No. 10 Georgia Set to Host Bulldog Classic this Weekend

No. 10/11 Georgia (14-1)
hosting the 16^th Annual Bulldog Classic
Dates: Friday, Feb. 28-Sunday, March 2, 2025
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+
   Play-by-play: RJ Taylor, Hank Tatum
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

Complete Bulldog Classic Schedule
Friday, Feb. 28
10:30 a.m. – Stetson vs. Ohio State
1 p.m. – UMBC vs. Ohio State
3:30 p.m. – Stetson vs. Georgia
6 p.m. – UMBC vs. Georgia

Saturday, March 1
10:30 a.m. – Stetson vs. UMBC
1 p.m. – Stetson vs. Georgia
3:30 p.m. – Ohio State vs. Georgia
6 p.m. – Ohio State vs. UMBC

Sunday, March 2
10:30 a.m. – UMBC vs. Stetson
1 p.m. – Ohio State vs. Georgia

The 10^th-ranked Georgia softball team returns home to host its final non-conference tournament this weekend, hosting the 16^th Annual Bulldog Classic. The Bulldogs will host Stetson, UMBC, and Ohio State in the three-day, 10-game round-robin tournament beginning Friday.

Follow the Bulldogs
- All Georgia games of the Bulldog Classic will stream live on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app. RJ Taylor and Hank Tatum 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 History
Stetson
- Georgia leads the all-time series 2-1
- Stetson won its lone visit to Athens in 2023, defeating Georgia 2-1
- The other two meetings were on neutral sites in 2002 and 2016
UMBC
- Georgia leads the all-time series 2-0
- The two meetings have both come in NCAA Regional action in 2002 (Columbia, S.C.) and 2022 (Durham, N.C.)
Ohio State
- Georgia leads the all-time series 6-1
- The Bulldogs are 3-1 against Ohio State in Athens; the last time the Buckeyes came to Athens was 2013
- Georgia won the last meeting in the series 11-4 in Orlando, Florida in 2023

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 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. Saturday and Sunday's games will begin at 2 p.m. The series will stream live on SEC Network+.

Let's Recap
Georgia suffered its first loss of the season on Wednesday, falling to the Clemson Tigers, 5-3, in Georgia's first midweek game. Down 3-1 in the fifth, Tyler Ellison blasted a pinch-hit, first-pitch, two-run home run to left to tie the game at 3-all. It was Ellison's second home run of the season. Randi Roelling (4-1) suffered the loss in the circle, allowing four runs on five hits in 5.1 innings of work. She struck out three batters. Georgia's six hits were combined by six different hitters. Four of Georgia's six hits went for extra bases (3 doubles, 1 home run). Sarah Gordon, Emma Castorri, and Mua Williams all doubled in the game. In the series, the home team remains unbeaten in five games between Georgia and Clemson.

Bulldogs Have Historic Start to the Season
Georgia's 14-0 start to the 2025 season is 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 114 runs (31.5 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.

No. 10 Georgia Set to Host Bulldog Classic this Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Emma Castorri

Tyler Ellison

Sarah Gordon

Randi Roelling

Mua Williams