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SB: Georgia Meets Florida in Gainesville Super Regional
Dates: Friday, May 23 – Sunday, May 25, 2025
Gainesville Super Regional Schedule:
Friday, May 23 – 11 a.m. / ESPN
Saturday, May 24 – 11 a.m. / ESPN2
Sunday, May 25 – TBD (if necessary)
Location: Gainesville, Fla.
Stadium: Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium
Media Information
TV: ESPN2 / ESPN
Play-by-play: Tiffany Greene
Analysis: Erin Miller
Streaming: ESPN+
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball
Georgia softball will make its third straight NCAA Super Regional appearance this weekend, traveling to Gainesville, Florida, to take on the three-seed Florida Gators in a best-of-three series at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Game one of the Gainesville Super Regional is set for 11 a.m. on Friday, May 23, on ESPN2. Saturday’s game two is set for 11 a.m. and will air nationally on ESPN. If necessary, the Bulldogs and Gators will square off in a winner-take-all game on Sunday.
Follow the Bulldogs
Friday’s game will air on ESPN2, and Saturday’s game will air on ESPN. Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Erin Miller (analyst) will be on the call.
– Live stats for each game can be found on the NCAA Tournament bracket on NCAA.com
– Live X/Twitter updates will be available on the official X/Twitter page of Georgia softball, @UGAsoftball.
BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
– Georgia trails the all-time series 32-47
– The Bulldogs are 18-20 in the series in Gainesville
– Georgia won the regular season series in 2018 (Athens), but Florida has taken every series since in 2021 (Athens), 2023 (Gainesville), 2024 (Athens)
– Georgia is 5-1 against Florida in the NCAA Tournament, meeting on four separate occasions: 2010 (WCWS), 2016 (Gainesville Super Regional), 2018 (WCWS), 2021 (Gainesville Super Regional)
– 2025 will be the third time (2016, 2021) Georgia and Florida have met in the Super Regional round, all in Gainesville; Georgia is 4-0 in those games
– Tony Baldwin is 2-5 against Florida in his tenure as head coach
NCAA Tournament Tidbits
– 2025 is Georgia’s 23rd consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament
– Georgia’s track record in the postseason puts it as one of seven teams in the nation to appear in a regional for 23 or more straight years (Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, UCLA, Washington)
– Georgia’s all-time record in postseason play is 87-49, including 68-23 in regional play
– 2025 is Georgia’s 14th Super Regional appearance
– Georgia is 13-16 in the Super Regional round
– The Bulldogs have advanced to three straight Super Regionals and four in the last five seasons
– Georgia has made five Women’s College World Series appearances: 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2021
– In four NCAA Tournament appearances, Tony Baldwin is 13-8 in the postseason and has taken Georgia to three Super Regionals
– Georgia is 5-1 against Florida in the NCAA Tournament, meeting on four separate occasions: 2010 (WCWS), 2016 (Gainesville Super Regional), 2018 (WCWS), 2021 (Gainesville Super Regional)
– 2025 will be the third time (2016, 2021) Georgia and Florida have met in the Super Regional round, all in Gainesville; Georgia is 4-0 in those games
– The Bulldogs are 6-4 in the NCAA Tournament in the state of Florida
– Georgia is 2-6 against the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, last meeting the No. 3 seed at Florida State in the Super Regional in 2023 (0-2)
A Look at What’s Ahead
The winner of the Gainesville Super Regional will advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. The Women’s College World Series begins May 29 at Devon Park.
Let’s Recap
Georgia won the NCAA Durham Regional last weekend, defeating Coastal Carolina and No. 14 Duke along the way. Mua Williams’ three RBI and a complete game in the circle by Lilli Backes led the Bulldogs to a 6-3 win over Coastal Carolina in comeback fashion after the Chanticleers went up 3-0 in the first. Three Bulldog home runs behind a complete game by Randi Roelling powered Georgia past the Blue Devils on Saturday, 8-2, to advance to the regional final. Duke used a six-run sixth inning to down the Bulldogs on Sunday, 8-1, to force a winner-take-all Game 7. Down 2-1 in the seventh, Hannah Davilla’s pinch-hit leadoff double set up Lyndi Rae Davis to drive in the tying run and force extras. Jaydyn Goodwin’s leadoff home run in the eighth sparked a three-run frame, lifting Georgia to the 5-2 victory and a ticket punched to the Super Regional round.
