No. 13 Georgia Welcomes Panthers to Athens for Midweek Action

No. 13/15 Georgia (21-6, 2-4)
vs. Georgia State (8-21, 0-3)
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
First Pitch: 6:00 p.m.
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: Kaleb Frady
   Analysis: Megan Wiggins
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

The 13^th-ranked Georgia softball team is back in Athens to open a five-game homestand beginning Wednesday when in-state foe Georgia State comes to Jack Turner Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

Follow the Bulldogs
- Wednesday's game will stream live on SEC Network+. Kaleb Frady (play-by-play) and Megan Wiggins (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.

Fan Information and Upcoming Promotions at Jack Turner Stadium
- Tickets can be purchased on GeorgiaDogs.com. There is no reserved seating.
- 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 ticket 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.
Upcoming Promotions - Georgia State
Wednesday, March 19
- Midweek Mayhem
   - The first 250 fans will receive a Midweek Mayhem t-shirt
   - Exclusive in-game giveaways
- The first 50 UGA students will receive free food from Chick-fil-A
- Kids can run the bases after the game

BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
- Georgia leads the all-time series 21-4
- The Bulldogs are 15-4 in Athens in the series
- Georgia has won 11-straight dating back to 2015
- Georgia and Georgia State have met at least once a season since 2011

Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Six
     - NFCA/GoRout: 13
     - ESPN/USA Softball: 15
     - D1Softball: 19
     - Softball America: 19
     - Latest RPI: 16

A Look at What's Ahead
Georgia welcomes No. 3 LSU to Jack Turner Stadium this weekend for a three-game SEC series. The series will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday with first pitch on Saturday and Sunday set for 2 p.m. The series will stream live on SEC Network+.

Coaching Connections
Georgia State has two coaches with strong ties to Georgia: assistant coach Sydney Kuma and head coach Becca Owens. Kuma was an 2023 All-American, 2024 Gold Glove winner, and three-time All-SEC performer for the Bulldogs from 2020-24. She concluded her career as one of the all-time greats in Georgia softball history. Owens, then Becca Mueller, was a volunteer assistant coach at UGA for the 2019 season.

Let's Recap
Georgia was on the road last weekend in Columbia, South Carolina for its first road SEC series of the season. The Bulldogs won the series opener against No. 9 South Carolina, 7-3. Sarah Gordon and Mua Williams led the Bulldogs on offense with multi-hit performances, including a home run each, while Randi Roelling went the distance in the circle as Georgia improved its record to 21-4 overall and 2-2 in SEC play. The Gamecocks held a 3-0 lead going into the sixth of Saturday's game. A Jaydyn Goodwin solo home run and a two-RBI double from Marisa Miller knotted the game. South Carolina walked off the game on an RBI fielder's choice in the bottom of the seventh to level the series. A three-run bottom of the fifth was enough to lift South Carolina to a 3-2 win in the finale, taking the series.

Goodwin Paces the Offense
Through the first month of the season, junior Jaydyn Goodwin is having a career year so far. She leads the team with a .395 batting average, .721 slugging, 25 runs, 32 hits, six home runs, four triples, and 62 total bases and is second on the team with a .378 batting average and 26 RBI. Goodwin has registered the most multi-hit games (9) and multi-RBI games (8).

Starting Strong
42 of Georgia's 157 runs (27 percent) have come in the first inning. The Bulldogs have scored five or more runs in the first inning six times. UGA has pushed a run across in the first inning in 14 games, going 13-1 in those games.

Packing The Jack
Georgia fans came out strong for last weekend's Tennessee series, packing Jack Turner Stadium and recording two top-10 attendances. Saturday's crowd of 2,316 was the fourth largest in stadium history. Sunday's game drew 2,198. In all, 6,585 came out for the Bulldogs and Lady Vols series. That number sets a new series attendance record at Jack Turner Stadium beating out the previous record of 6,226 against No. 2 Florida in 2018.

No. 13 Georgia Welcomes Panthers to Athens for Midweek Action

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Players Mentioned

Jaydyn Goodwin

Sarah Gordon

Sydney Kuma

Marisa Miller

Randi Roelling

Mua Williams