Softball Drops Final Game of Series to No. 12 Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. – The South Carolina Softball team (32-15, 7-11) dropped the final game of its SEC series to No. 12 Georgia (37-10, 15-5) 3-0 Sunday afternoon (Apr. 23).
Donnie Gobourne suffered the loss, despite again holding the high-powered Georgia offense without a home run. She allowed three runs, two earned, on five hits in 4 2-3 innings. She struck out seven Bulldogs on the day. Karsen Ochs came on for the final 1 1-3 innings, allowing just a hit, and pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the fifth.
E-1 | @DGobourne14 strikes out Kearney and Fields to end the 1st and strand a Bulldog runner.
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The Gamecocks were unable to get its offense going, being limited to one hit on the day, a single by Aaliyah White in the third.
T-3 | @onefourAaliyah with the first hit of the day for the Gamecocks with two outs.
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Georgia scored a run in the third off a walk and a single. It added two in the fourth on a double that brought home both runs.
M-5 | The Gamecocks turn a double play! @onefourAaliyah with the catch and guns down the runner at second to @emmasellerss. 🍤🌮
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South Carolina returns to Columbia to wrap up its home schedule when it hosts No. 19 Auburn April 28-30.
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