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Georgia Blanks Mississippi State to Level Series, 5-0
May 04, 2024 | Softball
Softball | at #20 Mississippi State | W, 5-0
Season Record:Â 38-14, 12-11 SEC
  Winning pitcher: Shelby Walters (9-6)
  Losing pitcher: Josey Marron (9-9)
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Georgia Blanks Mississippi State to Level Series, 5-0
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – The 14th-ranked Georgia softball team shut out No. 20 Mississippi State 5-0 on Saturday to even the weekend series at Nusz Park.
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Fast Facts
• Lyndi Rae Davis' two-RBI single in the first inning, which put Georgia ahead 3-0, cemented her 10th multi-RBI game of the season, third-most on the team. Saturday was also her fifth multi-hit game of the season.
• Dallis Goodnight recorded her eighth multi-hit game and has had a hit in each of Georgia's last three games. She finished with three hits, a season-high, and tied a career-best three runs scored.
• After allowing two hits to MSU in the first inning, Shelby Walters pitched four scoreless, hitless innings. She struck out two batters and walked one in five innings.
• Georgia is 8-0 in game two of each SEC series this season. Sunday's series finale will be the sixth rubber game Georgia has played in SEC play. The Bulldogs are 1-4 in those games.
• This was the pitching staff's ninth shutout of the season and second of SEC play.
• The Bulldogs improve to 16-0 when scoring in the first inning.
Up Next
The 2024 regular-season finale is set for Sunday afternoon in Starkville. Georgia and Mississippi State will square off at 12 p.m. ET live on SEC Network.
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Season Record:Â 38-14, 12-11 SEC
  Winning pitcher: Shelby Walters (9-6)
  Losing pitcher: Josey Marron (9-9)
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Georgia Blanks Mississippi State to Level Series, 5-0
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – The 14th-ranked Georgia softball team shut out No. 20 Mississippi State 5-0 on Saturday to even the weekend series at Nusz Park.
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Fast Facts
• Lyndi Rae Davis' two-RBI single in the first inning, which put Georgia ahead 3-0, cemented her 10th multi-RBI game of the season, third-most on the team. Saturday was also her fifth multi-hit game of the season.
• Dallis Goodnight recorded her eighth multi-hit game and has had a hit in each of Georgia's last three games. She finished with three hits, a season-high, and tied a career-best three runs scored.
• After allowing two hits to MSU in the first inning, Shelby Walters pitched four scoreless, hitless innings. She struck out two batters and walked one in five innings.
• Georgia is 8-0 in game two of each SEC series this season. Sunday's series finale will be the sixth rubber game Georgia has played in SEC play. The Bulldogs are 1-4 in those games.
• This was the pitching staff's ninth shutout of the season and second of SEC play.
• The Bulldogs improve to 16-0 when scoring in the first inning.
Up Next
The 2024 regular-season finale is set for Sunday afternoon in Starkville. Georgia and Mississippi State will square off at 12 p.m. ET live on SEC Network.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Walters, Shelby (9-6)
L: Josey Marron (9-9)

Batting:
2B: Goodnight, Dallis 1 ; Mosley, Sara 1
RBI: Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 2
SH: Gordon, Sarah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Goodnight, Dallis 3 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1
SB: Goodwin, Jaydyn 2
HBP: Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Gordon, Sarah 1
PO: Kuma, Sydney 1
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Base Running:
HBP: Madisyn Kennedy 1
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