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Georgia Splits Day One of Red & Black Showcase
February 18, 2022 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. – The 13th-ranked Georgia softball team split day one of the Red & Black Showcase with a 10-3 win over Delaware before dropping the nightcap with Boston University, 6-1, at Jack Turner Stadium.
With the results, the Bulldogs are now 6-2 on the young season.
No. 13 Georgia 10, Delaware 3
Georgia scored 10 runs on 10 hits. Sophomore Ellie Armistead led Georgia players with three hits in the matchup, two of which being home runs and the third a triple. She drove in four runs in the game.
Britton Rogers (2-0) occupied the circle for all seven innings, posting three strikes, allowing three runs.
The bats started early in the first for the Bulldogs as senior Savanna Sikes delivered a bunt base hit and sophomore Sydney Chambley doubled to left field. Junior Sara Mosley cleaned up for Georgia with a three-run home run to right field to put the Dogs ahead 3-0 in the opening stanza.
Two base hits and a groundout RBI scored two runs for the Blue Hens (4-2) in the top of the second to level the score, 3-3.
Armistead drilled a two-run homer over the left field wall in the bottom of the second to reclaim the lead for the Bulldogs, 5-3.
Armistead then tripled to center field to score Jayda Kearney, and an error at first base for Delaware saw Sikes bring Armistead home in the bottom of the fourth to widen the lead to 7-3.
Junior Sydney Kuma's double in the fifth scored CJ Landrum who was pinch running for Lacey Fincher, 8-3 Bulldogs.
Two solo shots from Armistead and Chambley put the Bulldogs up 10-3 in the bottom of the sixth. Rogers closed out the game on two fly outs and a strike.
Boston University 6, No. 13 Georgia 1
Georgia's offense converted seven hits into one run in their second matchup on Friday against Boston University (2-4). Five Bulldogs recorded a hit with Junior Sydney Kuma notching two.
Lauren Mathis (2-1) and Madison Kerpics split time in the circle. Mathis worked one and a third in her start, and Kerpics reached three and two thirds in relief, fanning five Terriers.
The Terriers scored one run off two hits in the top of the first to go ahead early.
In the top of the third, a three-run home run to left field lengthened the Boston lead to 4-0.
Georgia began to find some offense in the bottom of the fourth. Freshman Lyndi Rae Davis doubled to left field which brought Fincher home to make the score 4-1.
A groundout to Armistead allowed her to make the play at first base, but a Terrier runner on third passed home plate in the fifth, 5-1 BU. The Terriers added another run in the top of the seventh off a double to right field to go up 6-1.
Next up, Georgia plays Boston University in a rematch at 1 p.m. to open their second day of play in the Red & Black Showcase at Jack Turner Stadium. Georgia then takes on Purdue at 3:30 p.m.
Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On what his team did defensively to hold Delaware scoreless for five straight innings…
"Well, I thought we got off track a little bit early in the game. Again, one of the things that we talk a lot about is being resilient, and I thought we bounced back and made some good plays. I thought we started commanding the ball a little better in the circle. At the end of the day, we have good players, but they're 18 to 22-year-olds and trying to learn and be more consistent. I'm just proud of their resilience from what was a little bit of a shaky start defensively to playing pretty clean the rest of the day."
On Ellie Armistead's performance…
"The great thing about this game is if you're a football player, and you're a defensive guy, you can only affect the game on that side of the ball. In this game, you can affect it on both sides of the ball. While normally she's a very sure-handed player on defense, she had a couple of hiccups there early. She was able to rebound and affect the game on offense. She's been working really hard on her hitting and discipline, and I thought that showed today in her at bats.
Sophomore Ellie Armistead
On the team's leadership when behind…
"I would say most of us work together, but Sydney [Chambley] in the infield. She picks us all up. I think she's the most out of the group. The priority was just getting base hits, getting on base and the executing what we wanted, so score runs. We have to come back tomorrow and get what we want, bounce back from the loss."
With the results, the Bulldogs are now 6-2 on the young season.
No. 13 Georgia 10, Delaware 3
Georgia scored 10 runs on 10 hits. Sophomore Ellie Armistead led Georgia players with three hits in the matchup, two of which being home runs and the third a triple. She drove in four runs in the game.
