Georgia Falls in SEC Tournament Semifinals to Texas, 5-4

Friday, May 8

Lexington, Ky.

7:30 p.m.

University of Georgia

38-18

Texas

41-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Georgia	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	9	2
Texas	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	5	9	0

Georgia Falls in SEC Tournament Semifinals to Texas, 5-4

May 08, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 13-ranked (9-seed) Georgia Bulldogs fell in the semifinals of the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament to the No. 6 (4-seed) Texas Longhorns on Friday night at John Cropp Stadium, 5-4. Georgia stands at 38-18 entering NCAA postseason play.

SOFTBALL | vs. No. 6 (4-seed) Texas | L, 4-5
Winning Pitcher: Citaly Gutierrez (8-3)
Losing Pitcher: Presley Harrison (4-1)

Fast Facts:

LHP Randi Roelling made the start in the circle going 4.2 innings with three hits, two earned runs and three strikeouts. RHP Presley Harrison closed the game in the loss with six hits, two earned runs and a strikeout.
Texas opened the scoring in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run homer and a solo shot.
The Bulldogs plated four runs in the fifth inning from a lead-off homer from Tyler Ellison and RBI hits from Natalie Ray, Keirstin Roose and Jaydyn Goodwin.
The Longhorns tied the game in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single to left field before a walk-off RBI single in the seventh.
Georgia falls to 3-4 all-time against Texas.

Key Quotes:
Georgia Head Coach Tony Baldwin
Opening Statement
"I just want to thank the University of Kentucky, Jerry Hammond and the SEC office, and all the people associated with putting together this event. Having done it last year, I know that there's a lot of people involved in making this happen and make it go as smoothly as it does with all of the different factors that play in. This week has been exceptional in terms of the host and all they've provided Hats off to a job well done to all of those people. Congrats to Texas. They really fought, and they took what was a pretty good punch and the comeback from us. I would say from that standpoint, it stings a little bit on our side. Back-to-back games with those guys that have come right down to the end. While the outcome is disappointing for our group, at the end of the day, I could not be more proud of our players and our program. I'm incredibly blessed to represent this university and all of the people that it represents. Just really proud of the way that we put together the game."

On the result…
"Tonight, I think probably when you look at it in the big picture, was decided by the defense. Some by the plays that we didn't make and certainly some of the plays that they made. I thought [Jaycie] Nichols was outstanding at third base. [Ashton] Maloney made a pretty incredible throw there to knock us down at the plate. I thought Randi [Roelling] gave us a great start. I thought Presley [Harrison] was competing her tail off. I thought we had some big at-bats and really proud of the answer back there in whatever inning that was, the fourth inning maybe. We'll lick our wounds from this one. We'll get back home and be anxious for Sunday night and the selection show. Then, we'll be ready to get back after whatever that provides for us next weekend."

#4 Tyler Ellison | Sr. | UTL
On what the team takes away from this week…
"I feel like although this loss does kind of sting, from a big picture perspective, I feel like I'm proud of us and just how we competed this week. I think that we proved to ourselves that we can compete, and we can go win bowl games. We can hang with anybody out there. I feel like our team is just going to hold on to that part of this week and just use it as momentum for all the games we have going forward. Just never having any doubt in ourselves because we can really hang with anyone and beat anybody out there."

Up Next:
Georgia turns its attention to Sunday's NCAA Tournament Selection Show which will air live on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. ET.