Georgia State softball falls at Georgia

Release from Georgia State Athletics:

Lauren Coleman and Callie Alford both launched three-run homers but it was not enough as Georgia State fell to No. 14 Georgia 15-6 in five innings on Wednesday night at Jack Turner Stadium. The Panthers drop to 30-18 on the season while the Bulldogs improve to 36-13.

“I am extremely proud Callie and Lauren for stepping up on a big stage tonight. They both tried to will us to a victory but unfortunately we made some uncharacteristic defensive mistakes. Those mistakes cost us some runs and extended some innings which in the end was the difference.”

Georgia jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after one thanks to a pair of singles and one Panther error. After a scoreless second, Georgia State respond with three runs in the top of the third on Alford’s 37th career home run.

Ashley Christy started the rally with a one-out, bunt single. Megan Litumbe then singled to put two on for Alford who launched an opposite-field line drive over the fence in right. The homer was her 14th of 2015 and pushes her RBI total to 50, the third highest single-season total in GSU history.

The Bulldogs then extended their lead to 10 with nine runs in the bottom of the fourth, including six with two outs. Kaylee Puailoa drove in four on a home run and single, Tina Iosefa homered while Paige Wilson and Samantha LaZear also drove in runs.

In the top of the fifth, GSU scored three on Lauren Coleman’s 11th home run of the season to cut Georgia’s lead to 13-6. Ivie Drake singled through the left side, Alford drew a two-out walk and then Coleman launched a moonshot to deep center.

However, in the bottom of the frame Alex Hugo hit a walk-off two run homer to center to give the Bulldogs the 15-6 run-rule victory.