Goodwin's 4-4 Night Powers No. 11 Georgia to Win over Georgia Southern, 8-0

Wednesday, April 22

Athens, Ga.

6:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

34-13

Georgia Southern

19-27

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Georgia Southern	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Georgia	4	0	0	2	2	8	13	0

Goodwin's 4-4 Night Powers No. 11 Georgia to Win over Georgia Southern, 8-0

April 22, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs run-ruled Georgia Southern, 8-0 (5 inn.), on Wednesday night at the Jack Turner Stadium behind senior Jaydyn Goodwin's 4-4 performance. Georgia improves to 34-13 overall while the Eagles slip to 19-27.

SOFTBALL | vs. Georgia Southern | W, 8-0 (5 inn.)
Winning Pitcher: Randi Roelling (14-6)
Losing Pitcher: Kaylee Croft (2-3)

Fast Facts:

LHP Randi Roelling made the start going 3.0 innings with two hits, a walk and four punchouts in route to her 14^thwin of the season. RHPs Presley Harrison and Destin Howard each pitched an inning in relief, each tallying a strikeout.
The Bulldog offense piled on four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take the lead off RBI double from Jaydyn Goodwin and Bailey Lindemuth and an RBI single from Tyler Ellison.
Keirstin Roose launched her team-best 13^th home run of the season in the fourth inning – a two-run shot. In the fifth, Mollie Mitchell recorded her first career homer – a solo shot down the right field line.
Goodwin sealed the run-rule decision with a bases-loaded RBI single to right field in the bottom of the fifth. She finished the night 4-4 with two RBIs and a double. In the last five games, the senior is batting .650 with 13 hits, five runs, three doubles, a triple, a home run and eight RBIs.
Georgia improves to 35-1 all-time against Georgia Southern.

Key Quote:
Georgia Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On the win…
"I'm just proud of the way that we came out and took care of business. Sometimes the day after a day off you can feel a little lethargic, and one of the things we talk a lot about is behaving different than how you feel. The game requires a certain amount of energy and investment, and I thought once it became game time, we did that. I thought Randi [Roelling] got us off and running. We put together some good at-bats. A 4-4 day from Shorty [Jaydyn Goodwin]. That's exciting. I thought Keirstin [Roose] swung the bat well. Excited to see her get one out of here. Tyler [Ellison] with the big hit early. Shorty was big, so lots of really good things up and down. I thought Gabi [Novickas] was outstanding. I think 2-2 with the walk, maybe. Defense was clean. I thought Brooke [Smith] came in and gave us a little something there as we were able to give Digs [Emily Digby] the night off. I thought Brooke played, made some plays and had some good at-bats. Lots of really good things and just excited to load up and go to Norman."

Up Next:
The No. 11-ranked Bulldogs are on the road this weekend against the top-ranked Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma. This weekend's series will kick off on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network+.