Alabama
21-5, 1-4
Georgia
23-3, 2-0
Softball Drops Saturday Game to Georgia, 11-3, in Five Innings
3/16/2024 1:16:00 PM | Softball
Game three of the weekend series will air on the SEC Network Sunday at 11 a.m. CT
ATHENS, Ga. – Alabama dropped its second game of the weekend Saturday afternoon as Georgia clinched the three-game series with an 11-3 win in five innings.
Alabama (21-5, 1-4 SEC) fell behind early after a pair of Georgia (23-3, 2-0 SEC) home runs in the first and second innings quickly made it 6-0. The Crimson Tide got one back with an RBI double from Kenleigh Cahalan in the top of the fourth that was lost in the sun before the Bulldogs tacked on another pair in the next half-inning to make it 8-1. With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the fifth, the sun aided Alabama with another hit, a two-run single from Abby Duchscherer to make it 8-3. Needing three more runs for a run-rule victory in the bottom of the fifth, a solo home run and two-run single ended the game early for the Bulldogs to take the game, 11-3, and the weekend series.
Highlights
- Alabama is now 51-23 all-time vs. Georgia, including a 20-13 mark in Athens
- The series loss is the fourth all-time for the Tide vs. the Bulldogs, with all four coming in Athens (2024, 2018, 2005, 2003)
- Today was just the second time this season Alabama had not scored first
- With a fifth inning hit-by-pitch, Jenna Johnson has reached base safely in 19 of her 23 starts
Scoring Summary
- B1 | Jayda Kearney sent a two-run home run to right field (0-2, 1 Out)
- B2 | Sara Mosley hit a grand slam to center (0-6, 2 Out)
- T4 | A high fly ball was lost in the sun, going as an RBI double for Kenleigh Cahalan (1-6, 2 Out)
- B4 | Lyndi Rae Davis hit an RBI single up the middle (1-7, 1 Out)
- B4 | Georgia added another with a sac fly RBI to left (1-8, 1 Out)
- T5 | With the bases loaded, another ball lost in the sun allowed two to score for Alabama (3-8, 1 Out)
- B5 | Sydney Kuma hit a solo home run to left (3-9, 0 Out)
- B5 | Dallis Goodnight drove in two with a single through the right side (3-11, 1 Out)
Up Next: at #5/5 Georgia (Athens, Ga.)
- Sunday, March 17 – 11 a.m. CT – SEC Network
For the latest information on the team, follow @AlabamaSB on X/Twitter, BamaSB on Instagram and Alabama Softball on Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Backes, Lilli (9-1)
L: Torrence, Jaala (7-3)
Batting:
2B: Cahalan, Kenleigh 1
RBI: Duchscherer, Abby 2 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pate, Kinley 1 ; Valentine, Riley 1 ; Johnson, Lauren 1
HBP: Johnson, Jenna 1 ; Dowling, Bailey 1
Batting:
HR: Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1
RBI: Davis, Lyndi Rae 1 ; Mosley, Sara 5 ; Kearney, Jayda 2 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Goodnight, Dallis 2
SF: Mosley, Sara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Lyndi Rae 2 ; Mosley, Sara 1 ; Kearney, Jayda 1 ; Kuma, Sydney 1 ; Chambley, Sydney 1 ; Armistead, Ellie 1 ; Gordon, Sarah 2 ; Goodwin, Jaydyn 1 ; Goodnight, Dallis 1
HBP: Ellison, Tyler 1
