Softball Closes Road Swing with 6-3 Loss at No. 22 Georgia
3/27/2013 11:00:03 PM | Softball
ATHENS, GA. – Georgia Southern Softball closed a historic day for the University with a 6-3 loss at No. 22 Georgia. On Wednesday morning Georgia Southern announced that it would be joining the Sun Belt Conference for the 2014-15 athletics season. Tabby Douberley’s three-run home run in the sixth frame cut the Bulldog lead to 6-3 entering the final inning of play.
“I felt like we battled hard tonight,” said Head Coach Annie Smith. “Georgia is a team that can score a lot of runs and we were able to keep fighting and stay in the game.”
After the Eagles went quietly in the first inning, Georgia answered with a pair of runs. A leadoff hit by Anna Swafford was followed later in the frame by a two out triple from Tina Iosefa. The next hitter, Kaylee Puailoa singled Iosefa home to give the Bulldogs an early advantage.
In the fourth inning, Puailoa launched a home run over the fence in right field to extend the Bulldog lead to 3-0. A single later in the inning by Christine Olney paved the way for another UGA run in the fourth.
Georgia’s lead grew to 6-0 in the fifth when Puailoa lifted her second home run of the day to the same spot in right field. She is the second opposing batter to hit two home runs in a game this year versus Georgia Southern.
Following leadoff hits in the sixth by Kourtny Thomas and Shelby Morrill, Tabby Douberley cut the UGA lead in half with a three-run bomb to right field. The senior tallied her 23rd, 24th and 25th RBIs of the season as she posted her fifth home run of the campaign. The home run is the first for Georgia Southern since March 17th when Douberley hit a home run against Minnesota.
GSU, however, went scoreless in the seventh inning and dropped the 6-3 result
Next up for the Eagles is a home series against Furman from the friendly confines of Eagle Field. Friday’s Military Appreciation Day game starts at 4 p.m. while Saturday’s doubleheader starts at 11 a.m. Saturday’s games are a “Blue Out” with all fans encouraged to wear blue to the park.
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