[su_spacer size=”20″] The eighth-ranked Georgia softball team is set for a weekend tilt with Southeastern Conference foe Arkansas this weekend, March 20-22, at Jack Turner Stadium in Athens, Ga. The Bulldogs enter the weekend fresh off a 14-0 win over Georgia Tech that moved their record to 25-5 that includes a 3-3 mark in the SEC. The Razorbacks are 13-14 on the year and 0-3 in league play.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Schedule
[su_spacer size=”10″] Friday, March 20
Georgia vs Arkansas – 6 p.m.
TV: SECN+
[su_spacer size=”10″] Saturday, March 21
Georgia vs Arkansas – 2 p.m.
TV: SECN
[su_spacer size=”10″] Sunday, March 22
Georgia vs Arkansas – 3 p.m.
TV: SECN
[su_spacer size=”40″] Series Information
[su_spacer size=”10″] Georgia leads the all-time series with Arkansas 29-17. The two teams have not faced one another since 2013 when Arkansas took all three games of the series. Georgia’s last win over Arkansas came in 2012 when the Bulldogs won 7-1.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Notes
[su_spacer size=”20″] ISN’T IT GRAND
[su_spacer size=”10″] Alex Hugo, Georgia’s team leaders in home runs, recorded the first grand slam of the season in the 14-0 win over Georgia Tech. It is the first grand slam of her Georgia career and the first hit since 2014 against Alabama.
[su_spacer size=”40″] TWICE AS NICE
[su_spacer size=”10″] Hugo recorded two home runs in Georgia’s 14-0 win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday. It is the first time since coming to Georgia that she has hit two home runs in a single game.
[su_spacer size=”40″] 3-FOR-3 AND A HBP
[su_spacer size=”10″] Sydni Emanuel continued to show that she is a tough out. The sophomore went 3-for-3 at the plate and was hit by a pitch to reach base in all four plate appearances. It was the first time she has been hit by a pitch all season. She also scored four runs in the game, marking the first time since 2013 that a Georgia player has scored four times in a single game.
[su_spacer size=”40″] 1-2-3
[su_spacer size=”10″] Georgia’s 1-2-3 hitters have proven difficult to get out. The Bulldogs have put at least one of its first three batters on in the first inning in all but three games this season.
[su_spacer size=”40″] UP NEXT
[su_spacer size=”10″] Georgia takes on Georgia Southern on Wednesday, March 25 at 6 p.m., to close out its home stand. Following the midweek game, the Bulldogs will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to take on No. 14/19 Tennessee in a Saturday-Monday series. Both the Sunday and Monday games will be televised on the SEC Network.