University of Georgia Athletics
Saturday, March 15
Columbia, S.C.
3:00 p.m.
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No. 13 Bulldogs Fall to No. 9 Gamecocks, 4-3
March 15, 2025 | Softball
SOFTBALL | at #9 South Carolina | L, 4-3
Winning pitcher: Sam Gress (4-2)
Losing Pitcher: Lilli Backes (9-2)
Season Record: 21-5, 2-3 SEC
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Despite a three-run rally in the sixth inning, the 13th-ranked Georgia softball team fell to ninth-ranked South Carolina, 4-3, on a gusty Saturday in Columbia, S.C.
Georgia's record stands at 21-5 overall and 2-3 in SEC play.
FAST FACTS
UP NEXT
Georgia will return for the series-deciding game against South Carolina at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The game will air live on SECN+.
Winning pitcher: Sam Gress (4-2)
Losing Pitcher: Lilli Backes (9-2)
Season Record: 21-5, 2-3 SEC
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Despite a three-run rally in the sixth inning, the 13th-ranked Georgia softball team fell to ninth-ranked South Carolina, 4-3, on a gusty Saturday in Columbia, S.C.
Georgia's record stands at 21-5 overall and 2-3 in SEC play.
FAST FACTS
- Entering the sixth inning trailing, 3-0, Jaydyn Goodwin blasted a solo shot to right center to put the Bulldogs on the board in the top of the sixth. She took a share of the team lead with her sixth home run of the year.
- Marisa Miller sparked a two-out rally later that inning with a double to the wall in left center, scoring pinch runners Emma Castorri and Tyah Charlton to tie the game at three runs apiece. Miller has 13 RBIs on the season, good for fifth on the team.
- South Carolina used a fielder's choice with the bases loaded to score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh, forcing a rubber game between the Bulldogs and Gamecocks.
- Lilli Backes (9-2) went the distance in the circle for the Bulldogs, allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out three in just her second loss of the season.
UP NEXT
Georgia will return for the series-deciding game against South Carolina at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The game will air live on SECN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sam Gress (4-2)
L: Backes, Lilli (9-2)
Batting:
2B: Miller, Marisa 1
HR: Goodwin, Jaydyn 1
RBI: Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Miller, Marisa 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Castorri, Emma 1 ; Charlton, Tyah 1
HBP: Ellison, Tyler 1
Batting:
RBI: Lexi Winters 2 ; Abigail Knight 2
SH: Ella Chancey 1
SF: Lexi Winters 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Karley Shelton 2 ; Arianna Rodi 2
Game Leaders
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