University of Georgia Athletics
Wednesday, February 25
Athens, Ga.
6:00 p.m.
University of Georgia
vs
Clemson
No. 11 Georgia to Host Clemson on Wednesday Night in Athens
February 24, 2026 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs will host the Clemson Tigers at the Jack Turner Stadium on Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. ET. Georgia enters the game at 13-4 while Clemson sits at 10-5.
No. 11/15 Georgia
vs. Clemson
Location: Athens, Ga.
Venue: Jack Turner Stadium
First Pitch: 6:00 p.m. ET
General Admission Gates: 5:00 p.m. ET
Promotion: LED Batons for first 200 fans
Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
PxP: Kaleb Frady; Analyst: Mary Wilson Avant
Live Updates: GeorgiaDogs.com
X Updates: @UGASoftball
Leading Off
No. 11 Georgia enters Wednesday night's match up against Clemson on the back of a 3-2 showing in the 23rd Annual Georgia Classic at the Jack Turner Stadium. Wednesday night's game will be 'Wednesday Night Lights,' and the first 200 fans will receive free LED Batons. Kids can stay after the game to run the bases.
Series History
Clemson
- Georgia is 2-3 all-time against Clemson
- In the last meeting, the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs, 5-3, at the McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, S.C.
- Under Baldwin, Georgia is 2-2 against Clemson
- Georgia's last win, 2-1 (8 inn.), was here in Athens on Feb. 28, 2024
Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Three
- NFCA/GoRout: 15
- ESPN/USA Softball: 11
- D1Softball: 11
- Softball America: 12
Opponent Outlook
The Tigers enter Wednesday night at 10-5 after going 4-1 last week. Clemson kicked the week off with a non-conference date with Charlotte, dropping the game 8-3, but bounced back over the weekend going 4-0 with a pair of wins over Baylor, as well as wins over Coastal Carolina and Lipscomb. In the four wins over the weekend, the Tigers outscored their opponents 27-0 with three run-rule decisions.
Abby Dunning and Sierra Maness have made a combined 18 appearances in the circle for Clemson this season. Dunning, sitting at 4-2 on the year, owns a 3.33 ERA with 26 strikeouts and 17 walks across 27.1 innings pitched. Maness is also 4-2 on the year with a 2.53 ERA and 24 strikeouts to 14 walks. As a pitching staff, the Tigers have a collective ERA of 3.09 while holding opponent batters to a .237 batting average.
Marian Collins has paced the Tiger offense so far this year, batting at a .435-clip with 20 hits, 10 runs, two doubles and three home runs. She's also driven in 13 runs through the first 15 games. The Clemson offense is batting .290 to start the season with 109 hits, 82 runs scored, 19 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 72 RBIs.
Conference Stat Leaders
Sarah Gordon
The senior from Louisville, Ky. is among the top ten in the conference in a number of statistical categories:
Batting Average: Third - .543
Slugging Percentage: Tied Seventh - 1.000
On-Base Percentage: Third - .611
Runs Scored: Tied Seventh - 20
Hits: Tied Fourth - 25
Doubles: First - 10
Kierstin Roose:
The graduate from Wolcottville, Ind. ranks in the top ten in the conference in three categories:
Slugging Percentage: Ninth - .980
Doubles: Tied Fifth - 6
Home Runs: Tied Fifth - 7
Fielding Double Plays: Tied Fifth - 5
Assists: 10th - 26
Tyler Ellison:
The senior from McDonough, Ga. is top ten in the SEC in two statistical categories:
RBIs: Tied Third - 23
Walks Drawn: 10th - 11
Bailey Lindemuth:
The sophomore from Burleson, Texas ranks second in the conference in assists (fielding) at 33.
Randi Roelling:
The junior from Modesto, Calif. ranks third in the conference in innings pitched at 37.2.
Addisen Fisher:
The sophomore from Bend, Ore. is tied for fourth in the conference in wins at six.
