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GENERAL INFORMATION
Location Athens, Ga. Founded 1785 Enrollment 43,888
Colors Red and Black Mascot Bulldogs
Conference
Southeastern Conference
President Jere W. Morehead (Georgia J.D., ‘80) J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks (LSU, ‘02)
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Tony Baldwin (Butler, ‘95) Experience Fifth Season as Head Coach 14th Season at Georgia Record 163-75 (Four Seasons)
Associate Head Coach J.T. D'Amico Year at Georgia Fifth Responsibilities Recruiting Coord., Defense
Assistant Coach Chelsea Wilkinson Year at Georgia Fifth Responsibilities Pitching
Assistant Coach Mike Davenport Year at Georgia Second Responsibilities Offense/Catchers
Player Development Coordinator Karly Heath Director of Softball Operations Robin Confer
GEORGIA SOFTBALL HISTORY
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The Georgia Softball media guide was written, designed and edited by Sean Stevenson using Adobe InDesign 2025 and Photoshop 2025. This year's edition was updated and refurbished by Sam Carter using Adobe InDesign 2026.
Cover designed by Adele Gammill. A special thank you to Tray Littlefield and Grant Resnick for their input and guidance.
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Winning Tradition
Entering its 29th season of existence, the Georgia softball program has made noise across the collegiate softball landscape. From five Women’s College World Series appearances to three Southeastern Conference titles, Georgia has established itself a winning tradition.
Since the 1997 inaugural season, the Bulldogs have accumulated 1,201 wins, including 393 in SEC action. A majority of those wins came under the helm of Lu Harris-Champer, who collected 959 in her 21 years in the Classic City. Georgia had 40-win seasons in 17 of the 20 years under Harris-Champer, including seven of those with 50 or more victories.
The winning doesn’t stop when the regular season ends but carries on into postseason action. Hot bats and clutch pitching propelled Georgia to a second-place finish in the SEC and trips to the Women’s College World Series in 2009 and 2010. In 2014, the Bulldogs brought home the SEC Tournament crown after defeating Kentucky in the championship game. The team chemistry of the 2016 squad carried the Bulldogs to Oklahoma City. For the second time in three seasons, Georgia appeared in OKC in 2018, sweeping its way through the Athens Regional and Super Regional. In Harris-Champer's final season in 2021, the Bulldogs made an improbable run to Oklahoma City as an unseeded team.
The past 22 years have seen Georgia in an NCAA Regional while appearing in 13 Super Regionals, with 84 wins in the program’s NCAA Championship history.
Nicole Barber
Kim Wendland
2014 SEC Tournament Champions
‘03 . CHAMPIONS . ‘05
Georgia’s winning tradition doesn’t just stem from the Bulldogs' accomplishments in regular-season games, but from what it has achieved when those are over.
The Bulldogs have made themselves a mainstay in NCAA Championship action, making it to an NCAA Regional in each of the past 22 seasons. Georgia's stellar track record in the postseason puts it as one of seven teams in the nation to appear in a regional for 23 or more straight years. Within that realm, Georgia is one of three Southeastern Conference teams to produce such success.
Georgia isn’t just a staple in Regional fields, but also into the next round, appearing in 13 Super Regionals since 2005.
The pinnacle of college softball is in Oklahoma City, and Georgia made back-to-back showings at the Women’s College World Series in 2009 and 2010, finishing as one of the last four teams standing in both. The Bulldogs returned in 2016 after knocking off back-to-back National Champion Florida in dramatic walk-off fashion in the Super Regional. After sweeping the NCAA Regional and Super Regional in Athens, the Bulldogs punched their ticket to OKC in 2018 for the fourth program appearance at the WCWS. The Bulldogs turned a rocky end of the 2021 season around and made a run to Oklahoma City as an unseeded team, shutting out No. 4 Florida on its home field in the Super Regional round.
The consistency that the Bulldogs have shown reaching postseason play has planted the program as one of the top teams in NCAA softball.
Jack Turner Stadium
JACK TURNER STADIUM
The Georgia softball team plays in a multi-million dollar softball stadium. The main grandstand holds approximately 1,400 fans while additional outfield seating was added in 2015. Jack Turner Stadium, named for the late Jack Turner, thanks in part to gifts from himself and his son Jimmy Turner, has been chosen to host 13 NCAA Regionals and five NCAA Super Regionals since the format began in 2006.
The facility recently underwent a $38.5 million upgrade including a brand new training facility complete with locker room, indoor hitting facility, weight room, team lounge and nutrition space, video room, athletic training room, and mud room for equipment. The coaching staff received updated offices while the press box also got an update.
Georgia’s softball facility ranks among the nation’s best and will continue to be an attractive site for NCAA postseason play for years to come.
JACK TURNER
Jack Turner was named to the University of Georgia Foundation Board of Trustees in 1999 where he served as a member of the Investment Committee. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1953 with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Finance and was a member of Chi Psi fraternity, the Air Force ROTC, and Gridiron. As an athlete, he was a letterman in both baseball and basketball.
Following graduation, he served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, and after serving his country, embarked on
a professional career in the financial services industry. Jack was president and retired as chairman of the board of American Funds Distributors, a subsidiary of the American Funds Group, based in Los Angeles in 1995.
What followed could not be characterized as a “quiet retirement.” Jack dedicated much of his retirement years to the University of Georgia. His service included: Director of the Georgia Student Educational Fund (the forerunner to today’s William C. Hartman Fund); Executive Committee member and director of the National Alumni Association; Member on the board of the UGA Athletic Association; Chairman of the UGA Athletic Association Finance Committee; Chairman of the UGA Athletic Association Facilities Committee; Chairman of the Georgia Athletic Association Student Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund (through which Jack has endowed several scholarships); Founding member and partner in the President’s Club; Member of the Heritage Society.
In addition, Jack founded the Turner Family Foundation, a private organization that supports local charities. In 1999, he was honored by the National Football Hall of Fame for his outstanding support of amateur football, and in 2002 was part of the inaugural class of inductees to the UGA Athletic Association’s “Circle of Honor,” honoring his service to the organization. The Terry College of Business honored him in 2002 as a “Distinguished Alumni” for his longtime service to the school.
GEORGIA UNVEILS BRAND NEW SOFTBALL TRAINING FACILITY
The University of Georgia Athletic Association has officially unveiled its new $38.5 million softball training facility at Jack Turner Stadium in October 2024.
The new facility features more than 20,000 square feet of student-athlete development space, including a four-lane batting cage with a full practice turf infield, weight room, locker room, team lounge and nutrition space, video room, an athletic training room, as well as a mud room and equipment room.
"These facility upgrades further enhance the great tradition and success of Georgia Softball," J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks said. "Most importantly, this space will be crucial in nearly every phase of studentathlete development and well-being during their time at Georgia. That has been our top priority throughout this project, and we have accomplished that by creating an area that is unparalleled in collegiate softball."
"I'm very thankful for the support of our administration," head coach Tony Baldwin said. "This facility is best in class and it has enhanced our student-athlete experience in so many ways. From the state-of-the-art player development aspects to the amazing recovery features to time management to simply feeling like home, the facility is all about our student-athletes. We're thankful for all the players that have come before to help build this program and we're so happy our current and future Bulldogs will reap the benefits of their work while also continuing the proud tradition that is Georgia Softball."
GEORGIA SOFTBALL
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
“Something for everyone.” That’s one way to describe the academic, athletic, and social experience at the University of Georgia. UGA is a leader among public universities nationally with a breadth and diversity of degree programs that rival any institution of higher learning. Various degree programs such as education, business, international affairs, journalism, math and public administration rank among the best in the nation. With its top-notch facilities campus-wide, the University of Georgia is an ideal setting for anyone to pursue a world-class education.
The University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in the USA. On January 27, 1785--just two years after the Revolutionary War and still four years before George Washington’s inauguration as our first President--the Georgia Legislature adopted the charter that created the University of Georgia, making UGA the oldest chartered state university in the nation. More than 225 years later, Georgia still offers something for everyone.
The University of Georgia
THE CITY OF ATHENS
Universally known as one of the nation’s premier college towns, Athens is the perfect marriage of campus and community. Broad Street is all that separates the University of Georgia’s historic North Campus and a vibrant downtown community filled with restaurants and shopping. Athens has carved its own identity with the individualistic pursuits of a music scene that has turned local artists into worldwide superstars.
Athens’ ever-thriving music scene fostered world-wide mega-bands such as R.E.M. and the B-52s. Historic venues such as the Georgia Theatre and the 40-Watt Club make Athens a muststop for a wide variety of emerging and established stars from Taylor Swift to Snoop Dogg.
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2025 Season Outlook
The 2025 season will be the 29th of Georgia softball in Athens and the fourth under the direction of head coach Tony Baldwin.
The Bulldogs enter a season of excitement and a lot of youth on the roster. 11 of the 20 studentathletes are freshmen or sophomores in 2025. The seven-member freshmen class will expect to see a lot of playing time all over the field this season, primarily on the infield.
Following years of top Dogs on the infield, this season will see the advent of a new breed of Bulldog holding down the defense. Sophomore Emily Digby started every game at first base as a true freshman in 2024. Digby will shift to the middle infield for her sophomore campaign and will defend the middle with junior Tyler Ellison or freshman Paislie Allen who most recently played for the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team at WBSC World Cup over the summer. Sophomore Hannah Davila and freshmen Mua Williams and Esther White will all by vying for starting spots on the corners. Freshmen Precious Bross and Mollie Mitchell will all look for playing time on the infield in 2025.
The outfield will be patrolled by returner Dallis Goodnight in centerfield and Jaydyn Goodwin in left. Goodwin could also see time on the infield. Sophomore Emma Castorri and freshman Tyah Charlton will each see time in right.
Georgia will have a lot of experienced depth behind the plate this season, returning graduate Lyndi Rae Davis and juniors Sarah Gordon and Marisa Miller. The trio combined to catch every game a season ago with Gordon (29) and Davis (28) splitting most of the games behind the dish.
Left-handed pitcher Lilli Backes is back for her senior season in 2025. In her first season with the Bulldogs, Backes was Georgia's go-to in the circle, pitching 183 innings en route to 18 wins and six saves. Right-handed pitchers Rachel Gibson and Destin Howard also return for the Dogs in the circle and will look for more time this season as the pair combined for 31 innings of work last season. The staff was bolstered by transfer lefty Randi Roelling from Cal where she made 33 appearances as a freshman last year and pitched 133 innings and 13 victories. Freshman righty Ella Troutt could also see time in the circle this season.
Mike Davenport joined Baldwin's staff as an assistant coach in August. Davenport comes to Athens from North Georgia, where he was the head coach for 24 seasons. He guided the Nighthawks to DII national championships in 2015 and 2023, accumulating over a thousand victories in his tenure at UNG. Karly Heath was hired as the program's next Player Development Coordinator in August. Heath comes to Georgia following a stint as the graduate assistant at Louisiana on Gerry Glasco's staff last season. Heath was an All-American pitcher and outfielder at Louisiana from 2021-2023.
2025 SCHEDULE
The season will begin Feb. 6-9 in Orlando at the Black & Gold Classic hosted by UCF where Georgia will take on NC State, the host Knights, Illinois, James Madison, and CSU Bakersfield.
Georgia will open the home schedule Feb. 1316 hosting the 18th Annual Red & Black Showcase featuring Michigan, Michigan State, Longwood, and Western Carolina. The following week, Feb. 21-23, App State, Utah Valley, and Syracuse come to Athens for the 22nd Annual Georgia Classic.
The Bulldogs will travel to regional rival Clemson on Feb. 26 for the first midweek of the season before hosting the 16th Annual Bulldog Classic Feb. 28-March 2 featuring Stetson, UMBC, and Ohio State.
Southeastern Conference play will begin on March 7 and run through May 3. The regular-season conference schedule includes eight three-game series for each team for a total of 24 games. The schedule is subject to change, including the move of some conference series to conclude on Mondays.
Georgia's SEC schedule will open at Jack Turner Stadium when the Tennessee Lady Vols come to town March 7-9.
The Bulldogs remaining conference home series include LSU (March 21-23), Texas A&M (April 4-6), and Ole Miss (April 18-20).
Georgia will hit the road for series at South Carolina (March 14-16), Alabama (March 28-30), Auburn (April 11-13), and Missouri (May 1-3).
The 2025 SEC Tournament is scheduled for May 6-10 at Turner Softball Stadium in Athens, Georgia. This will be the second time Jack Turner Stadium has hosted the SEC Softball Tournament and the first since 2006.
Digby
R/R 5-6 Jr. Dacula, Ga. / Dacula HS
Esther White UT L/R 6-0 So. New Johnsonville, Tenn. / Waverly Central HS
Destin Howard RHP R/R 5-9 Sr. Macon, Ga. / Jones County HS
Saturday, April 25 at Oklahoma*ESPN2 2:30 p.m. Norman, Okla.
Sunday, April 26 at Oklahoma*
Norman, Okla.
Thursday, April 30 Florida* 6:00 p.m. Athens, Ga.
Friday, May 1 Florida*
Saturday, May 2 Florida* ESPN
May 5-9
May 15-17
May 21-24
SEC Tournament Lexington, Ky.
NCAA Regionals Campus Sites
NCAA Super Regionals
2026 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Campus Sites
May 28-June 5 Women’s College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mississippi State - March 20-22
Missouri - April 10-12
Texas - April 17-19
Florida - April 30-May 2 Away 12
Arkansas - March 6-8
Kentucky - March 27-29
Texas A&M - April 2-4
Oklahoma - April 24-26
2025 NFCA Final Top 25 Teams 9 Texas (1), Oklahoma (3), Florida (7), Arkansas (9), Clemson (11), Nebraska (13), Texas A&M (14), Mississippi State (21) Oklahoma State (25)
2025 NCAA Tournament Teams 18 Arkansas, Belmont, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Mercer, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, UCF, USC-Upstate and Virginia Tech
2026 SEC PRESEASON COACHES POLL (First-Place Votes in Parentheses)
1. Texas (9)
2. Oklahoma (6)
3. Tennessee
4. Florida
5. Arkansas
6. Texas A&M
7. LSU
8. Georgia 9. Alabama 10. South Carolina 11. Mississippi State 12. Auburn 13. Ole Miss 14. Missouri 15. Kentucky
2026 TELEVISION SCHEDULE
Thursday, Feb. 12 - vs. Oklahoma St. - SEC Network
Friday, Feb. 13 - vs. NC State - SEC Network
Friday, March 20 - Mississippi State - SEC Network
Friday, April 14 - at Texas A&M - SEC Network
Saturday, April 17 - Texas - SEC Network
Sunday, April 18 - Texas - ESPN2
Friday, April 19 - Texas - SEC Network
Saturday, April 25 - at Oklahoma - ESPN2
Saturday, May 2 - Florida - ESPN
TONY BALDWIN
HEAD COACH
YEAR AT UGA 14th // Fifth as Head Coach RECORD 165-76 (four seasons)
ALMA MATER Butler, 1995
@ UGACOACHTONY
Tony Baldwin was announced the head coach of Georgia softball on June 21, 2021. He is the third head coach in the history of the program. Baldwin served on staff in Athens for nine total seasons prior to being promoted to head coach.
During the 2025 campaign, Baldwin led Georgia to another Super Regional appearance in Gainesville, Florida marking the third straight season. The Bulldogs peaked at No. 9 in the NFCA poll in Week 3. Georgia garnered a 7-16 record in Southeastern conference play and won 20+ games at home for the 18th-straight season. Dallis Goodnight took home Second-Team AllSEC honors, and the Bulldogs hit 54 home runs with a 96.7 fielding-percentage on the year. Georgia ended the season with a 35-23 record falling one win short of a trip back to the Women's College World Series.
The 2024 season saw the Bulldogs reach the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season and the second time in three seasons under Baldwin. Georgia's season saw the Dogs reach No. 3 in the country, the highest ranking since the 2011 season. The Dawgs concluded the season 43-19 and an even .500 in SEC play at 12-12. A trio of Dogs earned All-SEC honors with Sydney Kuma becoming the program's first-ever Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner. The offense finished eighth nationally
in home runs per game and 14 in slugging.
Baldwin guided Georgia to its first appearance in the NCAA Super Regional with him at the helm in 2023. Georgia drew the 14-seed in the NCAA Tournament, powering its way through the Athens Regional en route to a Super Regional matchup at No. 3 Florida State. The Bulldogs concluded the season 42-15 with a 16-7 SEC record, good enough for a second-place finish in the league. The Dogs' 16 SEC wins were the most since 2018. Under Baldwin's guidance, Jayda Kearney (first team) and Sydney Kuma (third team) were named NFCA All-Americans. In total, six Bulldogs garnered All-SEC status in 2023, the most since seven were honored in 2016.
Once again, Georgia's offense shined in 2023 as UGA finished tops in the SEC in batting average (.318), home runs per game (1.61), slugging (.578), and doubles per game (1.4). The Dogs' slugging percentage finished second in the country only to Oklahoma while Georgia finished sixth in home runs per game.
In the offseason, Baldwin once again answered the call to serve on staff for the USA Softball Women's National Team. In July, the WNT traveled to FingalDublin, Ireland for the Women's Softball World Cup qualifying round. The Eagles went undefeated en route to punching their ticket to the World Cup Finals held in Italy July 15-21, 2024. It was then on to Santiago, Chile for the 2023 Pan American Games in OctoberNovember. Once again, the USA was dominant, going 7-0 to capture the gold medal. The gold medal victory marked the 10th Pan American Games gold medal for the U.S. WNT while extending its overall record to 106-5.
In his first season at the helm of the program, Baldwin guided Georgia to a 43-18 record in 2022 and an even 12-12 SEC record. The 2022 season was the 18th 40-win season in the history of the program. The Bulldogs made their 20th-consecutive
NCAA Tournament appearance, drawing the Durham Regional. Georgia ultimately fell to #12 Duke in game seven of the Regional after overcoming a game one loss and winning three-straight to force the winnertake-all contest. The season featured a 16-game win streak from Feb. 19 to March 12, tied for sixth-longest in program history. The Bulldogs concluded the season No. 22 in the NFCA Coaches poll, the 20th time the Bulldogs finished the season in the top 25.
Baldwin mentored junior Sara Mosley and senior Lacey Fincher to NFCA All-America honors in 2022. It was the first time Georgia had multiple All-Americans in the same season since 2018 (Cortni Emanuel, Brittany Gray, Alyssa DiCarlo). Mosley and Fincher joined Kearny, Kuma, and Sydney Chambley in earning NFCA
TONY BALDWIN AT A GLANCE
EDUCATION
Butler, 1995; Finance
FAMILY
Wife: Suzanne
Children: Ella, Abby, Brady, Katie
NATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE
USA Softball WNT, 2022-Pres. USA Softball U-19 Team, 2019
ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE
North Carolina softball, 2014 Michigan State baseball, 2006-08
Dartmouth baseball, 1999-05
Butler baseball, 1996-99
Decatur Blues baseball, 1999
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Butler, 1990-94
SINCE BALDWIN HAS BEEN IN ATHENS
3 Women's College World Series Appearances
9 offensive All-Americans earning 13 honors
11 NCAA Tournaments
8 Super Regional Appearances
Career vs. Ranked Opponents
Record vs. Top 25 - 44-48
Record vs. Top 10 - 12-24
Record vs. Top 5 - 2-9
Southeast All-Region honors. Georgia also put four on the All-SEC teams in 2022.
Georgia's explosive offense reached new heights in 2022 as the Bulldogs broke the program record for single-season home runs, blasting 107 on the season. That number finished third in SEC single-season history. Six Bulldogs topped double-digit home runs led by Fincher's 19. As a team, Georgia ranked top 10 nationally in scoring (6.72 runs/game), home runs per game (1.75), slugging (.594), and on-base percentage (.408). The Dogs' .323 team batting average finished 11th best in the country. Fincher and Mosley each finished in the top 50 in the country in home runs.
Following the 2022 season in Athens, Baldwin joined the US Women's National Team as an assistant coach. Team USA won Gold at the World Games in Birmingham, going 5-0 and defeating Japan 3-2 in the Gold Medal game. Team USA outscored its opponents 31-4 en route to the title. It was Baldwin's second stint with Team USA as he served as an assistant coach for the U-19 Team in 2019.
After serving as a Georgia volunteer assistant from 2011-12, Tony Baldwin rejoined the Bulldog coaching staff as an assistant coach in June 2014 before being promoted to associate head coach shortly after the 2016 season.
Georgia’s offense has found successful production since Baldwin’s arrival.
The 2021 season saw the Bulldogs go on a remarkable run through the NCAA Tournament en route to
Georgia's fifth program appearance in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Georgia began the season winning 21 of its first 23 games including a series victory over Missouri to open Southeastern Conference play. A tough SEC schedule resulted in a 7-17 record in league play. Georgia's schedule as a whole finished as the fifth strongest in the country in 2021. The regular season was highlighted by a midweek win over top-ranked and then-undefeated Oklahoma in Athens. Despite ending the regular season on a seven-game losing streak, the Bulldogs came out in the NCAA Tournament ready to roll. Georgia defeated Western Kentucky and No. 13 seed Duke in the Athens Regional to win a date with fourthseeded Florida in Gainesville. Georgia went on to shut out the Gators in back-to-back games in the Super Regional to punch its ticket to OKC. The Bulldogs concluded the tournament scoring 34 runs while slugging 11 home runs in seven games.
A trio of underclassmen including sophomore Kuma (All-Newcomer Team) and freshmen outfielders Chambley and Kearney (All-Freshman Team) was honored by the SEC for their efforts in 2021. Fincher and redshirt-sophomore Jaiden Fields each earned nods from the NCFA as All-Region Team performers. As a team, Georgia concluded the season ranked 13th nationally with 1.46 home runs per game, knocking 83 total home runs.
In the abbreviated 2020 season, the Bulldogs hit .335, the third-best in the SEC, through 28 games. Freshman Kuma hit .438 on the season, one of the best in the league. Fellow rookie Mosley knocked in 31 runs with nine doubles in 2020. Despite the shortened season, Georgia was top-three in the SEC in multiple team categories including slugging and on-base percentages, runs, hits, RBI, home runs, doubles, triples, total bases, walks drawn, and stolen bases. Nationally, Georgia ranked top-10 in scoring (7.64 runs per game), slugging (.591), on-base percentage
(.429), and walks (104). Georgia’s .335 batting average finished 11th.