Britton Rogers (2-0) occupied the circle for all seven innings, posting three strikes, allowing three runs.
The bats started early in the first for the Bulldogs as senior Savanna Sikes delivered a bunt base hit and sophomore Sydney Chambley doubled to left field. Junior Sara Mosley cleaned up for Georgia with a three-run home run to right field to put the Dogs ahead 3-0 in the opening stanza.
Two base hits and a groundout RBI scored two runs for the Blue Hens (4-2) in the top of the second to level the score, 3-3.
Armistead drilled a two-run homer over the left field wall in the bottom of the second to reclaim the lead for the Bulldogs, 5-3.
Armistead then tripled to center field to score Jayda Kearney, and an error at first base for Delaware saw Sikes bring Armistead home in the bottom of the fourth to widen the lead to 7-3.
Junior Sydney Kuma's double in the fifth scored CJ Landrum who was pinch running for Lacey Fincher, 8-3 Bulldogs.
Two solo shots from Armistead and Chambley put the Bulldogs up 10-3 in the bottom of the sixth. Rogers closed out the game on two fly outs and a strike.
Boston University 6, No. 13 Georgia 1
Georgia's offense converted seven hits into one run in their second matchup on Friday against Boston University (2-4). Five Bulldogs recorded a hit with Junior Sydney Kuma notching two.
Lauren Mathis (2-1) and Madison Kerpics split time in the circle. Mathis worked one and a third in her start, and Kerpics reached three and two thirds in relief, fanning five Terriers.
The Terriers scored one run off two hits in the top of the first to go ahead early.
In the top of the third, a three-run home run to left field lengthened the Boston lead to 4-0.
Georgia began to find some offense in the bottom of the fourth. Freshman Lyndi Rae Davis doubled to left field which brought Fincher home to make the score 4-1.
A groundout to Armistead allowed her to make the play at first base, but a Terrier runner on third passed home plate in the fifth, 5-1 BU. The Terriers added another run in the top of the seventh off a double to right field to go up 6-1.
Next up, Georgia plays Boston University in a rematch at 1 p.m. to open their second day of play in the Red & Black Showcase at Jack Turner Stadium. Georgia then takes on Purdue at 3:30 p.m.
Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On what his team did defensively to hold Delaware scoreless for five straight innings…
"Well, I thought we got off track a little bit early in the game. Again, one of the things that we talk a lot about is being resilient, and I thought we bounced back and made some good plays. I thought we started commanding the ball a little better in the circle. At the end of the day, we have good players, but they're 18 to 22-year-olds and trying to learn and be more consistent. I'm just proud of their resilience from what was a little bit of a shaky start defensively to playing pretty clean the rest of the day."
On Ellie Armistead's performance…
"The great thing about this game is if you're a football player, and you're a defensive guy, you can only affect the game on that side of the ball. In this game, you can affect it on both sides of the ball. While normally she's a very sure-handed player on defense, she had a couple of hiccups there early. She was able to rebound and affect the game on offense. She's been working really hard on her hitting and discipline, and I thought that showed today in her at bats.
Sophomore Ellie Armistead
On the team's leadership when behind…
"I would say most of us work together, but Sydney [Chambley] in the infield. She picks us all up. I think she's the most out of the group. The priority was just getting base hits, getting on base and the executing what we wanted, so score runs. We have to come back tomorrow and get what we want, bounce back from the loss."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rogers, Britton (2-0)
L: Winburn, Emily (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Olynyk, Morgan 1
RBI: Blum, Emily 1 ; Garber, Julz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mendoza, Brittney 1 ; Christian, Kailey 1 ; Olynyk, Morgan 1
SB: Garber, Hanna 1
CS: Kisamore, Halle 1
Batting:
2B: Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1
3B: Armistead, Ellie 1
HR: Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 2
RBI: Sikes, Savana 1 ; Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Mosley, Sara 3 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 4
SH: Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Bordeau, Payden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sikes, Savana 1 ; Chambley, Sydney 2 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Landrum, CJ 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Bordeau, Payden 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 3
SB: Kuma, Sydney 1
CS: Eaton, Hayley 1
PO: Fincher, Lacey 1
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