Tech Drops Back and Forth Battle With UAB

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (16-11, 4-2 ACC) came up short in its Tuesday night game against UAB (12-13, 0-3 American) with a 9-8 finish at Mewborn Field.

QUICK HITS

• Tymber Harris made her fifth start of the season, sixth appearance of the season, and faced 10 batters across her 1.2 innings pitched.
• Sydnie Watts faced seven batters across her 1.0 innings of work in her 11^th appearance of the season while Kenley Hilleary went up against 10 batters across 2.0 innings pitched in her 13^th appearance of the season.
• Hilleary’s 11 relief appearances are the most of any pitcher this season.
• Madalyn Johnson rounded out Tech’s pitching staff on Tuesday night as she faced 10 batters across 2.1 innings pitched in her 17^th appearance of the season, fifth relief appearance.
• Jayden Gailey now sits tied for second with Reese Hunter for home runs this season after she slammed her sixth one over the wall in the third inning.
• Defensively, Gailey was nothing short of exceptional at first as she recorded a career high 12 putouts.
• Addison Leschber now sits tied for third with Gracyn Tucker for home runs this season as she sent her fifth home run over the center field wall in the fifth inning.
• Tech has recorded at least one home run in 18 of its 27 total games played so far this season. Of those 18 games, 12 games have seen multiple home runs recorded. The Yellow Jackets so far this season have not gone more than one game without hitting at least one home run.
• Gailey helped lead Tech offensively with two runs alongside Madi Duffel who recorded two runs as well. Duffel now helps lead the team with five multi-run games this season while Gailey has two.
• Duffel’s two runs were accompanied by two hits, making her one of two Yellow Jackets to see a multi-hit performance on Tuesday with the other being Emma Simon. The freshman second baseman now sits with six multi-hit games this season while the sophomore short stop has five.
• Gailey, Leschber, and Simon each finished the midweek contest with two RBI apiece. Gailey and Leschber are tied with Hunter and Duffel for second most multi-RBI games this season with five each. Simon sits just behind them as well as Tucker and Holly Medina, all of whom have three multi-RBI games this season
• With her two walks on Tuesday, Alyssa Willer tied her longest safely reached streak of the season after reaching in each of the last 13 games. Out of 27 games played this season, Willer has safely reached in 26 games, the most of any Yellow Jacket this season.
• The 9-8 loss was the first game of the season that Tech lost after scoring eight or more runs. When scoring eight or more runs, the Yellow Jackets now have an 11-1 record.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAB got on the board quickly in the first as a home run over left field stacked two runs for the Blazers in the top of the first.
• Tech wasted little time claiming the lead as the Yellow Jackets scored five runs on two hits along with three walks. With the bases loaded, Gailey took a pitch to the elbow which advanced Medina home for Tech’s first run of the night. Willer tied things up as she came home off of Duffel’s walk. A sacrifice from Gracie King took the lead from the Blazers with Hunter scoring the run from third. Duffel and Gailey came home for the first time off of Simon’s single up the middle to cap Tech’s first inning runs.
• UAB cut Tech’s lead down to one run with a triple that advanced the runner home from third and a passed ball that also sent the runner home from third.
• Despite a scoreless second inning, the Yellow Jackets were able hold the Blazers at four runs through the top of the third before a solo home run over right field from Gailey restored Tech’s two-run lead.
• Tech continued to lead UAB 6-4 through the fourth inning until a home run over center field with two runners on base forced the Yellow Jackets to trail 7-6.
• The Blazers’ lead was short lived as Duffel came home for the second time along with Leschber who slammed a home run over center field.
• One final home run over right field would be enough to put the Blazers back on top in the sixth inning.

UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets are set to travel up north to take on No. 14 Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. March 13-15.

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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!

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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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