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BSB: Dawgs Travel To Oxford for Series Opener
Fifth-ranked and SEC-leader Georgia (32-10, 13-5 SEC) opens a road series with No. 17 Ole Miss (28-10, 10-8 SEC) Friday on SECN+. First pitch will be at 7:30 p.m. ET and be available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
Game two of the series will be Saturday at 2 pm ET (SEC Network) and Sunday’s action begins at 2:30 pm ET (SECN+).
For the second straight week in the SEC, fifth-ranked Georgia is back on the road as it wraps up a seven-game trip. Georgia is 7-2 in SEC road action and 6-3 in league play at Foley Field.
The 17th-ranked Rebels are 23-4 at home this year and have won 10 of their last 12 games including winning a road serries over Tennessee last weekend. For Ole Miss, it was their first series win over UT since 2018 and first in Knoxville since 2016. Meanwhile, Georgia won its second straight series over Arkansas and its first in Fayetteville since 2008 despite getting a total of 7.1 innings out of its starting pitching compared to 18 innings by the Rebels against UT.
Georgia trails in the Ole Miss series 51-43 dating to 1923. The teams last met in Athens in 2024, and the Bulldogs claimed the series 2-1. Ole Miss won the 2023 series in Oxford 2-1. Georgia’s last series win in Oxford came in 2011 (2-1).
The Bulldogs dropped their SEC opener to then No. 21 Tennessee but since then have gone 13-4 in league action. Georgia sits in first place by 0.5 games over Texas A&M (12-5). The Bulldogs won their first four SEC series (2-1 over #21 UT, 2-1 @ #21 Texas A&M, 3-0 over USC, 3-0 @ #5 MSU) and then dropped one at home to No. 21 UF (2-1). The second half of the SEC slate began with a road series win over No. 14 Arkansas. After the Ole Miss road series, Georgia plays host to Missouri and LSU before finishing up the regular season at No. 6 Auburn.
Georgia leads the NCAA with 116 Home Runs and a .628 Slugging Percentage while it is fourth in Scoring at 9.6 runs a game. The Bulldogs have an SEC-best .324 Batting Average that ranks sixth nationally. Also, Georgia has a .983 Fielding Percentage, which is 10th nationally.
Junior C Daniel Jackson has a team-high 20 home runs (including three grand slams) followed by junior 3B Tre Phelps and seniors Brennan Hudson and Michael O’Shaughnessy with 14 apiece. Senior SS Kolby Branch and sophomore OF Henry Allen each have 13 home runs. Meanwhile, sophomore CF Rylan Lujo (357-6-24) owns an SEC-best .414 batting average in league games, and he’s got a .672 slugging percentage in SEC action too.
Georgia-Ole Miss Pitching Rotation
Game 1: Joey Volchko (6-2, 3.75 ERA), RHP, Jr., vs. Hunter Elliott (4-1, 3.78 ERA), LHP, Jr.
Game 2: TBA vs. Cade Townsend (4-1, 1.73 ERA), RHP, So.
Game 3: Dylan Vigue (3-1, 2.51 ERA), RHP, Jr., vs. Taylor Rabe (3-2, 4.19 ERA), RHP, So.
Links To Follow The Bulldog Series
Friday @ 7:30 pm ET
Radio/TV: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston): https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4996&type=Live
SECN+ (Richard Cross & Keith Kessinger): https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/cd90e8ef-c484-459d-be6d-78b359e15a34
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=634087
Saturday @ 2pm ET
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston): https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4997&type=Live
SECN (Richard Cross & Lance Cormier): https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/f7db20e1-8003-4f50-83a8-431e2c54b429
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=634088
Sunday @ 2:30 pm ET
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston): https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4998&type=Live
SECN+ (Richard Cross & Keith Kessinger): https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d2e4f637-75da-459a-8d53-646277b2d188
Monroe Freeling Taken in Round One of NFL Draft
Junior offensive lineman Monroe Freeling was taken in the opening round of the 2026 NFL Draft Thursday, marking the ninth straight year that Georgia has had at least one first round pick.
Freeling gives the Bulldogs nine straight years of having an offensive lineman taken in the draft. Georgia has now had 21 first round selections with only 21 total losses during the Kirby Smart era that started in 2016. The Bulldogs have produced 14 first round selections over the past five seasons.
Freeling, a 6-7, 318-pound native of Charleston, S.C., started 17 games and appeared in 36 contests during his three seasons on the Georgia line. The 2025 Coaches Second Team All-SEC selection was a two-time SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week during Georgia’s second straight conference title run and a trip to the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal round for the second consecutive time. Freeling started 13 of 14 games last season and helped give QB Gunner Stockton time to complete 69.7 percent of his passes.
This marks the second straight year that the Panthers have selected a Bulldog after taking RB Trevor Etienne in the fourth round in 2025. Freeling is the first Georgia offensive lineman taken by the Panthers and the eighth player overall dating back to 1999,
The NFL Draft continues Friday in Pittsburgh with rounds 2-3 starting at 7 p.m., followed by the final four rounds beginning Saturday at noon.
SB: Georgia Meets No. 1 Oklahoma Tonight in Norman
The No. 11-ranked Georgia Bulldogs are on the road to take on the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners this weekend at Love’s Field in Southeastern conference series play.
No. 15/11 Georgia
vs. No. 1/1 Oklahoma
Location: Norman, Okla.
Venue: Love’s Field
Date: Apr. 24-26, 2026
First Pitch: Friday – 7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday – 2:30 p.m. ET, Sunday – 1:30 p.m. ET
Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+ (Friday); ESPN2 (Saturday); Sunday (ESPNU)
PxP: Matt Schumacker; Analyst: Amanda Scarborough
Live Updates: GeorgiaDogs.com
X Updates: @UGASoftball
Leading Off
Georgia is on the road for its final conference road series of the season against No. 1 Oklahoma at Love’s Field. The Bulldogs are riding an 8-0 (5 inn.) win over Georgia Southern on Wednesday night at The Jack.
