THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (23-9, 5-7 ACC) is slated for a midweek rematch against Kennesaw State (10-17, 2-3 ASUN), hosting the Owls on Wednesday at 6 pm. at Mewborn Field.
Game Information
Wednesday, March 30 @ 6 p.m.
TV
The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
Parking
Parking will be available in the McCamish lot with the Family Housing deck opened for overflow.
Storylines
- Georgia Tech has outscored its opponents 178-98 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.
- Georgia Tech recently won its second straight ACC series over Syracuse, claiming its first ACC series sweep of the season.
- The White and Gold have won seven straight games, including five in ACC play.
- The Yellow Jackets have claimed seven straight victories over the Orange in the series dating back to 2019.
- Georgia Tech earned its third walk-off victory of the season in the series finale against Syracuse (excluding by way of mercy-rule).
- The Yellow Jackets have won seven games by mercy rule this season, including six in just five innings.
- Tech is undefeated at 19-0 when holding opponents to two runs or less.
- The Jackets are 19-3 both when scoring first and when getting out hit by opponents, not to mention being 11-3 when scoring in the first inning.
- Tech owns an 18-2 record against nonconference opponents as well as a 16-6 record in all home contests.
- The Yellow Jackets tout five wins tallying double digit runs on the year.
- Junior hurler Chandler Dennis is coming off a 4-0 week that resulted in ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors. She tossed her fourth complete game and second shutout on the year against Dartmouth before picking up all three wins in Tech’s sweep of Syracuse. The right-hander is up to seven wins on the season after clipping a 0.88 ERA and tallying 17 strikeouts on the week, putting together three scoreless outings in four appearances.
- Freshman slinger Sophia Voyles pitched her first career complete game in the second stanza of the Dartmouth doubleheader, picking up her third win this season to remain undefeated in the circle.
- Georgia Tech picked up its first ranked win of the season over then No. 16 Georgia. Previously, the most recent ranked win for the Jackets came a season ago, downing No. 15 Virginia Tech on the road.
- Tech 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.
- 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 22 games and reached base in Tech’s first 19 games this season. She’s reached in 29 of the Jackets’ 32 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 128 total this season and 316 throughout her career.
- Neleman owns eight complete game wins, two shutouts and an 11-5 record in 23 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 – 18th in the land and second in the league in on-base percentage (0.409), third in the NCAA and leading the ACC in walks (145) and 31st in the country and fourth in the conference in doubles on the season (45).
- Tech stacks up among the nation’s best defensively as well, placing 20th in the country and third in the conference in fielding percentage (.975).
- Awald is among the nation’s best at the dish, currently ninth in the country and leading the conference in on-base percentage (.587) while ranking seventh in the land and leading the league in walks per game (0.91). Similarly, she’s been dinged the second most times in the conference and 27th most in the country with a 0.31 average of getting hit by pitches per game.
- Awald and junior catcher Emma Kauf have excelled in hits for extra bases, sitting in 28th in the NCAA and second in the ACC in doubles (10).
- To date, Neleman is 36th in the land and fourth in the league with 11 wins in the circle this season. She’s also 18th in the country and second in the conference in strikeouts (128) while ranking 17th in the NCAA and leading the ACC in innings pitched (107 1/3).
Series Notes
- Georgia Tech leads Kennesaw State 22-10 in the all-time series.
- The Yellow Jackets defeated the Owls on the road earlier this season, 5-0.
- The White and Gold own the longest streak of the series, winning five straight from 2014-18.
- Tech holds an 11-4 advantage in home contests and an 11-5 edge on the road throughout the series.
2022 SOFTBALL TICKETS
2022 tickets for all home contests are on sale and can be purchased HERE.
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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