NCAA Stat Leaders
Addisen Fisher:
Wins: Tied Eighth - 6
Kierstin Roose:
Home Runs: Tied 14th - 7
Sarah Gordon:
Batting Average: Tied 20th - .543
Hits: Tied 14th - 25
Doubles: First - 10
Georgia Classic Recap
The Bulldogs opened the 23rd Annual Georgia Classic against Seton Hall last Friday night with a 9-1 (5 inn.) victory. The Bulldogs took a swift 3-0 lead after two innings off an Emily Digby RBI single and Bailey Lindemuth two-RBI triple. The Pirates added one in the third before Georgia cruised to the run-rule win in five. Later Friday evening, Georgia defeated Utah State, 4-1, paced by freshman LHP Ada Little's first career win and three-run second inning.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs opened the rain-delayed afternoon with an afternoon loss to No. 20 Virginia Tech, 9-3 before turning around and beating Utah State, 11-2 (5 inn.) on Saturday evening.
Georgia closed the weekend dropping the Georgia Classic finale to the Hokies, 9-3.
National Recognition
A trio of Bulldogs have earned preseason recognition from both Softball America and D1Softball. In the Softball America preseason Top 100 Player Rankings, Sarah Gordon checked in at No. 78 and transfer pitcher Addisen Fisher spotted in at No. 93. More, Jaydyn Goodwin, Gordon and Fisher were tabbed as the No. 12 outfielder, the No. 8 UTL player and the No. 23 pitcher, respectively, by the outlet.
D1Softball had three Georgia players in it's D100 preseason Player Rankings with Goodwin at No. 52, Gordon at No. 67 and Fisher at No. 74. Positionally, by D1Softball, Goodwin was pinned as the No. 20 outfielder, Gordon as the No. 14 outfielder and Fisher as the No. 25 pitcher.
Eyes on the Freshman
Four Bulldog freshmen earned spots on Softball America and D1Softball's preseason Freshman Watch Lists. Pitchers Presley Harrison and Ada Little along with infielder Brooke Smith were all selected to the Softball America Freshman Watch List. More, Harrison and Little joined infielder Gabi Novickas on D1Softball's SEC Freshman Watch List.
New Faces, New Places
12 new players will don the red and black this season with six transfer athletes and six freshmen.
Out of the portal, Baldwin and his staff welcome sophomore pitchers Addisen Fisher and Maddie Johnson. Fisher, a UCLA transfer, was tabbed to the Big-10 All-Freshman Team last season, as well as the D1Softball Freshman All-American First Team. Johnson, an Athens native, arrives from Georgia Southern after being named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team and to the D1Softball Freshman All-American Second Team. Outfielders Natalie Ray and Delani Sullivan join infielders Bailey Lindemuth and Keirsten Roose to round out the portal class. Ray is a North Georgia transfer who started her career at Ole Miss while Sullivan arrives from SEC opponent Kentucky. Lindemuth comes to Athens after reaching the Womens' College World Series with Texas Tech last season, and graduate transfer Roose joins the Bulldogs after four strong seasons with Coastal Carolina.
Two of Georgia's six freshman signees will join the pitching staff in lefty Ada Little from Georgetown, Ky and the right-handed Presley Harrison from Baxley, Ga. Infielders Gabi Novickas, Brooke Smith and Katelin Smith hail from Chicago, Ill., Brandon, Miss. and Glennville, Ga. Outfielder Natalie Donaldson, a native of DeWitt, Mich. rounds out the six-person freshman class and the 12 newcomers.
Clearwater Recap
After suffering a loss in the opener in Clearwater to No. 23 Oklahoma State, the Bulldogs rallied for five successive wins including two ranked wins to close out play in Florida.
On Thursday, down 6-0 going into the sixth inning, the Bulldogs scored three in the bottom of the frame before adding another two runs in the bottom of the seventh against Oklahoma State. Later that afternoon after falling to Oklahoma State, 6-5, Georgia rebounded with a 6-5 win over No. 8 Nebraska.
On Saturday, the Bulldog bats came alive in successive five inning, rule-rule victories over NC State and UCF. Georgia took down the Wolfpack, 16-2 (5 inn.), and UCF, 13-5 (5 inn.).
To end play in Clearwater, Georgia won both games against Northwestern and No. 22 Duke. With the score level after three innings against Northwestern, the Bulldogs punched a seven-spot in the top of the fourth inning en route to an 8-3 win. Later, against Duke, Georgia hit three straight home runs in the top of the first inning - the first time since Feb. 9, 2024, against Murray State - to run out 9-1 (5 inn.) victors.
Over the course of the weekend, Georgia tallied 57 runs in six games. More pointedly, in the fourth inning alone across all six games, the Bulldogs tallied 26 runs.
What's Up Next?