The 2019 season saw the end of Alyssa DiCarlo’s career. Under Baldwin’s mentorship, DiCarlo went down as one of the best hitters in Georgia softball history. DiCarlo shattered Georgia’s career records for home runs, RBI, extra-base hits, and total bases while appearing in the top 10 in numerous other offensive categories. She earned All-America status for the second season in a row in 2019. DiCarlo was drafted as the fourth-overall pick in the NPF Draft to the Chicago Bandits. DiCarlo and freshman Fincher earned All-SEC honors for their efforts at the plate.
Florida head coach Tim Walton and Tony Baldwin exchange lineups prior to game two of the 2021 NCAA Super Regional in Gainesville, Florida.
at the plate including leadoff hitter Cortni Emanuel (.431 average) who ranked second in the nation with 91 hits. DiCarlo blasted 21 home runs to rank sixth nationally while driving in a seventh-best 67 runs. Both Emanuel and DiCarlo were top-25 finalists for the USA Softball Player of the Year award and each earned NFCA All-American status. Emanuel was also named the recipient of the New Balance/NFCA Golden Shoe Award, given to the most prolific base stealer in the country. Emanuel was the 23rd pick of the NPF Draft by the USSSA Pride, becoming the 13th Bulldog selected in the draft. The Bulldogs concluded the 2018 campaign by making their fourth program appearance at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
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In his first season back in Athens, the Bulldog offense exploded, ranking 13th in the nation with a .343 batting average. Georgia finished 11th nationally with 7.21 runs per game and 18th with a .420 on-base percentage. Baldwin guided two NFCA All-Americans in Alex Hugo and Cortni Emanuel, as Hugo was first in the SEC and 12th in the NCAA with 22 home runs while Emanuel was eighth nationally in stolen bases and top-100 in batting average. Nine staples to the Bulldog lineup posted batting averages of .330 or higher at the end of the 2015 season. Once the season concluded, six Bulldog batters were named NFCA AllRegion while four made it to an All-SEC Team.
Following the 2019 season, Baldwin had the honor of working with the USA Softball U-19 team over the summer as an assistant coach. The U-19 WNT brought home the bronze medal at the USA Softball International Cup. USA concluded its summer by walking off Japan to win the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup. With the win, Team USA became the first team in history to win three consecutive U-19 World Cup Titles and its seventh title overall.
The 2018 season was one of the best offensive seasons for Georgia. The Bulldogs posted the thirdbest batting average in the country with a .333 clip. It was the second-straight season the Bulldogs won the SEC team batting title. Georgia ranked fourth in the NCAA with a .526 slugging percentage and 10th with a .404 on-base clip. Many Bulldogs shined in 2018
The 2017 season saw the Bulldogs win the SEC team batting title with a .338 batting average, 22 points higher than second-place Tennessee. That figure ranked fifth-best in the country. Sisters Sydni and Cortni Emanuel concluded the season as top-four hitters in the conference, finishing with .436 and .426 batting averages respectively. The sisters’ 2017 batting average rank fourth and sixth in Georgia’s singleseason top-10 list. Sydni became the latest ProDawg when she was drafted by the Akron Racers as the 16th-overall pick of the NPF Draft. Cortni was named an NFCA All-American for the second-straight season in 2017.
In 2016, Georgia had its second-best batting average in school history, hitting .342 with eight Bulldogs holding a .300 or better average on its way to the program’s third Women’s College World Series appearance. After a tough offseason of individual work with Baldwin, many individuals put up stellar numbers. Tina Iosefa led the nation while breaking the SEC record with 87 RBI during the season, earning her NFCA All-America honors. DiCarlo was named to the All-SEC First Team as a freshman after hitting nine of her 11 home runs against SEC opponents and notching 63 RBI on the year, the most of any freshman in the
Before returning to Athens, Baldwin was an assistant coach at North Carolina. Baldwin’s primary responsibilities included developing the team’s hitters and infielders. In 2014, Baldwin coached four .300 hitters and had three players hit double-digit home runs. Under Baldwin’s guidance, three Tar Heels were named to the All-ACC Team, including one first-team selection and two second-team selections. In his first season, he helped nine Tar Heels finish the season batting over .300 while six had slugging percentages over .500.
Prior to his first stint at Georgia as volunteer coach, Baldwin spent 14 years coaching Division I baseball. Baldwin was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Michigan State from 2006-08. Baldwin’s first recruiting class at Michigan State matriculated a Freshman All-American and multiple draft picks. His second recruiting class was ranked the top recruiting class in the Big Ten and was ranked top 50 in the country by Baseball America. His third recruiting class also produced a Freshman All-American and became the class with the most wins in school history.
Before Michigan State, Baldwin was the assistant head baseball coach at Dartmouth College from 2003-
U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) defeated Great Britain in Dublin, Ireland on July 15, 2023 in a 7-0 runrule to punch its ticket to the World Cup Finals held in Italy July 15-21, 2024.
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Baldwin coaching the Women's National Team at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in late 2023.
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Baldwin during a game in Birmingham in the 2022 World Games.
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BALDWIN YEAR-BY-YEAR AT GEORGIA
BALDWIN ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS
05 after serving as the assistant coach from 19992003. At Dartmouth, he was the recruiting coordinator, travel manager, eligibility coordinator, and worked with fundraising and alumni relations. Baldwin was the hitting and fielding coach, coordinated team defense, and was the third base coach, helping the team to Dartmouth’s first Red Rolfe Division Titles in 2000, 2001, and 2004.
Baldwin was the assistant coach at Butler University from 1996-99, and was the head coach of the Decatur Blues, of the Central Illinois Collegiate League, in 1999. At Butler, Baldwin was the hitting coach, coached the infielders and catchers, and coordinated team defense. He helped lead the team to three MCC titles (1996, 1998, and 1999), which were the first in the history of the program.
A native of Bloomington, Indiana, Baldwin graduated from Butler in 1995 with a degree in finance. He was a four-year starter at catcher for Butler. In 1994, he served as a team captain for the Bulldogs and earned All-MCC honors. He is a member of the 1990's AllDecade Team.
In addition to coaching, Baldwin served as the operations director at Camp Weequahic in Lakewood, Pennsylvania from 2009-12.
Baldwin and his wife Suzanne have four children: Ella, Abby, Brady, and Katie.
J.T. D'AMICO
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
YEAR AT UGA Fifth Season
DUTIES Defense
ALMA MATER Grand Canyon
@ SYD_FINCH
J.T. D’Amico joined Tony Baldwin's staff prior to the 2022 campaign in Athens. The 2026 campaign will be the fifth season with D'Amico heading up defensive coaching efforts for the Bulldogs.
Since D'Amico's arrival in Athens, Georgia has raised its fielding percentage from .955 in 2021 to .976 following the 2024 season and another strong .967-clip during the 2025 season.
Also in 2025, under D'Amico's guidance, four Bulldogs recorded perfect fielding percentages, and the team converted 25 double-plays. More, Georgia co-led the conference in caught stolen bases with 12 under his leadership.
Georgia's fielding percentage of .976 in 2024 was the second-best in program history and the best since the Bulldogs fielded .981 in 2009. The mark finished 13th nationally and third in the SEC. Second baseman Sydney Kuma solidified her elite status in her final season, earning the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, bestowed upon the nation's top defensive players. Kuma became the first Georgia Bulldog to earn the award. In her final season in the Red and Black, Kuma fielded a career-best .974. She raised her fielding percentage year-over-year under D'Amico's guidance.
Under D'Amico's tutelage, Georgia's defense continued to improve in 2023 as the Bulldogs recorded a .972 fielding percentage, committing six fewer errors from the previous season. It was Georgia's highest fielding clip since 2011 (.972). Kuma put together a tremendous 2023 season, not only at the plate, but also in the field. Kuma, an NFCA Third Team All-American, was recognized as the top second baseman in the SEC, earning a spot on the SEC All-Defensive Team. She recorded a .971 fielding percentage, committing only six errors on the middle infield.
In his first season in Athens, Georgia's defense improved 14 points from the previous year, rising to .969 on the season. UGA climbed from 12th in the SEC to sixth in a single year. The Bulldogs committed 23 less errors in 2022 compared to the 2021 campaign. A notable improvement on the infield was All-SEC performer Kuma who lowered her errors from 14 in 2021 to just five in 2022, an improvement of 50 points in her fielding percentage.
D'Amico came to Athens with a resume including a 2009 NCAA National Championship, six Women's College World Series appearances, an NPF Cowles Cup Championship, five Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year awards, and five Pac-12 All-Defensive Team members.
D’Amico had spent the previous 13 seasons on staff at Washington as the Huskies' defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator. He coached three-time Defensive Player of the Year Sis Bates and Olympians Jenn Salling (Canada) and Ali Aguilar (USA). As a team, Washington committed fewer than 45 errors six times including a program record 24 in 2021, six fewer than the previous record. The Huskies finished first or second in fielding percentage in the Pac-12 eight times in D’Amico’s tenure, finishing second in the nation in 2013.
He also served as the recruiting coordinator for the Huskies putting together top recruiting classes. The 2019 class included National Gatorade Player of the Year, and Georgia native, Kelley Lynch from East Coweta High School. The UW 2021 recruiting class
J.T. D'AMICO AT A GLANCE
EDUCATION
Grand Canyon, Applied Management
ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE
Washington, 2009-21
USSSA Pride, 2013 Eastlake HS baseball, 1998-2008
included arguably two of the top four prospects in the class by most national services.
In 2013, D’Amico added head coach of the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch league to his resume, guiding the Pride to the NPF Cowles Cup Championship that season. The Pride featured NPF Defensive Player of the Year Ashley Charters that season.
Prior to Washington, he was the head baseball coach at Eastlake High School from 1998-2008. During his time as the head baseball coach at Eastlake, 10 of his players were drafted professionally while over 20 went on to play at the collegiate level. Three of his former players have reached the major leagues.
He also spent time as an associate scout with the Atlanta Braves for several years during his time at Eastlake.
D’Amico earned his bachelor of science degree in Applied Management from Grand Canyon University.
His younger brother Jeff was drafted in the second round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2000. He is now a golf pro in the Seattle area.
CHELSEA WILKINSON
ASSISTANT COACH
YEAR AT UGA Fifth Season DUTIES Pitching
ALMA MATER Georgia, 2016
Bulldog great Chelsea Wilkinson made her return to Athens, joining Tony Baldwin's staff prior to the 2022 season. The 2026 season will be the fifth with Wilkinson on staff.
During the 2025 campaign, Wilkinson oversaw the performance and development of a five-woman pitching staff of Backes, Gibson, Howard, Roelling and Troutt. Backes led in the circle with 15 wins holding a 3.54 ERA. Gibson paced the pitchers with a 3.05 ERA followed by Roelling with a 3.28 mark. In all, Wilkinson helped all Georgia pitchers to 306 strikeouts and five saves.
Wilkinson mentored the trio of Shelby Walters, Madison Kerpics, and Lilli Backes in the 2024 season. In her first season in Athens, Backes made an immediate impact, making 46 appearances, pitching 183 innings and going the distance 10 times. She concluded the season with a 2.68 ERA, 18 victories, and six saves with 134 strikeouts.
The 2023 season saw Georgia field All-SEC pitchers Shelby Walters and Madison Kerpics in the circle. The pair became the first Bulldog pitchers to earn all-conference honors in the same season in program history. Under Wilkinson's guidance, Georgia cut its staff ERA by 1.62 points, finishing fifth in the SEC with a 2.43 ERA on the season. The Dogs' sliced their conference ERA to 2.82, a 2.87-point improvement from the previous season. Walters led the staff with a 1.72 ERA and seven saves with 18 wins. Paired with Kerpics' 19 wins and 135 strikeouts, the pair helped guide the Bulldogs to 42 wins
Georgia combined for three no-hitters in 2023, the most in a single season since 2018. Walters pitched a six-inning no-no against Samford on March 4. Later that month, Walters no-hit Mississippi State, Georgia's first SEC no-hitter since 2009. Four Bulldogs combined to no-hit North Carolina Central in the opening game of the NCAA Athens Regional, Georgia's first NCAA Tournament no-hitter since 2014 and the fourth in the program's postseason history. Walters and Kerpics made program history in April, tossing back-to-back one-hitters against South Carolina, the first time ever accomplishing the feat against an SEC opponent.
Georgia concluded the 2022 season with a 4.05 team ERA, led by a breakout season from Madison Kerpics. The sophomore finished the season with 20 wins, four saves, a 3.09 ERA, and 187 strikeouts. Kerpics improved from just three wins in 15 appearances as a freshman.
Freshman Kylie Macy provided a perfect game against Bryant on Feb. 25 to highlight the 2022 season, the 11th perfect game in Georgia history and the first since 2016 when Wilkinson was part of perfection against Georgia Tech.
Wilkinson returned to Athens following a stint at NC State from 2019-21.
In her first season in Raleigh, Wilkinson helped lead NC State to 31 wins in the regular season and reach the ACC Championship semifinal for the first time since 2013.
Under Wilkinson’s tutelage, Sydney Nester was one of only three ACC pitchers to reach 10 wins in the shortened 2020 season and was ranked a top-40 pitcher by D1Softball. Sam Gress became only the second freshman pitcher in programhistory to throw a no-hitter, doing so in five innings against North Carolina A&T that same season. In 2021, Nester (102) and Abby Trahan (98) finished 11th and 12th respectively, in the ACC in strikeouts. Trahan was responsible for 12 of the Pack’s 26 wins.
Nester concluded her Wolf Pack career top 10 in several career categories including strikeouts per seven innings (7.06), wins (31), total strikeouts (344), opponent batting average (.227) and ERA (3.32).
Prior to NC State, she spent one season at South Carolina as a graduate assistant, helping the Gamecocks clinch their first NCAA Super Regional appearance since 2007.
Wilkinson was a star pitcher for the Bulldogs for four seasons
EDUCATION
Georgia, 2016; Public Health
South Carolina, 2019; Public Health
FAMILY
Husband: Robert Tyler
ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE
NC State, 2019-21
South Carolina, 2018
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Georgia, 2013-16
from 2013-16.
Wilkinson’s name can be found scattered all over the Georgia record books. She earned NFCA All-America status in 2014, was a three-time All-Southeast Region honoree, and was a four-time All-SEC performer. She was named the MVP of the SEC Tournament after guiding the Bulldogs to their lone tournament title in 2014 in Columbia, South Carolina.
She finished her player career ranked in top 10 categories including wins (97), appearances (173), games started (136), complete games (74), shutouts (35.5), saves (6), innings pitched (839.2), and strikeouts (897).
As a senior in 2016, Wilkinson led the Bulldogs to the Women’s College World Series and was the 14th overall pick in the 2016 National Pro Fastpitch Draft.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Heath, with a concentration in health promotion from the University of Georgia. Wilkinson earned her Masters in Public Health in 2019.
Chelsea married former Georgia Bulldog pitcher Robert Tyler in Oct. 2019. He was a first round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies in 2016 and was a member of the 2015 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. In 2025, Chelsea and Robert welcomed their first child, Bennett.
and a Super Regional berth.
CHELSEA WILKINSON AT A GLANCE
MIKE DAVENPORT
YEAR AT UGA Second Season DUTIES Offense/Catchers
ALMA MATER Florida, 1994 North Georgia, 1998 ASSISTANT COACH
Mike Davenport joined Tony Baldwin's staff as an assistant coach in August 2024. Davenport comes to Athens from North Georgia, where he was the head coach for 24 seasons. He guided the Nighthawks to DII national championships in 2015 and 2023, accumulating over a thousand victories in his tenure at UNG. 2026 marks his second full season on staff.
During the 2025 season, Davenport guided the Georgia offense to 300 runs and 276 RBIs off 433 hits with 54 home runs, 68 doubles and 12 triples. More, he helped in the development of catchers Lyndi Rae Davis, Sarah Gordon and Marisa Miller.
His head coaching record is an astounding 1,094-280 (.796), and he is a member of the Georgia Dugout Club Softball Hall of Fame (January 2020). He’s coached numerous All-Americans, including two National Players of the Year in Courtney Poole (2015) and Kylee Smith (2018).
A 10-time Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year, Davenport built a culture of championships at North Georgia, winning 17 conference regular season titles, 15 conference tournaments, nine NCAA Southeast
Region Championships, and two NCAA DII National Championships. He established UNG as a powerhouse in NCAA Division II softball, taking North Georgia to three consecutive Division II Championship appearances twice from 2009-11 and again in 2021-23.
Davenport helped guide the program to two National Championships during his tenure, the first in 2015, as that team would bring the University of North Georgia its first National Championship in school history on May 25, 2015, in Oklahoma City. In 2023, Davenport helped return UNG to the mountain top, giving the program its second 60-win season, breaking the program record for wins in a season with a 64-7 record, as the Nighthawks would win their second National Title in Chattanooga, Tennessee on May 31, 2023.
After winning the 2015 national championship in Oklahoma City, Davenport returned to the diamond almost immediately, serving as the head coach of the USSSA Florida Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch league. He led the Pride to an NPF regular-season title and an appearance in the Cowles Cup series.
In 2010, Davenport led North Georgia to a 51-game winning streak, the second longest in NCAA history. The then-Saints entered the World Series with a perfect record of 50-0 that season. UNG has reached perfection in conference play twice under Davenport's guidance, posting 20-0 records in 2003 and 2010.
Davenport began his career at North Georgia with the women’s basketball team in 1996 as an assistant coach and served in that role until 2000, when he took over as head softball coach in August. He served in that role as well as an instructor in the Health and Physical Education Department since. While with the North Georgia women’s basketball team, he helped guide the squad to three conference titles and three NAIA National Tournament appearances.
While growing up in central Illinois, he played basketball and baseball at Peoria’s Richwoods High School before moving to Central Oklahoma and graduating from Guthrie High School in Guthrie,
EDUCATION
Florida, 1994; Recreation North Georgia, 1998; Education
FAMILY
Wife: Melanie Children: Isabel, Harper
ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE
University of North Georgia
Head Softball Coach, 2000-24
Record: 1,094-280
Assistant WBB Coach, 1996-2000
USSSA Pride
Head Coach, 2015
Assistant Coach, 2024
Santa Fe Community College
Assistant Baseball Coach
Oklahoma State
Baseball Student Assistant
Oklahoma. After playing one year of junior college baseball, he focused his attention on coaching and joined the rich tradition of Cowboy Baseball at Oklahoma State University under head coach Gary Ward as a student-assistant. The opportunity to coach led him to Gainesville, Florida, where he spent three years as an assistant baseball coach at Santa Fe Community College under head coach Harry Tholen.
The DuQuoin, Illinois native is a 1994 graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and a 1998 grad of North Georgia, where he earned his Master of Education.
Davenport and his wife, the former Melanie Ralston of Gainesville, reside in Dahlonega and are the proud parents of one daughter, Isabel, and one son, Harper.
MIKE DAVENPORT AT A GLANCE
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
KARLY HEATH
Karly Heath joined Tony Baldwin's staff as the Player Development Coordinator ahead of the 2025 season.
Heath comes to Georgia following a stint as the graduate assistant at Louisiana on Gerry Glasco’s staff last season. Heath was an All-American pitcher and outfielder at Louisiana from 2021-2023.
Heath’s senior season in 2023 saw the North Augusta native named NFCA All-America Second Team, NFCA All-Central Region First Team, Sun Belt Conference Female StudentAthlete of the Year, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, All-Sun Belt Team, Louisiana Sports Writers Association Hitter of the Year, and All-Louisiana First Team. At the plate, she hit .351 and slugged 16 homers, driving in 47 runs with a .702 slugging percentage. She made 17 appearances in the circle, registering a 5-1 record and 2.18 ERA in 41.2 innings of work.
Heath began her collegiate career at South Carolina in 2019 and transferred to ULL following the 2020 shutdown. Heath concluded her career as a .315 hitter, knocking 43 home runs with 125 RBI. Heath also pitched 163 career innings with 147 strikeouts, putting together a career 20-1 record in 64 appearances.
Heath hails from North Augusta, South Carolina, where she graduated from North Augusta High School. She graduated from Louisiana in May 2023 with her degree in Sport Management. She’s currently pursuing her MBA from ULL and will complete her Master’s online in Spring 2025.
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
ROBIN CONFER
Robin Confer joined the Georgia softball staff prior to the 2019 season as the program's director of operations. This is Confer's second stint in Athens and with the Georgia Athletic Association. She first wore the Red & Black for nine seasons as an assistant soccer coach.
Prior to her current role, Confer was the head women's soccer coach from 2014-18 at North Florida. The 2017 season marked the program's best record since the 2011 season as UNF posted a 9-6-1 mark. During her tenure, Confer guided the Ospreys to four-consecutive ASUN Conference Tournament appearances, including the program’s first home postseason contest since 2010 in her first year.
Confer went to UNF following a nine-year stint as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Georgia. During her tenure in Athens, Confer helped develop a potent offensive attack that consistently outscored its opponents and produced players that broke a number of Bulldog offensive records. In addition, she was able to attract top-tier recruits to UGA resulting in nationally-ranked recruiting classes including a No. 12 rank for the 2013 class.
Prior to her time at UGA, Confer served as an assistant coach at Florida State helping guide the Seminoles to a 29-13-4 record during her tenure including the program’s first College Cup appearance in 2003. Confer’s coaching career also includes stops as an assistant coach at Mississippi State and Texas A&M. Her first collegiate coaching experience came as a volunteer assistant under legendary coach Anson Dorrance at her alma mater, North Carolina.
