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WTEN: Georgia Sweeps LSU in SEC Tournament
The No. 6 Georgia women’s tennis team opened up its first match in the SEC Tournament with a dominant 4-0 sweep over No. 33 LSU at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Friday.
Fast Facts
• The win improves Georgia’s winning streak to five matches.
• Georgia now improves to 51-4 all-time against LSU and 8-0 against the Tigers in SEC Tournament matches.
• The Bulldogs have now advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals for the fifth consecutive season.
• Georgia has now swept its last five opponents, combining for a 23-0 score across all five matches.
• After falling on court two doubles, the Bulldogs overcame 5-3 and 5-4 deficits to win two tiebreakers 7-6(5) and 7-6(3) on courts one and three, securing their fifth-consecutive doubles point.
Key Quote
Head Coach Drake Bernstein
On the team’s performance…
“We talked a little bit – it may not have been our cleanest doubles today, but in the postseason, this whole thing turns into if you can find a way to make it happen. We did terrific today at one and three doubles. In terms of measuring progress throughout the year, I’m not sure if we’d be able to do that in February. It shows where this team has come from then to now.”
Up Next
No. 1 seeded Georgia will now compete against the winner of No. 4 seed Tennessee and No. 5 Auburn in the SEC Tournament semifinal on Saturday, April 20 at 3 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
BSB: UGA run rules Ole Miss, doubleheader today
Slate Alford’s grand slam capped a career-high eight-RBI night as Georgia posted a 17-6 run-rule win in eight innings over Ole Miss Friday in front of a Foley Field crowd of 3,708.
Fast Facts
- Slate Alford (3-for-5, 2 HR, 8 RBI) hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, his third of the year, which ties the Georgia single-season record, and gave the Bulldogs a school record nine grand slams on the year. The grand slam ended the game per the run-rule at 17-6 in the eighth inning.
- Catcher Fernando Gonzalez had a career-high four hit game, with a double, three singles, and three RBI.
- Corey Collins (1-for-3, 2 RBI) extended his on-base streak to 25 games and has a seven-game hitting streak.
- The Bulldogs (28-9, 8-8 SEC) scored eight runs in the third inning, which is the most they have scored in an inning against an SEC opponent this season. The inning included home runs by Kolby Branch and Alford.
- Every starter in the lineup had at least one hit and scored at least one run.
- Leighton Finley improved to 3-1, going five innings while graduate Brian Zeldin pitched the final three shutout innings for his fifth save.
Key Quotes
Fernando Gonzalez
On his offensive production lately…
“Just trying to help the team. Ultimately if I can be a really good defensive catcher and if I can help the team with the bat as well, I think it’s going to put me out there in the lineup and win some more games.”
Slate Alford
On this lineup being able to go one through nine…
“It’s huge. Up and down, I’ve said it before but I think we’re the best in the country. We just proved it again tonight.”
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On Slate Alford’s performance tonight…
“I can’t say enough about Slate [Alford] and his work ethic and what he does every day. This guy cares, obviously they all care, but he’s taking countless swings. Slate and Coach Coggin were even in that cage again this morning early, and then before we took batting practice. He’s been working extremely hard this week. I thought he had a good weekend last weekend if you go back and look. He’s been putting in a lot of time and a lot of effort. As I’ve said a lot before, when guys are putting in that kind of time, work, and focus, and they go out and have success, it doesn’t surprise me.”
Up Next
Due to the high probability of inclement weather on Sunday, Georgia’s Southeastern Conference baseball series with Ole Miss will now conclude Saturday with a doubleheader. Game one Saturday remains a 2 p.m. start, and the second game will follow 45 minutes later. Both games are scheduled for nine innings. Foley Field will be cleared between games. The doubleheader will be streamed on SECN+ and available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
SB: Dawgs fall to Tigers in series opener
The ninth-ranked Georgia softball team fell to the 13th-ranked Missouri Tigers Friday evening in front of 1,291 fans at Jack Turner Stadium, 4-2.
Fast Facts
• Sophomore Destin Howard entered to pitch in the sixth inning, appearing in her first-ever conference game. She pitched one and a third scoreless, hitless innings with a strikeout.
• Jaydyn Goodwin’s leadoff double in the sixth was her eighth this season, tying her for second-most on the team.
• Sydney Kuma recorded her 12th multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3.
• Dallis Goodnight lengthened her hitting and on-base streaks to seven games, currently the best on the team.
Key Quotes
Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On the team’s performance this evening…
“It’s disappointing. We’ve played really good defense all year, and tonight, we didn’t get it done on that side of the ball. Ultimately, it put us in a hole where we had to try and climb out of it, and we didn’t string together enough at-bats to do that. Again, I’m disappointed in the outcome. I still believe that we have a really good team, and we’re going to come out and fight like hell tomorrow.”
GYM: Georgia begins search for new head coach
Courtney Kupets Carter will not return as head coach of the Georgia gymnastics program, J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks announced Friday.
“We want to thank Courtney for her leadership of our gymnastics program over the past seven seasons,” Brooks said. “These are always difficult decisions, but this one was especially tough because of what Courtney and her family mean to the University of Georgia. She is among the greatest Bulldog student-athletes of all time, and her many accomplishments and accolades will be remembered for years to come. At this time, we feel it is in the best interest of our gymnastics program to make a change in leadership as we pursue SEC and national championships.”
Kupets Carter was the eighth head coach in Georgia gymnastics history. Under her leadership, seven GymDogs earned 22 All-America honors and 14 were named to the All-Southeastern Conference team.
As a student-athlete at Georgia from 2006-09, Kupets Carter put together the most illustrious career in collegiate gymnastics history. She was the first gymnast to win individual championships on all four events and the all-around title, while winning nine NCAA individual titles and earning an impressive 15 All-America distinctions. Georgia captured four team national titles during her time as an athlete.
A national search for Georgia’s next head coach will begin immediately.
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