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Walters’ No-Hitter Highlights Day Two of Bulldog Classic
March 04, 2023 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. – The 18th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated Samford 9-0 in six innings then shutout Ball State 1-0 Saturday's nightcap at Jack Turner Stadium.
The day was highlighted by a no-hitter tossed by graduate pitcher Shelby Walters against Samford. Georgia improves to 16-5 on the season.
No. 18 Georgia 9, Samford 0 (6 inn.)
Walters (7-1) pitched a six-inning no-hitter of the Samford Bulldogs (6-13) Saturday, the 47th no-hitter in the history of the Georgia softball program. Walters tied a season-best eight strikeouts and only walked two batters in an otherwise perfect game.
The most recent no-hitter was Kylie Macy's perfect game a season ago on Feb. 25 against Bryant.
Pitching wasn't the only bright spot in the game as the offense put up nine runs on nine hits including three home runs. Jayda Kearney, Sydney Kuma, and Jaiden Fields all homered and had two hits in the game. Kearney's three-run blast in the sixth ended the run-rule victory.
Dallis Goodnight was hit by a pitch to leadoff the first, stole second, then tagged and took third on a flyout. A fielding error at third on a lineout allowed Goodnight to score and put Georgia on the board, 1-0. Following a walk to Lyndi Rae Davis, Kuma blasted her fourth home run of the season to make it a 3-0 game for Georgia.
Sara Mosley drove in Ellie Armistead in the second to widen the lead to 4-0 for the Dogs. Georgia made it a 5-0 lead in the third on an RBI groundout from freshman Marisa Miller. A solo home run from Fields made it 6-0 in the fifth.
A pair of base hits put two on in the sixth for Georgia. Kearney called game with a three-run home run in the sixth, enacting the run rule at 9-0 in six innings.
No. 18 Georgia 1, Ball State 0
The stellar pitching continued as Madison Kerpics (6-3) worked five scoreless innings in her start in the nightcap, allowing just two hits. She struck out four Cardinals. Walters entered in the top of the sixth and pitched the final two innings en route to her first save of the season.
The offense scattered five hits led by two from Kearney. Lyndi Rae Davis provided the game-winning hit, an RBI single in the fourth inning.
Georgia broke through in the bottom of the fourth. A one-out double from Kearney put a runner on. Pinch runner Hayley Eaton raced around third on a single to right off the bat of Davis to put Georgia ahead 1-0. Eaton's excellent base running and slide into home proved the difference maker in the contest.
Ball State (7-7) threatened with a runner on second and no out in the sixth. Walters entered and worked out of the jam then shut down the Cardinals in the seventh for the Bulldogs victory.
Georgia concluded action at the Bulldog Classic Sunday against Samford. The battle of the Bulldogs begins at 1 p.m. on SEC Network+.
The day was highlighted by a no-hitter tossed by graduate pitcher Shelby Walters against Samford. Georgia improves to 16-5 on the season.
No. 18 Georgia 9, Samford 0 (6 inn.)
Walters (7-1) pitched a six-inning no-hitter of the Samford Bulldogs (6-13) Saturday, the 47th no-hitter in the history of the Georgia softball program. Walters tied a season-best eight strikeouts and only walked two batters in an otherwise perfect game.
The most recent no-hitter was Kylie Macy's perfect game a season ago on Feb. 25 against Bryant.
Pitching wasn't the only bright spot in the game as the offense put up nine runs on nine hits including three home runs. Jayda Kearney, Sydney Kuma, and Jaiden Fields all homered and had two hits in the game. Kearney's three-run blast in the sixth ended the run-rule victory.
Dallis Goodnight was hit by a pitch to leadoff the first, stole second, then tagged and took third on a flyout. A fielding error at third on a lineout allowed Goodnight to score and put Georgia on the board, 1-0. Following a walk to Lyndi Rae Davis, Kuma blasted her fourth home run of the season to make it a 3-0 game for Georgia.
Sara Mosley drove in Ellie Armistead in the second to widen the lead to 4-0 for the Dogs. Georgia made it a 5-0 lead in the third on an RBI groundout from freshman Marisa Miller. A solo home run from Fields made it 6-0 in the fifth.
A pair of base hits put two on in the sixth for Georgia. Kearney called game with a three-run home run in the sixth, enacting the run rule at 9-0 in six innings.
No. 18 Georgia 1, Ball State 0
The stellar pitching continued as Madison Kerpics (6-3) worked five scoreless innings in her start in the nightcap, allowing just two hits. She struck out four Cardinals. Walters entered in the top of the sixth and pitched the final two innings en route to her first save of the season.
The offense scattered five hits led by two from Kearney. Lyndi Rae Davis provided the game-winning hit, an RBI single in the fourth inning.
Georgia broke through in the bottom of the fourth. A one-out double from Kearney put a runner on. Pinch runner Hayley Eaton raced around third on a single to right off the bat of Davis to put Georgia ahead 1-0. Eaton's excellent base running and slide into home proved the difference maker in the contest.
Ball State (7-7) threatened with a runner on second and no out in the sixth. Walters entered and worked out of the jam then shut down the Cardinals in the seventh for the Bulldogs victory.
Georgia concluded action at the Bulldog Classic Sunday against Samford. The battle of the Bulldogs begins at 1 p.m. on SEC Network+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Walters, Shelby (7-1)
L: Taylor Harris (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Fields, Jaiden 1
RBI: Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 3 ; Kuma, Sydney 2 ; Fields, Jaiden 1 ; Miller, Marisa 1
SH: Armistead, Ellie 1 ; Goodwin, Jaydyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Goodnight, Dallis 2 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 2 ; Fields, Jaiden 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 1
SB: Goodnight, Dallis 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1
HBP: Goodnight, Dallis 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
1
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H
1
RBI
0
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