Baldwin's side will welcome South Alabama and UNC-Wilmington to Athens this weekend for the 17th Annual Bulldog Classic at the Jack Turner Stadium. A complete schedule is compiled below (home team listed first):
Friday, Feb, 27
6:00 p.m. - Georgia vs. South Alabama
Saturday, Feb, 28
10:30 a.m. - South Alabama vs. UNC-Wilmington
1:00 p.m. - Georgia vs. South Alabama
3:30 p.m. - Georgia vs. UNC-Wilmington
Sunday, Mar. 1
10:30 a.m. - UNC-Wilmington vs. South Alabama
1:00 p.m. - Georgia vs. UNC-Wilmington
Gordon Tabbed National Player of the Week
Senior Sarah Gordon was tabbed the National Player of the Week by D1Softball, Softball America and Softball on SI following play in Clearwater, Florida. During the week, Gordon went 12-18 with nine runs, 10 RBIs, six doubles, one triple, three home runs and two walks while only striking out once. She also slugged 1.444 while boasting a 0.700 OBP with a perfect fielding percentage and a team-high 17 put-outs.
Clearwater Team of the Tournament
Sarah Gordon and Kierstin Roose were named to the 2026 Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational Team of the Tournament following their performances in Florida.
Georgia was one of four schools with two or more players named to the team.
2025 Season Recap
- Georgia finished the 2025 season at 35-23 after reaching the Gainesville Super Regional, falling one win short of a sixth trip back to Oklahoma City.
- The Bulldogs tallied a 7-16 mark in conference play, finishing 12th overall in the Southeastern Conference.
- In the SEC Tournament, hosted in Athens, Georgia reached the second round of play before falling to No. 5-seed Arkansas.
- Senior Dallis Goodnight was named Second Team All-SEC after hitting at a .345 clip for 45 runs off 61 hits with four doubles, four triples, two home runs and 11 RBIs.
- Four Bulldogs earned NFCA All-South Region honors. Goodnight and Jaydyn Goodwin landed on the Second Team, and Sarah Gordon and Marisa Miller were named to the Third Team.
- Rising senior Destin Howard was named to the 2025 SEC Softball Community Service Team for her actions within and commitment to her home and Athens communities.
- 53,867 fans packed into The Jack over the course of the 2025 season - a new season record. More, during the series against No. 3 LSU, a program-best 7,098 fans were in attendance.
No. 11/15 Georgia
vs. Clemson
Location: Athens, Ga.
Venue: Jack Turner Stadium
First Pitch: 6:00 p.m. ET
General Admission Gates: 5:00 p.m. ET
Promotion: LED Batons for first 200 fans
Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
PxP: Kaleb Frady; Analyst: Mary Wilson Avant
Live Updates: GeorgiaDogs.com
X Updates: @UGASoftball
Leading Off
No. 11 Georgia enters Wednesday night's match up against Clemson on the back of a 3-2 showing in the 23rd Annual Georgia Classic at the Jack Turner Stadium. Wednesday night's game will be 'Wednesday Night Lights,' and the first 200 fans will receive free LED Batons. Kids can stay after the game to run the bases.
Series History
Clemson
- Georgia is 2-3 all-time against Clemson
- In the last meeting, the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs, 5-3, at the McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, S.C.
- Under Baldwin, Georgia is 2-2 against Clemson
- Georgia's last win, 2-1 (8 inn.), was here in Athens on Feb. 28, 2024
Georgia in the Polls
Georgia in the Polls: Week Three
- NFCA/GoRout: 15
- ESPN/USA Softball: 11
- D1Softball: 11
- Softball America: 12
Opponent Outlook
The Tigers enter Wednesday night at 10-5 after going 4-1 last week. Clemson kicked the week off with a non-conference date with Charlotte, dropping the game 8-3, but bounced back over the weekend going 4-0 with a pair of wins over Baylor, as well as wins over Coastal Carolina and Lipscomb. In the four wins over the weekend, the Tigers outscored their opponents 27-0 with three run-rule decisions.
Abby Dunning and Sierra Maness have made a combined 18 appearances in the circle for Clemson this season. Dunning, sitting at 4-2 on the year, owns a 3.33 ERA with 26 strikeouts and 17 walks across 27.1 innings pitched. Maness is also 4-2 on the year with a 2.53 ERA and 24 strikeouts to 14 walks. As a pitching staff, the Tigers have a collective ERA of 3.09 while holding opponent batters to a .237 batting average.
