Georgia Blanks USC Upstate, 6-0

Wednesday, April 19

Athens, Ga.

6:30 p.m.

University of Georgia

34-10

USC Upstate

31-15

USC Upstate

Georgia

April 19, 2023 | Softball

Box Score

ATHENS, Ga. – The 12^th-ranked Georgia softball team shut out USC Upstate, 6-0, at Jack Turner Stadium Wednesday evening.

Georgia climbs to 34-10 on the season.

The Bulldogs scattered 11 hits in the game, led by three from Sara Mosley, including a pair of doubles. Dallis Goodnight and Jaiden Fields added two hits apiece to the lineup. Mosley and Fields each drove in two runs.

Madison Kerpics worked three shutout innings in her start, getting a no decision. Shelby Walters (16-3) earned the win out of the pen, working three and a third shutout innings. Riley Orcutt closed the game, working the final two outs.

Goodnight led off the first with a bunt for a hit, stole second, and took third on a wild pitch. She immediately scored on a single up the middle from Mosley. Following a walk to Jayda Kearney, Fields fired a hard hit past a diving shortstop to drive in Mosley. Georgia proceeded to load the bases then a sac fly off the bat of Sydney Kuma allowed Kearney to tag and score, putting Georgia in front 3-0 in the opening frame.

RBI hits from Mosley and Fields drove in two more runs in the second for the Dogs, lengthening the lead to 5-0.

Jaydyn Goodwin sent the first pitch of the sixth inning over the wall in right to bring the lead to 6-0. It was her fourth home run of the season.

The Spartans (31-15) put to on in the seventh, but Orcutt worked out of the jam, preserving the shutout.

The Bulldogs host South Carolina this weekend at Jack Turner Stadium in the final home SEC series of the season. The series begins Friday at 6:30 p.m. streaming live on SEC Network+.

Head Coach Tony Baldwin
Opening statement...
"I thought we came out really sharp and took control of the game early. We had some good at bats. I thought Madison [Kerpics] was sharp. Coming off an emotional SEC series, I thought our team came out really focused for a midweek game. Sometimes that can be a lull when you have a big series coming up this weekend. We just came out of a tough series. I thought that our ability to lock in - we had a really good practice yesterday, and that carried over into playing tonight. I'm proud of the girls, and we'll get back to work tomorrow and get ready for South Carolina."