BOWIE, MD (March 1, 2025) - It didn't take long for new Georgian Court Head Coach
Mikayla Pourby to earn her first win. The Lions needed only six innings in game one to defeat Bowie State, 11-3, giving Pourby her first career win. GCU went on to drop the second end of the doubleheader, 7-3, splitting in the season opener.
Game 1 - Georgian Court 11, Bowie State 6 - 6 Innings
How it Happened
• Georgian Court racked up 14 hits, three for extra bases.
• The Lions worked out of trouble as the Bulldogs collected nine hit and two walks, but just scored three times.
• GCU struck out seven Bulldogs and fanned just four times at the plate themselves.
• Georgian Court started the scoring early.
Reagan Winn's sacrifice fly scored
Cheyenne Jackson with the game's first run in the first.
• An inning later,
Brooklyn Ragland crossed the plate on a double steal.
• Bowie cut the lead in half in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double.
• The Lions broke it up open though in the third with RBI singles from Ragland and
Gabriella Aleman.
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Kaylin Curro and
Ella Moore tacked on in the fourth with RBI hits of their own. Curro scored two more with a bases loaded double in the fifth.
• A pair of run-scoring outs brought the Lions their final two runs.
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Janelle Blaszka ended the game with a 1-2-3 sixth, striking out the final two hitters.
Lion Stat Leaders
• Blaszka tossed all six innings allowing three runs, two earned on nine hits with seven strikeouts.
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Cheyenne Jackson scored three times, singled, tripled, and stole a base.
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Kaylin Curro drove in three runs, going 2-4.
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Reagan Winn was 2-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
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Brooklyn Ragland reached base three times with two singles, a walk and two runs batted in.
For the Bulldogs
• Ariana Ellerson finished 2-3 with a run and an RBI.
• Sydney Edmond had two hits and two runs scored.
• Lindsey George started. She allowed two run on three hits in 2.1 innings of work.
Game 2 - Bowie State 7, Georgian Court 3
How it Happened
• Georgian Court's offense went cold with just four hits. Bowie State again knocked nine hits.
• The Bulldogs were able to overcome three errors in the field.
• Lion pitchers walked 10 and the Bulldogs stole seven bases.
• Bowie State scored twice in the first on an infield single and never trailed.
• They tacked on in the third and fourth with RBI singles before GCU cut the lead in half in the fifth.
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Brooklyn Ragland's bases loaded double scored
Charlee Mae Sinderud and
Reagan Winn.
• Bowie got the runs back scoring one in the fifth and two in the sixth.
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Lia DeMaio's sacrifice fly in the seventh wasn't enough for the Lions who dropped game two.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Julianna Kellogg was 2-3 with a run scored.
• Brookklyn Ragland drove in a pair of runs.
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Julia Lapp got the start and allowed four runs on eight hits in four innings with two strikeouts.
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Lillian Noyes finished the game allowing two three runs in two innings.
For the Bulldogs
• Ryalee Dillard pitched all seven innings allowing three runs, one earned on four hits with four strikeouts.
• Presleigh Braxton was 4-4 with three runs scored and three stolen bases.
• Jayla Hill walked three times, stole three bases and scored a run.
News and Notes
• In game one, all nine starters picked up a hit.
• All nine also either scored or drove in a run.
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Cheyenne Jackson picked up her 30th career hit.
Up Next
• Georgian Court plays their home opener Tuesday, March 4 as they host West Chester at 1 pm.
