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Seven-Game Road Stand for Tech Begins with Jax State on Tuesday – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Seven-Game Road Stand for Tech Begins with Jax State on Tuesday – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (24-15, 9-6 ACC) will look to wrap up its 2025 away games with a seven-game road stand starting with Jax State (24-16, 7-8 CUSA) on Tuesday before traveling up north to take on the Tar Heels in a three-game series.

Series Information

Georgia Tech (24-15, 9-6 ACC) vs. Jax State (24-16, 7-8 CUSA); Tech leads the series 11-5

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Storylines

  • The Yellow Jackets went 3-1 last week after collecting a 1-0 midweek win over Georgia Southern before going on to earn their third ACC series win with back-to-back wins against Syracuse on Friday.
  • In tech’s three game series against Syracuse, both Eliana Gottlieb and Addison Leschber led the Jackets in batting average (.556).
  • Leschber had a strong showing in the series against the Orange as she recorded one run, five hits, one double, one triple, three RBI, and eight total bases.
  • The first baseman led Tech’s offense with a .889 slugging percentage, paired with a .636 on base percentage.
  • Kinsey Norton spent the most time in the circle for the Jackets with a team high 7.2 innings pitched in two game appearances, one of which she started.
  • Sophia Voyles and Makayla Coffield also saw action in two games for Tech, with Voyles pitching a combined 5.1 innings and Coffield recording 4.0 innings pitched.
  • Game two saw Coffield earn her first save of the season along with her first career hit.
  • Voyles continues to lead Tech’s offense with a 2.31 ERA alongside nine wins, four complete games, four solo shutouts, one combined shutout, 85.0 innings pitched, and 102 strikeouts, and 23 appearances, including 16 game starts.
  • The only other pitcher to hold double-digit starts this season in freshman Sydnie Watts with 11 starts. Watts maintains her perfect 3-0 record while also owning one complete game, one solo shutout, one combined shutout, 38.0 innings pitched and 35 strikeouts.
  • Despite starting only 31 games, freshman Alyssa Willer maintains a starting spot in the Jackets outfield since the Jackets’ game against Troy earlier this season and holds on to a 1.000 fielding percentage.
  • Willer leads tech offense with a .378 batting average, .649 slugging percentage, and a .524 on base percentage while sporting 26 runs, 28 hits, five home runs, 23 RBI, 48 total bases, and a team high 24 walks.
  • Her 1.173 on base + slugging percentage is ranked 14th in the ACC, the third highest of any freshman in the conference.
  • Tech leads the overall series against the…

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