No. 9 Bulldogs Come Back to Beat App State, 5-4 - University of Georgia Athletics

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No. 9 Bulldogs Come Back to Beat App State, 5-4

February 21, 2025 | Softball

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SOFTBALL | vs. APP STATE | W, 5-4
Winning pitcher: Lilli Backes (5-0)
Losing Pitcher: Bel Varadi (0-2)

Season Record: 11-0

ATHENS, Ga. – The ninth-ranked Georgia softball team used a sixth-inning comeback to beat App State on Friday night, 5-4, at Jack Turner Stadium.

Georgia stays unbeaten on the season at 11-0.

FAST FACTS

A trio of Bulldogs scattered two hits apiece in the game: Jaydyn Goodwin, Sarah Gordon, and Emily Digby. Goodwin and Digby each tallied two RBI.
Goodwin's RBI triple in the third cut the lead to 3-2. Then her RBI single in the bottom of the sixth gave Georgia its first lead of the night, 5-4. The hit proved to be the game-winner.
Lilli Backes improved to 5-0 in the circle, pitching 2.2 scoreless, hitless innings out of the pen. She struck out three Mountaineers.

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will play Syracuse on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Both teams enter the contest unbeaten on the season. Tickets for every day of the Georgia Classic can be purchased online at GeorgiaDogs.com.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Backes, Lilli (5-0)

L: Bel Varadi (0-2)

Batting:

HR: Taylor Chumbley 1

RBI: Taylor Chumbley 4

SH: Jaylee Williams 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Leah Gore 1 ; Macy Hamby 1 ; Jaylee Williams 1 ; Taylor Chumbley 1

SB: Jaylee Williams 1 ; Julia Girk 1

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2B: Gordon, Sarah 1 ; Digby, Emily 1

3B: Goodwin, Jaydyn 1

RBI: Goodwin, Jaydyn 2 ; Digby, Emily 2 ; Allen, Paislie 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Goodnight, Dallis 1 ; Gordon, Sarah 2 ; Digby, Emily 1 ; White, Esther 1

SB: Digby, Emily 1

HBP: Castorri, Emma 1

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