No. 17 Bulldogs Kick Off Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational with Win over Nebraska, Loss to Oklahoma State

Thursday, February 12

Clearwater, Fla.

11:00 a.m.

University of Georgia

4-2

Oklahoma State

4-2

Oklahoma State

Georgia

RHP Addisen Fisher at the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Fla. on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

No. 17 Bulldogs Kick Off Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational with Win over Nebraska, Loss to Oklahoma State

February 12, 2026 | Softball

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The No. 17 Georgia Bulldogs went 1-1 on the opening day of the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational after falling to No. 23 Oklahoma State, 6-5, and taking down No. 8 Nebraska, 6-5. Georgia moves to 5-2 on the early season.

SOFTBALL | vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State | L, 6-5
Winning Pitcher: Rylee Crandall (2-0)
Losing Pitcher: Maddie Johnson (0-1
Save: Ruby Meylan: (1)

SOFTBALL | vs. No. 8 Nebraska | W, 6-5
Winning Pitcher: Addisen Fisher (3-0)
Losing Pitcher: Alexis Jensen (2-1)
Save: Ada Little (1)

Fast Facts (Oklahoma State):

RHP Maddie Johnson made her Bulldog debut going 1.1 innings with two hits, two earned runs and three strikeouts in the loss. LHP Randi Roelling and LHP Ada Little pitched in relief combining for 5.2 innings pitched with five hits, three earned runs and three strikeouts.
Sarah Gordon led the Bulldog offense with three hits – two of which were doubles- one run and one RBI. Tyler Ellison added two RBIs.
Down 6-0 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, the Bulldogs cut the deficit in half behind a two-run home run by Tyler Ellison and an RBI-double by Emily Digby.
The Bulldogs threatened in the bottom of the seventh inning adding two more runs behind RBI-doubles by Delani Sullivan and Sarah Gordon.
Georgia moves to 4-5 all-time against Oklahoma State.

Fast Facts (Nebraska):

RHP Addisen Fisher made her third start of the season going 4.0 innings with six hits, three earned runs, one walk and three strikeouts to earn her third win of the young season. RHP Presley Harrison pitched 2.1 relief innings with three strikeouts, four hits and two earned runs, and LHP Ada Little closed the game with 0.2 innings pitched to earn the save.
Jaydyn Goodwin and Sarah Gordon paced the Bulldog offense, each going 2-3 in the game. Gordon had a pair of doubles with one RBI, and Delani Sullivan also tallied a double in the win.
Georgia climbed to an early 3-0 lead behind a pair of home runs by Keirstin Roose and Emily Digby in the first and second innings, respectively. The Bulldogs never surrendered the advantage adding three runs in the third.
Nebraska scored two runs in the third and a run each in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings. With two outs in the top of the seventh, Jaydyn Goodwin fielded a ground ball to left field and made the long heave to home for the final tag out.
The Bulldogs move to 3-1 in the all-time series between the two schools in the first meeting since 2007.

Key Quotes:
Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On the games today…
"I'm proud of the way that we responded. Disappointed with the way that we fought the first half of the Oklahoma State game. Take nothing away from Oklahoma State, I just didn't think our energy was where it needed to be. We put it together at the back half of that game and started to really compete and fight. Then, I'm really proud of the way that we carried that into this game. That Nebraska team is really good. They're a veteran team, really talented. They're going to be a handful and just feel very humbled to walk out of there with a win."

On the keys to success tomorrow…
"I'm proud of the way that we responded. Disappointed with the way that we fought the first half of the Oklahoma State game. Take nothing away from Oklahoma State, I just didn't think our energy was where it needed to be. We put it together at the back half of that game and started to really compete and fight. Then, I'm really proud of the way that we carried that into this game. That Nebraska team is really good. They're a veteran team, really talented. They're going to be a handful and just feel very humbled to walk out of there with a win."

Up Next:
No. 17 Georgia returns to action tomorrow morning taking on NC State at 9:00 a.m. ET for Day Two action of the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational before facing UCF at 1:00 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs' game against NC State will air live on SEC Network, and the game against UCF is slated to stream live on ESPN+.