University of Georgia
8-0
Longwood
2-6
No. 10 Georgia Climbs to 9-0, Defeats Longwood, Western Carolina
February 16, 2025 | Softball
Winning pitcher: Randi Roelling (3-0)
Losing Pitcher: Maggie Chapin (1-3)
SOFTBALL | vs. WESTERN CAROLINA | W, 12-6
Winning pitcher: Ella Troutt (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Tessa Juett (0-4)
Season Record: 9-0
ATHENS, Ga. – The 10th-ranked Georgia softball team defeated Longwood, 11-5, and Western Carolina, 12-6, to close out the 18th Annual Red & Black Showcase on Sunday at Jack Turner Stadium.
Georgia stays unbeaten on the season at 9-0.
FAST FACTS
- Sophomore Randi Roelling pitched 6.2 shutout innings in her start against Longwood (she left and re-entered in the fifth). Roelling tied a career-best 12 strikeouts, which is a new season-best mark.
- Junior Sarah Gordon knocked a grand slam in the bottom of the first against Longwood to complete a five-run first. The slam was the first of her collegiate career and Georgia's first this season.
- Sophomore Hannah Davila hit her first-career home run later in the game to put Georgia up 11-5 in the fifth.
- Georgia's second grand slam of the day came in the first inning against Western Carolina off the bat of junior Tyler Ellison. It was the first of her career and put Georgia ahead 5-0. Ellison finished the game with a career-best five RBI.
- Sophomore Emma Castorri picked up her first-career home run in the second game, a two-run shot to center, to go up 9-0.
- Freshman pitcher Ella Troutt earned the first win of her career in her first-ever start. She pitched four innings, allowing two runs on three hits with a strikeout.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs host App State, Utah Valley, and Syracuse next weekend in the Georgia Classic beginning Friday. Tickets for every day of the Georgia Classic can be purchased online at GeorgiaDogs.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Roelling, Randi (3-0)
L: Chapin, Maggie (1-3)
Batting:
RBI: BENNETT, Brooke 1 ; KNOCK, Sophia 1 ; HIATT, Maggie 1 ; MILLER, Avery 2
SH: DRAKE, Avery 1 ; JEFFERSON, Avery 1 ; PISACANO, Sophia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DRAKE, Avery 1 ; BENNETT, Brooke 1 ; KNOCK, Sophia 1 ; BUCHOLZ, Bailey 1 ; COLONE, Natalia 1
SB: DRAKE, Avery 1
Batting:
2B: Miller, Marisa 1
3B: Goodwin, Jaydyn 1
HR: Gordon, Sarah 1 ; Davila, Hannah 1
RBI: Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Gordon, Sarah 4 ; Miller, Marisa 3 ; Davila, Hannah 2
SF: Miller, Marisa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Goodnight, Dallis 2 ; Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Williams, Mua 1 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Bross, Precious 1 ; Gordon, Sarah 2 ; Ellison, Tyler 1 ; Troutt, Ella 1 ; Davila, Hannah 1
SB: Goodnight, Dallis 1 ; Digby, Emily 1
HBP: Williams, Mua 1
