[su_spacer size=”40″] Brittany Gray (12-4) got the win in relief. She threw the final 3.2 innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits, while striking out three. Chelsea Wilkinson got the start for the Bulldogs. She allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in 3.1 innings of work. She also struck out four batters. Cheyenne Baxter (1-1) gave up the go-ahead run to suffer the loss. She allowed one run on one hit in 0.1 innings. Tory Finucane threw 0.1 innings. Paige Lowary got the start and threw 5.1 innings. She allowed five runs on eight hits and walk. She also struck out seven.
[su_spacer size=”40″] After two scoreless innings, the Bulldogs put up three runs in the bottom of the third. A pair of singles by Katie Browne and Cortni Emanuel got things started for the Bulldogs. With runners in scoring position, Paige Wilson hit an RBI single up the middle that scored pinch runner Adele Harrison. With two away and a runner at second, Alex Hugo hit her second home run of the weekend with a line drive shot over the right field wall that put Georgia up 3-0.
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[su_spacer size=”40″] The Tigers took advantage of an error to tie the game at 3-3 in the top of the sixth inning.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The tied game didn’t last as Georgia retook the lead in the bottom of the sixth, in an inning that saw three pitching changes. Anna Swafford started the two-out scoring run with a home run to right field by Anna Swafford. It was her 11th home run of the season. Tina Iosefa and Niaja Griffin followed with back-to-back singles. With runners at second and third, Kaylee Puailoa hit a two-run single to short that put the Bulldogs up 6-3.
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[su_spacer size=”40″] Georgia and Mizzou wrap up the series tomorrow, April 5, at 2 p.m. The game will be aired on the SEC Network+ and through WatchESPN.