Goodnight Tabbed Second Team All-SEC
Dallis Goodnight was voted Second Team All-SEC by the league’s head coaches. This is Goodnight’s second-straight Second Team All-SEC honor, earning that status a season ago. The Dacula native led Georgia in SEC play this season with a .344 batting average. Her 19 hits and 12 stolen bases also led the Bulldogs, while her stolen base count led the league in SEC play. She scattered 22 hits, including a pair of doubles and a triple. In the field, Goodnight committed just one error on the season while making highlight reel plays.
Howard Honored on SEC Softball Community Service Team
Destin Howard was appointed to the 2025 SEC Softball Community Service Team. Howard serves as Georgia’s SAAC President for the 2024-25 academic year. Through SAAC and her work with the Georgia Way, she has volunteered her time in various ways throughout her career. Howard has worked with the Georgia Way pajama drive and served as a CCSS sports mentor. She has visited local schools as part of Georgia Reads Day and assisted with the annual Spooky Dawgs event. Howard was a softball mentor at Monroe County High School and has volunteered to serve meals at the local homeless shelter. She is also on the Student-Athlete Advisory Board at UGA. Howard was honored with the Clifford Lewis Leadership Award at the 2025 Dawgs Choice Awards.
Four Bulldogs Selected to NFCA All-South Region Teams
Outfielders Dallis Goodnight and Jaydyn Goodwin have earned spots on the NFCA All-South Region Second Team, while fellow outfielder Sarah Gordon and catcher Marisa Miller were honored with Third Team appointments. Gordon was a 2023 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team member as a freshman at Louisville. This is the first NFCA All-Region honor for Goodnight, Goodwin, and Miller.
14 Teams from the SEC Will Compete in the 2025 NCAA Softball Tournament
Fourteen teams from the SEC will compete in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. With 14 teams in the tournament, the SEC reset the NCAA record for most teams from a single conference participating in the championship. The Conference previously set the record back in 2017 with 13 teams and tied that mark three more times in 2018, 2019, and 2024. The SEC also tied its own record from 2018 with nine national seeds for the 2025 NCAA Tournament, including seven of the top eight. A total of nine SEC teams advanced to the Super Regional round, tying an NCAA Tournament record.
Congratulations, Grads!
A trio of Georgia softball student-athletes completed their degrees from the University of Georgia. Lyndi Rae Davis earned her Master’s in Sport Management, just a year after earning her Bachelor’s in Sport Management. Rachel Gibson earned her degree in Consumer Economics, and Dallis Goodnight completed her Sport Management degree.
That GOOD Speed
Dallis Goodnight ranks 23rd in the nation in stolen bases (30) and 36th in stolen base percentage (.857). Goodnight is the first Bulldog to top 30 stolen bases in a season since Cortni Emanuel (52, 2018). She ranks third and fourth in the SEC in both categories, respectively. Her 12 stolen bases in SEC play was the most in the league, three more than the second-most. In just three seasons at Georgia, Goodnight’s 65 stolen bases ranks eighth at UGA.
The Go, Go, Go’s
The trio of Jaydyn Goodwin, Sarah Gordon, and Dallis Goodnight has combined to lead the Georgia offense down the stretch of the season. The three are tops on the team in batting average, runs scored, hits, triples, total bases, total plate appearances, and at-bats. Goodnight leads the team with 20 multi-hit games while Gordon and Goodwin have 17 each, and Gordon (14) and Goodwin (13) have registered the most multi-RBI games and have combined for 20 of Georgia’s 51 home runs (39 percent).
