No. 18 Georgia Travels to Auburn for SEC Series

No. 18/20 Georgia (26-13, 4-10)
at NR/RV Auburn (25-16, 2-13)
Dates: Friday, April 11-Sunday, April 13, 2025
First Pitch Times: 6 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. ET
Location: Auburn, Ala.
Stadium: Jane B. Moore Field

Media Information
TV: SEC Network (Friday)
   Play-by-play: Eric Frede
   Analysis: Madison Shipman
Streaming: SEC Network+ (Saturday, Sunday)
   Play-by-play: JJ Jackson
   Analysis: Kim Owens/Amy Reif
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

The 18^th-ranked Georgia softball team is back on the road this weekend for a three-game SEC series at Auburn. The series begins Friday at 6 p.m. ET airing live on SEC Network.

Saturday's game will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET with Sunday's finale set for 2 p.m. ET on The Plains.

Follow the Bulldogs
- Friday's game will air live on SEC Network. Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Madison Shipman (analyst) will be on the call.
- Saturday and Sunday's games will stream live on SEC Network+. JJ Jackson (play-by-play) and Kim Owens and Amy Reif (analyst) will be on the call.
- Live stats for each game can be found on GeorgiaDogs.com.
- Live X/Twitter updates will be available on the official X/Twitter page of Georgia softball, @UGAsoftball.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
- Georgia leads the all-time series 41-26
- The Bulldogs are 21-13 in Auburn the in the series
- The winner of the series has gone back-and-forth the last four series: Georgia won on the road in 2019 and in Athens in 2023, Auburn won in Athens in 2017 and in Auburn in 2022
- Georgia and Auburn squared off in a 14-inning thriller in Auburn in the 2024 SEC Tournament, the longest SEC Tournament game ever; Georgia won 6-5 on a Sarah Gordon walk-off home run
- Tony Baldwin is 4-3 against the Tigers in his tenure as head coach

Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Nine
     - NFCA/GoRout: 18
     - ESPN/USA Softball: 20
     - D1Softball: NR
     - Softball America: NR
     - Latest RPI: 22

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia welcomes No. 19 Ole Miss to Jack Turner Stadium for the final home series of the season next weekend, April 17-19. Thursday's series opener will air on SEC Network at 6 p.m. Sunday's regular-season home finale will also air on SEC Network at noon live from Jack Turner Stadium. The Bulldogs will celebrate seniors Lilli Backes, Lyndi Rae Davis, Rachel Gibson, and Dallis Goodnight on Saturday, April 19.

Let's Recap
Emily Digby's ninth-inning walk-off double lifted the Bulldogs to a 3-2 win over USC-Upstate on Wednesday. Digby finished the game 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Her double in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Jaydyn Goodwin to walk off the Spartans. Digby launched a two-out two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to put Georgia head 2-0. It was her second home run of the season.
Marsia Miller was the other Bulldog to scatter multiple hits, finishing 2-for-3 on the game. Lilli Backes improved to 11-5 in the circle, pitching six innings out of the pen. She allowed two unearned runs on three hits. She struck out four and walked three.

Battle Tested in SEC Play
In Georgia's softball's 29-year history, the Bulldogs have never opened SEC play against three straight top-10 opponents until this season. The only time a Georgia team came close was in 2017 when UGA faced four top 25 opponents to start SEC play (No. 17, 12, 5, 3).

Packing The Jack
Georgia fans have already set a season attendance record at Jack Turner Stadium with 46,975 fans packing The Jack so far in 2025. The LSU series saw three top-10 crowds including breaking the attendance record in game three (2,478). The series drew 7, 098 fans, setting a new Jack Turner Stadium series attendance record.

Goodwin Paces the Offense
Junior Jaydyn Goodwin is having a career year so far. She leads the team with a .352 batting average, .640 slugging, 43 hits, four triples, seven doubles, and 80 total bases while ranking second with 30 runs, 35 RBI, and seven home runs. Goodwin has registered the most multi-hit games (12) and multi-RBI games (10).

Ellison Emerging as Offensive Leader
Junior Tyler Ellison has emerged as Georgia's hottest hitter in 2025. She currently hitting .333 batting with a near team-high .451 on-base percentage while ranking third with a .560 slugging. Her .359 batting average in SEC play is the best on the team by 56 points. She's knocked six home runs and recorded 20 RBI. Ellison had just 34 at-bats in her first two seasons and has taken advantage of every opportunity this season, working into a starting role on the right side of the infield. She's provided a walk-off hit in three games in 2025 (CSUB, Ohio State, Tennessee).

Starting Strong
44 of Georgia's 189 runs (23 percent) have come in the first inning. The Bulldogs have scored five or more runs in the first inning six times. UGA has pushed a run across in the first inning in 17 games, going 15-2 in those games. The Dogs are 14-2 when leading after the first inning.

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Players Mentioned

Lilli Backes

Lyndi Rae Davis

Emily Digby

Tyler Ellison

Rachel Gibson

Dallis Goodnight

Jaydyn Goodwin

Sarah Gordon