped on the board in the opening frame. Chambley singled up the middle to lead off the inning then scored from first on a double to right center from Mosley. She took third on a groundout then tagged and scored on a sac fly off the bat of Kuma to go ahead 2-0 in the first.

With a pair of runners in scoring position, Chambley singled to center, driving in both runs and doubling the lead to 4-0 in the second inning.

The Bulldogs plated three runs in the fifth to widen the lead to 7-0. The first run scored on an Ellie Armistead groundout to short. Dallis Goodnight then drove in two more with a triple to right center. All three runs were unearned.

The Paladins (7-17) broke up the shutout with a single run in the top of the seventh off Howard, 7-1. She got the next batter to ground out to second to end the game.

Georgia is back in action this weekend in a three-game series at Texas A&M beginning Friday at 6 p.m., ET.

Head coach Tony Baldwin
On the game…
"I thought today was a solid effort by our team. It was an emotional win after a tiring weekend, a couple days off and then getting back into the flow of things. I thought the start of the game was sharp. Shelby [Walters] really commanded the ball well. We put together some good at bats and that gave us a chance to get going and then from there in the middle of the game we just keep kicking ourselves. We aren't having good enough at bats with runners in scoring position. We need to be more disciplined, but we'll keep working on it. Kylie [Macy] came in and was sharp, Riley [Orcutt] came in and did her thing, it was good to get Sydney [Osada] out there - it's been a minute - now that she's back healthy and got her juices kind of flowing again. Destin [Howard], I thought, threw the ball ok; I just need her to command the ball a little bit better. Ultimately, it was a good midweek win. We'll take it every time we can get it and now we'll move on and get ready for Texas A&M."