Kearney and Chambly lead No. 16 Bulldogs past Owls

ATHENS, Ga. – The 17th-ranked Georgia softball team dominated the Kennesaw State Owls Wednesday afternoon in five innings at Jack Turner Stadium, 9-0.

Winners of seven-straight games, the Bulldogs improved to 25-6 on the season. The seven-game winning streak matched Georgia’s longest of the season (February 24-March 3).

Sara Mosley was responsible for two of Georgia’s seven hits while Sydney Chambley and Sydney Kuma each drove in three runs Wednesday. Jaiden Fields and Kuma each drew two walks.

Graduate Shelby Walter (12-1) worked four shutout innings in the start, allowing just three hits. He struck out five and walked zero for the Owls (9-19).

Jayda Kearney’s 10th home run of the season gave Georgia a 1-0 lead in the third. Georgia wasn’t done in the inning, putting the next two batters aboard. Chambley blasted a three-run home run to right center, extending the lead to 4-0.

A five point in the fourth widened the lead to nine for Georgia. The scoring started when Dallis Goodnight led off with a single, stole second, and scored on a base hit from Mosely. After a walk, Fields struck out to right and both runners were tagged and advanced. On the play, an errant throw to second allowed Mosely to score, 6-0. With the bases loaded, Kuma lined the right-center gap with a bases-clearing double, bringing the lead to 9-0.

Madison Kerpics came in and pitched a 1-2-3 fifth inning to close out the game.

Georgia welcomes Mississippi State to Athens for a three-game series this weekend at Jack Turner Stadium starting Friday. The first series opener is set for 6:30 pm in the Battle of the Bulldogs.

Head coach Tony Baldwin In the team’s performance on Wednesday… x
“What we’ve been talking about and it’s been our theme is a consistent team thinking consistently. Where you start having problems with these midweeks is when you start thinking differently based on the opponent or not SEC games, at that time. You don’t respect games like that you should. I thought tonight we competed well, I think we are in a good place in terms of the way we think, and that controls our behavior. time passed the order, but I thought we made some good adjustments twice. I think we finished game as 13 out of 18 at bats were quality at bats. Whenever we’re having that kind of discipline in the batter’s box, good things can happen and we’ll put some runs on them. Proud of all that. I thought Shelby [Walters] made some good pitches with runners in scoring position and I thought Ellie [Armistead] incredible tonight at shortstop. He made some really good plays, made some routine plays, and then made some tough ones. All in all, it was a great day and we’re excited to train again tomorrow.”