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BSB: Texas Takes Series 7-4 Win
A five-run outburst in the seventh inning lifted fifth-ranked Texas to a 7-4 win over third-ranked Georgia Saturday in front of a Disch-Falk Field crowd of 7,192.
Fast Facts
• Graduate Nolan McCarthy gave Georgia a 1-0 lead on an RBI-double with two outs in the first.
• Georgia took a 3-0 lead with a pair of runs in the third highlighted by an RBI-double by Robbie Burnett. Slate Alford’s two-out, run-scoring double made it 4-0 in the fourth.
• Junior Brian Curley carried a no-hitter to the fifth before a leadoff walk and then a two-run home run by Jaquae Stewart cut the lead to 4-2. He tied a career high with nine strikeouts, the most by a Bulldog this season, over five innings. While at VCU, Curley struck out nine batters in relief against Western Carolina in 4.2 innings in 2024.
• The Bulldogs dropped their first series of the year as the bullpen surrendered five runs (three earned) on three hits with four walks plus an outfield error in the seventh inning aided UT’s comeback.
• The loss went to Kolten Smith (2-1) while UT reliever Max Grubbs (3-0) provided 3.1 scoreless frames to pick up a victory.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On Texas’ big-inning
“We have to continue to work on things and get better as today we let some things get away from us. We have to pound the strike zone and not walk people. We have to quit chasing. We didn’t play very good baseball today. There’s times in this game where you just go out and win games; there’s times you get beat; and then there’s times you beat yourself; and today was one of those days when we beat ourselves. We put a few runs on the board early and then just didn’t play well after that.”
On Brian Curley
“He was good for the first three innings, but then you look at the runs they scored on the walks. He has got to get over the hump of not walking guys later in the game.”
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Box Score
Up Next
Georgia (29-4, 8-3 SEC) concludes its road series with No. 5 Texas (25-4, 10-1 SEC) Sunday at 2:02 p.m. EDT (SECN+).
SB: Georgia Drops Doubleheader To TAMU
SOFTBALL | vs. #4 Texas A&M (G1) | L, 0-8 (6 inn.)
Winning pitcher: Emiley Kennedy (12-3)
Losing Pitcher: Randi Roelling (8-6)
SOFTBALL | vs. #4 Texas A&M (G2) | L, 5-12
Winning pitcher: Emily Leavitt (3-0)
Losing Pitcher: Lilli Backes (10-5)
Season Record: 25-13, 4-10 SEC
ATHENS, Ga. – The 16th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs fell in both games of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, 8-0, 12-5, at Jack Turner Stadium.
Georgia falls to 25-13 on the season and 4-10 in SEC play.
GAME ONE FAST FACTS
- Randi Roelling suffered the loss in game one of the doubleheader, allowing six runs, only one earned, in three and a third innings. She struck out three and walked five.
- Destin Howard and Ella Troutt each pitched out of the pen in the first game.
- Tyler Ellison, Dallis Goodnight, Sarah Gordon, and Hannah Davila combined for Georgia’s four hits in game one.
GAME TWO FAST FACTS
- Jaydyn Goodwin and Sarah Gordon each homered and finished 2-for-3 with two RBI.
- Lilli Backes suffered the loss, working four and a third in her start. She allowed nine runs on nine hits. She struck out three and walked just one. Rachel Gibson pitched the final two and two-thirds innings.
- Goodwin and Gordon hit back-to-back home runs to go ahead 4-0 in the first inning. It’s the first time this season a Bulldog duo has accomplished that. The last time was Jayda Kearney and Sara Mosley against Florida on May 10, 2024.
- Gordon provided an RBI infield single in the bottom of the fifth to cut into the TAMU lead, 10-5.
Video – Game 1
UP NEXT
Georgia and Texas A&M will close out the series on Monday evening at 6 p.m. on SEC Network.
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