[su_spacer size=”40″] Chelsea Wilkinson got the start and threw 4.1 innings for the Bulldogs. She allowed one run on one hit and four walks. She also struck out three batters. Brittany Gray (13-4) earned the win and threw the final 2.2 innings after she entered in the fifth inning. She allowed three runs, none of which were earned, on four hits and a walk. She also struck out two. Paige Lowary (11-2) suffered the loss after giving up the winning run. She allowed one run on one hits and two walks in 0.2 innings. Tori Finucane started the game and threw 5.2 innings. She allowed four runs, three earned, on six hits and three walks.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Missouri took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a bases loaded walk.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs answered with a run in the bottom of the frame to tie the game at 1-1. With two outs, Alex Hugo belted her third home run of the weekend that tied the game at 1-1.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Anna Swafford scored the go ahead run in the bottom of the fourth inning to put Georgia ahead 2-1. Swafford singled to reach and took off for second. The throw to catch her stealing ricocheted off of the shortstop’s glove, allowing Swafford to slide into third. A wild pitch allowed Swafford to score from third, allowing Georgia to take a 2-1 lead.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs added a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth that gave them a 4-1 lead. Niaja Griffin got the inning started with a single up the middle. Kaylee Puailoa followed with her second hit of the day when she hit a RBI double off of the wall in right center. The double allowed Griffin to score easily from first and put Georgia up 3-1. Pinch hitter Savannah McHellon reached on a throwing error, which allowed pinch runner Adele Harrison to score from second and give Georgia a 4-1 lead.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The Tigers didn’t go quietly, scoring three runs inning the top of the seventh to tie the game at 4-4. Mizzou took advantage of a pair of Georgia errors to plate two runs before getting a RBI single that knotted the score at 4-4.
[su_spacer size=”40″] In the bottom of the seventh, the Tigers decided to not take any chances with Hugo and intentionally walked her for the second time in the game. Swafford followed with a five-pitch walk. Needing just one run, Tina Iosefa stepped to the plate and took two pitches for balls before driving a pitch into the gap in left center for the game-winning hit. Hugo showed off her speed and raced from second to home to score the winning run that gave Georgia the 5-4 win.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Georgia returns to action on Wednesday, April 8 when the close out the regular-season series with Georgia Tech at Jack Turner Stadium in Athens, Ga. The game is set for 7 p.m., and will be televised on the SEC Network.