[su_spacer size=”20″] The eighth-ranked Georgia softball team is set to 20 open its Southeastern Conference schedule this weekend, March 6-8 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the MSU Softball Field in Starkville, Miss. Georgia enters the weekend with an overall record of 19-2 and has won each of their last seven games. Mississippi State is 17-3 on the year.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Schedule
Friday, March 6
Georgia vs Mississippi State – 6:30 p.m.
TV: SECN+
[su_spacer size=”20″] Saturday, March 7
Georgia vs Mississippi State – 2 p.m.
TV: SECN
[su_spacer size=”20″] Sunday, March 8
Georgia vs Mississippi State – 2 p.m.
TV: SECN+
[su_spacer size=”40″] Series Information
Georgia leads the all time series with Mississippi State 27-23. Georgia swept the series last year, picking up 1-0, 11-2 and 9-1 win during the series. Georgia has won five of the last six contests and nine of the last 11 meetings.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Notes
[su_spacer size=”20″] IN SEC OPENERS
Georgia is 10-8 all-time in SEC openers and 8-6 in SEC openers under Lu Harris-Champer. This season marks the second-straight year that the Bulldogs have faced Mississippi State in the conference opener. Georgia is 2-6 when they open SEC play on the road.
[su_spacer size=”40″] THIEVES!
Georgia has surpassed it season total from a year ago in stolen bases. Through 65 games last season the Bulldogs recorded 51 stolen bases. Through 21 games this year, Georgia has stolen 62 bases.
[su_spacer size=”40″] INSIDE THE PARK
Anna Swafford hit her second inside the park home run of the season on Wed., March 4 against Wright State. She also hit an inside the park home run against Coppin State on opening weekend. She has three inside the park home runs in her career.
[su_spacer size=”40″] GRIFFIN
Niaja Griffin highlighted the doubleheader against Wright State, going 4-for-6 with a double, a triple and two singles. She also scored two times and drove in three. In the past seven games, Griffin is hitting .615 with eight hits, two doubles, a triple, three RBI, six runs, two walks and is 3-for-3 on the base paths.
[su_spacer size=”40″] UP NEXT
Georgia returns home next week to host Savannah State on Tuesday, March 10 in a doubleheader that is set to begin at 2 p.m. The Bulldogs will then host No. 5/4 Alabama at Jack Turner Stadium. The three-game series begins Friday, March 13 at 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s 2 p.m., game will be televised on the SEC Network.