THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (18-9, 2-7 ACC) will return home to host Dartmouth (3-14, 0-0 IVY) for a midweek doubleheader beginning Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Mewborn Field.
Series Schedule
Tuesday, March 22 @ 3 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22 @ 5 p.m.
TV
Both games on Tuesday will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
Parking
Parking will be available in the McCamish lot.
Promotions
The doubleheader has been tabbed “Taylor Swift Tuesday,” featuring Taylor Swift themed activities and entertainment.
Storylines
- Georgia Tech has outscored its opponents 158-92 to date.
- Tech got off to a 15-2 start on the year, the best for the program in 12 years. The 2010 Yellow Jackets started off 20-2 on the way to regular season and ACC tournament titles, making an NCAA regional appearance.
- The White and Gold won their first 11 straight home games, tying the 1991 Yellow Jackets for the best home start in program history.
- Against Louisville over the weekend, Tech picked up its first and second ACC wins of the season, first ACC series victory of the season, first series win over Louisville in program history and third road victory over the Cardinals all time.
- In a 17-5 game two victory over Louisville, Tech’s 12-run win marked the largest margin of victory for the Jackets over the Cardinals in series history. The Yellow Jackets’ last 12-run victory came March 20, 2019 as Tech topped Furman 14-2 by mercy rule in five innings.
- Tech’s 17 runs were the most the Jackets have scored since putting up 18 runs in an 18-9 mercy rule victory in six innings over Pitt on April 13, 2019.
- The 14 hits on the day for the White and Gold tied the second most on the season. The Jackets knocked a season-high 15 hits in a 6-1 win over Southern Illinois on Feb. 19.
- With an eight-run outburst in the top of the seventh, Tech matched its explosion in the second inning against Georgia for the most runs in an inning on the season.
- The Yellow Jackets recently earned their first win over Georgia during the Aileen Morales era, downing Georgia for the first time since a 2-0 victory on The Flats in 2012.
- The win marked the White and Gold’s first victory over the Bulldogs on the road since winning 4-1 in 2007, a team that Morales was a member of as a player.
- Tech earned its largest margin of victory in a win over Georgia in the history of the series, previously topping the Bulldogs by three runs or less.
- In addition, the triumph was the first by run rule for the Jackets in the series.
- Tech owns five wins tallying double digit runs on the year.
- The Yellow Jackets have now defeated the Bulldogs 11 times in program history. The White and Gold own five road victories through the series.
- Georgia Tech picked up its first ranked win of the season. Previously, the most recent ranked win for the Jackets came a season ago, downing No. 15 Virginia Tech on the road.
- Tech now owns 65 ranked wins all time, including six top-10 triumphs, two top-five victories and one top-three win in the history of the program.
- Across all sports in head-to-head competitions, Georgia Tech is now 9-3 against Georgia throughout the 2021-22 fall and spring seasons.
- Junior designated player Caroline Davis belted Tech’s second grand slam of the year against the Bulldogs following graduate slugger Tricia Awald’s same feat against Villanova (Feb. 12). The grand slam marked Davis’ first of her career, along with her fifth home run of the season and sixth of her career. Davis currently leads the team with six dingers this season.
- Awald has gotten a hit in 20 games and reached base in Tech’s first 19 games this season. She’s reached in 25 of the Jackets’ 27 games on the year.
- Junior Blake Neleman tossed a career-high 13 strikeouts in the season opener against Saint Joseph’s, fanning 12 of the 13 batters on the way to a complete game win. Neleman nearly matched that total against Mississippi State with 12 punchouts in another complete game win over Mississippi State. With five strikeouts in game two against Louisville, Neleman surpassed 300 career punchouts as well as her previous career high of 111 sit downs in a season. She owns 116 total this season and 304 throughout her career.
- Neleman now owns eight complete game wins, two shutouts and an 11-5 record in 20 appearances on the year.
- The Jackets are currently among the nation’s most efficient at the plate and near the top of the league in multiple categories –17th in the land and second in the league in on-base percentage (0.415), fourth in the NCAA and second in the ACC in walks (126) and 28th in the country and fourth in the conference in doubles on the season (41).
- Tech stacks up among the nation’s best defensively as well, placing 21st in the country and fourth in the conference in fielding percentage (.976).
- Awald is among the nation’s best at the dish, currently sixth in the country and leading the conference in on-base percentage (.600) while ranking third in the land and leading the league in walks per game (1.00).
- Junior catcher Emma Kauf has excelled in hits for extra bases, sitting in 12th in the NCAA and second in the ACC in doubles (10). Kauf leads the squad in hits, placing fourth in the league with 34.
- To date, Neleman is 14th in the land and fourth in the league with 11 wins in the circle this season. She’s also 20th in the country and second in the conference in strikeouts (116) while ranking 16th in the NCAA and leading the ACC in innings pitched (93 2/3).
Series Notes
- Georgia Tech defeated Dartmouth, 8-1, on March 7, 2010 at home in the only contest between the two sides in each program’s history.
2022 SOFTBALL TICKETS
2022 tickets for all home contests are on sale and can be purchased HERE. Tickets purchased during the I-75 Tournament will be valid for both games of each doubleheader of the day. A Ballpark Pass is also available HERE for all-day access to both softball and baseball for a day during the weekend.
Single-Game Pricing:
Reserved Chairback: $5
Adult GA Bench: $3
Youth/Senior GA Bench: $2
Group (10+) GA Bench: $2
Standing room only tickets will be sold for $2 each if all other sections are sold out. Georgia Tech students and faculty/staff can receive free admission to regular season home games while seats remain available by showing a valid BuzzCard at the entrance.
More ticketing information, including the steps to become a member of the Mew Crew and the benefits of joining, can be found on the official Georgia Tech Softball Tickets page.
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