The 1997 National Player of the Year, Confer was a part of three national championships as a record-setting forward at the University of North Carolina. A four-year starter for the Tar Heels (1994-97), Confer helped UNC to national championships in 1994, 1996, and 1997. She was named National Player of the Year by Soccer News and SoccerBuzz as a senior, while also garnering Most Valuable Offensive Player of the NCAA Final Four in 1997. A first-team All American, Confer was a finalist for the Hermann Award, recognizing the nation’s top collegiate soccer athlete. She finished her Carolina career ranked among the all-time scoring leaders finishing with 77 goals and 55 assists. Confer played in every game of her collegiate career and still holds an NCAA record having played in 107 games. Confer was also named to the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (ACC) 50th Anniversary Women’s Soccer team recognizing the league’s Top 50 players. A former captain of the U.S. U-20 Youth National team, she made her Women’s National Team debut on Jan. 18, 1996, against Ukraine and was a member of the pool from 1996-99, earning eight caps and one goal.
Confer earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from North Carolina in 1998.
SOFTBALL SUPPORT STAFF
Morgan Kent Academics
Anna Fischer Athletic Trainer
Brandon Hummer Sports Performance
Will Griffith Ticketing Jaycee Goodwin The Georgia Bulldog Club
Stephanie Ransom Softball Sport Admin
BJ Thomas Grounds
Bell Warsaw Team Manager
Sam Carter Communications
Caitlyn Hummel Creative Media
Zoe Kreyenbuhl Fan Engagement Grayson Meeks Team Manager
Timothy Blount Event & Facility Operations
Charlotte Warren Mental Health and Performance
Sean Stevenson Communications
Sloan Vlahos Nutrition
SOFTBALL STAFF NOT PICTURED
Noah Buice Creative Services
Kyle Gilbert Grounds
Brodie Perry Creative Services Bennett Walker Team Manager
Amy Thomas Softball Sport Admin
Zach Townsend Grounds
JERE W. MOREHEAD
President Jere W. Morehead began his tenure as the 22nd University of Georgia President on July 1, 2013. Under his leadership, UGA has risen in the rankings of the best public colleges and universities and has completed a series of initiatives to enhance student learning and success, including a requirement for experiential learning for all undergraduates.
Additionally during President Morehead’s tenure, the University completed the most successful capital campaign in its history and established the UGA Innovation District, through which students and faculty partner with industry leaders to create products and enterprises that strengthen Georgia’s economy. UGA has increased its research expenditures by more than 50% over the past decade and has been ranked first or second in the U.S. for research-based products reaching the marketplace for the past seven years.
In keeping with his focus on student success, President Morehead launched the ALL Georgia program to support students from rural areas and created the Double Dawgs program, which enables students to save time and money by earning an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years or less. Demand for a UGA education has more than doubled during the past decade, with a record 43,000 applications submitted for a spot in the incoming Class of 2027.
President Morehead has served the University of Georgia for more than 35 years in both faculty and administrative roles. Before becoming President, he was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost from 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010, he held several key administrative assignments, including Vice President for Instruction, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program, and acting Executive Director of Legal Affairs.
He is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection. He has served as Editorin-Chief of the American Business Law Journal.
President Morehead currently serves as Co-Chair of the University Leadership Forum, a national initiative led by the Council on Competitiveness. Additional service includes membership on the boards of the Georgia Research Alliance, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and Emory University Candler School of Theology.
He is Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors and a member of the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee and NCAA Board of Governors. He previously served as President of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Chair of the SEC Executive Committee and as a member of the NCAA’s Presidential Forum; Working Group on Name, Image, and Likeness; and Federal and State Legislation Working Group. He also is a member of the National Football Foundation Board of Trustees.
In 2021, he received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III for outstanding leadership and service in support of education. He has received several University-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award—UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence, the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. He also earned the UGA School of Law’s premier honor for alumni, the Distinguished Service Scroll Award.
President Morehead holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.
J. REID PARKER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
JOSH BROOKS
J.Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks continues to lead the University of Georgia Athletic Association through historic success.
In 2025, Georgia won four team national championships, tying a school record for the most titles in a single athletics season. The Bulldogs also earned the highest cumulative GPA in program history with a 3.26 during the 2024-25 academic campaign, setting a new school record once again.
Those accomplishments highlight the University’s position as an academic and athletic powerhouse and underscore the achievements of the Athletic Association during Brooks’ five-year tenure as athletic director.
Under his leadership, the Bulldogs have earned seven team national championships, 12 SEC crowns and 33 individual national titles across 21 sports. This fall, Georgia football earned a victory in the SEC championship game in its unprecedented fifth-straight appearance. The Bulldogs have won the title in three of the last five seasons and in back-to-back years for the first time since 1980.
Additional highlights include football national championships in 2021 and 2022, six conference championships, a national indoor crown and a NCAA title for women’s tennis. Soccer has made a program-record four-straight NCAA tournament appearances and women's track won the program's first-ever outdoor title with a successful run in 2025. Equestrian also earned national titles in 2021 and 2025.
Georgia's No. 7 ranking in the 2023 LEARFIELD Directors Cup was the program's highest mark in 18 years, as Brooks become a finalist for the Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year honor.
For all his success, Brooks has also become a leading voice in college athletics. He serves on the SEC Executive Committee, is vice chair of the NCAA Football Oversight Committee and is chair of the NCAA Football Practice and Playing Seasons Committee.
With a focus on maintaining the University’s mission of excellence in teaching and learning, Bulldog student-athletes have excelled academically. Recently, UGA swimmers Abby McCulloh (2025) and Callie Dickinson (2023) garnered the prestigious H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award – the highest honor earned by a student-athlete in the SEC. Women’s tennis star Dasha Vidmanova – only the third female tennis player to win the NCAA’s triple crown – was named the 2025 recipient of the Honda Award and was the Roy F. Kramer SEC Female Athlete of the Year.
From academic and athletic success to historic fundraising and a multitude of facility projects, Brooks has continued to sustain Georgia’s standing as a national powerhouse. The Georgia Bulldog Club set new fundraising records in each of the last three years with $86.4 million raised in 2022, $102 million in 2023 and $113 million in 2024.
Brooks has overseen substantial facility upgrades that include the brand-new Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Tennis Courts, improvements to the south side of Sanford Stadium, a $45 million renovation to Foley Field, a $38 million upgrade to the Jack Turner Softball Stadium, a new $1.8 million men’s and women’s basketball weight room as well as expansive updates to Stegeman Coliseum and a renovation project in the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall.
Georgia also built a new, state-of-the-art track and field locker room and a one-of-a-kind track facility off South Milledge Avenue is nearing completion.
While facility upgrades have been at the forefront, Georgia’s emphasis on Name, Image, and Likeness has further enhanced its commitment to the student-athlete experience. Georgia Athletics was one of the first departments tEverton6
o announce a comprehensive NIL program, which provides wide-ranging education, multimedia management tools and brand-building training. The Bulldogs became one of the first schools to build an in-house NIL department with an Athlete Manager to help studentathletes navigate this space.
Under his guidance, Georgia re-branded the mental health and performance department, bringing in a new full-time director and an additional clinical counselor as well as adding sports psychology services for every team.
Before returning to UGA in 2016 as Executive Associate Director of Athletics, Brooks served as Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Louisiana Monroe from 2015-16 and Director of Athletics at Millsaps College from 2014-15. He also served in capacities as Director of Football Operations (2008-11) and Assistant and Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (2012-14) in his previous stint at UGA.
A native of Hammond, La., Brooks also served as director of football operations at the University of Louisiana-Monroe beginning in 2004. He gained experience as a student at Louisiana State University, working as an equipment manager and a student assistant coach.
Brooks graduated from LSU (’02) with a degree in Kinesiology and completed his master’s degree in Sport Management from UGA (‘14). He and his wife, Lillie, have twin sons, Jackson and James, born in July of 2009 and a third son, Davis, born in March of 2012.
He and his wife Lillie have become a vital part of the Athens community. On January 20, 2021, just two weeks after becoming Athletic Director, Brooks pledged $100,000 to create a need-based scholarship to support UGA students from Athens-Clarke County. His gift created a Georgia Commitment Scholarship (GCS), adding to the more than 550 endowed, need-based
KEIRSTIN ROOSE
CLASS Graduate
HEIGHT 5-4
POSITION INF
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Wolcottville, Ind.
LAST SCHOOL Coastal Carolina
HIGH SCHOOL Lakeland HS
MAJOR Biomechanics
CAREER BESTS
2025 // Senior (Coastal Carolina)
Started in 61 games for the Chanticleers during the 2025 season...batted .368 on the year with 67 hits, 46 runs and 54 RBIs...also recorded 20 doubles, two triples, 15 solo shots and was walked 19 times... matched career-best three hits against Southern Miss (May 7)...also career-best two home runs, three runs and four RBIs against Texas State (March 23)...powered third career triple against South Dakota (March 7)...drew - and tied - career-best two walk and stole three bases against Georgia in the Durham Regional (May 16)...converted 16 of her 18 stolen base attempts during the campaign...had 21 multi-hit games and 15 mulit-RBI games...started earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors
2024 // Junior (Coastal Carolina)
Picked up Easton / NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors... Recorded her first career triple while driving in one run against Bucknell (Feb. 10)... Drove in one run in Coastal’s 2-0 win over Campbell (Feb. 11)... Played in seven games, earning five starts
2023 // Sophomore (Coastal Carolina)
Marshall (Feb. 19)... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the home game against South Carolina (Feb. 20)... Had a home run and a double, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored in the win over Monmouth (Feb. 24)... Also went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the win over Central Michigan (Feb. 25)... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base against Tennessee State (March 5)... Scored a run and was 1-for-2 with a walk in the win over Troy (March 13)... Combined to go 4-for-5 with two home runs, two walks, two RBIs, and three runs scored in the doubleheader sweep of Charleston Southern (March 15), hitting a home run in both games... Went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, four RBIs, and two runs scored in the third game against Texas State (March 27)... Walked twice, stole two bases, and went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in the game-two win at Winthrop (March 29)... Also went 1-for-3 at the plate in back-to-back games at South Alabama (April 2-3) and against ULM (April 15)... Was 2-for-4 with a run scored in the road win at Campbell (April 6)... Recorded two base hits in the three-game sweep of Georgia State (April 22-24) and the three-game series at Louisiana (April 29-30)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the first-round win over ULM (May 10) at the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship Tournament... Also drove in an RBI in the win at South Alabama (May 13) at the conference championship tournament... Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters... Was named a 2022 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
High School
AB - 5; at Middle Tennessee (3/3/23)
R - 3; 2x, last vs. Texas State (3/23/25)
H - 3; vs. Southern Miss (5/7/25)
RBI - 4; 3x, last vs. Texas State (3/23/25)
2B - 2; 3x, last vs. James Madison (5/10/25)
3B - 1; 3x, last vs. South Dakota (3/7/25)
HR - 2; vs. Texas State (3/23/25)
BB - 2; 4x, last vs. Georgia (5/16/25)
SB - 3; 3x, last vs. Georgia (5/16/25)
Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2022 fall semester... Was named a 2023 NFCA All-America ScholarAthlete... Had five multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games... Stole three bases on six attempts on the year... Had a sevengame hitting streak (March 11-19)... Finished top five on the team in runs (26) and sacrifice flies... Went 2-for-3, scoring one run and driving in three RBIs against UMass Lowell (Feb. 10)... Went 1-for-1, scoring two runs and stealing her first base of the season against Colgate (Feb. 17)... Recorded an RBI double against Saint Joseph's (Feb. 24)... Went a perfect 2-for2, hitting a double and a three-run home run in Coastal’s 9-1 win against Houston Christian (March 12)... Went 2-for-3 at the plate and hit a sacrifice fly against North Carolina (March 14)... Hit a sacrifice fly and a single to drive in two RBIs against Georgia State (March 25)... Smashed a two-run home run to help Coastal record a 5-0 win over Georgia Southern (April 2)... Drilled an RBI single in Coastal’s 4-3 win over Marshall (April 14)... Crushed a two-run single and scored one run in CCU’s 5-3 victory against Southern Miss (April 22)... Earned a spot on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring 2023 term... Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2023 fall semester.
The only freshman to start all 54 games on the season, all at third base... Batted .236 with eight home runs, five doubles, 22 RBIs, and 29 runs scored... One of nine all-time Chanticleer freshmen to hit at least eight home runs in their debut season... Finished the season with a .306 OBP and a .412 slugging percentage... Walked 14 times and swiped eight bases... Had 10 multi-hit games, including a three-hit game against Texas State (March 27)... Drove in a season-high four RBIs against Texas State (March 27)... Stole two bases on the road at Winthrop (March 29)... Got her first career start against Purdue (Feb. 11) in the season opener... Blasted a solo home run in her first collegiate at-bat against the Boilermakers... Started the season with a five-game hitting streak... Went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBIs, and a run scored in the season opener against Purdue... Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the win over Georgetown (Feb. 11)... Hit a home run, walked, drove in two RBIs, and scored three runs in the second win over Georgetown (Feb. 12)... Belted a solo home run in the second meeting with Purdue (Feb. 12)... Was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in the win over East Carolina (Feb. 13)... Was 2-for-4 at the plate in the first meeting against
Was a multi-sport athlete at Lakeland High School... Lettered in softball, soccer, basketball, track & field, and golf... Was a finalist for the 2021 Indiana Miss Softball Award... Named the 2022 Prep Player of the Year in softball... Named to the 2021 Indiana All-State softball team in her senior season... Was a three-time KPC All-Area selection in softball... Was a threetime NECC All-Conference selection in softball... Helped lead her softball team to a 2018 conference championship and a 2019 sectional championship... Set the single-season records at Lakeland High School in home runs (18), batting average (.667), and RBIs (44)... Also a three-time KPC All-Area selection in soccer... Was a two-time NECC All-Conference performer in soccer and a two-time all-conference selection in both basketball and track & field... Earned KPC All-Area honors once in both basketball and track & field... Was the 2019 Prep Player of the Year in soccer in her sophomore season... Was a three-time conference champion in soccer (2017, 2018, and 2019)... Was a 2019 sectional champion in the discus throw in track & field... Stepmom, Amy, played softball and basketball at Saint Francis University... Has an aunt who played softball at Tri-State University.
Personal
Daughter of _...Born _...Majoring in _
TYLER ELLISON
CLASS Senior
HEIGHT 5-9
POSITION Infield
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN McDonough, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL Hampton HS
MAJOR Economics
BIRTHDAY April 4, 2004
CAREER BESTS
AB 5; 2x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/17/25)
R 2; 5x, last vs. Kentucky (5/6/25)
H 2; 13x, last at Missouri (5/2/25)
RBI 5; 2x, last at Auburn (4/1/25)
2B 1; 5x, last at Georgia Tech (4/22/25)
3B -
HR 1; 9x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/17/25)
BB 2; 5x, last at #21 Duke (5/18/25)
SB 1; 5x, last at #21 Duke (5/17/25)
2025 // Junior
Played in 57 games, making 45 starts: 32 at second, nine at first, three as the DP, and one in right… Hit .273 on the season, scattering 39 hits… Scored 33 runs… Hit two doubles and eight home runs… Drove in 30 runs… Slugged .455 (third-highest on the team)… Drew 25 walks for a .390 on-base clip (third-highest on the team)… Stole five bases on six attempts… Recorded 12 multi-hit games and the third-most multiRBI games (seven)… Her 11-game reached base streak was the third longest on the team… Provided the walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to complete a six-run inning and run rule of CSU Bakersfield (2/9)… Blasted a grand slam, the first of her career, against Western Carolina (2/16) and finished the game with a career-best five RBI… Hit a pinch-hit, first-pitch, gametying, home run at Clemson (2/26) in the fifth, knotting the game at 3-3… Provided a solo home run to extend the lead against Ohio State (3/1), then had the walk-off fielder's choice in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Buckeyes, 7-6… Walked off No. 7 Tennessee on March 8 with a bases-loaded single through the left side in the bottom of the ninth… Was Georgia's top hitter against Tennessee, hitting .500 (4-for-8) with two RBI, a double, and three walks… Named 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team… Member of the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll… Recipient of the Solms Family Scholarship… Served as softball representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2024 // Sophomore
Appeared in 21 games and made three starts (two as the DP, one at short)… Hit .308 on the season (8-for26)… Hit three doubles and a home run… Slugged .538 with a .379 on-base percentage with eight RBI… Hit first career home run in a pinch-hit opportunity against Georgia Tech (3/13)… Two-run double, the first double of her career, extended Georgia's lead to 17-0 against Georgia Southern (3/2)… Recorded first career multi-hit game with a career-high four RBI at Kennesaw State (3/27)… Provided an RBI double in a pinch hit opportunity to run rule USC Upstate in six innings (4/17)… Made her first start in a conference game in game one against Missouri (4/20), getting the nod at shortstop… Member of SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
honors all four seasons and guided Hampton to fourstraight region championships… Ellison's junior season saw her named all-state, offensive MVP, and she broke Hampton's single season batting average record… Following her senior campaign, she was invited to play in the Georgia Dugout All-Star game… Ellison was a strong student in the classroom, earning A-Honor Roll honors and distinguished honors in math, language arts, and science… Was a Junior Marshall and earned the Georgia Certificate of Merit… Played club for MojoFisher, winning the Triple Crown National Championship in 2020.
Personal
Daughter of Rachael and Gregory Ellison… Born April 4, 2004… Majoring in Economics.
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2023 // Freshman
Made 19 appearances off the bench as a true freshman… Lone hit came in first career game against UMass (2/11)… Scored five runs as a pinch runner… Member of SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Was a four-year letter winner for the Hampton High School Hornets… Began her prep career playing the outfield before beginning the transition to the middle infield as a sophomore… Ellison garnered all-region
2025 // Junior
B/T L/R
HOMETOWN Paris, Ky.
HIGH SCHOOL Bourbon County HS
MAJOR Human Development & Family Science
BIRTHDAY July 18, 2004
CAREER BESTS
AB 5; 3x, last at Auburn (4/11/25)
R 3; 5x, last at Auburn (4/11/25)
H 3; 9x, last vs. Auburn (4/12/25)
RBI 6; vs. Georgia Southern (3/20/24)
2B 2; 4x, last vs. #17 Oklahoma State (3/26/25)
3B 2; vs. Buffalo (2/20/25)
HR 2; vs. Georgia Southern (3/20/24)
BB 2; 3x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/17/25)
SB 2; 2x, last vs. Auburn (4/13/25)
Named 2025 NFCA All-South Region Second team… Started all 58 games in left field… Hit .344 on the season… Led the team with 189 at-bats, 65 hits, 46 runs, 13 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs, 122 total bases, and .646 slugging… Her 47 RBI finished second on the team… She struck out only 11 times and drew 11 walks… Stole eight bases on 10 attempts… Co-led the team with 14 multi-RBI games and finished second with 18 multi-hit games… Strung together an eightgame hitting streak and an eight-game reached base streak… Her three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth lifted Georgia to a 10-2 run rule over Michigan State (2/14); finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate… Hit two triples against Buffalo (2/20), the first Bulldog to do so since 2021… Finished the Georgia Classic hitting .667 (12-for-18) with three triples and seven runs scored… Tied career-highs with three runs and three hits at Auburn (4/12)… Tied Georgia's SEC Tournament record with her four RBI… Hit a first-pitch go-ahead home run in the top of the eighth inning in Game 7 of the Durham Regional against No. 14 Duke (5/18), proving to be the game-winning run… Completed the Durham Regional hitting .357 (5-for-14)… Hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning in the winner-take-all game three at No. 3 Florida (5/25) in the Super Regional… Finished the NCAA Tournament hitting .348 (8-for-23) with two home runs and three RBI… Member of the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2024 // Sophomore
Appeared in 58 games, making 36 starts (34 in left field, one at second, one as the DP)… Hit .299, scattering 38 hits… Hit 10 doubles, a triple, and three home runs… Drove in 27 runs… Slugged .465 with a .362 on-base clip… Stole seven bases, third-most on the team… Recorded eight multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games… Strung together a five-game hit streak and a seven-game on-base streak… Knocked her second career home run, a three-run home run off the top of the video board in right field against Jacksonville State (3/10)… Hit two home runs (both first pitch) including a grand slam, driving in career-high six RBI against Georgia Southern (3/20)… Stole a career-best two bases at No. 20 Mississippi State (5/4)… Member of SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023 // Freshman
Made 42 starts in 51 appearances as a true freshman… Made most starts in left (38) including four as a the designated player… Hit .274 with 34 hits including eight doubles and seven home runs… Was a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases… Recorded eight multi-hit games… Recorded three hits and scored three times against St. John's (2/18)… Knocked first career home run against Georgia State (3/8), going back-to-back with Ally Kurland in the sixth inning… Down 5-4 in the seventh inning of game two at #24 Texas A&M (3/18),
she provided a one-out single to plate two runs and put Georgia back in front 6-5; the hit proved to be the gamewinning hit, allowing Georgia to clinch the series… Drove five of Georgia’s eight runs in the finale at Texas A&M (3/19), first putting the Bulldogs on the board with a three-run home run in the opening frame, then driving in two more with a double to left center in the sixth to bring Georgia’s lead to 8-0. Her five RBI were a season best… Hit a home run in each game against Virginia Tech (5/20-21) in the NCAA Athens Regional Member of SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Played three seasons on the basketball court for Bourbon County High School, but she played softball exclusively on the club level… Began her club career in the Mojo organization at the 10U level when she helped guide Mojo to a PGF national title… Was selected as the PGF 14U MVP after hitting .488 for another championship Mojo squad in 2019… On the basketball court, she ran point for Bourbon County, earning multiple all-academic team accolades and was named most improved and defensive player of the year… In the classroom, she was a member of Beta Club, Pep Club, and National Honor Society.
Personal
Daughter of Jana and Jay Goodwin… She has two older siblings, Jaycee and Cam'ron, and a younger sister, Jaylynn… Jaycee plays softball at Georgia State… Born July 18, 2004… Majoring in Human Development and Family Science.
SARAH GORDON
CLASS Senior
HEIGHT 5-6
POSITION Catcher/Utility
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Lexington, S.C.