Dawg Walk
Graduate Lyndi Rae Davis‘ 0.78 walks per game this season ranks 26th in the country and 10th in the SEC. Her 21 walks in SEC play were the fourth highest in the conference. She’s drawn multiple walks in a game 11 times, including three times in a game. In her career, her 122 walks rank sixth all-time at UGA. She drew 42 walks last season.
“Work While You Wait” – Tony Baldwin
Juniors Tyler Ellison and Marisa Miller have each had breakout seasons in 2025. Ellison had a combined 34 at-bats her first two years and has earned a starting role this season. Miller had just two hits in 22 at-bats a season ago in five starts. The pair is hitting .289 and .303, respectively, this season and have been mainstays in Georgia’s lineup, combining for 75 hits and 50 RBI. Ellison ranks third on the team with eight home runs. Miller ranks first in the SEC in throwing runners out from behind the plate this season.
UGA Athletic Association Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
LAKE OCONEE, Ga. — A glowing academic report and a presentation from J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks highlighted the first day of the University of Georgia Athletic Association Board of Directors spring meetings on Thursday.
Below are a few highlights from Thursday’s meeting.
Highlights of the AD Report from Josh Brooks
– Brooks began his report by paying tribute to longtime Assistant AD Mike Bilbow and Emily Dantzler, wife of Georgia play-by-play announcer Jeff Dantzler. Mike and Emily passed away this year following courageous battles with cancer.
– Bulldog student-athletes produced the highest-ever term GPA in school history with a 3.27 this spring.
– Georgia women’s swimming and diving student-athlete Abby McCulloh was named the SEC’s H. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship winner. McCulloh is the ninth UGA swimmer and the 12th Georgia student-athlete to earn the honor — both those numbers are tops in the SEC.
– Thirteen Bulldog football players were taken in this year’s NFL Draft. Kirby Smart now has more first-round NFL draft selections (20) than he does losses (19) during his time as head coach at Georgia.
– Women’s tennis won the 2025 NCAA National Championship, ITA Indoor National Championship and the SEC title. Equestrian won the program’s eighth national championship.
– Overall, Georgia Athletics has won 51 team national championships. That total represents the fourth-most among SEC programs.
– This past season, men’s basketball earned its first trip to the NCAA tournament in 10 years.
– Georgia’s women’s track and field team won the 2025 SEC Outdoor crown. The Bulldogs finished national runner-up in both men’s and women’s indoor track and field, while both programs are currently ranked in the top 5 heading into the outdoor championships.
– Women’s track and field’s Stephanie Ratcliffe complemented her SEC Outdoor Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award by winning the conference hammer throw title over the weekend.
– Women’s tennis head coach Drake Bernstein was named the 2025 SEC Coach of the Year, earning the honor in each of his first two seasons as head coach. Dasha Vidmanova was tabbed the SEC Player of the Year.
– Baseball is poised to host an NCAA regional, while softball earned a Super Regional Berth.
– Men’s golf punched its ticket to the 2025 NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish in the Tallahassee Regional.
– Earlier this month, Georgia baseball, women’s tennis and women’s track were all ranked No. 1 in the same week.
Academic Report from Faculty Athletics Representative Prof. David Shipley
– Bulldog student-athletes produced the highest-ever term GPA in school history with a 3.27 this spring.
– All women’s athletic teams at Georgia produced a 3.18 or higher.
– The 3.78 GPA posted by women’s golf is the highest ever for any team in school history.
– Men’s tennis led all men’s teams this past semester with a 3.54 GPA.
– 378 Bulldog student-athletes (74 percent) were at or above a 3.00 GPA in the spring.
– Football’s Malaki Starks and Felipe Costa from the men’s tennis team were named to the Allstate Good Works Team.
– Equestrian Caitlin Lyons was a top-9 finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year.
– Abby McCulloh from the women’s swimming and diving team won the prestigious H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.
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