Marian Collins has paced the Tiger offense so far this year, batting at a .435-clip with 20 hits, 10 runs, two doubles and three home runs. She's also driven in 13 runs through the first 15 games. The Clemson offense is batting .290 to start the season with 109 hits, 82 runs scored, 19 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 72 RBIs.
Conference Stat Leaders
Sarah Gordon
The senior from Louisville, Ky. is among the top ten in the conference in a number of statistical categories:
Batting Average: Third - .543
Slugging Percentage: Tied Seventh - 1.000
On-Base Percentage: Third - .611
Runs Scored: Tied Seventh - 20
Hits: Tied Fourth - 25
Doubles: First - 10
Kierstin Roose:
The graduate from Wolcottville, Ind. ranks in the top ten in the conference in three categories:
Slugging Percentage: Ninth - .980
Doubles: Tied Fifth - 6
Home Runs: Tied Fifth - 7
Fielding Double Plays: Tied Fifth - 5
Assists: 10th - 26
Tyler Ellison:
The senior from McDonough, Ga. is top ten in the SEC in two statistical categories:
RBIs: Tied Third - 23
Walks Drawn: 10th - 11
Bailey Lindemuth:
The sophomore from Burleson, Texas ranks second in the conference in assists (fielding) at 33.
Randi Roelling:
The junior from Modesto, Calif. ranks third in the conference in innings pitched at 37.2.
Addisen Fisher:
The sophomore from Bend, Ore. is tied for fourth in the conference in wins at six.
NCAA Stat Leaders
Addisen Fisher:
Wins: Tied Eighth - 6
Kierstin Roose:
Home Runs: Tied 14th - 7
Sarah Gordon:
Batting Average: Tied 20th - .543
Hits: Tied 14th - 25
Doubles: First - 10
Georgia Classic Recap
The Bulldogs opened the 23rd Annual Georgia Classic against Seton Hall last Friday night with a 9-1 (5 inn.) victory. The Bulldogs took a swift 3-0 lead after two innings off an Emily Digby RBI single and Bailey Lindemuth two-RBI triple. The Pirates added one in the third before Georgia cruised to the run-rule win in five. Later Friday evening, Georgia defeated Utah State, 4-1, paced by freshman LHP Ada Little's first career win and three-run second inning.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs opened the rain-delayed afternoon with an afternoon loss to No. 20 Virginia Tech, 9-3 before turning around and beating Utah State, 11-2 (5 inn.) on Saturday evening.
Georgia closed the weekend dropping the Georgia Classic finale to the Hokies, 9-3.
National Recognition
A trio of Bulldogs have earned preseason recognition from both Softball America and D1Softball. In the Softball America preseason Top 100 Player Rankings, Sarah Gordon checked in at No. 78 and transfer pitcher Addisen Fisher spotted in at No. 93. More, Jaydyn Goodwin, Gordon and Fisher were tabbed as the No. 12 outfielder, the No. 8 UTL player and the No. 23 pitcher, respectively, by the outlet.
D1Softball had three Georgia players in it's D100 preseason Player Rankings with Goodwin at No. 52, Gordon at No. 67 and Fisher at No. 74. Positionally, by D1Softball, Goodwin was pinned as the No. 20 outfielder, Gordon as the No. 14 outfielder and Fisher as the No. 25 pitcher.
Eyes on the Freshman
Four Bulldog freshmen earned spots on Softball America and D1Softball's preseason Freshman Watch Lists. Pitchers Presley Harrison and Ada Little along with infielder Brooke Smith were all selected to the Softball America Freshman Watch List. More, Harrison and Little joined infielder Gabi Novickas on D1Softball's SEC Freshman Watch List.
New Faces, New Places
12 new players will don the red and black this season with six transfer athletes and six freshmen.
Out of the portal, Baldwin and his staff welcome sophomore pitchers Addisen Fisher and Maddie Johnson. Fisher, a UCLA transfer, was tabbed to the Big-10 All-Freshman Team last season, as well as the D1Softball Freshman All-American First Team. Johnson, an Athens native, arrives from Georgia Southern after being named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team and to the D1Softball Freshman All-American Second Team. Outfielders Natalie Ray and Delani Sullivan join infielders Bailey Lindemuth and Keirsten Roose to round out the portal class. Ray is a North Georgia transfer who started her career at Ole Miss while Sullivan arrives from SEC opponent Kentucky. Lindemuth comes to Athens after reaching the Womens' College World Series with Texas Tech last season, and graduate transfer Roose joins the Bulldogs after four strong seasons with Coastal Carolina.
