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Georgia Southern University Athletics

Maddie Johnson
AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
0
Georgia Southern GS 14-11
1
Winner Georgia UGA 20-4
Georgia Southern GS
14-11
0
Final
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Georgia UGA
20-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Georgia Southern GS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Georgia UGA 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 1 2

W: Backes, Lilli (9-1) L: Johnson, Maddie (8-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Drops Hard Fought Battle, 1-0, to #13 Georgia on Wednesday Night

Eagles move to 14-11 on the season

ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia Southern softball (14-11) dropped a hard fought battle, 1-0, to 13th-ranked Georgia on Wednesday night at Jack Turner Stadium. 

Georgia's Esther White recorded the lone hit for Georgia in the sixth, a solo homer to center field to lift the Bulldogs over the Eagles, 1-0. 

Maddie Johnson (8-4) threw a gem in the circle tossing six innings while allowing just one run on one hit and tallied seven strikeouts. Johnson held the Bulldogs hitless through 5.2 innings before giving up the home run and did not allow a runner on base. 

The Eagle offense put a runner on in all but the first inning while tallying just three hits in the contest and left a total of 10 runners on base. The offense put a runner in scoring position in the second, third, sixth, and seventh but failed to plate a run. 

With two-outs in the top of the seventh, the Eagles worked the bases loaded and looked to even the score. Kayla Christensen and Valerie Combs recorded back-to-back base hits before Faith Barth drew a five-pitch walk but a strikeout ended the threat and game. 

Combs led the offense going 2-for-4 for her fifth multi-hit performance of the season and extended her hitting streak to three games. Christensen went 1-for-4 and extended her reached base streak to 12. 

Next Up 
The Eagles open Sun Belt conference play March 14-16 hosting Southern Miss at Beautiful Eagle Field. First pitch on Friday is set for 6 p.m. and the game is set to be broadcast on ESPN+. 

 
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