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Georgia softball is moving on to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Bulldogs defeated Virginia Tech 12-3 on Sunday afternoon, sweeping the Athens regional in the process. No. 14 Georgia will be 1 of 16 teams who advance to Super Regionals next weekend.
SUPER DAWGS!!! ?
(14) @UGASoftball caps off a dominant weekend with a run-rule win against Virginia Tech, 12-2, in six innings.#RoadToWCWS pic.twitter.com/SffV9loVsP
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 21, 2023
Sydney Chambley led the Bulldogs all weekend, including the regional final. Chambley hit a pair of home runs on the day, giving her 4 during the Athens regional.
Shelby Walters pitched 6 dominant innings in the run-rule win. She scattered 5 hits and 3 runs while striking out 5 batters in the victory.
Georgia will face the winner of the Tallahassee regional in the next round. Florida State and South Carolina are playing in a winner-take-all game in that regional. If South Carolina pulls off the upset, Georgia will host the Gamecocks in the Supers.
This is Georgia’s first Super Regional appearance since 2021.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
