No. 9 Bulldogs Set to Host Georgia Classic

No. 9/9 Georgia (9-0)
hosting the 22^nd Annual Georgia Classic
Dates: Thursday, Feb. 20-Sunday, Feb. 23, 2015
Location: Athens, Ga.
Stadium: Jack Turner Stadium
Tickets: https://gado.gs/cjz
Know Before You Go: https://gado.gs/bjt

Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+ (Georgia games only)
   Play-by-play: RJ Taylor
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

Complete Georgia Classic Schedule
Thursday, Feb. 20
3 p.m. – Buffalo vs. Georgia
5:30 p.m. – Buffalo vs. Georgia

Friday, Feb. 21
10:30 a.m. – Buffalo vs. Syracuse
1 p.m. – Utah Valley vs. Syracuse
3:30 p.m. – App State vs. Utah Valley
6 p.m. – App State vs. Georgia

Saturday, Feb. 22
10:30 a.m. – Buffalo vs. Utah Valley
1 p.m. – Buffalo vs. App State
3:30 p.m. – Syracuse vs. Georgia
6 p.m. – App State vs. Utah Valley

Sunday, Feb. 23
10:30 a.m. – Syracuse vs. App State
1 p.m. – Syracuse vs. Georgia
3:30 p.m. – Utah Valley vs. Georgia

The ninth-ranked Georgia softball team will host the 22nd Annual Georgia Classic at Jack Turner Stadium this weekend. The Bulldogs will host the Buffalo Bulls, App State Mountaineers, Utah Valley Wolverines, and Syracuse Orange.

Follow the Bulldogs
- All Georgia games of the Georgia Classic will stream live on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app. RJ Taylor (play-by-play) will be on the call.
- Live stats for each game can be found on GeorgiaDogs.com.
- Live X/Twitter updates will be available on the official X/Twitter page of Georgia softball, @UGAsoftball.

Fan Information and Upcoming Promotions at Jack Turner Stadium
- Tickets can be purchased on GeorgiaDogs.com. All seating is general admission. There is no reserved seating.
- Tickets for tournaments are all-day tickets. One tickets gets a fan into all games that day.
- The primary entrance to Jack Turner Stadium is located at the third base gate. Gates open one hour prior to first pitch or one hour before the first game of the day for home tournaments. Season tickets holders can enter the stadium 90 minutes before first pitch.
- Parking is available in the lot closest to S. Milledge Ave. The back lot is reserved for select season ticket holders.
- All concessions and merchandise transactions will be cashless. The UGA Bookstore has a merchandise shop located under the soccer grandstand.
- The UGA Clear Bag Policy is in effect.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series Histories
Buffalo
- Georgia leads the all-time series 4-0
- The Bulldogs and Bulls last met in Athens in 2019
- Georgia is 3-0 against Buffalo in Athens
App State
- Georgia leads the all-time series 12-0
- All 12 meetings have been in Athens
- App State last visited Athens in 2022
Utah Valley
- First meeting
Syracuse
- Georgia leads the all-time series 4-0
- Only two meetings have been in Athens, both in 2017

Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Two
     - NFCA/GoRout: 9
     - ESPN/USA Softball: 9
     - D1Softball: 12
     - Softball America: 11

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia will hit the road for its first midweek game of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Clemson. The Bulldogs and Tigers are set for a 4 p.m. first pitch in Clemson. Georgia will then host Stetson, UMBC, and Ohio State in the Bulldog Classic Feb. 28-March 2 at Jack Turner Stadium.

Let's Recap
Georgia picked up four more wins to improve to 9-0 on the season. The Bulldogs edged Michigan 3-2 on Thursday before run ruling Michigan State on Friday, 10-2. Saturday's rematches with the Wolverines and Spartans were rained out. UGA combined for 23 runs in a pair of wins on Sunday over Longwood and Western Carolina. Randi Roelling tied a career-best 12 strikeouts in her outing against Longwood en route to her third victory of the season. The twin bill also featured a pair of first-inning grand slams off the bats of Sarah Gordon and Tyler Ellison.

Starting Strong
30 of Georgia's 74 runs (40 percent) have come in the first inning. The Bulldogs have scored five or more runs in the first inning five times in nine games so far. UGA has pushed a run across in the first inning in seven games.

Roelling it Back(es)
Lefty pitchers Lilli Backes and Randi Roelling combined for 21 and two-thirds shutout innings on opening weekend and four of Georgia's five win in the circle. The pair struck out 28 batters ans paced a staff that held batters to a .136 batting average on opening weekend. Roelling gave up just three hits in 12 innings in her first week as a Bulldog, holding batters to a .075 batting average.

Feeling Good
Dallis Goodnight started the season hitting .615 on opening weekend with a .688 on-base clip; both averages leading the team. Goodnight's first at-bat, the first at-bat for the Bulldogs in 2025, was a home run. She scored seven of Georgia's 38 runs in Orlando and stole four bases.

Young Pups on Roster
Eleven of the 20 student-athletes on Georgia's roster are freshmen or sophomores. Of that 11, a combination of eight (7 freshmen, 1 transfer) are all newcomers to the roster. Four of the freshmen (Paislie Allen, Tyah Charlton, Ester White, Mua Williams) appear on freshman watch lists by D1Softball and Softball America.

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Players Mentioned

Paislie Allen

Lilli Backes

Tyah Charlton

Tyler Ellison

Dallis Goodnight

Sarah Gordon

Randi Roelling

Mua Williams