Late Inning Comeback Bid Falls Short, No. 13 Georgia Falls to No. 7 Lady Vols, 5-2

Sunday, March 9

Athens, Ga.

2:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

19-4, 1-2

Tennessee

21-4, 2-1

Tennessee

Georgia

Late Inning Comeback Bid Falls Short, No. 13 Georgia Falls to No. 7 Lady Vols, 5-2

March 09, 2025 | Softball

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SOFTBALL | vs. #7 TENNESSEE | L, 5-2
Winning pitcher: Sage Mardjetko (7-1)
Losing Pitcher: Randi Roelling (5-2)

Season Record: 19-4, 1-2 SEC

ATHENS, Ga. – The 13^th-ranked Georgia softball team fell to the seventh-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols on Sunday afternoon, 5-2. Georgia had the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the seventh but ultimately fell in Sunday's rubber game.

Georgia is now 19-4 on the season and 1-2 in SEC play.

FAST FACTS

Lilli Backes pitched four scoreless innings in her start, allowing just one hit. Randi Roelling was tabbed with the loss, allowing five runs on four hits.
Tyler Ellison continued her hot hitting, scattering two of Georgia's five hits on the afternoon. Her RBI double in the first put Georgia on the board.
Georgia used back-to-back walks and a single from three pinch hitters in the bottom of the seventh to load the bases with no out. Dallis Goodnight grounded out to second to score a run and cut the lead to 5-2. After a pop up, Jaydyn Goodwin, representing the tying run, put a charge into one, ultimately going for a loud near the warning track in right to end the game.

KEY QUOTE
Head coach Tony Baldwin
"I thought we came out of the box really well, and I thought we were in a good spot. I thought Lilli [Backes] was competing. I thought we had a good plan that we were executing in the batter's box. Then, in the middle innings, we just kind of got away from it. I think we lost a little bit of the momentum, and they capitalized in the inning there. That was the name of the game. I'm proud of the way we responded at the end and put some pressure on them. At the end of the day, in this league, you have to play all seven innings. You have to stick to a game plan. You have to execute, or you get beat. That's what happened today. We didn't execute a game plan quite well enough. We'll get back to work on Tuesday and be ready for Georgia Southern on Wednesday."

UP NEXT
Georgia is back in action on Wednesday in its first home midweek contest of the season when Georgia Southern comes to Athens. The game will begin at 6 p.m. It's Western Wednesday at Jack Turner Stadium. The first 500 fans will take home an LED cowboy hat. The first 100 UGA students will receive free food from Texas Roadhouse, and kids can run the bases after the game.