University of Georgia Athletics
Saturday, March 16
Athens, Ga.
12 p.m.
University of Georgia
23-3, 2-0
11
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3
Alabama
21-5, 1-4
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Alabama
0
0
0
1
2
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4
0
Georgia
2
4
0
2
3
11
8
0
No. 5 Dogs Clinch SEC Series with 11-3 Run Rule of Tide
March 16, 2024 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. – The fifth-ranked Georgia softball team secured its first Southeastern Conference series victory Saturday in front of a crowd of 2,308 fans at Jack Turner Stadium with a five-inning run-rule victory over Alabama, 11-3.
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Dallis Goodnight provided the two-run single in the bottom of the fifth to walk off her former team. Georgia's win streak is now eight as the Bulldogs are 23-2 on the season and 2-0 in SEC play. This is the first series win over Alabama since 2018.
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Sara Mosley drove in five of Georgia's 11 runs, which was highlighted by her first-career grand slam. Jayda Kearney and Sydney Kuma also left the yard in the game.
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Kearney's 12th home run of the season, a two-run home run, put Georgia out in front 2-0 in the first inning.
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Alabama (21-5, 1-4) walked the bases full of Dogs in the bottom of the second, then Mosley knocked her first-career grand slam to widen the Bulldog lead to 6-0.
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The Tide broke up Backes' no-hit bid and shutout with one run on two hits in the top of the fourth, putting Bama on the board, 6-1.
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Georgia answered back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning, first on a Lyndi Rae Davis RBI single, then a Mosley sacrifice fly, to go back up 8-1.
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Alabama scratched two runs across in the fifth to bring the lead back to five, 8-3.
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A leadoff Kuma home run started the bottom of the fifth off strong, 9-3. Base hits from Sydney Chambley and Jaydyn Goodwin and a hit-by-pitch (Tyler Ellison) loaded the bases with one out. Goodnight poked a base hit through the right side to plate Chambley and Goodwin, run ruling the Tide, 11-3.
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The series finale is slated for 12 p.m. on Sunday at Jack Turner Stadium. The game will air live on SEC Network.
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Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On Saturday's game
"I thought that we really got off to a good start in terms of just getting good pitches to hit and doing what we do with Georgia softball. I thought we were present, I thought we were competitive, I thought we controlled the strike zone. When we do that, we can be a pretty good offense and I think we showed that today."
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Dallis Goodnight provided the two-run single in the bottom of the fifth to walk off her former team. Georgia's win streak is now eight as the Bulldogs are 23-2 on the season and 2-0 in SEC play. This is the first series win over Alabama since 2018.
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Sara Mosley drove in five of Georgia's 11 runs, which was highlighted by her first-career grand slam. Jayda Kearney and Sydney Kuma also left the yard in the game.
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Kearney's 12th home run of the season, a two-run home run, put Georgia out in front 2-0 in the first inning.
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Alabama (21-5, 1-4) walked the bases full of Dogs in the bottom of the second, then Mosley knocked her first-career grand slam to widen the Bulldog lead to 6-0.
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The Tide broke up Backes' no-hit bid and shutout with one run on two hits in the top of the fourth, putting Bama on the board, 6-1.
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Georgia answered back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning, first on a Lyndi Rae Davis RBI single, then a Mosley sacrifice fly, to go back up 8-1.
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Alabama scratched two runs across in the fifth to bring the lead back to five, 8-3.
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A leadoff Kuma home run started the bottom of the fifth off strong, 9-3. Base hits from Sydney Chambley and Jaydyn Goodwin and a hit-by-pitch (Tyler Ellison) loaded the bases with one out. Goodnight poked a base hit through the right side to plate Chambley and Goodwin, run ruling the Tide, 11-3.
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The series finale is slated for 12 p.m. on Sunday at Jack Turner Stadium. The game will air live on SEC Network.
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Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On Saturday's game
"I thought that we really got off to a good start in terms of just getting good pitches to hit and doing what we do with Georgia softball. I thought we were present, I thought we were competitive, I thought we controlled the strike zone. When we do that, we can be a pretty good offense and I think we showed that today."
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Backes, Lilli (9-1)
L: Jaala Torrence (7-3)
Batting:
2B: Kenleigh Cahalan 1
RBI: Abby Duchscherer 2 ; Kenleigh Cahalan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kinley Pate 1 ; Riley Valentine 1 ; Lauren Johnson 1
HBP: Jenna Johnson 1 ; Bailey Dowling 1
Batting:
HR: Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1
RBI: Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Mosley, Sara 5 ; Kearney, Jayda 2 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Goodnight, Dallis 2
SF: Mosley, Sara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Lyndi Rae 2 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 1 ; Gordon, Sarah 2 ; Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Goodnight, Dallis 1
HBP: Ellison, Tyler 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
5
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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