Series History
Oklahoma
– Georgia and Oklahoma have met on eight prior occasions, and the series is split 4-4.
– Last time the two schools met, the Sooners defeated the Bulldogs 8-0 (6 inn.) in an elimination game of the 2021 Women’s College World Series
– Georgia last defeated Oklahoma earlier that season at home in a double-header. In Coach Lu’s last season at the helm of the program, the Bulldogs walked-off the No. 1-ranked Sooners 7-6 (9 inn.) to snap the visitor’s 40-game win streak. Jaiden Fields drove in pinch runner Jacqui Switzer to win.
– This will be Baldwin’s first meeting against Oklahoma as a head coach, as well as the program’s first time playing the Sooners in Norman.
Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Eleven
– NFCA/GoRout: 15
– ESPN/USA Softball: 11
– D1Softball: 12
– Softball America: 13
Opponent Outlook
The top-ranked Sooners enter the weekend after defeating No. 6 Arkansas in series play last weekend with wins in games one and three before seeing off Arkansas – Pine Bluff on Tuesday night, 9-0 (5 inn.).
Audrey Lowry paces the Sooner pitching staff with 25 appearances, a 19-2 record and a 2.46 ERA across 96.2 innings pitched to go with 79 hits, 34 earned runs, 19 walks and 67 strikeouts. Behind Lowry, the Sooners turn to Sydney Berzon and Miali Guachino. Berzon commands a 5-2 record and 2.75 ERA with 51.0 innings of work, 46 hits, 20 earned runs, 14 walks and 29 strikeouts while Guachino boasts a 2.96 ERA and 12-1 record with 68.2 innings pitched, 51 hits, 29 earned runs, 24 walks and 87 strikeouts. As a staff, Oklahoma has a 2.91 team-ERA, and opponents have batted at a .231-clip.
Offensively, the Sooners lead the nation in home runs at 161, large in part due to freshman Kendall Wells’ 34 home run contribution. Nelly McEnroe-Marinas and Chaney Helton, through 20 combined starts, lead Oklahoma, each with a .462 average. Leadoff hitter Kai Minor is batting .451 with a team-high 64 hits while the freshman Wells has a team-best 61 runs scored. As a squad, the Sooners are batting .405 with 532 runs off 540 hits.
Head coach Patty Gasso had been at the helm of the Sooner program for 32 seasons and led the team to eight Women’s College World Series championships. She is the only head coach to win four consecutive national championships.
Conference Stat Leaders (as of Thurs, Apr. 23)
Jaydyn Goodwin
The senior from McDonough, Ga. is among the top ten in the conference in one statistical category:
On-Base Percentage: Tenth – .532
Jaydyn Goodwin
The junior from Paris, Ky. is among the top ten in the conference in two statistical categories:
Hits: Tied-Eighth – 59
Triples: Tied Seventh – 3
Sarah Gordon
The senior from Louisville, Ky. is among the top ten in the conference in one statistical category:
Doubles: Tied Fifth – 14
Presley Harrison:
The freshman from Baxley, Ga. is in the top ten in the conference in two statistical categories:
Holds: Tied First – 3
Saves: Tied Seventh – 3
Bailey Lindemuth:
The sophomore from Burleson, Texas is in the top ten in the conference in two statistical categories:
Assists: Fifth – 91
Fielding Double Plays: Tied 10th – 13
Marisa Miller
The senior from Suwanee, Ga.is in the top ten in the conference in one statistical category:
Caught Stealing By: Second – 7
Gabi Novickas:
The freshman from Chicago, Ill. is in the top ten in the conference in one statistical category:
Fielding Double Plays: Fourth – 19
Natalie Ray:
The senior from Covington, Ga. is in the top ten in the conference in one statistical category:
Batting Average: Eighth – .441
Randi Roelling:
The junior from Modesto, Calif. ranks in the top ten in the conference in one statistical category:
Wins: Tied Sixth – 14
Keirstin Roose:
The graduate from Wolcottville, Ind. ranks in the top ten in the conference in one statistical category:
Fielding Double Plays: Ninth – 15
NCAA Stat Leaders (as of Wed, Apr 21)
The Bulldogs remain one of the nation’s best defensive teams with a .984 team fielding percentage – tied third in the nation – to go with just 19 errors – third in the conference. Interestingly, this weekend’s opponent, Oklahoma, is also tied-third nationally in team fielding percentage.
Individually, Natalie Ray is tied 43rd in the nation with a .441 batting average. Tyler Ellison sits 41st in the nation with a .536 on-base percentage. Jaydyn Goodwin, one of the toughest in the nation to strike out, has just six strikeouts in 149 at-bats.
Transfers in the Mix
Several members of Georgia’s 2025 transfer class are starring for the Bulldogs this season.
In the circle, RHP Addisen Fisher sits at 10-4 with a team-best 2.11 ERA. She has one shut out on the season, as well as two saves. Through 73.0 innings pitched, she’s surrendered just 22 earned runs with 50 strikeouts.
In the order, Keirstin Roose has impressed in the lead-off role for the Bulldogs. She has a team-best 13 home runs on the season while also driving in 31 runs. Delani Sullivan, while being a threat at the plate, has been a consistent presence in outfield recording 39 put-outs this season with a perfect fielding percentage. Bailey Lindemuth has flashed her glove at the hot corner this season with just three errors through 47 games and a team-best 91 assists. Natalie Ray has batted a team-best .441 overall and .433 in conference play.
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