University of Georgia Athletics
Saturday, March 2
Palo Alto, Calif.
4:30 p.m.
University of Georgia
15-2
2
vs
7
Cal
17-2
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Georgia
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
1
California
0
3
0
1
2
1
X
7
8
0
Georgia Falls to No. 20/24 Cal, Stanford Game Canceled
March 02, 2024 | Softball
PALO ALTO, Calif. – No. 5/3 Georgia softball fell to No. 20/24 Cal, 7-2, on day two of the DeMarini Invitational Saturday. Georgia's second game of the day against No. 11/10 Stanford was rained out.
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Georgia is now 15-2 on the season. The Dogs will play Stanford on Sunday at 3 p.m., ET, in an already scheduled game. Saturday's game will not be made up.
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No. 20/24 Cal 7, No. 5/3 Georgia 2
Jaiden Fields highlighted the offense for the Dawgs, picking up two hits, including a two-run home run and a double.
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Madison Kerpics (5-1) pitched two innings in her start, suffering her first loss. She allowed three runs on two hits. Shelby Walters worked three innings out of the pen. Rachel Gibson and Riley Orcutt combined to pitch the sixth inning, each picking up a strikeout.
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Sara Mosley reached on a one-out single, then Fields stepped in and launched a two-run home run to centerfield, putting Georgia ahead 2-0 in the second.
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Cal (17-2) used a lot of small ball to push across three runs in the bottom of the inning and go ahead 3-2.
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The Bears added another run on a leadoff homer in the fourth, 4-2. Cal tacked on two more in the fifth on a double, widening the lead to 6-2, in the fifth. An RBI single brought the Cal lead to 7-2 in the sixth.
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Georgia is now 15-2 on the season. The Dogs will play Stanford on Sunday at 3 p.m., ET, in an already scheduled game. Saturday's game will not be made up.
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No. 20/24 Cal 7, No. 5/3 Georgia 2
Jaiden Fields highlighted the offense for the Dawgs, picking up two hits, including a two-run home run and a double.
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Madison Kerpics (5-1) pitched two innings in her start, suffering her first loss. She allowed three runs on two hits. Shelby Walters worked three innings out of the pen. Rachel Gibson and Riley Orcutt combined to pitch the sixth inning, each picking up a strikeout.
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Sara Mosley reached on a one-out single, then Fields stepped in and launched a two-run home run to centerfield, putting Georgia ahead 2-0 in the second.
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Cal (17-2) used a lot of small ball to push across three runs in the bottom of the inning and go ahead 3-2.
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The Bears added another run on a leadoff homer in the fourth, 4-2. Cal tacked on two more in the fifth on a double, widening the lead to 6-2, in the fifth. An RBI single brought the Cal lead to 7-2 in the sixth.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Randi Roelling (7-2)
L: Kerpics, Madison (5-1)
Batting:
2B: Fields, Jaiden 1
HR: Fields, Jaiden 1
RBI: Fields, Jaiden 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mosley, Sara 1 ; Fields, Jaiden 1
CS: Kuma, Sydney 1
Batting:
2B: Acacia Anders 2
HR: Tianna Bell 1
RBI: Acacia Anders 2 ; Tianna Bell 1 ; Alexis Bishop 1 ; Hope Alley 1 ; D'Auna Johnson 1
SH: Hope Alley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kyndal Todd 1 ; Kaylee Pond 1 ; Acacia Anders 1 ; Elon Butler 1 ; Tianna Bell 1 ; Lagi Quiroga 1 ; Ryann Orange 1
SB: Ryann Orange 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
OF/1B
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RHP
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RHP
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RHP
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RHP
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