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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Georgia softball one win away from Women's College World Series
The Georgia Bulldogs have forced a Game 3 in the Gainesville Super Regional against the Florida Gators. Georgia softball took Game 2 with a 2-1 win of the Gators. The winner of Game 3 will advance to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Georgia pitcher Lilli Backes recorded eight strikeouts in 6.1 innings. She allowed no earned runs and secured her 16th win of the season. Advertisement "Yeah, just super proud of our group," said Georgia softball coach Tony Baldwin after the win. "You know, I thought we came out, with some fire to start the game and had a good plan and, got a couple good swings off and then Lilli really was the story of today, of just how resilient she is. Again, we just keep talking about relentless competitiveness and you have to do that all the way to the last out and certainly when you're playing a team like Florida with so many weapons and such a good team, if you let up and stopped competing for a second, you're going to be in trouble." Georgia starting pitcher/relief pitcher Lilli Backes Emily Digby and Lyndi Rae Davis both had solo home runs for the Georgia offense. The Bulldogs will look to win another game on the road to compete an impressive upset of the No. 3 national seed Gators. Georgia will play Florida in Game 3 on Sunday. The first pitch time is still to be announced. This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: UGA softball beats Florida, nears Women's College World Series
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
TV, schedule for Georgia at No. 3 Florida softball
The Georgia Bulldogs softball team will look to advance to the Women's College World Series on Sunday afternoon. Georgia faces the No. 3 Florida Gators in a pivotal Game 3 on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. ET. The Georgia-Florida game will be televised on ESPN. The winner will advance to the Women's College World Series and the loser will go home. Advertisement Georgia has not won an SEC series all season. However, the Bulldogs did not get swept once all year either. "The thing that we can show up and hang our hat on every day is that we're going to compete, and we have resilience, and we've learned to be those things," said Georgia softball coach Tony Baldwin ahead of Game 3. "If they learn anything about wearing the G, it's that you better be a competitor and you better be resilient. And that doesn't just happen by luck. It happens by putting in the work and learning the lessons. And so here we're just trying to make our university proud, trying to make our alums proud, the people that built this program, I'm trying to make Lu proud. We're just going out and playing softball. It's the best time of year." No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 6 Texas, No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 16 Oregon have all advanced to the Women's College World Series. The remaining four spots will be decided on Sunday and Georgia will look to be one of those four teams. This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Georgia softball TV, first pitch time versus Florida
USA Today
25-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
TV, schedule for Georgia at No. 3 Florida softball
TV, schedule for Georgia at No. 3 Florida softball Sunday's Game 3️⃣ in Gainesville will begin at 4 p.m. ET, airing live on ESPN #Team29 | #GoDawgs — Georgia Softball (@UGASoftball) May 25, 2025 The Georgia Bulldogs softball team will look to advance to the Women's College World Series on Sunday afternoon. Georgia faces the No. 3 Florida Gators in a pivotal Game 3 on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. ET. The Georgia-Florida game will be televised on ESPN. The winner will advance to the Women's College World Series and the loser will go home. Georgia has not won an SEC series all season. However, the Bulldogs did not get swept once all year either. "The thing that we can show up and hang our hat on every day is that we're going to compete, and we have resilience, and we've learned to be those things," said Georgia softball coach Tony Baldwin ahead of Game 3. "If they learn anything about wearing the G, it's that you better be a competitor and you better be resilient. And that doesn't just happen by luck. It happens by putting in the work and learning the lessons. And so here we're just trying to make our university proud, trying to make our alums proud, the people that built this program, I'm trying to make Lu proud. We're just going out and playing softball. It's the best time of year." No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 6 Texas, No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 16 Oregon have all advanced to the Women's College World Series. The remaining four spots will be decided on Sunday and Georgia will look to be one of those four teams.
USA Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Georgia softball one win away from Women's College World Series
Georgia softball one win away from Women's College World Series The Georgia Bulldogs have forced a Game 3 in the Gainesville Super Regional against the Florida Gators. Georgia softball took Game 2 with a 2-1 win of the Gators. The winner of Game 3 will advance to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Georgia pitcher Lilli Backes recorded eight strikeouts in 6.1 innings. She allowed no earned runs and secured her 16th win of the season. "Yeah, just super proud of our group," said Georgia softball coach Tony Baldwin after the win. "You know, I thought we came out, with some fire to start the game and had a good plan and, got a couple good swings off and then Lilli really was the story of today, of just how resilient she is. Again, we just keep talking about relentless competitiveness and you have to do that all the way to the last out and certainly when you're playing a team like Florida with so many weapons and such a good team, if you let up and stopped competing for a second, you're going to be in trouble." Emily Digby and Lyndi Rae Davis both had solo home runs for the Georgia offense. The Bulldogs will look to win another game on the road to compete an impressive upset of the No. 3 national seed Gators. Georgia will play Florida in Game 3 on Sunday. The first pitch time is still to be announced.
USA Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Georgia Bulldogs softball learns NCAA Tournament fate
Georgia Bulldogs softball learns NCAA Tournament fate The Georgia Bulldogs softball team has made the NCAA Tournament after going 31-20 in the difficult SEC, which has seven of top the eight national seeds. A record 14 SEC softball teams made the NCAA Tournament. Georgia softball opens up its NCAA Tournament run in the Durham Regional. The Bulldogs play Coastal Carolina (41-17) on Friday, May 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+ as part of the double elimination regional series. Georgia will play the winner or loser of the No. 14 Duke (38-16) versus Howard (31-18) game depending on how the Georgia-Coastal Carolina game goes. "We're excited for another opportunity to play, we never take it for granted," said Georgia softball coach Tony Baldwin. "It's a great field, and we're excited to go compete. Coastal Carolina has had a great season and an exciting run in their championship tournament. We're going to get back to work." Whoever advances from the Durham Regional will play the winner of the Gainesville Regional, which features the No. 3 Florida Gators. Georgia softball went 7-16 in SEC play this season. The Bulldogs went 24-4 in nonconference play and aren't afraid of a challenge. Georgia is only 6-9 on the road this season, but the Bulldogs are 4-0 at neutral sites. UGA softball has made the NCAA Tournament 23 straight times.
