Abigail Pippen Throwing Against Georgia
Abigail Pippen Throwing Against No. 9 Georgia
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USC Upstate UPST 22-16
8
Winner Georgia UGA 34-10
USC Upstate UPST
22-16
0
Final
8
Georgia UGA
34-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
USC Upstate UPST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Georgia UGA 0 0 0 4 2 2 8 12 0

W: Backes, Lilli (13-4) L: Maness, Sierra (12-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Quick Trip to Athens Sees Upstate Softball Fall to No. 9 Georgia After Seven-Game Unbeaten Streak

ATHENS, GA. – After a seven-game unbeaten streak, USC Upstate softball fell 8-0 in Athens on Wednesday night to No. 9 ranked Georgia.  

Upstate held the top-10 nationally ranked Bulldogs scoreless through three complete innings while stacking three hits. Despite pulling off double plays in both the second and third innings, No. 9 Georgia was able to get on the board in the bottom half of the fourth inning with a homerun over center field before adding one final run to establish a four-run lead. The Dogs stacked two more runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth respectively to finish the game. Sierra Maness made her 20th start of the season and struck out one Bulldog in her 4.0 innings pitched. Maddie Drerup relieved the freshman in the top of the fifth and finished the game after throwing 42 pitches against 10 batters. Alanna Deal. Taliyah Thomas, and Abigail Pippen had one run respectively on Wednesday night. Pippen earned the lone stolen base of the game while Cassie Norris collected one sacrificed bunt to put the Spartans in scoring position.  

  

Game Information 
Score: USC Upstate 0; No. 9 Georgia 8 
Records: USC Upstate (22-16; 10-2 Big South) vs. No. 9 Georgia (34-10; 8-7 SEC)  
Location: Turner Softball Stadium | Athens, Ga.     
 
How It Happened 

  • B4: After three scoreless innings, Georgia was able to get on the board in the bottom of the fourth with a homerun over center field that brought in three runs (3-0).  

  • B5: The Dogs extended their lead to five as an Upstate error allowed one run to come in (5-0). 

  • B5: Kearney hit a double to left field that advanced Goodnight home (6-0). 

  • B6: Gordon hit a homerun over right center to extend Georgia's lead (7-0).  

  • B6: Ellison found space down the left field line and safely reached second while Kuma scored the final run of the game (8-0). 

Notable 

  • Upstate's last loss prior to Wednesday night was the second game of the doubleheader against Furman (4-3; Mar. 27). 

  • Abigail Pippen is currently riding a six-game hitting streak, her longest of the season.  

  • Celeste Delorenzo extends her reached base streak to 18, the longest streak of the season for any Spartan, while Delorenzo is currently on a six-game reached base streak  

Up Next for the Spartans  

Upstate resumes conference play hosting Gardner-Webb in the final Big South series of the season at Cyrill stadium Friday and Saturday.    
 
Tickets on Sale for Sparty's Ball – Saturday, May 18  
Support USC Upstate Athletics at Sparty's Ball, the largest fundraiser of the year for the Upstate Athletic Fund. The UAF impacts current and future generations of Spartans, developing champions on the field, building scholars in the classroom, and preparing leaders for life. Presented by the Sports Medicine Institute, a division of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Sparty's Ball features live and silent auction items, delicious food from Cribbs Catering, beverages, and live entertainment from Under the Sun, and held at a new location, Indigo Hall in downtown Spartanburg. Come dressed in your Spartan best—cocktail attire is required. For details and tickets, log onto www.upstatespartans.com/spartysball.  
 
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