LAST SCHOOL Louisville
HIGH SCHOOL Lexington HS
MAJOR Exercise and Sport Science
BIRTHDAY October 2, 2003
CAREER BESTS
AB 7; at Auburn (5/8/24)
R 3; 2x, last vs. NC State (3/25/23)
H 4; 2x, last at Auburn (4/12/25)
RBI 5; 2x, last vs. Miami (Ohio) (4/14/23)
2B 2; vs. Pitt (3/17/23)
3B 1; 2x, last at Virginia (4/22/23)
HR 1; 17x, last at Auburn (5/8/24)
BB 2; 3x, last vs. #7 Florida State (2/17/24)
SB 2; 2x, last vs. NC State (3/25/23)
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2026 D1 Softball Top 100 and No. 14 OF
• 2026 Softball America Top 100 and No. 8 UTL
• 2025 NFCA All-South Region Third Team
• 2025 CSC Academic All-District
• 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2023-24 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
• 2023 D1Softball Freshman All-America Team
• 2023 Softball America Third Team All-American
• 2023 NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team
• 2023 ACC Freshman of the Year; All-ACC 1st Team
• 2023 ACC All-Freshmen Team
• 2023 TUCCI/NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25
• ACC and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week (3/21)
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team; Academic Honor Roll
GORDON’S CAREER STATS
2025 // Junior
Named 2025 NFCA All-South Region Third Team… Started all 58 games, making 46 starts in right, nine at first base, two behind the plate, and one as the DP… Hit .330 on the season, scattering 59 hits… Led Georgia with 48 RBI… Hit 10 doubles, two triples, and nine home runs… Scored 38 runs… Slugged .559 with a .385 on-base percentage… Finished second on the team with 100 total bases… Laid down six sac bunts… Recorded the third-most multi-hit games (17) and co-led the team with 14 multi-RBI games… Strung together team-long hitting streaks (nine) and reached base streaks (16)… Recorded UGA individual game highs with four hits at Auburn (4/12), and six RBI and two home runs vs. Buffalo (2/20)… Hit a grand slam against Longwood (2/16); it was the first grand slam of her career, her first home run of the season, and Georgia's first slam of the season… Hit three home runs in the Georgia Classic and drove in 12 runs, a third of Georgia's run production, in the tournament… Blasted two three-run home runs against Buffalo (2/20), her first multi-home run game with a career-high six RBI… Went 3-for-4 against No. 14 Duke in Game 7 of the Durham Regional… Completed the Durham Regional hitting .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles and two RBI… Named 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team… Member of the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll… Recipient of the Beatrice F. Cole & Ronnie M. Cole Softball Scholarship.
2024 // Sophomore
Appeared in 42 games, making 31 starts (29 at catcher, two as the DP)… Hit .209, scattering 18 hits… Hit six home runs and two doubles… Drove in 10 runs… Slugged .442 with a .313 on-base clip… Strung together a four-game hit streak and seven-game onbase streak… Hit first home run as a Bulldog against No. 7 Florida State (2/17)… Scored the go-ahead run in the third against No. 8 Clemson (2/28)… Drove in a season-high three runs against Jacksonville State (3/9)… Scattered season-high three hits in finale at Kentucky (4/14)… Provided a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 14th inning to beat Auburn in the opening round of the SEC Tournament (5/8)… Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
2023 // Freshman (Louisville)
Named D1Softball Freshman All-America… Softball America Third Team All-America… NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team… Was named the 2023 ACC Freshman of the Year… All-ACC First Team… ACC AllFreshman Team… Was a Top 25 finalist for the TUCCI/ NFCA Freshman of the Year… Was named the ACC and Louisville Slugger/NFCA DI Player of the Week (3/21)… Started all 56 games at catcher, first base or designated player… Registered a .379 batting average, standing second on the team with 66 hits, 41 runs and 49 RBI… Belted out a team-high 12 doubles and stood third on the team with 12 home runs… Carried a 1.083 OPS…
Was a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases… Had 20 multi-hit games and led the team with 14 multi-RBI games… Put together an eight-game hitting streak and a 14-game on-base streak… Went 4-for-4 with a home run and a triple, scoring two runs and driving in two in the 6-4 win at Virginia (4/22)… Hit a home run and drove in two in the 3-2 win at Western Kentucky (4/19)… Delivered her first collegiate triple in the 10-5 win against Oakland (4/16)… Went 2-for-2 with a double in the 10-1 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma (4/15)… Connected on her first career grand slam and tied a career high with five RBI in the 12-4 win over Miami (Ohio) (4/14)… Blasted a two-run homer in the 7-4 loss at No. 16/16 Kentucky (3/29)… Tallied a career-high five RBI in the 13-0 series-clinching win over NC State (3/25)… Tallied three RBI in 9-6 series finale win over Pitt (3/19)… Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI in the 5-4 seriesclinching win over Pitt (3/17)… Went 2-for-2 with a double and three runs scored to help lead Louisville at the plate in the 12-2 win over Pitt (3/17)… Her tworun single in the fifth gave the Cardinals a 6-5 lead in the eventual 9-6 win over NC State to clinch the series (3/19)… Hit her first career home run in the 10-2 loss at Charlotte (3/14)… Went 2-for-3 with two runs in a 9-6 loss at No. 15/15 Duke (3/10)… Went 2-for-3 and threw out a runner attempting to steal second in the 2-1 win over Wisconsin (2/19)… Went 2-for-3 against Illinois (2/17)… Scored her first collegiate run in the 10-0 win against Southern (2/11)… In her collegiate debut, went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a two-run double in the eighth inning in Louisville’s 4-1 win over South Alabama (2/10)… Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll… Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.
High School
Played for Lexington High School and the Louisville Lady Sluggers… Two-time All-State and three-time All-Region honoree… Named 2021 5A Region Player of the Year, All-Chronicle Co-Player of the Year, and team MVP… Led her team to the 2019 5A State Title and the 2021 Regional Championship… Posted a .495 batting average, a .552 on-base percentage, and a 1.066 slugging percentage during her junior year… 2022 South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year… Named to the 2022 All-American Futures Watchlist… Ranked No. 56 in the Extra Innings Class of 2022 Watchlist and No. 21 among catchers.
Personal
Daughter of Donna and Tony Gordon… Has two brothers, Gavin and twin brother Ryan… Born Oct. 2, 2003… Majoring in Exercise and Sports Science.
DESTIN HOWARD
R/R
HOMETOWN Macon, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL Jones County HS
MAJOR Marketing
BIRTHDAY March 8, 2004
IP 3.0; 2x, last vs. Dartmouth (2/25/24)
K 1; 16x, last vs. UMBC ( BB 4; 2x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/17/25)
H 4; vs. Jacksonville St. (3/10/24) ER 4; vs. Longwood (2/16/25)
• 2025 SEC Softball Community Service Team
2025 // Junior
Named to the 2025 SEC Softball Community Service Team… Honored with the Clifford Lewis Leadership Award at the 2025 Dawgs Choice Awards… Appeared in 14 games, making one start… Finished the season 0-1 with a 5.92 ERA… Struck out six batters in 13 innings pitched… Member of the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll… Served as president of the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)… Recipient of the Jimmy and Barbara Turner Softball Scholarship.
2024 // Sophomore
Made 11 appearances in the circle including one start against Purdue (2/11)… Concluded the season with a 1.17 ERA and a 2-0 record… Pitched 18.0 innings including a career-long three innings twice (Radford, Dartmouth)… Her two wins on the season came against Radford (2/24) and Georgia Southern (3/20)… Struck out a season-best two batters against Mercer (4/3)… Entered to pitch in the sixth inning against Missouri (4/19), appearing in her first-ever conference game and pitched one and a third scoreless, hitless innings with a strikeout… Member of SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023 // Freshman
Made 10 appearances in the circle as a true freshman including one start against UMass (2/11)… Worked 14 total innings, allowing six earned runs on nine hits… Struck out five batters… Member of SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Was a four-year letter winner in the circle at Jones County High School… Was named region pitcher of the year, MVP, GDAC Player of the Year, first team allstate, and the Greyhound award winner following the 2020 campaign… She guided Jones County to a state championship that season with 172 strikeouts… She tallied north of 200 strikeouts as a senior… She helped Jones County to just shy of 100 wins in four seasons… She plays club for Mojo-Fischer.
Personal
Daughter of Tonya and Robert Howard… She has four sisters: Mijah, Ciara, Nakia, and Brenay… Brenay played softball at Calfin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina from 2020-23… Her cousin Terrance Gore is a member of the Atlanta Braves organization… Born March 8, 2004… Majoring in Marketing.
MARISA MILLER
HIGH SCHOOL North Gwinnett HS
MAJOR Psychology
BIRTHDAY September 26, 2003
AB 4; 5x, last at Missouri (5/2/25)
R 2; 2x, last vs. Syracuse (2/23/25)
H 3; 2x, last at Auburn (4/13/25)
RBI 3; 4x, last vs. Longwood (2/16/25)
2B 1; 4x, last at Georgia Tech (4/22/25)
3B -
HR 1; 5x, last at South Carolina (3/16/25)
BB 2; 3x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/17/25)
SB -
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2025 // Junior
Named 2025 NFCA All-South Region Third team…
Appeared in 54 games, making 49 starts (48 at catcher, one as the DP)… Hit .288 on the season, scattering 36 hits in 125 at-bats… Hit four doubles and two home runs… Scored six runs and drove in 20… Slugged .368 with 46 total bases… Drew 12 walks with a .348 on-base percentage… Led the SEC in runners caught stealing (10)… Committed just one error for a .996 fielding percentage… Finished the season with nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games… Scattered a career-high three hits, including her second home run of the season in the finale at No. 9 South Carolina (3/16)… Named 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team… Member of the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll… Inducted into the Georgia Athletics L.E.A.D. Academy.
2024 // Sophomore
Appeared in 22 games and made five starts behind the dish… First of two hits on the season was a three-run home run against Georgia Southern (3/20)… Member of SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023 // Freshman
Appeared in 40 games and made 22 starts behind the plate as a true freshman… Concluded the season hitting .254 with 15 hits including a double and a home run… Drove in 12 runs and scored nine… Committed no errors in 147 chances and 131 putouts behind the plate, throwing six runners out on the base paths… Hit first career home run against St. John's (2/19)… Provided a two-RBI double in the second inning to spark a five-run frame at Georgia Tech (2/28)… Member of SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Was a four-year varsity letter winner on the softball field and on the basketball court at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee… Played behind the plate and at third in high school… Was a two-time all-county and all-state selection and was the 2020 Gwinnett County offensive player of the year… Hit .412 with 12 home runs and 31 RBI for her Lady Dukes-Lamar club team in 2021… Helped guide North Gwinnett to a 7A state championship in 2021, hitting three home runs in the championship game… Also appeared in two Georgia Dugout Club All-Star games… Off the field and court, she was a member of the Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Environmental Club, and volunteered with the local Happy Feat Organization.
Personal
Daughter of Melinda and Mike Miller… Has an older brother, Liam… Born Sept. 26, 2003… Majoring in Psychology.
NATALIE RAY
MAJOR
North Georgia/Ole Miss
Eastside HS
BIRTHDAY September 16, 2003
CAREER BESTS
AB 5; 2x, last vs. Francis Marion (5/15/25)
R 4; vs. USC-Aiken (2) (3/1/25)
H 3; 6x, last vs. Francis Marion (5/15/25)
RBI 4; 2x, last vs. Augusta (4/19/25)
2B 2; 3x, last Georgia College (1) (4/5/25)
3B 1; 2x, last vs. USC-Aiken (2) (3/1/25)
HR 1; 10x, last at USC-Beaufort (5/3/25)
BB 2; 3x, last vs. Columbus State (4/12/25)
SB 1; 13x, last at USC-Beaufort (4/26/25)
2025 // Junior
Played and started 60 games for the Nighthawks … batted .413 on the back off 78 hits … scored 60 runs … also tallied 15 doubles, three triples and 14 homers (third-most on team) … slugged .746 on the season … reached based on a team-high .484 clip (minimum 10 starts) … recorded 20 multi-hit games … had seasonhigh four-RBI performances against Miles College and Augusta University … tied for team-low eight strikeouts on the season (minimum 10 starts) … commanded a 16game hitting streak … earned Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction … also a Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association first team AllAmerican … selected to National Fastpitch Coaches Association Southeast All-Region second team … Peach Belt Conference All-Tournament Team and AllConference Team
2024 // Sophomore
Transferred to North Georgia prior to the 2024 season … Division 2 Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar Athlete … Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar
2023 // Freshman
Enrolled at Ole Miss in the fall of 2022 … played in 23 games making nine starts … batted .323 on the season with 10 hits … also walked three times … reached base on a .417-clip … slugged .323 with four RBIs … recorded first career multi-hit game against Southeast Missouri State … posted a five-game hitting streak during the Ole Miss Classic going 6-for-13 … went 1-1 with an RBI single, walk and stolen base in first career start
High School
Four-time letterwinner for Eastside High School Eagles … ranked as the #24 prospect and #9 outfielder in her class by Extra Inning Softball … GHSA first-team AllState selection all four years … selected as the region player of the year as a freshman and sophomore … batted .512 with 10 doubles, three triples and nine homers with 23 RBIs as a senior … as a junior, batted .487 with nine doubles, seven triples and seven home runs with 28 RBIs … posted a .461 average with seven doubles, four triples and two solo shots paired with 15 RBIs as a sophomore … batted .432 on top of eight doubles, two triples and a homer as a freshman with 17 RBIs … also played for Georgia Impact Premier
Personal
Daughter of Jonathan and Jessica Ray…Two sisters, Caitlin and Claire ... Born Sept. 16, 2003… Majoring in _
EMMA CASTORRI
CLASS Junior HEIGHT 5-8
Utility
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Buford, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL Buford HS
MAJOR Sport Management
BIRTHDAY April 15, 2005
CAREER BESTS
AB 3; 5x, last at #7 Florida (5/23/25)
R 2; 2x, last at Auburn (4/12/25)
H 2; 3x, last vs. Utah Valley (2/17/25)
RBI 2; 3x, last vs. Utah Valley (2/17/25)
2B 1; 2x, last at #7 Florida (5/23/25)
3B 1; at Auburn (4/12/25)
HR 1; 2x, last vs. Utah Valley (2/17/25)
BB 1; 4x, last at #23 Duke (5/18/25)
SB 1; 2x, last vs. CSU-Bakersfield (2/9/25)
CASTORRI’S CAREER STATS
2025 // Sophomore
Appeared in 43 games, making 20 starts (11 at first, eight in right, one as the DP)… Hit .222, scattering 12 hits in 54 at-bats… Scored 17 runs… Hit two doubles, one triple, and two home runs… Drove in nine runs… Slugged .407 with a .333 on-base percentage… Stole two bases with three walks and led the team with six hit-by-pitches… Finished with three multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games… Hit her first career home run against Western Carolina (2/16)… Her RBI fielder's choice against Coastal Carolina (5/16) in the Durham Regional sparked a three-run, go-ahead second inning… Member of the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2024 // Freshman
Made 16 appearances, primarily as a pinch runner… Scored three runs… Recorded first career hit and run against No. 7 Florida State (2/17) in Clearwater… Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Was a four-year starter for the Buford High School Wolves… She earned all-region status her first three years of high school, was named defensive MVP as a junior, and was a qualifier for the senior All-State game in 2022… As a senior, Castorri helped lift the Wolves to a 7A state championship… Off the diamond, she competed in track and field for two seasons and earned a spot on the AB honor roll… Castorri played club for Georgia Bombers Lewis.
Personal
Daughter of Jen and Christian Castorri… Her father played baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and coached at Middle Georgia College and Georgia Gwinnett College… She has four younger siblings: Summer, Crew, Rad, and Fox… Born April 15, 2005… Majoring in Sport Management at Georgia.
EMILY DIGBY
CLASS Junior
HEIGHT 5-6
POSITION Infield
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Dacula, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL Dacula HS
MAJOR Sport Management
BIRTHDAY January 18, 2005
CAREER BESTS
AB 5; 4x, last at Auburn (4/12/25)
R 3; at Ole Miss (2) (3/23/24)
H 3; 4x, last vs. Coastal Carolina (5/16/25)
RBI 4; 2x, last vs. #7 Florida State (2/17/24)
2B 2; vs. #7 Florida State (2/17/24)
3B 1; at #6 Tennessee (4/6/24)
HR 1; 10x, last at #7 Florida (5/24/25)
BB 2; at Ole Miss (3/24/24)
SB 1; 10x, last vs. #7 Tennessee (3/7/25)
HONORS & AWARDS
2025 // Sophomore
Started 57 games at shortstop… Hit .299, scattering 46 hits in 154 at-bats… Hit nine doubles, a triple, and three home runs… Scored 22 runs and drove in 26… Slugged .429 with 66 total bases… Drew 15 walks and was hit by four pitches, finishing with a .369 on-base streak… Stole nine bases, second most on the team… Led the team with 91 assists… Recorded nine multihit games and six multi-RBI games… Strung together a seven-game hitting streak and a 10-game reached base streak… Hit .500 in the NCAA Tournament (9-for18) with a home run, a double, and three RBI, slugging .772 with a .591 on-base streak… Hit her second home run of the season, and provided a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth to finish 3-for-4 against USCUpstate (4/9)… Led Georgia in the NCAA Durham Regional, hitting .636 (7-for-11) on the weekend, scoring three runs with a double… Tied a season-high three hits against Coastal Carolina (5/16) to open the NCAA Durham Regional… Her RBI single in the sixth inning of Game 7 put Georgia on the board against No. 14 Duke (5/18)… Member of the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll… Served as softball representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2024 // Freshman
Started all 62 games at first base as a true freshman… Hit .243 pm tje seaspm. scattering 34 hits… Led the team with 11 doubles… Hit seven home runs and one triple… Drove in 27 RBI and slugged .486 with a .335 on-base clip… Fielded .990 on the season… Recorded eight multi-hit gsmes and six multi-RBI games… Strung together a season-long five-game hitting streak and a 12-game on-base streak… Drove in four runs with a pair of hits in collegiate debut against Murray State (2/9)… Went 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles against No. 7 Florida State (2/17) in Clearwater… Led Georgia in the series at Tennessee, hitting .375… She hit a home run, a triple, and a double in the series, driving in three runs… Hit a home run in the Regional Final against Liberty (5/19)… Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Was a four-year starter for the Dacula High School Falcons… Digby's senior season culminated in setting new Dacula career records for batting average (.438), runs (166), RBI (127), hits (155), doubles (42), home runs (34), and walks (70)… She also holds eight singleseason records at DHS… She has been named first team all-region, all-county, and all-state throughout her prep career… As a junior she was named the Region 8, GDP, and Gwinnett County Player of the Year… She was the back-to-back Dacula Player of the Year in 2019 and 2020… She received an invite to the GADC Senior All-State Game and appeared in the PGF All-America Game in both 2020 and 2021… Off the field, she was a member of the Dacula leadership team, peer leading,
FCA, and Delta Message… She played club for Georgia Impact Sampson.
Personal
Daughter of Laurie and David Digby… Older sister Elisa is attended Georgia… Born Jan. 18, 2005… Majoring in Sport Management at UGA.
RANDI ROELLING
CLASS Junior
HEIGHT 5-9
POSITION LHP
B/T L/L
HOMETOWN Modesto, Calif.
LAST SCHOOL Cal
HIGH SCHOOL Central Catholic HS
MAJOR Agribusiness
BIRTHDAY January 20, 2005
CAREER HIGHS
IP 9.0; vs. #7 Tennessee (3/8/25)
K 12; 2x, last vs. Longwood (2/16/25)
BB 7; at #7 Florida (5/23/25)
H 9; at #7 Florida (5/25/25)
ER 6; 2x, last at #7 Florida (5/23/25)
ROELLING'S CAREER STATS
2025 // Sophomore
Pitched in 33 games, making 25 starts, most of the pitching staff… Finished the season with a 3.53 ERA, 11-9 record, and four saves… Pitched 154.2 innings… Struck out 105 hitters… Finished eighth in the SEC in innings pitched and games started, tied for third in saves… In SEC play, she finished 12th in strikeouts (43), 10th in innings pitched (69.2), and tied for fourth in games started (12)… Pitched 12 shutout innings en route to a pair of victories on opening weekend; she began the weekend pitching a seven-inning shutout at UCF (2/6), allowing just two hits to the Knights while striking out seven batters… In Sunday’s weekend finale, Roelling worked the complete five-inning game against CSU Bakersfield, allowing just one hit and fanning six Roadrunners... She held opponents to a .075 batting average… Tied career-best 12 strikeouts in 6.2 innings against Longwood (2/16)… Pitched a nine-inning complete game against No. 7 Tennessee (3/8), earning the win; she became the first Bulldog to pitch 9+ innings since Mary Wilson Avant against No. 1 Oklahoma on April 20, 2021… Pitched a pair of complete games against No. 14 Duke in the Durham Regional, including an eight-inning outing in Game 7... She finished the Regional 2-0 in 15 innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out six batters… Earned the save in game two of the Gainesville Super Regional against No. 3 Florida (5/24)… Finished the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 record and a save in 24.2 innings pitched and 11 strikeouts… Member of the 2024-25 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
2024 // Freshman (Cal)
Made 33 appearances in the circle as a true freshman for Cal, making 15 starts… Worked 133.0 innings and finished the season with a 3.16 ERA and a 13-8 record… Picked up three saves… Recorded one shutout… Struck out 101 batters… Went the distance in eight games… Worked a season-long 7.0 innings four times… Recorded a season-best 12 strikeouts against Hawaii (2/23) at the Mary Nutter Classic… She allowed just one hit to Hawaii in a complete game, seven-inning outing.
High School
Earned Valley Oak League MVP honors (2022)… South Pitcher of the Year (2022)… First Team All-Valley Oak League (2022)… Second Team California All-State (2022)… Valley Oak League champions (2022)… Set record for most strikeouts in one season (418)… Earned Most Outstanding Player at Alliance Championship Game (2022)… Alliance Tier 2 Champions (2022)… Selected to All-Star competition in Colorado (2021).
Personal
Daughter of Tanya and Randy Roelling… Born. Jan. 20, 2005… Majoring in Agribusiness at UGA.
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DELANI SULLIVAN 1
CLASS Junior
HEIGHT 5-7
POSITION Outfield
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Georgetown, Ky.
