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BSB: Dawgs Fall Behind Early, Execute Comeback over UIC

In front of a sellout Foley Field crowd of 3,633, eight-ranked Georgia erased an early deficit to post a 10-4 win over UIC Saturday.

Fast Facts

• The Bulldog bullpen provided 6.2 scoreless innings. Junior Alton Davis II (2-0) pitched three innings with four strikeouts for a win while junior Matthew Hoskins notched his first career save by taking care of the final 3.2 innings with no walks and five strikeouts.

• Georgia fell behind 4-0 in the third before scoring 10 unanswered runs including a pair of three-run home runs.

• Senior Robbie Burnett put the Bulldogs in front 5-4 with a three-run shot in the fifth. Graduate first baseman Ryland Zaborowski made it 10-4 in the seventh with a three-run blast off the batter’s eye that went an estimated 416 feet. It was the second home run of the series for both Bulldogs.

• Freshman Daniel Jackson got the scoring started for Georgia with a two-run single in the third to cut it to 4-2.

• Graduate Brian Zeldin was lifted in the third inning as the Flames struck for four runs on five hits including a two-run home run by Jackson Bessette.

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Key Quotes

Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson

On Robbie Burnett’s home run and his at-bats 

“Robbie works really, really hard on his game and takes thousands of swings. He had told me the same thing yesterday, he’s like, Skip, I just pulled just a tick off on that one. I go, hey, just stay back to the middle of the field. And when that ball left, I mean, that thing was high, and he hammered it. I mean, that ball was hit hard, but that’s what he can do when he stays in the middle of the field.”

On Matthew Hoskins today

 “My gosh, I mean, well, really his changeup. I mean, we can talk about it a lot. I mean, through a lot of strikes, the change-up was real today. Like, we put work in on that thing and the change up was there, and then being able to throw that cutter there, that first time he came in to strikeout that guy, that was a nasty pitch, man. And then just pounding the strike zone, controlling the running game. All those things look really, really good for Matthew.”

Robbie Burnett, 2B 

On the team’s offensive confidence

“We know we’re a good offense. We know that one through nine, one through 15, 16, however many guys, our whole offense is dogs. That’s just what we kind of try to bring to the table every day is just nine dogs, whoever’s in the lineup. And even if somebody comes off the bench, they’re a dog too. So we’re just trying to get rolling and getting some good swings off now. So it’s gonna be exciting.”

Matthew Hoskins, RHP 

On when the last time he’s felt as good on the mound and his confidence in his pitches 

“I felt pretty good for the last couple of months. But that was one of the better outings I’ve had. The cutter, I mean, that’s been my bread and butter for the last two or three years, even before I had surgery. I just try and work on the changeup every day, try and work on the slider, try and work on the cutter, fastball, just try and work on everything all the time.”

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Up Next

Georgia (7-1) wraps up the UIC series Sunday with first pitch slated for 11 a.m.

MBB: Georgia Falls at Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. — The Georgia Bulldogs (16-11, 4-10 SEC) fell to the No. 1 Auburn Tigers (25-2, 13-1 SEC), 82-70, on Saturday evening at Neville Arena. Three scorers reached double figures headlined by Asa Newell’s 20 points on the evening.

Fast Facts

• After Newell’s 20 point-performance, sophomore guards Silas Demary Jr. and Blue Cain followed up with 18 and 13 points, respectively.

• Newell notched his fourth 20+ point performance of the season while doing so in back-to-back outings for the first time this season.

• Newell matched his career high in 3-pointers made in a game with three on the evening, last set against Mississippi State on Feb. 8.

• Cain has scored 10+ points in each of his last three games, marking his second streak of three or more games in double figures.

• Demary Jr. tallied three steals on the evening, marking his 13th career outing with three or more steals while doing so for the seventh time this season. 

Key Quote

“I don’t think the final score was indicative of how close the game was, credit our guys,” head coach Mike White said. “Obviously, Auburn is really, really good. They’re perhaps the best team in the country, and it was a two-possession game there for a lot of the time down the stretch, couldn’t quite hit the big one or two that we needed to hit to make it a little bit closer. That said, the three or four possessions where we did hit a big shot, they answered immediately with a score on the other end. That’s what good teams do and good players do. Back to work. Long ride home, and then we’re back to work tomorrow.”

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Up Next

The Bulldogs will return to Athens and face No. 2 Florida on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with tipoff set at 7 p.m. ET at Stegeman Coliseum. The game will be televised on SEC Network.

SB: UGA Improves to 12-0 with Win Over Syracuse

 The ninth-ranked Georgia softball team improved to 12-0 in 2025, defeating Syracuse 8-2 on Saturday at Jack Turner Stadium. 

Georgia’s 12-0 start matches 2017’s start for the second-best start in program history. Georgia opened the 2002 season 24-0.  

SOFTBALL | vs. SYRACUSE | RESULT

   Winning pitcher: Lilli Backes (6-0)

   Losing Pitcher: Sydney Jackson (0-1)

FAST FACTS

• Georgia and Syracuse entered the contest each 11-0. The Georgia win was the first Orange loss this season. 
• Senior Lilli Backes pitched the complete game in the circle. She allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out seven Syracuse batters. 
• The Bulldogs broke up a no-hitter and put up four runs in the third to take a 4-1 lead. Dallis Goodnight’s RBI tied the game then Jaydyn Goodwin provided the go-ahead hit. Sarah Gordon’s two-RBI single added to the new lead. 
• Goodwin paced the offense, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored three runs. Goodnight (two hits, two RBI, two runs) also helped lift Georgia to victory. 

KEY QUOTE

Head coach Tony Baldwin

On coming back from being behind… 

“We’re just continuing to grow our resolve and resilience. Our ability to just stay in the fight and keep playing softball. I just talked to them down there about the key to success in this game and consistency is not riding the wave of emotion on every outcome. We’re all competitors. We want to win. They want to get hits, they want to get outs. Nobody wants poor outcomes, but it’s just part of the game. You just have to be able to take it and learn from it and move on to the next one. I thought that we’ve done that two nights in a row where as the game moved along, we played better and better. I think that’s a tribute to the leadership that we have on this team, the character that we have on this team, and certainly the talent.”

On Lilli’s ability to pitch long outings…  

“She’s just a competitor. Her nickname is KOA, but she’s just a battler. I don’t even know that she had her b-stuff in today, but she battled and she battled. She made some big pitches when she really needed to. Those are the kinds of things that you know you always got in your back pocket. Later on down the season you can look back on it and say I’ve done this before.”

UP NEXT

The Bulldogs will play Syracuse and Utah Valley at 1 and 3:30 p.m., respectively, on Sunday to close action at the Georgia Classic. Tickets for every day of the Georgia Classic can be purchased online at GeorgiaDogs.com.

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