2
Delta State DSU 9-5
3
Winner Georgia College GC 16-3
Delta State DSU
9-5
2
Final
3
Georgia College GC
16-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Georgia College GC 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0

W: Boyette (10-0) L: Justice, Katie (1-1)

1
Delta State DSU 9-6
8
Winner Georgia College GC 17-3
Delta State DSU
9-6
1
Final
8
Georgia College GC
17-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
Georgia College GC 4 1 0 0 0 3 X 8 10 1

W: Lewis (7-3) L: Beaver, Shayna (4-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Caroline George

Lady Statesmen Fall on the Road to No. 15 Georgia College

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Lady Statesmen softball team of Delta State University fell to No. 15 Georgia College and State University on Monday afternoon to suffer their second straight sweep.
 
THE BASICS: (GM1) No. 15 Georgia College 3 – Delta State 2 (8 innings)
(GM2) No. 15 Georgia College 8, Delta State 1
  • Date: Monday, March 2
  • Location: Peeler Complex | Milledgeville, Ga.
  • Records:  No. 15 Georgia College (17-3, 0-0 PBC) | Delta State (9-6, 2-3 GSC)
                       
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One
  • Taylor Holland got things started for the Lady Statesmen in the third inning, giving them the 2-0 lead with a two-RBI double to left field, scoring Kassidy Tally and Madison Zoeller.
  • Georgia College answered in the bottom of the fourth by plating a run on an RBI-double and executing on a DSU fielding error, scoring two runs and tying the game at 2-2.
  • With the score deadlocked at 2-2 after regulation, extra innings was forced. Delta State could not capitalize at the plate in its at-bat in the top of the eighth.
  • The Bobcats took the victory in walk-off fashion, scoring the winning run on a squeeze play and taking game one 3-2.
  • Holland led from the plate, going 2-for-4 and driving in the only two runs.
  • Katie Justice (1-1) had a tremendous outing but suffered the loss. The freshman tossed 7.1 innings and gave up three runs, one earned, on five hits.
     
Game Two
  • Georgia College carried its momentum into game two by scoring four runs in its first at-bat, giving the Bobcats the commanding 4-0 lead.
  • The next inning, another GC run crossed the plate to extend the lead to 5-0 over Delta State.
  • Memrie Corely was responsible for the lone run in the top of the fourth when she connected for an infield single to score Brook Cline. DSU trailed 5-1.
  • GC tacked on three more runs on back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the sixth to lead 8-1 with Delta State's last at-bat coming in the next frame.
  • The Green-and-White left two stranded on one hit in the top of the seventh for Georgia College to complete the sweep.
  • Five different Lady Statesmen recorded hits in game two but were outhit 10-5.
  • Shayna Beaver (4-1) took the loss, pitching 0.2 innings and giving up four earned runs on four hits.
     
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Game one marked the third extra-innings contest for DSU in 2015. The other two resulted in wins against Henderson State and West Alabama.
  • Georgia College was the second consecutive series for Delta State against top-25 teams. The Lady Statesmen are now 0-5 against ranked teams this season.
     
WHO'S NEXT
DSU will return to Gulf South Conference play on Saturday, March 7 in Memphis, Tenn. against Christian Brothers. The first pitch of the doubleheader is set for 2:00 p.m. The series finale will take place on Sunday, March 8 at 1:00 p.m.
 
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