LAST SCHOOL Kentucky
HIGH SCHOOL Great Crossing HS
MAJOR X BIRTHDAY X
CAREER BESTS
AB 4; 2x, last at Georgia Tech, 2/22/25
R 2; 2x,last at Boston, 4/11/25
H 3; at Boston, 4/11/25
RBI 3; vs. Western Kentucky, 3/1/25
2B 1; 4x, last at Boston, 4/11/25
3B 1; vs. Western Kentucky, 3/1/25
HR 1; 3x, last at Boston, 4/11/25
BB 1; 10x, last vs. Auburn, 4/5/25
SB 2; 8x, last at Boston, 4/11/25
HONORS & AWARDS
2025 // Sophomore (Kentucky)
Appeared in 51 games, starting 39... Scattered 24 hits in 91 at-bats for a .264 batting average... Hit three doubles, a triple, and three home runs... Drove in 10 runs and scored 19... Drew 10 walks and was 4-for-5 on the base paths... Member of the 2025 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2024 // Freshman (Kentucky)
Played in 44 games, starting two... Scored 13 runs... Had one hit in 13 at-bats... Was 4-for-4 in stolen bases… Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Named Kentucky District and Regional All-Tournament Team... First Team All-State for Kentucky in 2021... As a senior, she led the Warhawks in a majority of offensive categories, including average (.527), at-bats (112), runs (48), hits (59), doubles (15), triples (7) and stolen bases (36).
Personal
D... Sister, Kennedy, played for Kentucky from 2022-23.
SULLIVAN'S CAREER STATS
TYAH CHALRTON
CLASS Sophomore
HEIGHT 5-8
POSITION INF
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Lynchburg, Va.
HIGH SCHOOL Amherst County HS
MAJOR Psychology and Criminal Justice
BIRTHDAY April 5, 2006
CAREER BESTS
AB 3; 2x, last vs. Utah Valley (2/23/25)
R 1; 5x, last at Auburn (4/11/25)
H 2; vs. James Madison (2/8/25)
RBI 2; vs. Utah Valley (2/23/25)
2B -
3B -
HR 1; vs. Utah Valley (2/23/25)
BB 2; vs. Michigan (2/13/25)
SB -
2025 // Freshman
Appeared in 26 games, making six starts (3 in right field, 3 as the DP)… Scattered five hits in 25 at-bats… Scored five runs… Scattered two hits against James Madison (2/8)… Her first career home run, her lone homer of the season, was a two-run shot against Utah Valley (2/23)… Drew a pair of walks against Michigan (2/13).
High School
Earned all-area player of the year and all-state first team honors as the Lancers' shortstop… She's a threetime all-district first team performer, two time all-region first team player, and two time all-state second team shortstop… She was named the Seminole District Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023 and the 4D Region Player of the Year in 2022… She guided Amherst to state and region championships in 2021… In 2023, Charlton hit .524 with a .603 on-base percentage, 1.159 slugging. 21 of her 33 hits went for extra bases and she drove in 40 runs… She hit north of .500 as a sophomore and junior… She played in the Minority Softball Prospects All-American Game in November 2023 with fellow signee Precious Bross… Played club for Starz Gold Bigham 18u, guiding her team to a runner up finish in the tier three Alliance Fastpitch Championship…. Off the field, Charlton also competed in volleyball and ran indoor and outdoor track… She was a member of National Honor Society and is a Golden A award winner.
Personal
Daughter of Cotrena Liggon and Terrence Charlton… Born April 5, 2006… Her mother played softball and basketball at Lynchburg College (now Lynchburg University) where she was inducted into the Lynchburg Hall of Fame in 2016… Majoring in Psychology and Criminal Justice.
ADDISEN FISHER
CLASS Sophomore
HEIGHT 5-11
POSITION RHP
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Bend, Ore.
LAST SCHOOL UCLA
HIGH SCHOOL Bend HS
MAJOR Communications
BIRTHDAY Sept. 10, 2006
CAREER HIGHS
IP 7.0; vs. Washington (4/11/25)
K 8; 2x, last vs. Sacramento State (3/8/25)
BB 4; 3x, last vs. Washington (4/11/25)
H 10; vs. Washington (4/11/25)
ER 5; vs. Weber State (3/1/25)
2025 // Freshman (UCLA)
Fisher was named a Top 10 Finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year and selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and NFCA All-West Region First Team in her debut season in Westwood … selected as a First Team Freshman All-American by media outlet D1Softball … posted a 16-2 record with a. 2.59 earned run average, 1.28 WHIP and 100 strikeouts over 113.2 innings and 32 appearances (16 starts) … notched two complete-game shutouts … allowed a .241 opponent batting average (105 hits) … totaled six complete-games … opened her career with a 16-0 record before drawing her first loss, tying Amanda Freed (1999) for the best start by a Bruins’ freshman in program history … best outing of the year was a complete-game shutout performance at No. 5 Oregon where she struck out three in her return to her home state (April 19) … tossed the first no-hitter of her collegiate career at Howard (March 26) … excelled during UCLA’s series at Michigan, totaling a team-high 11.0 inning in relief with two wins and the first save of her career (April 26-28) … pitched 4.0 shutout innings of one-hit ball in relief in game two at Michigan, helping secure an extra-inning victory (April 27) … struck out a season-high eight batters in back-to-back wins versus Weber State (March 1) and Sacramento State (March 8) … named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after picking up a complete-game victory with five strikeouts and one run allowed at Maryland (March 30) … pitched a season-high 7.0 innings in a complete-game victory over Washington (April 11) … provided a quality start in the Big Ten Tournament Championship with five strikeouts and two earned runs over 5.2 innings against Michigan (May 10) … logged one appearance in the circle during the NCAA Tournament, allowing four runs over 4.1 innings in game one of Super Regionals at South Carolina (May 23) … recorded 18 putouts and one assist for a flawless 1.000 fielding percentage.
USA Softball (2024)
Fisher competed for Team USA at the WBSC U-18 World Cup Group Stage Event in Dallas, Texas from Aug. 29Sept. 2 … finished with a 2-0 record and 15 strikeouts over 10.0 innings … appeared in three contests … threw a complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts in a 7-0 win over Canada to punch Team USA’s ticket to the World Cup Finals, held in 2025 (Sept. 2) … was the only Team USA pitcher to throw a complete game … pitched two shutout innings with four strikeouts in a 15-0 win over Mexico (Aug. 31) … pitched 2.0 shutout innings with three strikeouts in a start against the Philippines (Sept. 1) … one of 16 players selected to the roster … competed alongside classmate Sofia Mujica.
High School
Fisher was a four-year letterwinner at Bend High School (Bend, Ore.) … heralded as the top-ranked player in the 2024 signing class by Softball America, Extra Inning Softball and Perfect Game Softball … named the 2024
Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year for her senior season … the seventh UCLA student-athlete to be named Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year … three-time winner of the Gatorade Oregon Softball Player of the Year award (2021, 2023 and 2024) … four-time Class 5A All-State First Team honoree … finished her high school career with a 66-3 record, 861 strikeouts, 24 no-hitters and 11 perfect games … led Bend to the 2024 Class 5A state title her senior season, compiling a 20-2 record, 0.36 ERA, 261 strikeouts, .092 opponent batting average, 10 shutouts, five no-hitters and four perfect games over 134.2 innings … a twoway player, Fisher hit for a .667 batting average, 17 home runs, 40 RBI, 54 runs scored and 18 steals in 2024 … led Bend to the Class 5A state semifinals in both her sophomore and junior seasons … as a junior in 2023, finished with a 17-2 record, 0.32 ERA and 214 strikeouts while tossing eight no-hitters and three perfect games … at the plate in 2023, recorded a .602 batting average with 62 hits, 44 RBI, 53 runs scored, seven home runs, 22 doubles and six triples … as a sophomore in 2022, compiled a 20-1 record, 0.46 ERA, 259 strikeouts and 122.1 innings … at the plate in 2022, recorded a .510 batting average, 1.160 slugging percentage, 32 RBI, 50 runs scored, 13 homers and 14 doubles … as a freshman in 2021, recorded a 9-0 record, 0.25 ERA, 127 strikeouts, 56.1 innings, three no-hitters and two perfect games … as the plate in 2021, posted a .574 batting average, 1.098 slugging percentage, 26 RBI, 35 runs scored and six home runs … coached by Abbey Siroshton and Carrey Shaughnessy … played travel ball for the Northwest Bullets Campos with classmate Sofia Mujica under coach Tony Campos.
Personal
Born Addisen Grayce Fisher in Bend, Ore. … parents are Heather and David Fisher … chose UCLA to “stay close to home and get the best education possible” … famous athletes she admires more are Kobe Bryant, Sabrina Ionescu and Caitlin Clark … hobbies include fishing, reading and playing the guitar … favorite move is The Greatest Showman … favorite book is A Wrinkle in Time … UCLA’s first-ever signee out of Oregon … undeclared major.
MADDIE JOHNSON
CLASS Sophomore
HEIGHT 5-9
POSITION RHP
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Athens, Ga.
LAST SCHOOL Georgia Southern
HIGH SCHOOL North Oconee HS
MAJOR
BIRTHDAY
CAREER HIGHS
IP 11.0; vs. Southern Miss (3/15/25)
K 11; vs. George Mason (2/28/25)
BB 4; at South Florida (2/8/25)
H 10; vs. Harvard (2/14/25)
ER 5; 2x, last at James Madison (5/2/25)
2025 // Freshman (Georgia Southern)
Named 2025 D1Softball Second Team Freshman AllAmerican... Softball America Freshman All-America... 2025 NFCA Third Team All-South Region... 2025 First Team All-Sun Belt Team... Appeared in 30 games, making a team-high 21 starts in the circle… Went 1210 with a conference best 2.03 ERA in 145.0 innings of work… Named first team All-Sun Belt… Allowed 47 runs on 118 hits… Led the squad with 110 strikeouts for fifth best in the conference… Tossed the 19th nohitter in program history against George Mason on Feb. 28 and picked up a career high 11 strikeouts… Tossed a career high 11.0 innings against Southern Miss on March 15… Earned first career save at App State tossing the final two innings allowing just a walk and tallied a pair of strikeouts… Pitched a team-high 13 complete games, four shutouts, and added two saves… Held opponents to a .222 batting average
High School
Four-year letter winner at North Oconee HS … Named 2023 Region 8-AAAA Pitcher of the Year … Four-time First Team All-Region … 2023 First Team All-State … 2021 Second Team All-State … Hit .473 including 53 hits and 20 RBI in 119 plate appearances … Holds school records in career strikeouts, games pitched, consecutive shutout innings, single season strikeouts, and strikeouts in a game … Four year academic honor roll honoree … Played travel ball for Georgia Impact Maher and Impact Janney/Lewis
Personal
Born Madison Brooks Johnson on October 25, 2005 in Snellville, Ga. … Hometown is Bishop, Ga. … The daughter of Christopher Johnson and Melissa Johnson … Has two younger sisters, Mackenzie and Reagan.
2025 //
Freshman (Texas Tech)
Played and started in all 68 games this season, 66 starts at third base and two in the circle… Finished with a 2-1 record and 2.55 ERA in the circle… Hit .395 with 50 hits, eight doubles and five home runs and drove in 32 runs… Had a great glove at the hot corner fielding the bunt as good as anyone in the country… Had 12 multi-hit games… Named to the All-Big 12 First Team and All-Big 12 Freshmen Team for her performance… Went 2-for-3 with four RBI against Oklahoma State (3/7) including the walk-off three-run homer… Named Big 12 Player of the Week (3/11).
High School
The 11th ranked pitcher in the 2024 class according to Extra Inning… Helped her to team to a 27-6-1 record her junior season including a 16-0 record in district play… Hit .548 with a .607 on-base percentage thanks to 63 hits, also picked up 66 RBI and scored 55 runs… Garnered several honors including being named the 2021 District 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year, and be selected 2021 First Team All-District, the DFW Sophomore of the Year, District MVP in 2022, 2022 First Team All-District, 2022 All-Johnson County MVP, 2023 District 8-5A MVP, Fort Worth Star Telegram Area MVP and a earning TGCA All-State honors… She holds the school record for home runs, RBI and strikeouts and established herself as one of the best two-way players in the 2024 class… Played travel ball for Stryker National Esparza under coach Charlie Esparza... Hit .489 with a 1.472 on-base percentage and 34 RBI thanks to 45 hits and 13 home runs... Was named to the District 8-5A Academic team for her work in the classroom.
AB 4; 7x, last at BYU (5/1/25)
R 2; 4x, last vs. UT-Arlington (4/23/25)
H 3; vs. Utah (4/6/25)
RBI 4; vs. Oklahoma State (3/7/25)
2B 2; at Mississippi State (5/18/25)
3B -
HR 1; 5x, last vs. Utah (4/4/25)
BB 2; 2x, last vs. Houston (4/12/25)
SB 2; vs. Oklahoma (6/2/25)
Personal
Daughter of Nikki Rife... Has two siblings: Alyssa and Matthew.
MOLLIE MITCHELL
HOMETOWN Austin, Texas HIGH
Cedar Park HS MAJOR Intended - Management
BIRTHDAY April 11, 2006
AB 1; at South Carolina (3/16/25)
1; 7x, last vs. Coastal Carolina (5/16/25)
2025 // Freshman
Appeared in 28 games… Scored seven runs as a pinch runner and had one at-bat… Stole two bases on three attempts… Drew one walk… Member of the 2024-25 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Was a back-to-back first team all-district (2022, 2023) performer for the Timberwolves… She hit .557, scattering 34 hits in 2023… Off the softball field, she was also a shooting guard on the varsity basketball team and a sprinter (100, 200) on the track team… Mitchell played club for Athletics Mercado Bonola since 2021… She was an assistant coach for the Texas Blaze ATX 14u team and was a City Reach Church student leader… In the classroom, she was an academic alldistrict performer from 2021-23.
Personal
Daughter of Amy and Louis Mitchell… Born April 11, 2006… She has an older brother, Conner… Intends to major in Management.
1; 2x, last at #23
MITCHELL’S CAREER STATS
2025 // Freshman
Appeared in 38 games, making 28 starts, all at first… Hit .207 (12-for-58)… Hit two doubles and four home runs… Scored 14 runs and drove in 12… Slugged .448 with 26 total bases… Drew 13 walks and was hit by pitch three times… First career home run was a tworun home run to put Georgia in front of Stetson, 4-2 (2/28)… Hit a two-run home run later that night to run rule UMBC (2/28)… Her two-out solo home run broke up Georgia Southern's perfect game bid in the bottom of the sixth as the lone run and hit lifted the Bulldogs to a 1-0 victory (3/12)… Member of the 2024-25 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
HOMETOWN New Johnsonville, Tenn. HIGH
Waverly Central HS
Biomedical Physiology BIRTHDAY January 27, 2006
AB 3; 4x, last vs. LSU (3/23/24)
R 2; 3x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/18/25)
H 2; vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/18/25)
RBI 3; vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/18/25)
2B 1; 2x, last vs. Buffalo (3/20/25)
3B -
HR 1; 4x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/18/25)
BB 2; 2x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/17/25) SB -
Earned all-state honors after hitting .526 with a .662 on-base percentage… She helped guide the Tigers to a district runner up finish and region championship, finishing third in the TSSAA state tournament… Her sophomore campaign saw her earn Tennessean AllMid-State, Tennessee Coaches' Association 2A AllState, the Tennessee Coaches' Association 2A Middle Tennessee Miss Softball award, all-district and district player of the year honors… She was named the district player of the year as a freshman along with 2A all-state and all-district honors after hitting .533 and guiding Waverly Central to a district championship… She played for Sparks Elite Ross/Stewart winning several titles including PGF 2017 10u national champions, 2019 WFC 12u champions, 2020 USA Junior Olympic Cup 14u champions, 2021 14u PGF National champions, 2022 16u Colorado Sparkler T.V. bracket champions, 2023 Colorado Sparkler 16u champions, 2023 Triple Crown 16u national champions, and 2023 Atlanta Legacy 16u champions… She also took part in the 2022 PGF Futures All-Star game… Off the softball field, White is a back-to-back all-district basketball player at Waverly Central.
Personal
Daughter of Sandi and Scott White… Born Jan. 27, 2006… She has two sisters Grace and Abigail… Grace played softball at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee… Majoring in Biomedical Physiology.
MUA WILLIAMS
HOMETOWN Waimanalo, Hawaii
HIGH SCHOOL Kamehameha Schools Kapalama MAJOR Intended - Sport Management
BIRTHDAY April 28, 2006
CAREER BESTS
AB 4; 3x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/17/25)
R 2; 4x, last at #23 Duke (5/17/25)
H 2; 6x, last vs. Coastal Carolina (5/16/25)
RBI 4; vs. LSU (3/23/25)
2B 1; 6x, last vs. #17 Ole Miss (4/17/25)
3B -
HR 1; 5x, last at #23 Duke (5/17/25)
BB 1; 10x, last at #23 Duke (5/17/25)
SB 1; 2x, last vs. Buffalo (2/20/25)
WILLIAMS' CAREER STATS
2025 // Freshman
Played in all 58 games and started 57 (56 at third, one at first) as a true freshman… Hit .228 on the season, scattering 33 hits… Hit six doubles and five home runs… Drove in 25 runs and scored 26… Slugged .372 with a .296 on-base percentage… Was hit by pitch five times… Recorded 81 assists on 137 chances and fielded seven double plays… Recorded six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games… Strung together a six-game hitting streak and a six-game reached base streak… Hit .500 on opening weekend (6-for-12) with four runs scored, two doubles, and co-led the team with five RBI… Hit first career home run in the win over No. 9 South Carolina (3/14), then hit another home run in the finale on Sunday (3/16)… Went 2-for-3 with three RBI in NCAA Tournament debut against Coastal Carolina (5/16), driving in three of Georgia's six runs in the game… Her fifth home run of the season came in the second inning against No. 14 Duke (5/17); Dallis Goodnight immediately followed with back-to-back home runs… Completed the Durham Regional hitting .364 (4-for-11) with a team-high five RBI… Member of the 2024-25 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School
Was named the position player of the year in the state of Hawaii in 2023, helping guide the Warriors to a 2023 Kamehameha Schools runner up finish and Kamehameha Schools 2023 ILH championship… She won an ILH championship with the Maryknoll Spartans in 2021… Her club teams include Team Kulia and NW Bullets… The Bullets won the Salinas Tournament championship in 2023… She played in the 2021 and 2022 Future AllStars Triple Crown… She also competed in paddling at Kapalama and played basketball and volleyball growing up… She was a member of art club and Kids4Kids club… In the classroom, she was a multi-time honor roll student.
Personal
Daughter Kayleen Konohia-Williams and Danny Williams… Born April 28, 2006… She's the youngest of eight kids including five sisters (Danci, Daneen, Dancel, Dariel, Delcie) and two brothers (Kaniala, Keoni)… Intends to major in Sport Management.
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NATALIE DONALDSON
CLASS Freshman
HEIGHT 5-5
POSITION Outfield
B/T L/R
HOMETOWN DeWitt, Mich.
HIGH SCHOOL DeWitt HS
MAJOR Business
BIRTHDAY Feb. 27, 2007
High School
Three-time all-conference, all-district, all-region, allstate and Mid-Michigan Dream Performer for Dewitt HS ... hit for .568 with a 1.468 OPS, 26 extra-base hits, 56 runs scored and 36 stolen bases as a freshman ... upped to .588 average with a 1.476 OPS, 28 extra-base hits, 64 runs and 32 stolen bases as a sophomore ... hit .623 for 26 extra-base hits, 56 runs and 36 stolen bags with a 1.514 OPS as a junior ... won conference championships with the Panthers in 2022 and 2023 ... also won district championship in 2022, 2023 and 2024 ... played five seasons for Tennessee Mojo Gregory and won two tournament MVPs ... member of the National Honor Society and an academic All-State nod ... also played volleyball
Personal
Daughter of Holly and Bob Donaldson ... Bob played football for Albion College and won a national championship in 1994 ... one older brother, Bo ... born Feb. 27, 2007 ... Intending to majoring in Business
CLASS Freshman HEIGHT 5-7
POSITION RHP
B/T R/L
HOMETOWN Baxley, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL Appling County HS
MAJOR Biomedical Physiology
BIRTHDAY May 31, 2006
High School
Pitched 190 innings, striking out 300 batters with a 0.74 ERA as a freshman ... held a 28-1 record while also hitting. 500 for 11 home runs ... helped Appling County HS to a state championship ... as a sophomore, named a PGF Futures sophomore All-American and the region pitcher of the year ... threw 150 innings with a 0.38 ERA and 255 strikeouts for a 20-3 record ... again named a PGF All-American as a junior and tabbed the Georgia Dugout Club Pitcher of the Year, first-team All-State, GACA South Team Pitcher and 912 Sports Softball Player of the Year as a junior ... worked 112 innings with 190 strikeouts and a 0.75 ERA ... as a senior, had a 24-3 record with 280 strikeouts in 142 innings throwing nine no-hitters and 20 shutouts ... member of FCA, Beta Club, Health Occupations Students of America and the superintendent advisory board
Personal
Daughter of Gena and Cole Harrison ... two younger brothers, Jude and Caleb ... grandfather played football at Mississippi State ... born on May 31, 2006 ... intending to major in Biomedical Physiology
CLASS Freshman HEIGHT 5-10
POSITION LHP B/T L/L
HOMETOWN Georgetown, Ky.
HIGH SCHOOL Scott County HS MAJOR -
BIRTHDAY Sept. 5, 2007
High School
Played for Scott County HS as a freshman and sophomore ... worked 183 innings with a 1.22 ERA and 248 strikeouts as a freshman ... earned All-Region and All-State honors ... pitched 122 innings with 224 strikeouts and a 1.72 ERA ... also named to All-Region and All-State second team ... also picked up district MVP honors ... played club ball for Tennessee Mojo Gregory and led team to 14u and 16u Colorado Sparkler power pool championships ... also helped team to 16u Colorado Sparkler suplemental championship
Personal
Daughter of Jackie and Chris Little ... one sister, Emma Gresham ... born Sept. 5, 2007 ... Majoring in _
GABI NOVICKAS
CLASS Freshman
HEIGHT 6-0
POSITION INF
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Chicago, Ill.
