University of Georgia
26-14, 0
Auburn
26-16, 0
Auburn Takes Series Opener in Back-and-Forth Battle, 11-10
April 11, 2025 | Softball
Winning pitcher: Hayley Rainey (5-3)
Losing Pitcher: Lilli Backes (11-6)
Season Record: 26-14, 4-11 SEC
AUBURN, Ala. – The 18th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs dropped a back-and-forth battle against the Auburn Tigers in Friday's series opener, 11-10.
Georgia is now 26-14 on the season and 4-11 in SEC play.
FAST FACTS
- In all, the lead changed hands eight times in the back-and-forth game.
- Tyler Ellison drove in five runs, tying a career high. Ellison's seventh home run of the season, a three-run shot to center, put Georgia ahead 3-2 in the top of the second.
- Dallis Goodnight finished the game 3-for-5 with a pair of runs. In all, five Bulldogs scattered multiple hits: Goodnight, Ellison, Lyndi Rae Davis, Jaydyn Goodwin, and Sarah Gordon.
- The Bulldogs scored four runs in the top of the third. With the bases loaded, Mua Williams drew a walk, and Paislie Allen singled to cut the lead to one, 6-5. Ellison's two-RBI single put the Bulldogs ahead 7-6.
- Down to her final strike, Davis' two-RBI single in the top of the seventh gave Georgia a 10-9 lead and kept the game alive.
- Auburn's KK McCrary hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to win the game.
- Randi Roelling pitched one and two-thirds in her start, allowing five earned runs on six hits. She struck out two and walked one.
- Destin Howard pitched a third of an inning in relief. Rachel Gibson pitched two and a third in relief, allowing two unearned runs. Lilli Backes suffered the loss, allowing the walk-off home run in the seventh. She pitched the final two innings, striking out five.
UP NEXT
Georgia and Auburn will face off in the second game of the series on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET streaming live on SEC Network+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Haley Rainey (5-3)
L: Backes, Lilli (11-6)
Batting:
2B: Digby, Emily 1
HR: Ellison, Tyler 1
RBI: Ellison, Tyler 5 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 2 ; Digby, Emily 1 ; Williams, Mua 1 ; Allen, Paislie 1
SF: Digby, Emily 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ellison, Tyler 1 ; Charlton, Tyah 1 ; Goodnight, Dallis 2 ; Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Gordon, Sarah 1 ; Digby, Emily 1 ; Williams, Mua 1 ; Allen, Paislie 1
Batting:
HR: AnnaLea Adams 1 ; Icess Tresvik 1 ; KK McCrary 2 ; Rose Roach 2
RBI: Abbey Smith 1 ; AnnaLea Adams 2 ; Icess Tresvik 2 ; KK McCrary 3 ; Rose Roach 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Abbey Smith 1 ; AnnaLea Adams 2 ; Georgia Lessmann 1 ; Icess Tresvik 1 ; KK McCrary 3 ; Aubrie Lisenby 1 ; Rose Roach 2
HBP: AnnaLea Adams 1 ; Amelia Lech 1
