THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (24-20, 8-10 ACC) steps away from ACC play to compete in Iowa City, Iowa against South Dakota State (20-23, 5-4 Summit) and hosting school Iowa (21-17, 5-10 Big Ten) in the Dr. Christine Grant Classic, April 10-12.
Tournament Information
Friday vs. Iowa | 6 p.m. | TV: Big10+ | Live Stats
Saturday vs. South Dakota state | 12 p.m. | Live Stats Only
Saturday vs. Iowa | 2:30 p.m. | TV: Big10+ | Live Stats
Sunday vs. South Dakota State | 11 a.m. | Live Stats Only
Storylines
- Tech enters the weekend after downing Jacksonville State (RV) 8-0 in six innings on Tuesday night, with Holly Medina delivering her third walk-off win of the season.
- Madalyn Johnson made her 23rd start, 29th appearance of the season, on Tuesday. Johnson finished the day with three strikeouts against 21 batters.
- Johnson’s three strikeouts helped the sophomore surpass 100 strikeouts this season. The six-inning performance was enough to give the righty her 12th win and fifth solo shutout of the season.
- The sophomore is one of three pitchers in the ACC to have recorded 100+ strikeouts this season.
- She remains the conference leader in batters struck out looking, with two Gamecocks admiring her pitch pushing her season total to 35.
- Alyssa Willer slammed her 10th home run of the season over the walls of Mewborn in the fourth inning with two outs already on the board. She sits third on the team for home runs this season behind Tucker (13) and Addison Leschber (11).
- Medina finished the day going 3-4 with one run, one home run, and three RBI. Her midweek performance brought the Cali kid to 13 multi-hit games this season while also bringing her to seven multi-RBI games this season.
- The outfielder’s sixth inning home run was her fourth slam of the season making her the sixth Yellow Jacket to have recorded four or more home runs this season.
- Leschber now holds Tech’s longest safely reached streak of 16 games, surpassing the previous season streak of 15 games by Medina earlier this season.
- Tucker also currently holds a double-digit reached safely streak after getting on base in each of the last 13 games. The third baseman holds Tech’s longest hitting streak of the season with the second longest streak belonging to both Reese Hunter and Medina (nine games).
- In the last 10 games, Tucker (.516), Medina (.438), Willer (.429), and Leschber (.413) have all produced strong batting averages as well as recording double digit runs, hits, and RBI
- Across her last seven appearances, Johnson holds a 1.62 ERA, four wins, two complete games, 30.1 innings pitched, and 21 strikeouts.
- Johnson collected her second ACC honor of the seaosn as she was named this week’s ACC Pitcher of the week while Tucker collected her first ACC weekly honor of the season as she was named the ACC Player of the Week. Tucker was also voted the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week honor
- Tucker and Willer received another monthly recognition as they were ranked in the April edition of Softball America’s Position Rankings, as was announced by the association at the beginning of the month. Willer was ranked 12th among all outfielders while first baseman Tucker was ranked 13th.
Series Notes
- Tech leads the overall series against Iowa, 6-1, with both 3-1 home and 3-0 neutral records.
- Friday and Saturday’s games against the Hawkeyes will be the first ever true meetings on the road.
- Tech’s one loss to Iowa came in the 2020 season in Atlanta, Ga. The Yellow Jackets took on the Hawkeyes as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and went 1-1 after starting with an 8-0 five-inning win before falling 5-0 in game two.
- Tech and South Dakota State have only crossed paths once before back in the 2006 season. The lone meeting was across town in Marietta, Ga. and saw the Jackets emerge victorious in an 8-1 finish.
Purchasing 2026 Tickets
All tickets can be purchased online at https://ramblinwreck.evenue.net/list/SOFTBALL or by calling the Georgia Tech Ticket Office at 888.TECH.TIX (Hours: M-F, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM).
2026 Softball Group Experiences and Video Board Messages!
Georgia Tech Softball is also offering special experiences for the 2026 softball season, including group postgame photos and special videoboard messages! Click the links below to purchase your experience today!
Click HERE to purchase videoboard messages!
Click HERE to purchase postgame photos!
On field Anthem Buddies experiences, for groups of 10-15 kids, ages 8-14, are also available for the 2026 season! To learn more, email gtmarketing@athletics.gatech.edu!
Want your special message on the board at Mewborn field for the 2026 season? 2026 video board messages are available for purchase now for $30!
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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