Box Score vs. Michigan State
Box Score vs. Illinois
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (5-4) completed the sweep of Michigan State on Saturday afternoon with a 10-3 victory over the Spartans before falling to Illinois 7-3 in the final game of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Georgia Tech 10, Michigan State 3
Georgia Tech celebrated honorary teammate Adrian Barhite pregame. Adrian is currently fighting Leukemia and the Yellow Jackets have adopted her as their honorary teammate this season.
Here we go! Tech is designated as the away team and will bat first. pic.twitter.com/2gbj3Da6U9
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 16, 2019
Senior Katie Krzus launches a home run over center field, plating sophomore Tricia Awald to put Tech on the board 2-0 in the top of the first.
T2 | Webb scores from second on a single from Roper to make it 3-0 Tech! pic.twitter.com/79FjRPAZJO
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B2 | Barfield brings in two Spartans and Bruce comes into the circle for the Jackets with the bases loaded. Tech leads 3-2.
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 16, 2019
E2 | Tech ends the inning but not before Michigan State plated another run to knot the score at 3-3.
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With the score tied at 3-3 in the top of the fourth, Krzus sends out her second home run of the game, a three-run dinger to give Tech back the lead at 6-3.
Junior Drew Puckett hits the first triple of the season for the Yellow Jackets in the top of the fourth.
T4 | A single from Huckabay brings home Puckett who tripled to left field. Tech leads 7-3! pic.twitter.com/8PtTcH1269
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 16, 2019
Sophomore Breanna Roper brings freshman Bailee Zeitler around from first with a double to bring the score to 8-3 in the top of the fifth.
T7 | Prairie and Stanford score runs for the Jackets and Tech leads 10-3! pic.twitter.com/1V6qLHpelA
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 16, 2019
TECH WINS! Check back in as the Yellow Jackets take on Illinois at 5:30 p.m. pic.twitter.com/zBikQ6WHwq
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Georgia Tech 3, Illinois 7
E1 | Illinois puts three on the board in the bottom of the first. Tech trails 3-0.
Due up: Krzus, Puckett, Huckabay
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 16, 2019
In the top of the fourth, Awald launches a dinger over right center, scoring Roper to bring Tech within one at 3-2.
E4 | Illinois tacks on three more in the bottom of the fourth to push the score to 6-2.
Due up: Webb, Prairie, Zeitler
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 17, 2019
Awald sends her second home run of the game out over center field to bring the score to 6-3 in the top of the sixth.
E6 | Tech gives up one more run in the bottom of the sixth and trails 7-3. RALLY TIME! 🧢🧢🧢
Due up: Pye, Webb, Prairie
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 17, 2019
Tech falls to Illinois 7-3. pic.twitter.com/qweMUpAjAK
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 17, 2019
Up next:
The Yellow Jackets finish out the six-game homestand on Wednesday, Feb 20 when they host Jacksonville State for a midweek matchup. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
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