No. 10 Georgia Travels to Clemson Wednesday for First Midweek Action

No. 10/11 Georgia (14-0)
at Clemson (9-6)
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
First Pitch: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Clemson, S.C.
Stadium: McWhorter Stadium

Media Information
Streaming: ACC Network Extra
   Play-by-play: Brock Bowling
   Analysis: Scott Whitlock
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

The 10th-ranked Georgia softball team is on the road this Wednesday for its first midweek test of the season, traveling to Clemson, South Carolina for a showdown with the Clemson Tigers. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. at McWhorter Stadium.

Follow the Bulldogs
- Wednesday's game will stream live on ACC Network Extra and the ESPN app. Brock Bowling (play-by-play) and Scott Whitlock (analyst) 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.

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
Clemson
- All-time series tied 2-2
- Georgia and Clemson first met in 2020 and have met each year since 2022
- The home team has been the winner in each meeting so far in the series
- The Bulldogs won last year's top-10 matchup in Athens in eight innings, 2-1

Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Three
     - NFCA/GoRout: 10
     - ESPN/USA Softball: 11
     - D1Softball: 14
     - Softball America: 12

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia will host Stetson, UMBC, and Ohio State this weekend in the 16^th Annual Bulldog Classic Feb. 28-March 2 at Jack Turner Stadium. The Dogs open action on Friday against Stetson at 3:30 p.m. then UMBC at 6 p.m. Georgia will then open SEC play in Athens when No. 7 Tennessee comes to town for a three-game series beginning Friday, March 7 at 6 p.m.

Let's Recap
Georgia remained unbeaten on the season, winning five more games at home over the weekend at the Georgia Classic. The weekend began with a run rule win over Buffalo. Georgia trailed for the first time against App State and had to overcome a three-run deficit to remain perfect. A pair of wins over then-undefeated Syracuse and a 10-0 run rule over Utah Valley capped the 5-0 weekend. Jaydyn Goodwin hit and impressive .667 (12-for-18) in the tournament with three triples. Sarah Gordon hit three home runs and drove in 12 runs, a third of Georgia's run production on the weekend. In the circle Lilli Backes earned three wins in 13.2 innings of work.

Bulldogs Off to Historic Start
Georgia's 14-0 start to the 2025 season is officially the second-best start in program history. Georgia's best-ever start was 24-0 in 2002. This season is the seventh time UGA has opened the season 10-0 or better and the first since 2017 (12-0).

Starting Strong
36 of Georgia's 111 runs (32 percent) have come in the first inning. The Bulldogs have scored five or more runs in the first inning six times in 14 games so far. UGA has pushed a run across in the first inning in nine 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.

No. 10 Georgia Travels to Clemson Wednesday for First Midweek Action

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Players Mentioned

Paislie Allen

Lilli Backes

Tyah Charlton

Dallis Goodnight

Jaydyn Goodwin

Sarah Gordon

Randi Roelling

Mua Williams