Bulldogs, Lady Vols Set for Top-15 Matchup to Open SEC Play

No. 13/14 Georgia (18-2, 0-0)
vs. No. 7/8 Tennessee (19-3, 0-0)
Dates: Friday, March 7-Sunday, March 9, 2025
First Pitch Times: 6:00 p.m. / 2:00 p.m. / 2:00 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: Mary Wilson Avant
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter Updates: @UGAsoftball

The 13^th-ranked Georgia softball team opens Southeastern Conference play this weekend when the seventh-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols come to Athens. The three-game series begins Friday at 6 p.m. with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Follow the Bulldogs
- Every game between Georgia and Tennessee will stream live on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app. Kaleb Frady (play-by-play) and Mary Wilson Avant (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. 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.
Upcoming Promotions - Tennessee series
Friday, March 7
- The first 500 fans will receive a long-sleeve t-shirt
Saturday, March 8
- Girl Power Day (registration full)
- Saturday at The Jack: Face painter, balloon artist, kid's zone, and inflatables pregame. Kids fifth grade and younger can run the bases after the game.
Sunday, March 9
- Dad & Daughter Day (registration full)

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Series History
Tennessee
- Georgia trails the all-time series 40-46
- Georgia is 19-20 against the Lady Vols in Athens
- Georgia won the most recent series in Athens in 2002; UGA has won three of the last five series dating back to 2018 in Knoxville
- Since the 2018 series in Knoxville, Georgia is 10-7 against the Lady Vols
- Tony Baldwin is 3-3 against Tennessee in his tenure as head coach of Athens

Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Four
     - NFCA/GoRout: 13
     - ESPN/USA Softball: 14
     - D1Softball: 16
     - Softball America: 15
     - Latest RPI: 13

A Look at What's Ahead
The Bulldogs are back in action for their first home midweek of the season on Wednesday, March 12 when Georgia Southern visits Athens. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. It'll be Western Wednesday that evening. The first 500 fans receive an LED cowboy hat. The first 100 UGA students will receive free food courtesy of Texas Roadhouse. Kids fifth grade and younger can run the bases after the game.

Let's Recap
Georgia finished out early season tournament action over the weekend hosting the Bulldog Classic. Georgia defeated Stetson twice, UMBC, and Ohio State before dropping the final game of the tournament to the Buckeyes on Sunday.

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 .429 batting average, .794 slugging, 22 runs, 27 hits, four triples, and 50 total bases and is second on the team with 22 RBI and four home runs. Goodwin has registered the most multi-hit games (8) and tied for most multi-RBI games (7).

Starting Strong
38 of Georgia's 137 runs (27.7percent) 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 11 games.

Roelling it Back(es)
Lefty pitchers Lilli Backes and Randi Roelling have combined for 70 percent of Georgia's innings in the circle this season, both registering sub-2.00 ERAs and combining for 12 wins and 76 percent of the staff's strikeouts.

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).

Bulldogs, Lady Vols Set for Top-15 Matchup to Open SEC Play

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Players Mentioned

Lilli Backes

Jaydyn Goodwin

Randi Roelling