Two of Georgia's six freshman signees will join the pitching staff in lefty Ada Little from Georgetown, Ky and the right-handed Presley Harrison from Baxley, Ga. Infielders Gabi Novickas, Brooke Smith and Katelin Smith hail from Chicago, Ill., Brandon, Miss. and Glennville, Ga. Outfielder Natalie Donaldson, a native of DeWitt, Mich. rounds out the six-person freshman class and the 12 newcomers.
Clearwater Recap
After suffering a loss in the opener in Clearwater to No. 23 Oklahoma State, the Bulldogs rallied for five successive wins including two ranked wins to close out play in Florida.
On Thursday, down 6-0 going into the sixth inning, the Bulldogs scored three in the bottom of the frame before adding another two runs in the bottom of the seventh against Oklahoma State. Later that afternoon after falling to Oklahoma State, 6-5, Georgia rebounded with a 6-5 win over No. 8 Nebraska.
On Saturday, the Bulldog bats came alive in successive five inning, rule-rule victories over NC State and UCF. Georgia took down the Wolfpack, 16-2 (5 inn.), and UCF, 13-5 (5 inn.).
To end play in Clearwater, Georgia won both games against Northwestern and No. 22 Duke. With the score level after three innings against Northwestern, the Bulldogs punched a seven-spot in the top of the fourth inning en route to an 8-3 win. Later, against Duke, Georgia hit three straight home runs in the top of the first inning - the first time since Feb. 9, 2024, against Murray State - to run out 9-1 (5 inn.) victors.
Over the course of the weekend, Georgia tallied 57 runs in six games. More pointedly, in the fourth inning alone across all six games, the Bulldogs tallied 26 runs.
What's Up Next?
Baldwin's side will welcome South Alabama and UNC-Wilmington to Athens this weekend for the 17th Annual Bulldog Classic at the Jack Turner Stadium. A complete schedule is compiled below (home team listed first):
Friday, Feb, 27
6:00 p.m. - Georgia vs. South Alabama
Saturday, Feb, 28
10:30 a.m. - South Alabama vs. UNC-Wilmington
1:00 p.m. - Georgia vs. South Alabama
3:30 p.m. - Georgia vs. UNC-Wilmington
Sunday, Mar. 1
10:30 a.m. - UNC-Wilmington vs. South Alabama
1:00 p.m. - Georgia vs. UNC-Wilmington
Gordon Tabbed National Player of the Week
Senior Sarah Gordon was tabbed the National Player of the Week by D1Softball, Softball America and Softball on SI following play in Clearwater, Florida. During the week, Gordon went 12-18 with nine runs, 10 RBIs, six doubles, one triple, three home runs and two walks while only striking out once. She also slugged 1.444 while boasting a 0.700 OBP with a perfect fielding percentage and a team-high 17 put-outs.
Clearwater Team of the Tournament
Sarah Gordon and Kierstin Roose were named to the 2026 Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational Team of the Tournament following their performances in Florida.
Georgia was one of four schools with two or more players named to the team.
2025 Season Recap
- Georgia finished the 2025 season at 35-23 after reaching the Gainesville Super Regional, falling one win short of a sixth trip back to Oklahoma City.
- The Bulldogs tallied a 7-16 mark in conference play, finishing 12th overall in the Southeastern Conference.
- In the SEC Tournament, hosted in Athens, Georgia reached the second round of play before falling to No. 5-seed Arkansas.
- Senior Dallis Goodnight was named Second Team All-SEC after hitting at a .345 clip for 45 runs off 61 hits with four doubles, four triples, two home runs and 11 RBIs.
- Four Bulldogs earned NFCA All-South Region honors. Goodnight and Jaydyn Goodwin landed on the Second Team, and Sarah Gordon and Marisa Miller were named to the Third Team.
- Rising senior Destin Howard was named to the 2025 SEC Softball Community Service Team for her actions within and commitment to her home and Athens communities.
- 53,867 fans packed into The Jack over the course of the 2025 season - a new season record. More, during the series against No. 3 LSU, a program-best 7,098 fans were in attendance.
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