Yellow Jackets Collect 10th Shutout in Five-Inning Rout of Georgia Southern

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (27-22, 8-10 ACC) began its week earning its 10^th shutout of the season after downing the Georgia Southern Eagles (19-23, 6-9 SBC) 8-0 in five innings on Wednesday night.

QUICK HITS

• Sydnie Watts made her 12^th start, 20^th appearance of the season, on Wednesday night and walked away with her seventh win of the season.
• She recorded two strikeouts across 5.0 innings pitched for her second complete game and her second shutout of the season.
• The midweek shutout win marks the 10^th shutout of the season for the Yellow Jackets, the most in a single season since 2012 (11).
• Gracyn Tucker slammed her 16^th home run of the season in the opening inning on Wednesday night.
• The sophomore leads the team with her 16 home runs and is four dingers away from hitting the most home runs in a single season since 2011. Tucker needs at least three home runs to tie Mallorie Black’s single-season mark of 19, set in 2024.
• Tucker was one of two Yellow Jackets to record multiple RBI (4) with the other being Alyssa Willer (2). Willer continues to lead the team in multi-RBI games this season with 15 while Tucker now sits with 10 multi-RBI games.
• Willer paired those two RBI with two runs as well for her 13^th multi-run game of the season. Emma Simon also finished the midweek tussle with a pair of runs scored, giving her four multi-run games this season.
• The Wednesday night win marks 10 straight wins for Tech over Georgia Southern. Tech now sits 58-14 overall against the Eagles and 18-1 across the last 20 years against Georgia Southern.
• Tucker’s home run in the first was the 28^th time Tech has scored first in a game this season and ended up giving Tech its 20^th win of the season when scoring first.
• When scoring eight or more runs, Tech sits with a 19-2 record with its two losses being against UAB (9-8) and No. 20 Duke (14-13).
• In addition to being Tech’s 10^th shutout, the five-inning win on Wednesday was Tech’s 13^th run rule victory of the season, third straight.

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Tech’s offense got started immediately as Willer was advanced home from first with a home run over left field from Tucker in the first.
• The Yellow Jackets used their first inning moment to stack three runs on two hits in the bottom of the second. After walking to first, Simon was sent running home off Willer’s double to left center. Willer was brought home shortly after also on a double, this time to right center from Holly Medina. The center fielder was able to steal third before making her sprint for home off a wild pitch.
• Georgia Southern was once again blanked in the top of the third as all three batters in the top half of the inning were returned to the dugout via fly outs.
• Tech wrapped up its Wednesday night scoring with three runs on three hits and one Georgia Southern error. For the third straight inning, Tech began the inning with a walk which put Madi Duffel on base. With the bases loaded, Willer sent a sac fly out to center field, giving Duffel enough time to get home. An Eagle throw was intended to get Tucker out at first, but the third baseman was too quick and instead occupied the Eagles’ defense while two final runs came across.

UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets will take to the road to finish the week, this time destined for Blacksburg, Va. to take on No. 12 Virginia Tech April 17-19.

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.

For the latest information on the Georgia Tech softball team, follow us on Twitter (@GaTechSoftball), Facebook, Instagram (@GaTechsoftball) or visit us at www.ramblinwreck.com.