SEC Tournament Game 7 Recap: Georgia 11, Mississippi State 2
5/14/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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Georgia Notes
--Georgia tied the SEC Tournament record for runs in a game with 11 runs scored.
--The Bulldogs recorded their third consecutive 50+ win season.
--Ashley Godfrey extended her school home run record to 12 with a home run in the second inning.
Mississippi State Notes
--Iyhia McMichael reached base safely for 37th consecutive game with a walk in the third inning.
--Melissa Massey dropped her first decision since an April 2 loss to Auburn. She had recorded eight straight wins.
--Tonight was Mississippi State's lowest hit total since tallying three hits at Chattanooga on March 16th.
--MSU has not won consecutive games at an SEC Tournament since the 1998 Tournament in which they advanced to the championship game.
--11 runs allowed by Bulldogs since a 15-13 loss to LSU on March 26, 2003.
GEORGIA QUOTES
Georgia Head Coach Lu Harris-Champer
"I'm really proud of Katie Griffith getting back on the mound after three weeks off. I am proud of Ashley Godfrey for getting three RBI. You know it's a good day when everyone in the lineup gets on base."
"We feel very fortunate to be here. The SEC is so strong. All eight teams that are here deserve to be in a regional. I feel very fortunate."
Georgia First Baseman Ashley Godfrey
On her inside-the-park home run:
"I was just surprised she told me to keep going."
"When our team comes out and everyone is having great at-bats, we are a great hitting team."
MISSISSIPPI STATE QUOTES:
Head Coach Jay Miller:
"We showed a little different team than we had out there yesterday. Hopefully we can get back (yesterday's) team for tomorrow. It was pretty bad in the first inning and got worse from there."
"We have been playing very well and very consistently for a long time. Hopefully this is a wake-up call and hopefully we made all our mistakes in one game. We're putting it behind us, moving forward and hopefully do better tomorrow."
"We have seven seniors. They've been through it all. They've never quit, they've never given up and they're fighters
