Zoey Defoor and Bella Morton
Daniel Wilson
2
North Dakota UND 11-12
3
Winner GEORGIA STATE GSU 8-17
North Dakota UND
11-12
2
Final
3
GEORGIA STATE GSU
8-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
North Dakota UND 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
GEORGIA STATE GSU 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1

W: Stephens, Makayla (2-4) L: Jackie Albrecht (0-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Georgia State Rallies for 3-2 Walk-off Victory over North Dakota

ATLANTA --The Georgia State Panthers rallied to score one in the seventh inning and walked it off on sophomore Jordan Rayner's solo home run off of senior Jackie Albrecht to pick up the 3-2 win over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks Sunday.

Sophomore Makayla Stephens (2-4) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Georgia State (8-17). The right-hander went three shutout innings without giving up a hit, allowing no walks and striking out six. Senior Sydney Boulware also made an impact in the circle for the Panthers, starting the ballgame and throwing four innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on five hits, with four walks and eight strikeouts.

In the batter's box, the Panthers were paced by senior Chloe Middlebrooks, who went 1-for-3 on the day with a triple, a walk and two RBI. Rayner put together a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Junior Ashton Schroyer also contributed for Georgia State, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding a double.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Panthers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Middlebrooks' triple off of Albrecht plated two for Georgia State.

North Dakota then rallied to tie the ballgame at 2-2 before Georgia State walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on Rayner's leadoff home run off of Albrecht.

GAME NOTES

» Boulware struck out eight Fighting Hawks hitters.
» The Georgia State pitching staff combined to strike out 14 North Dakota hitters.
» Georgia State's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed two runs across.
» The Panthers had control of the rest of the game after jumping ahead of the Fighting Hawks 2-0 in the bottom of the second.
» Georgia State pitchers limited North Dakota to just 1-for-5 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Georgia State pitchers faced 28 North Dakota hitters in the game, allowing one ground balls and four fly balls while striking out 14.
» The Panthers drew eight walks from North Dakota pitching.
» Middlebrooks led the Panthers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
 

The Panthers will look to carry this momentum into their Wednesday match up against Mercer. 

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