ATHENS, Ga. – No. 10 Georgia hit three home runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and added the eventual game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning to beat No. 16 Kentucky 4-3 on Sunday night, securing the series and winning their 11th-straight game of the season.
The Wildcats put the tying and go-ahead run on the base paths in the top of the seventh inning, but a strikeout swinging with two outs ended the game and secures the series for Bulldogs and ended the game. With the result Sunday, Georgia improves to 29-6 on the season is now leads the Southeastern Conference with a 9-1 league record. UK falls to 21-9-1 in 2023 and is 4-4 in the SEC.
Shelby Walters was Sunday night’s pitcher of record, going 6.2 inning, allowing three runs, two earned and striking out three in the victory. Alexia Lacatena got the start for UK, suffering just her third loss of the season as she falls to 8-3 after throwing four innings with three runs on five hits, allowing no walks and striking out one.
Game three of the series will be Monday night at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network with Eric Frede and Madison Shipman on the call from Athens as UK will look to salvage a game from the weekend.
Late Rally Falls Short as No. 10 Georgia Secures Series – UK Athletics​
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The Wildcats put the tying and go-ahead run on the base paths in the top of the seventh inning, but a strikeout swinging with two outs ended the game and secures the series for Bulldogs and ended the game. With the result Sunday, Georgia improves to 29-6 on the season is now leads the Southeastern Conference with a 9-1 league record. UK falls to 21-9-1 in 2023 and is 4-4 in the SEC.
Shelby Walters was Sunday night’s pitcher of record, going 6.2 inning, allowing three runs, two earned and striking out three in the victory. Alexia Lacatena got the start for UK, suffering just her third loss of the season as she falls to 8-3 after throwing four innings with three runs on five hits, allowing no walks and striking out one.
Game three of the series will be Monday night at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network with Eric Frede and Madison Shipman on the call from Athens as UK will look to salvage a game from the weekend.
Late Rally Falls Short as No. 10 Georgia Secures Series – UK Athletics​
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