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SB: Georgia Classic Kicks Off Today at the Jack
Dates: Thursday, Feb. 20-Sunday, Feb. 23, 2015
Location: Athens, Ga.
Stadium: Jack Turner Stadium
Tickets: https://gado.gs/cjz
Know Before You Go: https://gado.gs/bjt
Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+ (Georgia games only)
Play-by-play: RJ Taylor
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball
Complete Georgia Classic Schedule
Thursday, Feb. 20
3 p.m. – Buffalo vs. Georgia
5:30 p.m. – Buffalo vs. Georgia
Friday, Feb. 21
10:30 a.m. – Buffalo vs. Syracuse
1 p.m. – Utah Valley vs. Syracuse
3:30 p.m. – App State vs. Utah Valley
6 p.m. – App State vs. Georgia
Saturday, Feb. 22
10:30 a.m. – Buffalo vs. Utah Valley
1 p.m. – Buffalo vs. App State
3:30 p.m. – Syracuse vs. Georgia
6 p.m. – App State vs. Utah Valley
Sunday, Feb. 23
10:30 a.m. – Syracuse vs. App State
1 p.m. – Syracuse vs. Georgia
3:30 p.m. – Utah Valley vs. Georgia
The ninth-ranked Georgia softball team will host the 22nd Annual Georgia Classic at Jack Turner Stadium this weekend. The Bulldogs will host the Buffalo Bulls, App State Mountaineers, Utah Valley Wolverines, and Syracuse Orange.
Follow the Bulldogs
– All Georgia games of the Georgia Classic will stream live on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app. RJ Taylor (play-by-play) 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.
Fan Information and Upcoming Promotions at Jack Turner Stadium
– Tickets can be purchased on GeorgiaDogs.com. All seating is general admission. There is no reserved seating.
– Tickets for tournaments are all-day tickets. One tickets gets a fan into all games that day.
– The primary entrance to Jack Turner Stadium is located at the third base gate. Gates open one hour prior to first pitch or one hour before the first game of the day for home tournaments. Season tickets holders can enter the stadium 90 minutes before first pitch.
– Parking is available in the lot closest to S. Milledge Ave. The back lot is reserved for select season ticket holders.
– All concessions and merchandise transactions will be cashless. The UGA Bookstore has a merchandise shop located under the soccer grandstand.
– The UGA Clear Bag Policy is in effect.
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Series Histories
Buffalo
– Georgia leads the all-time series 4-0
– The Bulldogs and Bulls last met in Athens in 2019
– Georgia is 3-0 against Buffalo in Athens
App State
– Georgia leads the all-time series 12-0
– All 12 meetings have been in Athens
– App State last visited Athens in 2022
Utah Valley
– First meeting
Syracuse
– Georgia leads the all-time series 4-0
– Only two meetings have been in Athens, both in 2017
Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Two
– NFCA/GoRout: 9
– ESPN/USA Softball: 9
– D1Softball: 12
– Softball America: 11
A Look at What’s Ahead
Georgia will hit the road for its first midweek game of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Clemson. The Bulldogs and Tigers are set for a 4 p.m. first pitch in Clemson. Georgia will then host Stetson, UMBC, and Ohio State in the Bulldog Classic Feb. 28-March 2 at Jack Turner Stadium.
Let’s Recap
Georgia picked up four more wins to improve to 9-0 on the season. The Bulldogs edged Michigan 3-2 on Thursday before run ruling Michigan State on Friday, 10-2. Saturday’s rematches with the Wolverines and Spartans were rained out. UGA combined for 23 runs in a pair of wins on Sunday over Longwood and Western Carolina. Randi Roelling tied a career-best 12 strikeouts in her outing against Longwood en route to her third victory of the season. The twin bill also featured a pair of first-inning grand slams off the bats of Sarah Gordon and Tyler Ellison.
Starting Strong
30 of Georgia’s 74 runs (40 percent) have come in the first inning. The Bulldogs have scored five or more runs in the first inning five times in nine games so far. UGA has pushed a run across in the first inning in seven games.
Sports in Athens Today
BSB: Georgia’s UIC Game Postponed Until Friday
Due to extreme weather conditions forecasted in the Athens area on Thursday, Georgia’s baseball home opener versus University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has been rescheduled as a doubleheader for Friday at 1 p.m.
Friday’s second game will follow 45 minutes after the conclusion of the opener. The doubleheader will be streamed on SECN+ and available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network featuring Jeff Dantzler and David Johnston.
Fans holding tickets for Thursday’s originally scheduled 3 p.m. game will be admitted to game one of the doubleheader. Fans with tickets for Friday’s originally scheduled game at 3 p.m. will be admitted to the second game of the doubleheader.
Tickets are still available for both matchups and other non-conference games at this link: https://georgiadogs.evenue.net/events/BBSINGLE
Saturday and Sunday’s game will be played as originally scheduled. The eighth-ranked Bulldogs are 4-1 while the Flames are 1-3.
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