ATHENS, Ga. – No. 13 Georgia fell in the series opener to No. 5 Texas, 7-5, in front of a crowd of 2,289 spectators at the Jack Turner Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs slide to 32-12 (9-7) while the Longhorns improve to 34-6 (11-5).
 
SOFTBALL | vs. No. 5 Texas | L, 5-7
Winning Pitcher: Citaly Gutierrez (7-1)
Losing Pitcher: Randi Roelling (13-5)
Save: Teagan Kavan (3)
 
Fast Facts:


LHP Randi Roelling made the start in the circle going 5.2 innings with nine hits, six earned runs, three walks and a strikeout. A trio of Bulldogs pitched in relief with RHP Addisen Fisher going 0.1 innings with two hits, RHP Presley Harrison going 0.2 inning with a hit, one earned run and three walks, and then LHP Ada Little closing the top of the seventh. 
Down a run after the first inning, the Bulldog offense went to work in the third inning scoring all five runs in the bottom of the frame.
Senior Tyler Ellison laced a two-RBI single down the first base line to give Georgia a 2-1 lead in the third before senior Sarah Gordon mashed her ninth home run of the year to centerfield scoring three more runs.
Texas responded with a three-run shot in the fifth, a pair of RBI double in the sixth and a bases loaded walk in the seventh.
Three Bulldogs recorded two hits in the game – Keirstin Roose, Sarah Gordon and Bailey Lindemuth.
The two schools are now split 2-2 all-time.

 
Key Quotes:
Georgia Head Coach Tony Baldwin
On the result…
“Awesome day at college softball. I hate that we came up on the short end. I thought we did a lot of really good things, we just missed too many moments. Whether it was a play on defense to get us out of an inning, there was a couple of those. A couple better executed pitches in a couple moments, and you’ve got to score in more than one inning in the SEC. There were moments there, but all in all, there were so many good things. I thought Randi [Roelling] competed her butt off. I thought we had a lot of good at-bats. We made some plays on defense. Ultimately, there was a lot of really good things. We’ve just got to keep fighting to win a few of those moments that decide the game. We’re right there. That’s a very good team over there, but we have a good team and we’re capable of winning those moments. We’ve just got to keep fighting forward.”
 
Up Next:

Georgia and Texas will meet for game two of the series here at the Jack Turner Stadium at 12:00 p.m. ET tomorrow, also airing live on ESPN2. Tomorrow’s game is Dad & Daughter Day at The Jack.
 
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