HIGH SCHOOL Marist HS MAJOR -
BIRTHDAY Sept. 22, 2006
High School
Three-year varsity starter for Marist HS ... as a freshman, helped RedHawks to a runner-up finish in the state tournament ... as a sophomore, hit .446 for 51 RBIs, 18 home runs, and recorded a 1.495 OPS ... helped RedHawks to 4A state championship and named ESCC All-Conference and an Extra-Inning HS All-American ... also tabbed as a Extra Inning HS Player of the Week as a sophomore ... hit .471 with 61 RBIs, 19 home runs and a 1.644 OPS as a junior ... helped Marist HS to another state tournament runner-up finish ... named the 2024 offensive player of the year, first-team AllState, All-Conference, MaxPreps All-American and Daily Southtown Player of the Year ... also played seven years for Beverly Bandits club team ... member of NHS, a Little RedHawk tutor, a student ambassador and a peer leader ... 2024 Illinois State Scholar
Personal
Daughter of Delilah and Raymond Novickas ... Raymond played football at College of DuPage ... one brother, Danny, who played football at Ohio ... born Sept. 22, 2006 ... Majoring in _
BROOKE SMITH KATELIN SMITH
CLASS Freshman
HEIGHT 5-8
POSITION Infield
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Brandon, Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL Northwest Rankin HS MAJOR -
BIRTHDAY Nov. 2, 2006
High School
Hit .450 with 30 stolen bases and a .980 fielding percentage ... helped guide Cougars to back-to-back state titles and is a two-time MAC All-State performer ... played club ball for D1vision 18u National for four years and has finished top-five at PGF Nationals ... also played two seasons of basketball and won a state title her freshman year ... earned several honor roll and citizenship awards as a student
Personal
Daughter of Jackie and Gregory Smith ... both played sports (basketball and baseball) at Jackson State ... two older brother and one older sister: Quade, Braden and Emi ... Quade played baseball at Nicholls State, Braden played football at Louisville and Cincinatti and Emi played tennis at Benedict College ... born Nov. 2, 2006 ... Majoring in _
CLASS Freshman
HEIGHT 5-8
POSITION Infield
B/T R/R
HOMETOWN Glennville, Ga.
HIGH SCHOOL Pinewood Christian Academy MAJOR Financial Planning
BIRTHDAY Jan. 12, 2007
High School
Four-time All-State and All-Region performer for Pinewood Christian Academy ... hit .480 with a 1.399 OPS as a freshman ... increased to .523 with a 1.769 OPS as a sophomore with 14 home runs, 36 RBIs and 17 stolen bases ... as a junior, batted .507 with a 1.736 OPS ... concluded prep career after a .614, 2.151 OPS senior season with 20 home runs, 48 RBIs and 20 stolen bases, helping Pinewood to a region championship ... named the GIAA 3A Player of the Year and selected to the GIAA All-Star Game ... played club ball for Atlanta Premier Elite Coleman, Athletics Gold Tamborra/Long and GA Fury Platinum Haines ... also played basketball and was a two-time All-Region player ... ran track and finished top 10 in the state in 200m (2022) and 4x100 (2022, 2024) ... member of Beta Club, FCA, 1160 Club, Interact Club and NHS ... honor roll student and member of National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program
Personal
Daughter of Amanda and Jason Smith ... one younger sister, Bree ... born Jan. 12, 2007 ... Intending to major in Financial Planning
2025 SEC STATISTICS
2025 GRADUATES
Lyndi Rae Davis (Master's - Sport Management)
Rachel Gibson (Consumer Economics)
Dallis Goodnight (Sport Management)
2025 HONORS & AWARDS
PAISLIE ALLEN
- Appears on D1Softball's D100 Freshman Watch List
- Appears on Softball America's Freshman Watch List
LILLIE BACKES
- On the Top 53 Watch List for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award
- Ranked No. 57 on Softball America's Top 100 Preseason Player Rankings
- Ranked No. 56 on D1Softball's D100 Preseason Player Rankings
- Ranked as the No. 13 pitcher in D1Softball's position rankings
TYAH CHARLTON
- Appears on D1Softball's Freshman Watch List
LYNDI RAE DAVIS
- Ranked as the No. 17 catcher in D1Softball's position rankings
DALLIS GOODNIGHT
- 2025 Second Team All-SEC
- 2025 NFCA All-South Region Second Team
- Ranked No. 91 on Softball America's Top 100 Preseason Player Rankings
JAYDYN GOODWIN
- 2025 NFCA All-South Region Second Team
SARAH GORDON
- 2025 NFCA All-South Region Third Team
DESTIN HOWARD
- 2025 SEC Softball Community Service Team
MARISA MILLER
- 2025 NFCA All-South Region Third Team
ESTHER WHITE
- Appears on D1Softball's D100 Freshman Watch List
MUA WILLIAMS
- Appears on D1Softball's D100 Freshman Watch List
- Appears on Softball America's Freshman Watch List
COACHING HISTORY
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS
Program record for wins/winning percentage in BOLD
Postseason Key
* SEC Tournament
^ NCAA Regionals
+ NCAA Super Regionals
# NCAA Women’s College World Series
ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACHES
Bo Reid 1997-00
Mike Perniciaro 1997-98
Steve Chattin 1999-00
Sharon Perkins 2001-06
Courtney Blades 2001
Shaunte’ Fremin 2002-03
Alan Reach 2004
Jessica Allister 2005-06
Brent Shaw 2007-08
Michelle Green 2007-09
Gerry Glasco 2009-14
Megan McAllister 2010-11
Tara Archibald 2012-14
Rick Pauly 2015
Tony Baldwin 2015-21
Rachele Fico 2016-21
J.T. D'Amico 2022-Present
Chelsea Wilkinson 2022-Present
Amber Freeman 2024
Mike Davenport 2025-Present
ALLEEN HAWKINS 1997-2000 115-123, 38-74 SEC
LU HARRIS-CHAMPER 2001-2021 959-368, 315-215 SEC
TONY BALDWIN 2022-PRESENT 163-75, 47-47 SEC
Lu Harris-Champer was honored as the SEC Coach of the Year three times (2003, 2005, 2018).
Lu Harris-Champer announced her retirement following Georgia's 2021 NCAA Tournament run to the WCWS, the seventh appearance in OKC of her coaching career.
USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP 25
2009 Alisa Goler
2010
THE CIRCLE OF HONOR
Taylor Schlopy
2011 Alisa Goler
2015
2016
2018
Alex Hugo
Paige Wilson
Cortni Emanuel
Cortni Emanuel
Alyssa DiCarlo
2019 Alyssa DiCarlo
USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL COLLEGIATE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR TOP 10
2015 Cortni Emanuel
LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS TOP 10
2011 Alisa Goler (1st) Taylor Schlopy (2nd)
SCHUTTS/NFCA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR TOP 25
2019 Lacey Fincher
USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2003 Michelle Green (3/24)
2005 Michelle Green (4/6)
2011 Brianna Hesson (3/29)
2013 Geri Ann Glasco (4/16)
2014 Alex Hugo (3/18)
NFCA COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2005 Michelle Green (4/6)
2008 Kate Gaskill (3/18)
2011 Kristyn Sandberg (4/12)
2013 Geri Ann Glasco (3/26)
2014 Chelsea Wilkinson (5/6)
Chelsea Wilkinson (5/13)
2022 Jayda Kearney 3/7)
ESPNW PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2018 Alyssa DiCarlo (3/21)
NICOLE BARBER was Georgia softball’s first Circle of Honor inductee, the highest honor bestowed upon a student-athlete at Georgia. Barber was the Bulldogs’ centerfielder from 2001-04. She still holds the NCAA record with 257 career stolen bases including swiping 73-consecutive bags, also an NCAA record. Her 379 career hits is an SEC record while ranking in the top 10 in batting average, triples, runs, and fielding percentage as a centerfielder. She was three-time AllAmerican and four-time All-SEC honoree for Georgia. Barber played in 278 games of her career, going 204-74 as a Bulldog with 70 SEC wins.
2022
Kylie Macy (2/28)
Lyndi Rae Davis (4/12)
RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD (NFCA)
2024 Sydney Kuma
NEW BALANCE/NFCA GOLDEN SHOE AWARD
2018 Cortni Emanuel
(2/22)
(3/15)
(3/22)
(4/24)
(4/16)
Nichole Urban (5/7)
Michelle Green (2/3)
Michelle Green (3/2)
USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL
COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP 10
2009 Alisa Goler
2019 Alyssa DiCarlo
USA SOFTBALL JAPAN CUP TEAM
2009
Taylor Schlopy
GEORGIA CIRCLE OF HONOR
2017
2021
Nicole Barber
Kim Wendland
KIM WENDLAND won All-America honors in each of her last three years as a Bulldog (2003-05). She remains one of just four players in UGA history to earn such an honor three times. She's also the only player in program history to earn two outstanding honors: SEC Player of the Year and first-team All-SEC four consecutive years. Wendland's 313 career hits, 233 runs batted in, and 64 doubles still rank among the top five in school history. Her 1,403 putouts at first base rank second in program history. As a freshman in 2002, Wendland helped lead Georgia to its first-ever NCAA Regional.
2024 Lilli Backes, Emma Castorri, Hannah Davila, Emily Digby, Rachel Gibson, Sarah Gordon
2025 Paislie Allen, Precious Bross, Mollie Mitchell, Randi Roelling, Ella Troutt, Esther White, Mua Williams
KASI CARROLL
2004-07
Kasi Carroll is Georgia softball’s lone multi-time CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America award winner. Carroll also earned Academic All-District three times and is softball’s lone Joel Eaves Award winner, given the male and female student-athletes with the highest GPA upon entering the fall semester of his or her senior year, based on academic hour rather than eligibility. Additionally, a student-athlete must have earned at least two varsity letters to be eligible for the award. She was also a 2006 All-SEC performer in the circle.
Coaches: Lu Harris-Champer, Gerry Glasco, Tara Archibald, Tony Baldwin
TEAM 17
2013 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
Bry Blanco, Maya Branch, Katie Browne, Geri Ann Glasco, Niaja Griffin, Tina Iosefa, Sam LaZear, Morgan Montemayor, Christine Olney, Kaylee Puailoa, Tiesha Reed, Tess Sito, Katie Sowers, Anna Swafford, Chelsea Wilkinson, Paige Wilson
Coaches: Lu Harris-Champer, Gerry Glasco, Tara Archibald
TEAM 19
2015 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
Bethany Beggs, Katie Browne, Katie Collins, Cortni Emanuel, Sydni Emanuel, Bekah Farris, Katelyn Fuller, Chaycie Goggins, Brittany Gray, Niaja Griffin, Adele Harrison, Alex Hugo, Tina Iosefa, Sam LaZear, Maeve McGuire, Savannah McHellon, Kaylee Puaiola, Anna Swafford, Chelsea Wilkinson, Paige Wilson
Coaches: Lu Harris-Champer, Tony Baldwin, Rick Pauly, Tom Hazelhurst
TEAM 18
2014 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
Bethany Beggs, Katie Browne, Bekah Farris, Geri Ann Glasco, Niaja Griffin, Adele Harrison, Alex Hugo, Tina Iosefa, Sam LaZear, Maeve McGuire, Kaylee Puailoa, Tiesha Reed, Malia Rivers, Katie Sowers, Anna Swafford, Chelsea Wilkinson, Kaylee Williams, Paige Wilson
Coaches: Lu Harris-Champer, Gerry Glasco, Tara Archibald, Yolanda McRae
Coaches: Lu Harris-Champer, Tony Baldwin, Rachele Fico, Brock Van Faussien
TEAM 24
Amanda Ablan, Tyler Armistead, Mary Wilson Avant, Laura Bishop, Ciara Bryan, Hanna Coulter, Alley Cutting, Jordan Doggett, Jaiden Fields, Lacey Fincher, Sydney Kuma, CJ Landrum, Shelby Maier, Lauren Mathis, Justice Milz, Jessica Morgan, Sara Mosley, Mahlena O’Neal, Mackenzie Puckett, Savana Sikes, Shelby Suplee, Jacqui Switzer, Janie Beth Webb
Coaches: Lu Harris-Champer, Tony Baldwin, Rachele Fico, Shelby Hiers
2018 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
2020 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
TEAM 25
2021 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
Tyler Armistead, Ellie Armistead, Mary Wilson Avant, Laura Bishop, Aniyah Black, Payden Bordeau, Sydney Chambley, Alley Cutting, Hayley Eaton, Jaiden Fields, Lacey Fincher, Jayda Kearney, Madison Kerpics, Sydney Kuma, CJ Landrum, Lauren Mathis, Jessica Morgan, Sara Mosley, Riley Orcutt, Mackenzie Puckett, Britton Rogers, Savana Sikes, Shelby Suplee, Jacqui Switzer, Janie Beth Webb
Coaches: Lu Harris-Champer, Tony Baldwin, Rachele Fico, Shelby Hiers
TEAM 27
2023 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
Ellie Armistead, Payden Bordeau, Lauren Burnett, Sydney Chambley, Lyndi Rae Davis, Hayley Eaton, Tyler Ellison, Jaiden Fields, Dallis Goodnight, Jaydyn Goodwin, Destin Howard, Jayda Kearney, Madison Kerpics, Sydney Kuma, Ally Kurland, Kylie Macy, Marisa Miller, Sara Mosley, Riley Orcutt, Sydney Osada, Britton Rogers, Shelby Walters
Coaches: Tony Baldwin, J.T. D’Amico, Chelsea Wilkinson, Danielle Gibson Whorton
TEAM 26
2022 GEORGIA
Ellie Armistead, Faith Barth, Aniyah Black, Payden Bordeau, Sydney Chambley, Lyndi Rae Davis, Hayley Eaton, Jaiden Fields, Lacey Fincher, Jayda Kearney, Madison Kerpics, Sydney Kuma, CJ Landrum, Kylie Macy, Lauren Mathis, Sara Mosley, Rebecca Muh, Riley Orcutt, Sydney Osada, Mackenzie Puckett, Britton Rogers, Savana Sikes
Coaches: Tony Baldwin, J.T. D’Amico, Chelsea Wilkinson, Alyssa DiCarlo
TEAM 28
Ellie Armistead, Lilli Backes, Lauren Burnett, Emma Castorri, Sydney Chambley, Hannah Davila, Lyndi Rae Davis, Emily Digby, Hayley Eaton, Tyler Ellison, Jaiden Fields, Rachel Gibson, Dallis Goodnight, Jaydyn Goodwin, Sarah Gordon, Destin Howard, Jayda Kearney, Madison Kerpics, Sydney Kuma, Marisa Miller, Sara Mosley, Riley Orcutt, Shelby Walters
Coaches: Tony Baldwin, J.T. D’Amico, Chelsea Wilkinson, Amber Freeman
SOFTBALL
2024 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
TEAM 29
2025 GEORGIA SOFTBALL
Paislie Allen, Lilli Backes, Precious Bross, Emma Castorri, Tyah Charlton, Hannah Davila, Lyndi Rae Davis, Emily Digby, Tyler Ellison, Rachel Gibson, Dallis Goodnight, Jaydyn Goodwin, Sarah Gordon, Destin Howard, Marisa Miller, Mollie Mitchell, Randi Roelling, Ella Troutt, Esther White, Mua Williams
Coaches: Tony Baldwin, J.T. D’Amico, Chelsea Wilkinson, Mike Davenport
2003 RESULTS
(57-14, 23-6 SEC)
1/31 1-vs. Kentucky W, 5-0
1/31 1-at FIU W, 3-1
2/1 1-vs. Illinois State W, 1-0
2/1 1-vs. Kentucky W, 5-2
2/2 1-at FIU W, 5-1
2/8 2-vs. Oregon L, 3-2 (12)
2/8
2-at #9 Florida State W, 5-4 (8)
2/9 2-vs. Southeast Louisiana W, 13-0 (5)
2/9 2-vs. Florida A&M W, 8-0 (6)
2/13 3-Drexel W, 12-0 (5)
2/14 3-Boston College W, 11-0 (6)
2/14 3-Drexel W, 3-0
2/15 3-Maryland W, 6-2
2/15 3-Drexel W, 3-0
2/21 4-Winthrop W, 10-0
2/21 4-Appalachian State W, 6-0
2/22 4-Connecticut W, 7-0
2/22 4-Connecticut W, 11-0 (5)
2/23 4-Appalachian State W, 8-0 (5)
2/28 5-vs. #21 Texas A&M W, 2-1 (8)
2/28 5-at #11 Stanford L, 2-0
3/1 5-vs. Long Beach State W, 2-0
3/1 5-at #11 Stanford W, 2-0
3/2 5-vs. #21 Texas A&M L, 3-1 (8)
3/8 Auburn* W, 7-1
3/8 Auburn* W, 10-0 (5)
3/9 Auburn* W, 9-4
3/15 at Mississippi State* W, 8-2
3/15 at Mississippi State* L, 2-0
3/16 at Mississippi State* W, 9-0 (5)
3/18 at Kentucky* W, 8-1
3/18 at Kentucky* W, 7-1
3/19 at Kentucky* W, 5-0
3/22 #8 LSU* W, 1-0
3/22 #8 LSU* L, 5-4
3/23 #8 LSU* W, 3-0
3/27 Georgia State W, 16-0 (5)
3/27 Georgia State W, 5-1
3/29 at Arkansas* W, 6-1
3/29 at Arkansas* W, 11-0
3/30 at Arkansas* W, 4-0
4/2 Georgia Tech W, 6-0
4/2 Georgia Tech W, 1-0
4/5 #24 Florida* L, 4-2
4/5 #24 Florida* W, 10-1 (6)
4/6 #24 Florida* L, 1-0
4/9 #15 South Carolina* W, 4-0
4/9 #15 South Carolina* W, 10-2 (6)
4/12 at Ole Miss* W, 1-0
4/12 at Ole Miss* W, 7-5
4/13 at Ole Miss* L, 6-5
4/18 6-Bethune-Cookman W, 4-1
4/18 6-Radford W, 11-0
4/19 6-North Carolina L, 2-1 (8)
4/19 6-Bethune-Cookman W, 6-0
4/20 6-North Carolina W, 1-0
4/23 Georgia Southern W, 8-0 (6)
4/23 Georgia Southern W, 8-0 (5)
4/26 at Tennessee* W, 6-2
4/26 at Tennessee* W, 4-3
4/27 at Tennessee* W, 12-3
5/3 #17 Alabama* L, 7-5
5/3 #17 Alabama* W, 7-3
5/4 #17 Alabama* W, 12-4 (6)
5/8 7-vs. Mississippi State W, 3-0
5/9 7-vs. #24 Florida L, 1-0
5/10 7-vs. Tennessee L, 5-3 (8)
5/15 8-vs. LIU Brooklyn W, 5-1
5/16 8-vs. #25 Michigan State L, 4-3
5/16 8-vs. Long Beach State W, 2-1 (8)
2003 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
5/17 8-vs. Fresno State L, 1-0 (8)
* Southeastern Conference Game
1-FIU Tournament, Miami, Fla.
2-Seminole Classic, Tallahassee, Fla.
3-Georgia Home Tournament #1, Athens, Ga.
4-Georgia Home Tournament #2, Athens, Ga.
5-Stanford Classic, Palo Alto, Calif.
6-Georgia Home Tournament #3, Athens, Ga.
7-SEC Tournament, Plant City, Fla.
8-NCAA Regional, Region 2, Fresno, Calif.
2003 ROSTER
00 Ashley Godfrey IF R-Fr. Columbus, Ga.
1 Kim Wendland IF R-So. Rock Island, Ill.
2 Amy Brannan OF Sr. McDonough, Ga.
4 Shawna Norris IF Jr. Littleton, Colo.
7 Lacey Gardner P Sr. Watkinsville, Ga.
8 Katie Lewis IF So. Marietta, Ga.
9 Nicole Barber OF Jr. Oregon City, Ore.
11 Michelle Tyree IF Sr. Brentwood, Tenn.
12 Courtney Knight OF Fr. Lithonia, Ga.
14 Courtney Logan UT Fr. Marietta, Ga.
15 Michelle Green P/DP So. Duluth, Ga.
16 Jade Jarvis C Fr. Lake Park, Ga.
17 Shannon McKeon C Jr. Hollywood, Fla.
18 Brooke Greene IF Fr. Loganville, Ga.
20 Jessica Malcom C Fr. Social Circle, Ga.
21 Yolanda McCrae OF Jr. Dublin, Ga.
24 Kelly Summers UT Fr. Valdosta, Ga.
32 Nichole Urban P Jr. Denver, Colo.
33 Julie Miner OF Jr. Snellville, Ga.
34
Davidson P Sr. Atlanta, Ga.
Bulldogs tied another SEC record and 16 more school records.
The 2003 season marked many firsts for Georgia and every player on the roster, from seniors Michelle Tyree, Lacey Gardner, and Amy Brannan to newcomers Courtney Knight, Jade Jarvis, and Ashley Godfrey, were integral in success of the 2003 team. The team set goals to win the SEC, make NCAA Regionals, and go to the Women's College World Series, and the 2003 Bulldogs satisfied two out of three of those goals.
Head Coach: Lu Harris-Champer Assistant Coaches: Sharon Perkins, Shaunte Fremin
2005 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
ROSTER
00 Ashley Godfrey IF Jr. Columbus, Ga.
1 Kim Wendland IF Sr. Rock Island, Ill.
2 Jessica Doucette P/UT Fr. El Sequendo, Calif.
3 Katie Griffith P So. Conyers, Ga.
4 Victoria Sanders OF Fr. Decatur, Ga.
6 Jodi Dyer C So. Hartwell, Ga.
7 Jennifer Corbin IF Fr. Decatur, Ga.
8 Katie Lewis IF Sr. Marietta, Ga.
9 Katie Vickers IF Fr. San Diego, Calif.
10 Jessica Gilmore OF Fr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
11 Kasi Carroll O/OF So. Norris City, Ill.
12 Courtney Knight OF Jr. Lithonia, Ga.
14 Sojourner Moody IF Fr. Lithonia, Ga.
15 Michelle Green P Sr. Duluth, Ga.
16 Jade Jarvis UT Jr. Lake Park, Ga.
18 Melissa Cook OF So. Watkinsville, Ga. 21 Charvi Greer C So. Auburn, Ala. 22 Kelsey Todd OF So. Alpharetta, Ga. 34 Megan McAllister IF So. Carlsbad, Calif.
