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SB: Missouri Takes Game One, 4-2
SOFTBALL | at MISSOURI | L, 4-2
Winning pitcher: Marissa McCann (10-11)
Save: Taylor Pannell (2)
Losing Pitcher: Lilli Backes (13-8)
Season Record: 29-18, 6-15 SEC
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Georgia Bulldogs fell to the Missouri Tigers in game one of the weekend series on Thursday evening, 4-2. Back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the sixth lifted the Tigers to victory.
Georgia is now 29-18 on the season and 6-15 in SEC play.
FAST FACTS
- Lyndi Rae Davis’ second home run of the season tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the second. She followed with a double in her next at-bat and finished 2-for-3 in the game.
- Jaydyn Goodwin also had a 2-for-3 day. Her leadoff home run in the top of the sixth put Georgia ahead 2-1. The homer was her 10th of the season to move into the team lead in the category.
- Georgia out-hit the Tigers 6-3 in the opener as a team.
- Lilli Backes pitched the complete game, suffering the loss. She allowed four runs on three hits and struck out seven Missouri batters.
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UP NEXT
Georgia and Missouri square off again on Friday evening at 6 p.m. ET in game two of the weekend series. The game will stream live on SEC Network+.
BSB: Georgia Opens Missouri Series Tonight in Columbia
The ninth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs return to SEC action Friday night in Columbia, Missouri, as they face the Tigers.
Friday and Sunday’s action will be streamed on SEC Network+, while Saturday will be featured on the SEC Network at 8 p.m. ET. The entire series will be available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
In year two under Ike Cousins head baseball coach, Wes Johnson, the Bulldogs (36-11, 12-9 SEC) have been a consensus top 10-ranked team all season and are
ranked as high as No. 3 (Perfect Game) this week. The Bulldogs are 27-3 at home, 6-8 on the road, and 3-0 at neutral sites this season.
The Bulldogs have three SEC series left in the regular season. After the trip to Missouri, Georgia will be at No. 18 Alabama next weekend and then finish at Foley Field against Texas A&M. Please note the final regular season home game on Saturday, May 17th, versus the Aggies has been moved up to a Noon start after being picked up by the SEC Network.
In the series history, Georgia holds a 17-16 edge over Missouri as the programs have met every year (except 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) since the Tigers joined the SEC in 2013. The Tigers swept the Bulldogs in Columbia in 2023, while Georgia claimed the series last year 2-1 in Athens. Missouri (13-31, 0-21 SEC) fell 9-3 at No. 25 Kansas (36-10) this past Tuesday as the Tigers have dropped their last eight contests.
The Bulldogs are batting .292 with a .569 slugging percentage and an NCAA-leading 113 home runs. They have a .421 on-base percentage, have been hit 102 times, plus are 56-for-63 in stolen bases. The team’s leading hitters are Ryland Zaborowski (.372-16-58, .822 SLG%), Slate Alford (.335-13-51), and Robbie Burnett (.316, SEC-leading 19 home runs plus 57 RBI). The injury bug has limited Zaborowski of late as he missed the final two games of the Vanderbilt series due to his foot, and then left last Saturday’s game in the second inning due to an elbow injury on a throw home. He did not play Tuesday against Kennesaw State and is out for the series with the Tigers. Meanwhile, Burnett was the team’s top hitter in the Commodore series, batting .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, a home run and two RBI while Alford and junior Kolby Branch (.311-10-29) were the team’s top threats against No. 14 Oklahoma. Alford and Branch hit .417 in the series with four RBI. Alford has a team-best 30-game on-base streak and has reached base in 46 of 47 games this season.
Missouri is batting .267 with a .420 slugging percentage and 43 home runs. The leading hitters for the Tigers are Jackson Lovich (.352-8-40) and Pierre Seals (.305-4-17).
The Bulldogs have posted a 4.92 ERA with 490 strikeouts and 215 walks. Opponents are batting .230 against Georgia. The Tigers have a 9.63 ERA with 351 strikeouts and 236 walks this season. Opponents are batting .327 against the Tigers with 74 home runs. Georgia’s fielding percentage is .982, while Missouri’s is .962.
UGA-MIZZ Pitching Matchups
Thurs.: Brian Curley (2-2, 3.43), Jr., RHP vs. TBA
Fri.: TBA vs. TBA
Sat.: Leighton Finley (2-1, 5.40), Jr., RHP vs. TBA
Radio/TV/Live Stats Links
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Live Stat Links:
Fri.: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=589583
Sat: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=589584
Sun: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=589592
Friday @ 7:02 p.m. EDT
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4819&type=Live
TV: SEC Network+ (Max Thoma & Dylan Kelly)
Saturday @ 8:02 p.m. EDT
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4820&type=Live
TV: SEC Network (Victor Rojas & Lance Cormier)
Sunday @ 2:02 p.m. EDT
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4821&type=Live
TV: SEC Network+ (Max Thoma & Dylan Kelly)
MBB: UGA Will Play in the 2025 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic
The Georgia Bulldogs will play in the 2025 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic this November, ESPN Events announced on Thursday.
The event will feature two independent, four-team brackets that will face off on Friday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 23, at TD Arena in downtown Charleston, S.C. Georgia’s bracket also includes Clemson, West Virginia and Xavier. The four teams competing in the opposite bracket are Boston College, Davidson, Tulane and Utah State. Matchups, times, television designations and ticket information will be announced at a later date.
The 2025 tournament will be the 17th edition of the Charleston Classic. Georgia participated in the 2013 event, dropping decisions to Davidson, Temple and Nebraska. The Bulldogs were just 1-4 on the season at that point but rallied to finish 20-14 overall, post a 12-6 record and tie for second in the SEC and reach the Round of 16 in the NIT.
Georgia’s is coming off its most successful season in a decade. The Bulldogs finished 20-13 and earned their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2015. Georgia did so while playing a schedule with more than 60 percent of its opponents – 20 of 33 – also earning NCAA bids.
The Charleston Classic benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children, a leader in providing care for orthopedic conditions, burn injuries, spinal cord injuries and other spine disorders, rehabilitation, sports injuries and craniofacial conditions. All care and services are provided regardless of the families’ ability to pay or insurance status.
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