Head Coach: Lu Harris-Champer
Associate Head Coach: Sharon Perkins
Assistant Coach: Jessica Allister
campaign with a .392 batting average with 12 doubles, 15 home runs, and 54 RBI. Megan McAllister set the school-record for home runs in a season after launching 16. Courtney Knight also sported a .372 batting average with 11 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 40 RBI.
Green and Wendland were named Louisville Slugger/NFCA and Easton All-Americans at the conclusion of the 2005 season. Wendland became the first player in Georgia softball history to earn SEC Player of the Year honors, while Green notched her second SEC Pitcher of the Year award after sharing the honor with Tennessee's Monica Abbott. Harris-Champer tallied her second SEC Coach of the Year honor. Wendland, Green, and McAllister were all named to the All-SEC First Team, while Doucette and Knight were selected to the All-SEC Second Team. Doucette and freshman Katie Vickers were named to the All-SEC Freshman team as well.
The senior trio of Green, Lewis and Wendland concluded their careers as the most successful senior class in Georgia history, posting a four-year record of 226-63 (.782). The 2005 senior class captured SEC Championships in 2003 and 2005, and earned four consecutive NCAA regional appearances.
The Georgia softball team continued its tradition of success in 2014, advancing to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in the last seven years. On the way to its Super Regional appearance, the Bulldogs made history, taking home the program's first ever Southeastern Conference Tournament title over three unforgettable nights in Columbia, South Carolina.
Georgia finished the season with a 49-15 record that included a 15-9 mark in SEC play. The Bulldogs also had 13 wins over ranked teams, including six wins over teams that were ranked in the top 10. For their efforts over the regular season and the SEC Tournament, the Bulldogs were selected at the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
2014 ROSTER
1 Tiesha Reed OF Sr. Elberton, Ga.
2 Adele Harrison OF Jr. Eastman, Ga.
3 Samantha Lazear OF So. Comer, Ga.
5 Malia Rivers IF/C Fr. Brentwood, Calif.
7 Bethany Beggs IF So. Lincolnton, Ga.
9 Paige Wilson SS Jr. Chicago, Ill.
10 Katie Sowers C So. Peachtree City, Ga.
11 Kaylee Puailoa OF/1B So. Buena Park, Calif.
12 Geri Ann Glasco P/1B So. Watkinsville, Ga.
16 Alex Hugo 3B So. Olathe, Kan.
17 Maeve McGuire UT Fr. Downers Grove, Ill.
20 Chelsea Wilkinson P So. Taylorsville, N.C.
21 Bekah Farris P Fr. Marietta, Ga.
22 Niaja Griffin OF Jr. Orlando, Fla.
25 Anna Swafford 2B Jr. Dallas, Ga.
27 Kaylee Williams IF Jr. Kennesaw, Ga.
32 Tina Iosefa C/IF So. Lynwood, Calif.
35 Katie Browne C So. Zachary, La.
Head Coach: Lu Harris-Champer
Associate Head Coach: Gerry Glasco Assistant Coach: Tara Archibald
After posting a 15-9 mark in SEC play, which tied for the third-best record among league schools, Georgia was awarded the No. 5 seed in the SEC Tournament. The Bulldogs had the daunting task of facing fifthranked Florida and sixth-ranked Alabama to get to the title game. Georgia was up to the task, posting a 2-0 shutout win over Florida before handing Alabama a 5-3 loss. The Bulldogs would face Kentucky for the fourth time in a week for an SEC Tournament title, guaranteeing a first ever winner. As it had for much of the season, Georgia relied on the talented right arm of sophomore Chelsea Wilkinson and timely hitting by a vaunted lineup. Wilkinson shut down the Wildcat offense, carrying a one-hitter into the seventh inning and allowing just two runs on three hits and struck out nine batters in the complete-game performance. Geri Ann Glasco provided the big hits for Georgia, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a run scored and two RBI. When the final out was recorded, the Bulldogs were the SEC Tournament Champions for the first time in school history. Following the win, Georgia had four players named to the SEC All-Tournament Team: Wilkinson, Paige Wilson, Glasco and Alex Hugo. Wilkinson, who went 3-0 during the tournament was named the 2014 SEC Tournament MVP.
Along with the team accomplishments, Georgia had three First Team All-SEC selections (Hugo, Wilson and Wilkinson), four SEC All-Tournament selections (Glasco, Hugo, Wilson and Wilkinson), seven NFCA All-Region selections (Sam LaZear, Anna Swafford, Tina Iosefa, Glasco, Hugo, Wilson, Wilkinson) and two NFCA AllAmericans (Hugo and Wilkinson). The seven NFCA All-Region honors was a program best and the most by an SEC team that season, the three First Team All-SEC selections were the most first team honorees since the 2010 season and Hugo's All-American selection marked the first time since 2009 that a Bulldog had been named a First Team All-American.
2014 RESULTS
(49-15, 14-9 SEC)
2/7 1-Winthrop W, 1-0
2/7 1-North Texas W,10-2 (6)
2/8 1-North Texas W, 7-4
2/8 1-James Madison W, 8-2
2/9 1-James Madison W, 2-0
2/16 2-Furman W, 6-0
2/16 2-Furman W, 7-0
2/17 2-Mercer W, 8-0 (5)
2/17 2-Mercer W, 7-5
2/21 3-vs. Marshall W, 17-0 (5)
2/21 3-vs. NC State W, 8-0 (5)
2/23 3-vs. #20 South Alabama L, 3-2
2/23 3-vs. Fairfield W, 10-0 (5)
2/28 4-Western Carolina W, 9-3
2/28 4-St. John’s (NY) W, 8-0 (5)
3/1 4-St. John’s (NY) W, 13-3(5)
3/1 4-UAB L, 8-0
3/2 4-UAB W, 10-1 (5)
3/7 5-Tennessee Tech W, 3-1
3/7 5-Kent State W, 4-1
3/8 5-Kent State W, 5-2
3/8 5-Purdue W, 6-1
3/9 5-Purdue W, 3-2
3/12 Tennessee State W, 8-3
3/14 Mississippi State* W, 1-0
3/15 Mississippi State* W, 11-2 (5)
3/15 Mississippi State* W, 9-1 (5)
3/19 Gardner-Webb W, 5-1
3/21 at #15 Texas A&M* W, 4-3 (10)
3/22 at #15 Texas A&M* L, 4-2
3/23 at #15 Texas A&M* W, 4-2
3/26 Georgia Southern W, 4-1
3/28 at #16 Missouri* L, 8-6
3/29 at #16 Missouri* L, 6-3
3/30 at #16 Missouri* W, 6-2
4/2 Georgia Tech W, 9-7
4/4 South Carolina* W, 6-2
4/5 South Carolina* L, 1-0
4/6 South Carolina* W, 9-1 (5)
4/9 #24 USC Upstate W, 3-1
4/11 at LSU* W, 6-1
4/12 at LSU* L, 5-4 (8)
4/13 at LSU* L, 13-11 (6)
4/16 at Georgia Tech W, 15-1 (5)
4/18 #23 Auburn* W, 11-2 (5)
4/19 #23 Auburn* W, 8-4
4/20 #23 Auburn* L, 8-1
4/22 Georgia State L, 4-2
4/24 at #7 Alabama* L, 4-2
4/25 at #7 Alabama* W, 10-2 (6)
4/26 at #7 Alabama* L, 4-1
5/2 #10 Kentucky* W, 5-1
5/3 #10 Kentucky* W, 4-1
5/4 #10 Kentucky* W, 3-1
5/8 6-#5 Florida W, 2-0
5/9 6-#6 Alabama W, 5-3
5/10 6-#16 Kentucky W, 5-2
5/16 7-Chattanooga W, 9-0 (5)
5/17 7-NC State L, 5-4
5/17 7-UAB W, 3-0
5/18 7-NC State W, 9-1
5/18 7-NC State W, 8-0 (5)
5/23 8-#17 Baylor L, 9-1 (6)
5/24 8-#17 Baylor L, 6-3
* Southeastern Conference Game
1-Seventh Annual Red & Black Showcase, Athens, Ga.
5/27 at #7 Tennessee W, 1-0 at #7 Tennessee L, 2-0
2013
NCAA REGIONAL | TEMPE, ARIZ.
5/17 vs. San Diego State W, 9-3
5/18 at #5 Arizona State L, 2-0 vs. San Diego State W, 3-2
5/19 at #5 Arizona State L, 2-0
2014 *#4 Seed
NCAA REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/16 Chattanooga W, 9-0 5/17 NC State L, 5-4 UAB W, 3-0
5/18 NC State W, 9-1 NC State W, 8-0 (5)
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/23 #13 Baylor L, 9-1 (6) 5/24 #13 Baylor L, 6-3
2015 *#14 Seed
NCAA REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/15 Central Connecticut State W, 6-1
5/16 Western Kentucky L, 2-1 (14) North Carolina W, 6-5
5/17 Western Kentucky W, 12-3 (5) Western Kentucky W, 17-0 (5)
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL | ANN ARBOR, MICH.
5/21 at #3 Michigan L, 10-3
5/22 at #3 Michigan L, 7-6
2016 *#16 Seed
NCAA REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/20 Maine W, 6-0
5/21 Northwestern W, 5-2
5/22 Oklahoma State L, 5-3 Oklahoma State W, 6-0
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL | GAINESVILLE, FLA.
5/26 at #1 Florida W, 3-0
5/27 at #1 Florida W, 3-2
NCAA WCWS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
6/2 vs. #8 Florida State W, 5-4
6/4 vs. #4 Auburn L, 4-3
6/5 vs. #10 LSU L, 4-1
2017
NCAA REGIONAL | TALLAHASSEE, FLA.
5/19 vs. Jacksonville State W, 4-2
5/20 at #4 Florida State L, 7-1
5/20 vs. Jacksonville State W, 8-2
5/21 vs. #4 Florida State L, 8-5
2018 *#7 Seed
NCAA REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/18 vs. Harvard W, 6-2
5/19 vs. Northwestern W, 12-0 (6)
5/20 vs. Northwestern W, 9-7
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/25 vs. #10 Tennessee W, 4-3
5/26 vs. #10 Tennessee W, 2-1 (8)
NCAA WCWS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
5/31 vs. #2 Florida L, 11-3 (5)
6/2 vs. #6 Florida State L, 7-2
2019
NCAA REGIONAL | MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
5/17 vs. Drake W, 6-4
5/18 at #7 Minnesota L, 2-1 (8)
5/18 vs. Drake W, 7-4
5/20 at #7 Minnesota L, 8-1
2021
NCAA REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/21 Western Kentucky W, 11-3 (5)
5/22 #13 Duke W, 1-0
5/23 #13 Duke W, 10-9
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL | GAINESVILLE, FLA.
5/28 at #4 Florida W, 4-0
5/29 at #4 Florida W, 6-0
NCAA WCWS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
6/3 vs. #5 Oklahoma State L, 3-2
6/5 vs. #1 Oklahoma L, 8-0 (6)
2022
NCAA REGIONAL | DURHAM, N.C.
5/20 vs. Liberty L, 0-2
5/21 vs. UMBC W, 6-3
5/21 vs. Liberty W, 7-2
5/22 at #12 Duke W, 5-3
5/22 at #12 Duke L, 5-13 (6)
2023 *#14 Seed
NCAA REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/19 NC Central W, 12-0 (5)
5/20 Virginia Tech W, 8-3
5/21 Virginia Tech W, 12-3 (6)
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL | TALLAHASSEE, FLA.
5/25 at #3 Florida State L, 1-8
5/26 at #3 Florida State L, 2-4
2024 *#11 Seed
NCAA REGIONAL | ATHENS, GA.
5/17 UNCW W, 8-0 (5)
5/18 Liberty L, 3-7
5/18 Charlotte W, 5-0
5/19 Liberty W, 14-5
5/19 Liberty W, 3-2
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL | LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
5/23 at #6 UCLA L, 0-8 (6)
5/24 at #6 UCLA L, 1-6
2025
NCAA REGIONAL | DURHAM, N.C.
5/16 Coastal Carolina W, 6-3
5/17 at #14 Duke W, 8-2
5/18 at #14 Duke L, 1-8
5/18 at #14 Duke W, 5-2
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL | GAINESVILLE, FLA.
5/23 at #3 Florida L, 1-6
5/24 at #3 Florida W, 2-1
5/25 at #3 Florida L, 2-5
NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD BREAKDOWN
RECORD BY HEAD COACH
Lu Harris-Champer 74-41 (19 app)
Tony Baldwin 14-10 (4 app)
RECORD BY ROUND…
BY
1-0
0-2
RECORD AS NATIONAL SEED… No. 1
0-1
2-0
VS. NATIONAL
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME SUPERLATIVES
Davis at #14 Duke 5/17/2025 2 Alyssa DiCarlo
Triples 1, 6x
Last: Jayda Kearney at #12 Duke 5/22/2022 Home Runs 3 Alyssa DiCarlo
DiCarlo
5/19/2018 Walks 3, 4x
Lacey Fincher vs. Liberty 5/20/2022 Sacrifice Hits 3 Mahlena O’Neal
Sacrifice Flies 1, 9x
Last: Mua Williams at #14 Duke (2) 5/18/2025 Stolen Bases 3 Taylor Schlopy UAB 5/21/2011 3
5/21/2022 Innings Pitched 13.1 Chelsea Wilkinson
Kentucky
Allowed 11 Christie Hamilton vs. #6 Washington 5/19/2007 Runs Allowed 8 Chelsea Wilkinson #13 Baylor 5/23/2014 8 Christie Hamilton vs. #6 Washington 5/19/2007 Walks Allowed 9 Christie Hamilton at #2 UCLA 5/24/2008
15 Chelsea Wilkinson
McGuire
Kentucky
Kentucky 5/16/2015 Assists 9 Kristin Schnake vs. #6 Washington 5/20/2007 Errors 3 Megan McAllister vs. #6 Washington 5/20/2007
Georgia softball made its fourth trip to Oklahoma City in 2018. The season prior, Georgia had finished last in the SEC and didn’t qualify for the conference tournament.
TAYLOR SCHLOPY 2009 WCWS All-Tournament Team
ALYSSA DICARLO hit .750 with five home runs in the 2018 NCAA Tournament run.
KAYLEE PUAILOA delivered the two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the seventhh to send Georgia to the 2016 Women's College World Series.
MARY WILSON AVANT shut out #4 Florida in back-to-back games of the 2021 Super Regional.
ALISA GOLER 2009 WCWS All-Tournament Team
The 2016 team walked off at back-to-back Champion #1 Florida to punch its ticket to the WCWS.
The unseeded 2021 WCWS team swept its way to OKC, taking down #13 Duke twice and shutting out #4 Florida in back-to-back games on the road in the Supers.
2009 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
FINAL FOUR
The Georgia Bulldogs finished the 2009 season with a 47-12 overall record, made the school's eighthconsecutive NCAA Championship appearance and advanced to the program's first-ever Women's College World Series. Georgia, the Easton Sports, Inc., Team of the Year, reached the final four of the WCWS and was the only team to defeat eventual national champion Washington at the event.
In both the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) final poll and the ESPN.com/ USA Softball final poll, the Bulldogs ranked fourth behind national champion Washington, national runner-up Florida and Alabama. The ranking of fourth is the highest-ever for Georgia passing the program's previous best of fifth during middle of the 2004 season.
2009 ROSTER
2 Emily Herren C So. Rome, Ga.
3 Maya Branch OF Fr. Lithonia, Ga.
5 Sarah McCloud P So. Celina, Texas
6 Taylor Schlopy OF/P So. West Hills, Calif.
7 Christina Reed OF So. Winder, Ga.
8 Brianna Hesson IF So. Sugar Hill, Ga.
10 Ashley Pauly IF Fr. Kennesaw, Ga.
11 Brittney Hubbard IF Fr. Victorville, Calif.
12 Jennie Auger OF So. Poway, Calif.
17 Whitney Owens P/DP Fr. Pendleton, Ind.
18 Lisaira Daniels OF Fr. Newman, Ga.
20 Tess Echols OF Fr. Fayetteville, Ga.
21 Jennifer Elmore UT Fr. Loveland, Ohio
22 Kristin Schnake IF Sr. Richview, Ill.
23 Kristyn Sandberg C/IF Fr. Island Park, N.Y.
25 Megan Wiggins OF So. Snellville, Ga.
2009 RESULTS
(47-12, 18-7 SEC)
2/6 1-vs. #20 Long Beach State W, 10-6
2/6 1-vs. UC Riverside W, 16-0 (5)
2/7 1-vs. Cal State Northridge W, 8-0 (6)
2/7 1-vs. Oregon State L, 3-2
2/13 2-Longwood W, 11-0 (5)
2/14 2-Elon W, 11-0 (5)
2/14 2-Cleveland State W, 8-0 (6)
2/15 2-Winthrop W, 8-0 (6)
2/20 3-Ball State W, 15-3 (5)
2/20 3-Tennessee State W, 8-0 (5)
2/21 3-Marshall W, 9-1 (6)
2/21 3-IUPUI W, 15-3 (5)
2/22 3-UNC Greensboro W, 12-2 (5)
3/6 4-vs. #24 Baylor W, 12-1 (5)
3/7 4-vs. #1 Washington L, 2-0
3/7 4-vs. #24 Baylor W, 9-0 (5)
3/8 4-vs. #1 Washington W, 2-0
3/11 at #1 Florida* L, 15-0 (5)
3/11 at #1 Florida* L, 4-0
3/14 #20 LSU* W, 6-5
3/18 Kennesaw State W, 5-2
3/21 at South Carolina* W, 4-1
3/21 at South Carolina* W, 10-0
3/22 at South Carolina* W, 6-0
3/25 Mercer W, 3-1
3/28 Kentucky* W, 3-1
3/28 Kentucky* W, 10-0 (5)
3/29 Kentucky* W, 5-2
4/1 Furman W, 9-3
4/4 at #4 Alabama* L, 9-1 (5)
4/4 at #4 Alabama* L, 3-2 (8)
4/5 at #4 Alabama* L, 2-0
4/8 #22 Georgia Tech W, 7-5
4/10 Ole Miss* W, 8-0 (5)
4/11 Ole Miss* W, 6-0
4/11 Ole Miss* W, 4-2
4/15 Mississippi State* W, 10-0 (5)
4/15 Mississippi State* L, 3-1 (10)
4/18 at Auburn* W, 7-2
4/18 at Auburn* W, 10-0
4/19 at Auburn* W, 12-6
27 Erin Arevalo P Fr. Lathrop, Calif.
34 Tori Moody C Fr. Woodstock, Ga.
35 Alisa Goler IF So. Frankfort, Ill.
63 Christie Hamilton P/IF Sr. Acworth, Ga.
Head Coach: Lu Harris-Champer Assistant Coaches: Michelle Green, Gerry Glasco
The Bulldogs were the nation's youngest team in 2009 with 90-percent underclassman but still finished the year with NCAA statistics rankings of first in fielding percentage (.981), second in slugging percentage (.574), fourth in home runs per game (1.44), sixth in scoring (6.32 runs per game) and 10th in batting average (.319). Among the SEC, where Georgia finished second in the Eastern Division and third overall with a record of 18-7, the Bulldogs set a new league record for team slugging percentage and would have set a new home run record with 85 long balls except for Florida's 86 that season.
In the Georgia record books, several team and individual records were broken in 2009. As a team, the Bulldogs established new single-season records for home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and fielding percentage. They also tied the school record for sacrifice flies (23). Individually, sophomore Alisa Goler climbed to the top of multiple categories. Both Goler's RBI and slugging percentage totals established new SEC records, and her slugging percentage was the best mark in the nation. Goler's 24 home runs were just one shy of the SEC record set by Alabama's Kelly Kretschman in 1998. Right behind Goler's charge into the record books was fellow sophomore Taylor Schlopy. If not for Goler, Schlopy would have set new Georgia records for slugging (.819) and on-base percentage (.550). Schlopy led the team in runs scored with 71, which tied for the third-best total in school history, and she also contributed 15 home runs and 47 RBI. Her 15 long balls rank tied fourth most in UGA history. Both Goler, a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year top 10 finalist, and Schlopy, who was among 41 athletes chosen to attend the USA Softball Women's National Team selection camp, were named first-team All-America by both the NFCA and Easton.
8-Women’s College World Series, Oklahoma City, Okla.
2010 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
FINAL FOUR
The Georgia Bulldogs finished the 2010 season with a 50-13 overall record, made the school's ninthconsecutive NCAA Division I Softball Championship appearance and advanced to the Women's College World Series for a second-straight season. At the WCWS, Georgia advanced to be one of the final four remaining teams and is the only program to achieve that feat in both 2009 and 2010.
In the final rankings of the 2010 season, the Bulldogs were ranked No. 3 in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) final poll and No. 4 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball final poll. The No. 3 ranking is the program's highest-ever ranking as the Bulldogs trailed only national champion UCLA and national runner-up Arizona. Georgia matched its previous-best No. 4 ranking in the USA Softball poll where the Bulldogs were ranked behind UCLA, Arizona and Tennessee.
Georgia's 2010 run to the WCWS included going 3-0 as host to the NCAA Athens Regional against Elon, Florida State, and Radford and then sweeping the NCAA Athens Super Regional against California.
2010 ROSTER
1 Sara Sikes OF Fr. Douglasville, Ga.
3 Lacey Pierce OF Jr. Newnan, Ga.
4 Alison Owen P Fr. Newnan, Ga.
5 Sarah McCloud P Jr. Celina, Texas
6 Taylor Schlopy OF Jr. West Hills, Calif.
7 Laura Trout UT Jr. Summerville, S.C.
8 Brianna Hesson IF Jr. Sugar Hill, Ga.
9 Amberlie Saxton UT Fr. Jefferson, Ga.
10 Ashley Pauly IF So. Kennesaw, Ga.
11 Brittney Hubbard IF So. Victorville, Calif.
12 Jennie Auger OF Jr. Poway, Calif.
13 Alanna Hadley P Jr. Dacula, Ga.
14 Macie Couey OF Fr. Milledgeville, Ga.
16 Katie Rietkovich IF Fr. Guyton, Ga.
18 Ashley Razey C So. Lawrenceville, Ga.
19 Christine Olney UT Fr. Rome, Ga.
23 Kristyn Sandberg C/IF So. Island Park, N.Y.
25 Megan Wiggins OF Jr. Snellville, Ga.
27 Erin Arevalo P So. Lathrop, Calif.
33 Katie Murphy P Jr. Manchester, Iowa
34 Tori Moody C So. Woodstock, Ga.
35 Alisa Goler IF Jr. Frankfort, Ill.
In Southeastern Conference play, UGA went 18-8 to finish second in the Eastern Division led by AllSEC performances from juniors Alisa Goler, Taylor Schlopy, Megan Wiggins, and Brianna Hesson. Goler, Schlopy and Wiggins earned First Team honors while Wiggins and Hesson were named to the All-Defensive team in left field and at first base, respectively.
Head Coach: Lu Harris-Champer Assistant Coaches: Gerry Glasco, Megan McAllister
Goler and Schlopy went on to garner All-America honors as both were named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Second Team. Schlopy was also named to the ESPN.com All-America Team.
In the UGA record books, several records fell as the Bulldogs established new single-season school records for home runs (99), runs (422), doubles (102), RBI (380), total bases (944), walks (231), slugging percentage (.578) and on-base percentage (.413).
2016 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
It was a season that went beyond stats, as the heart and fight of the 2016 Georgia Bulldogs led to a special season on the field, culminating in a trip to the program's third Women's College World Series.
The Bulldogs wrapped up their 46-20, 12-12 season with a No. 7 ranking in the final national polls, marking the sixth time that Georgia finished in the top 10 at the year's end and best finish since being top four after WCWS runs in 2009 and 2010.
Earning the No. 16 national seed, Georgia made its 15th-consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, one of 11 teams nationally to do so and just one of three SEC teams. After winning the Athens Regional, Georgia moved on to the Gainesville Super Regional, knocking off No. 1 Florida after a shutout in game one and a pinch-hit, two-strike, two-out, walkoff home run from Kaylee Puailoa in game two. It was the ninth Super Regional appearance in the program's history, as Georgia is one of seven teams to have at least nine appearances since 2005.
2016 ROSTER
1 Cortni Emanuel OF/IF So. Missouri City, Texas
3 Samantha LaZear OF Sr. Comer, Ga.
6 Sydni Emanuel OF Jr. Missouri City, Texas
8 Alyssa DiCarlo IF Fr. Glendale, Ariz.
11 Kaylee Puailoa OF/1B Sr. Buena Park, Calif.
14 Lindsey Miles OF Jr. Jefferson, Ga.
15 Kayleigh Medlin IF Jr. Breman, Ga.
16 Alex Hugo IF Sr. Olathe, Kan.
17 Maeve McGuire UT Jr. Downers Grove, Ill.
18 Brittany Gray P/UT So. Greenwood, Ind.
20 Chelsea Wilkinson P Sr. Taylorsville, N.C.
21 Bekah Farris P Jr. Marietta, Ga.
23 Brea Dickey OF Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga.
25 Lacey Sumerlin IF Fr. Mobile, Ala.
32 Tina Iosefa IF Sr. Lynwood, Calif.
35 Katie Browne C Sr. Zachary, La.
42 Kylie Bass P/IF Fr. Gray, Ga.
Head Coach: Lu Harris-Champer Assistant Coaches: Tony Baldwin, Rachele Fico
It was the first time that a No. 1 seed was swept in Super Regional play while the second time since 2005 that a No. 1 team was eliminated before the WCWS. The pair of wins handed the Gators their first back-to-back losses since March 2015 against LSU. It was also the first time since February 2011 that Georgia defeated a No. 1 ranked team, as the last one was a five-inning 8-0 victory over Arizona.
A huge part of Georgia's success came from its six seniors: Katie Browne, Alex Hugo, Tina Iosefa, Samantha LaZear, Kaylee Puailoa, and Chelsea Wilkinson. Falling two games short of Oklahoma City twice in their careers, this veteran group stepped up when called, guiding Georgia past Maine, Northwestern, and Oklahoma State in the Athens Regional before a magical pair of games at No. 1 Florida in its Super Regional.
Sydni and Cortni Emanuel returned and continued their consistent play at the plate, holding the team's best averages that were also top six among league players while combining for 47 stolen bases. The Bulldogs also relied heavily on its freshmen, but Alyssa DiCarlo and Lacey Sumerlin anchored the left side of the infield, earning SEC All-Freshman honors in the process.
2016 RESULTS
(46-20, 12-12 SEC)
2/12 1-Elon W, 9-0 (5)
2/13 1-Winthrop W, 18-3 (5)
2/13 1-Elon W, 10-2 (5)
2/14 1-Winthrop W, 11-0 (5)
2/19 2-vs. Omaha W, 13-0 (5)
2/19 2-vs. Stetson W, 9-0 (5)
2/20 2-vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 9-0 (6)
2/20 2-vs. Jacksonville State W, 9-0 (5)
2/21 2-vs. UAB W, 10-0 (5)
2/25 3-vs. LIU Brooklyn W, 10-2 (5)
2/25 3-vs. Cal State Fullerton W, 7-6
2/26 3-vs. #10 UCLA L, 14-6 (5)
2/27 3-vs. Northwestern W, 5-4
2/27 3-vs. San Jose State W, 7-3
3/4 4-Western Carolina W, 5-2
3/4 4-Jacksonville W, 5-0
3/5 4-#19 Minnesota W, 6-5
3/5 4-Austin Peay W, 17-8 (5)
3/6 4-#19 Minnesota L, 4-3
3/8 Boston College W, 4-3 (10)
3/10 at Charleston Southern W, 8-1
3/11 5-vs. Chattanooga W, 10-4
3/11 5-at College of Charleston L, 2-1
3/12 5-vs. Charleston Southern W, 9-1 (5)
3/12 5-vs. Michigan State W, 5-0
3/13 5-vs. Columbia W, 10-1 (5)
3/16 Kennesaw State W, 8-1
3/19 at South Carolina* W, 4-1
3/20 at South Carolina* L, 5-4
3/21 at South Carolina* L, 3-1 (8)
3/23 Georgia Southern W, 9-0 (5)
3/25 #4 Texas A&M* W, 6-3
3/26 #4 Texas A&M* W, 9-1 (5)
3/26 #4 Texas A&M* W, 7-3
3/29 Georgia Tech W, 5-0
4/1 #8 LSU* L, 5-4
4/2 #8 LSU* L, 5-1
4/3 #8 LSU* W, 3-1
4/6 North Carolina L, 2-1 (8)
4/8 at #14 Missouri* W, 12-4
4/9 at #14 Missouri* W, 10-0 (5)
4/10 at #14 Missouri* W, 6-3
4/13 at Georgia Tech W, 15-0 (5)
4/16 #15 Tennessee* L, 5-2
4/17 #15 Tennessee* L, 4-1
4/18 #15 Tennessee* W, 6-2
4/20 Georgia State W, 8-0 (5)
4/22 at #3 Auburn* L, 4-3
4/23 at #3 Auburn* L, 13-2 (5)
4/24 at #3 Auburn* L, 2-1
4/29 Ole Miss* W, 8-0 (5)
5/1 Ole Miss* L, 1-0
5/1 Ole Miss* W, 10-3
5/6 at #4 Alabama* L, 7-2
5/7 at #4 Alabama* L, 9-7
5/8 at #4 Alabama* W, 9-5
5/11 6-vs. Ole Miss L, 4-2
5/20 7-Maine W, 6-0
5/21 7-Northwestern W, 5-2
5/22 7-Oklahoma State L, 5-3
5/23 7-Oklahoma State W, 6-0
5/26 8-at #1 Florida W, 3-0
5/27 8-at #1 Florida W, 3-2
6/2 9-vs. #8 Florida State W, 5-4
6/4 9-vs. #4 Auburn L, 4-3
6/5 9-vs. #10 LSU L, 4-1
* Southeastern Conference Game
1-Ninth Annual Red & Black Showcase, Athens, Ga.
2-Disney Citrus Classic, Orlando, Fla.
3-Mary Nutter Collegiate Challenge, Cathedral City, Calif.
9-Women’s College World Series, Oklahoma City, Okla.
2018 RESULTS
(48-13, 16-8 SEC)
2/8 1-San Diego State W, 23-2 (5)
2/8 1-#3 Oregon L, 8-3
2/9 1-#15 Utah W, 5-1
2/9 1-#19 BYU W, 13-1 (6)
2/10 1-Oregon State W, 7-0
2/16 2-Winthrop W, 9-0 (5)
2/16 2-Samford W, 10-0 (6)
2/17 2-Samford W, 10-2 (6)
2/17 2-Evansville W, 8-0 (6)
2/18 2-Evansville W, 2-0
2/23 3-Charleston W, 12-0 (5)
3/23 3-Gardner-Webb W, 9-0 (6)
3/24 3-Charleston W, 6-0
3/24 3-ETSU W, 7-0
3/2 4-Radford W, 12-2 (5)
3/2 4-Jacksonville State W, 7-0
3/3 4-UNCG W, 7-0
3/3 4-Jacksonville State W, 6-0
3/4 4-UNCG W, 6-1
3/7 Western Carolina W, 6-0
3/10 Arkansas* W, 8-0 (5)
3/11 Arkansas* W, 1-0 (9)
3/12 Arkansas* W, 5-4
3/14 Bucknell W, 8-0 (5)
3/14 Bucknell W, 4-2
3/16 #2 Florida* W, 5-4
3/17 #2 Florida* W, 11-1 (5)
3/18 #2 Florida* L, 5-1
3/21 Georgia Southern W, 10-3
3/23 at #21 Mississippi State* W, 4-2
3/24 at #21 Mississippi State* L, 5-4
3/25 at #21 Mississippi State* W, 3-2
3/28 Kennesaw State W, 4-1
3/31 at #7 Tennessee* L, 1-0
4/1 at #7 Tennessee* W, 9-1 (6)
4/2 at #7 Tennessee* W, 8-0 (6)
4/4 at Georgia Tech W, 1-0
4/6 Missouri* W, 8-6
4/7 Missouri* L, 1-5
4/8 Missouri* W, 7-2
4/11 Georgia State W, 7-0
4/14 Mercer L, 5-2 (8)
4/14 Mercer W, 7-5
4/18 USC Upstate W, 10-0 (5)
4/20 at #18 Kentucky* W, 1-0
4/21 at #18 Kentucky* L, 4-2
4/22 at #18 Kentucky* W, 3-1
4/27 #17 Alabama* W, 5-3
4/28 #17 Alabama* W, 4-3
4/29 #17 Alabama* L, 7-4
5/4 at Ole Miss* L, 4-3
5/5 at Ole Miss* L, 5-0
5/6 at Ole Miss* W, 5-1
5/10 5-#18 Arkansas L, 8-3
5/18 6-Harvard W, 6-2
5/19 6-Northwestern W, 12-0 (6)
5/20 6-Northwestern W, 9-7
5/25 7-Tennessee W, 4-3
5/26 7-Tennessee W, 2-1 (8)
5/31 8-#2 Florida L, 11-3 (5)
6/2 8-#6 Florida State L, 7-2
* Southeastern Conference Game
1-Kajikawa Classic, Tempe, Ariz.
2-11th Annual Red & Black Showcase, Athens, Ga.
3-15th Annual Georgia Classic, Athens, Ga.
4-Ninth Annual Bulldog Classic, Athens, Ga.
5-SEC Tournament, Columbia, Mo.
6-NCAA Regionals, Athens, Ga.
7-NCAA Super Regionals, Athens, Ga.
8-Women’s College World Series, Oklahoma City, Okla.
2018 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
The 2018 softball season culminated in Georgia’s fourth Women’s College World Series appearance in Oklahoma City. The Bulldogs finished with 48 wins, finishing second in the Southeastern Conference in Lu Harris-Champer’s 18th season at the helm. Behind seniors Cortni Emanuel, Brittany Gray, and Kendall Burton along with junior Alyssa DiCarlo, Georgia battled adversity much of the season to punch its ticket to OKC.
Georgia swept its way to its fourth WCWS appearance through Regional and Super Regional action in Athens. The Bulldogs defeated Harvard and Northwestern (twice) to win the Athens Regional. Georgia edged #10 Tennessee twice to clinch the Super Regional crown. The Bulldogs outscored opponents 33-13, hitting .339 as a team and slugging nine home runs. Alyssa DiCarlo hit .750 with eight RBI, four home runs, and a 1.917 slugging percentage and .824 on-base clip. In the circle, the staff has recorded a 1.60 ERA.
In OKC, Georgia fell to second-ranked Florida in the opening round then dropped a 7-2 decision to eventual champions Florida State. The Bulldogs concluded the tournament with a .316 batting average and .609 team slugging percentage.
2018 ROSTER
00 Lauren Mathis P Fr. Windermere, Fla.
1 Cortni Emanuel OF Sr. Missouri City, Texas
2 Justice Milz IF So. Kearney, Mo.
3 Kendall Burton OF Sr. Missouri City, Texas
4 Ciara Bryan IF So. Covington, Ga.
5 Mary Wilson Avant P So. Macon, Ga.
6 Tiffani Railey OF Fr. Tallahassee, Fla.
7 Kaylie Harding C/OF So. Milledgeville, Ga.
8 Alyssa DiCarlo IF Jr. Glendale, Ariz.
9 Alysen Febrey IF/OF So. Peachtree City, Ga.
10 Jordan Doggett IF So. McDonough, Ga.
11 Mahlena O’Neal C So. Ceres, Calif.
12 Karlie Harding IF So. Milledgeville, Ga.
13 Madison McPhersonP/UT R-Fr. Plains, Ga.
14 Janie Beth Webb UT Fr. Demorest, Ga.
15 Shelby Suplee C Fr. Cumming, Ga.
17 Keara Napoli P Fr. Alpharetta, Ga.
18 Brittany Gray P Sr. Greenwood, Ind.
20 Amanda Ablan P So. Lawrenceville, Ga.
21 Jessica Morgan C/UT Fr. Cleveland, Ga.
22 Tyler Armistead UT Fr. Butler, Ala.
42 Kylie Bass P Jr. Gray, Ga.
Head Coach: Lu Harris-Champer
Associate Head Coach: Tony Baldwin
Assistant Coach: Racele Fico
Bulldog seniors Cortni Emanuel and Brittany Gray and junior Alyssa DiCarlo were selected to the 2018 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American Teams. In addition to her three-time All-American status, Emanuel was named the 2018 New Balance/NFCA Golden Shoe Award winner, presented annually to the most outstanding base stealer in the country. Veteran Bulldogs Emanuel and Gray were named to the Second Team, and DiCarlo secured a spot on the Third Team. The honor marked the first for both Gray and DiCarlo.
Lu Harris-Champer, who won her third SEC Coach of the Year honor (2003, 2005) guided the Bulldogs to a 43-10 regular-season record, finishing second in the SEC with a 16-8 clip. Georgia’s second-place exceeded expectations as the Bulldogs were picked to finish ninth in the Preseason Poll, finishing in last place a season ago. Georgia won seven of eight conference series including wins over then #2 Florida, #7 Tennessee, and #17 Alabama. The Bulldogs opened the season 26-1, the best start in school history, including a 25-game winning streak to tie the program record. 2018 was the 16th 40-win season under Harris-Champer. Georgia’s 16 SEC wins were the most since 2012 (17). The Bulldogs made their 17th-consecutive NCAA Regional appearance.
2021 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
After concluding the regular season losing 10 of its last 12 games, the Georgia Bulldogs turned it around in the NCAA Tournament and made a run to the program's fifth appearance in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
Georgia concluded the season No. 8 in both the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) final poll and in the ESPN.com/USA Softball final poll. The Bulldogs had fallen out of the Top 25 going into the tournament only to finish top 10 for the eighth time in program history.
The Bulldogs were chosen as a host site for the NCAA Regional round, hosting No. 13 seed Duke, Western Kentucky, and UNCG. Georgia routed WKU in the opening game in six innings then took down the Blue Devils in a 1-0 thriller to capture a spot in the Regional final. After no offense on Saturday, it was a boat race in against the Blue Devils on Sunday as Georgia was victorious 10-9, punching its ticket to the Super Regional.
2021 ROSTER
00 Lauren Mathis P Sr. Windermere, Fla.
1 Savana Sikes IF Jr. Douglasville, Ga.
2 Aniyah Black IF Fr. Chauncey, Ga.
3 Jaiden Fields OF R-So. Kennesaw, Ga.
5 Mary Wilson Avant P Gr. Macon, Ga.
6 Sydney Kuma IF So. Fresno, Calif.
7 Mackenzie Puckett IF Sr. Cairo, Ga.
8 Jayda Kearney OF Fr. Columbus, N.J.
9 Sydney Chambley OF Fr. Dallas, Ga.
10 Riley Orcutt P Fr. Newport Beach, Calif.
12 Laura Bishop P R-So. Woodstock, Ga.
14 Janie Beth Webb UT Sr. Demorest, Ga.
15 Alley Cutting P Gr. Grand Island, N.Y.
18 Shelby Suplee C Sr. Cumming, Ga.
19 CJ Landrum OF Jr. Fort Worth, Texas
20 Hayley Eaton OF Fr. Belleair, Fla.
21 Jessica Morgan C Sr. Cleveland, Ga.
22 Tyler Armistead OF Sr. Butler, Ala.
23 Jacqui Switzer OF Sr. Grayson, Ga.
24 Ellie Armistead IF Fr. Mathews, Va.
Graduate pitcher Mary Wilson Avant became the first-ever Bulldog to pitch back-to-back shutouts for Georgia in postseason play, shutting out No. 4 Florida in both games of the Gainesville Super Regional. The last time Florida was shut out in backto-back games was 2012. The Gators have only been shut out in back-to-back post season games once, back in 1998 in their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Avant allowed only seven hits through 14 innings to the Gators, including nine strikeouts in game one. Avant's masterful performance in the circle secured Georgia a spot in the Women's College World Series.
The young Bulldog team saw Sydney Kuma garner SEC All-Newcomer Team honors and Sydney Chambley and Jayda Kearney land spots on the SEC All-Freshmen Team. Juniors Lacey Fincher and Jaiden Fields each earned recognition on the NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team
2021 RESULTS
(34-23, 7-17 SEC)
2/12 1-South
2/12
2/20
(6)
2/21 2-Kent State W, 4-1
2/25 Kennesaw State W, 8-3
2/27 at Georgia State W, 7-0
2/27 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 9-1 (5)
2/28 at Georgia Tech W, 11-0 (5)
3/3 Alabama State W, 5-1
3/5 3-UAB W, 4-3
3/6 3-UAB W, 6-5 (11)
3/6 3-Mercer W, 9-0 (5)
3/7 3-Mercer W, 6-0
3/10 Georgia State W, 1-0
3/12 4-East Carolina W, 3-0
3/13 4-East Carolina W, 6-2 (9)
3/13 4-North Dakota W, 7-1
3/14 4-North Dakota W, 4-0
3/19 #16 Missouri* L, 1-6
3/20 #16 Missouri* W, 14-10
3/21 #16 Missouri* W, 8-7
3/26 at Ole Miss* L, 4-6
3/27 at Ole Miss* W, 3-1
3/28 at Ole Miss* L, 2-3
4/3 #5 Florida* W, 4-2
4/4 #5 Florida* L, 1-17 (5)
4/5 #5 Florida* L, 1-8
4/7 at Kennesaw State W, 3-1
4/11 at #11 Kentucky* L, 3-11 (5)
4/11 at #11 Kentucky* W, 9-8
4/12 at #11 Kentucky* W, 5-2
4/14 USC-Upstate W, 4-1
4/16 #10 Arkansas* L, 3-10
4/17 #10 Arkansas* L, 2-5
4/18 #10 Arkansas* L, 2-5
4/20 #1 Oklahoma W, 7-6 (9)
4/20 #1 Oklahoma L, 3-12 (5)
4/23 at #17 Tennessee* L, 1-3
4/24 at #17 Tennessee* L, 3-9
4/25 at #17 Tennessee* W, 11-8
4/30 #4 Alabama* L, 1-4
5/1 #4 Alabama* L, 3-13 (5)
5/2 #4 Alabama* L, 3-6
5/7 at Mississippi State* L, 2-4
5/8 at Mississippi State* L, 2-4
5/9 at Mississippi State* L, 3-4
5/12 5-vs. #16 Kentucky L, 0-3
5-/21 6-Western Kentucky W, 11-3 (6)
5/22 6-#13 Duke W, 1-0
5/23 6-#13 Duke W, 10-9
5/28 7-at #4 Florida W, 4-0
5/29 7-at #4 Florida W, 6-0
6/3 8-vs. #5 Oklahoma State L, 2-3
6/5 8-vs. #1 Oklahoma L, 0-8 (6)
* Southeastern Conference Game
1-14th Annual Red & Black Showcase, Athens, Ga.
2-18th Annual Georgia Classic, Athens, Ga.
3-12th Annual Bulldog Classic, Athens, Ga.
4-UGA Classic, Athens, Ga.
5-SEC Tournament, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
6-NCAA Athens Regional, Athens, Ga.
7-NCAA Gainesville Super Regional, Gainesville, Fla.
8-Womens College World Series, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Georgia in the Polls Notes
- The Bulldogs have finished the season in the NFCA Top 25 a total of 22 seasons.
- Georgia has recorded a NFCA Top 10 finish eight times.
- Highest NFCA ranking: No. 1 (Week 3-6 in 2011)
- Highest USA Softball ranking: No. 1 (Week 6 in 2011)
