Badgers’ season ends in regional final

Sunday, May 22

Gainesville, FL

10 AM

Wisconsin Badgers

30-20

Georgia Tech

38-18

Georgia Tech

Wisconsin

Photo by: CourtneyCulbreath

Badgers’ season ends in regional final

May 22, 2022 | Softball

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UW rallies to defeat Georgia Tech before falling to Florida in regional championship

By: AJ Harrison

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Less than 10 hours after leaving Katie Seashole Pressley Stadium, the Wisconsin softball team completed a comeback for the ages, defeating Georgia Tech 7-6 in an elimination game before falling to No. 14 Florida in the Gainesville Regional Final at the 2022 NCAA Softball Championship.

Wisconsin 7, Georgia Tech 6
The Badgers (30-21) jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to a pair of solo home runs. Fiona Girardot got things going in the bottom of the first, hitting a solo home run before Peyton Bannon hit her second home run in as many games to give UW a 2-0 advantage.

UW was sitting in great shape until the top of the fifth inning as the Yellow Jackets scored four runs thanks to seven hits in the inning to take a 4-2 lead.

Georgia Tech extended its lead to 6-2 before the Badgers scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 6-4 contest.

The Yellow Jackets came close to extending their lead in the top of the seventh, but Tessa Magnanimo earned a strikeout with the bases loaded to get out of the inning.

In the bottom of the final inning, Ellie Hubbard and Morgan Kummer both got on base thanks to a walk and hit by pitch, respectively. Kayla Konwent launched a double down the left field line to score Hubbard while Kummer later scored on a wild pitch.

With the bases still loaded, Skylar Sirdashney drew a walk, scoring Eden Dempsey to give UW the win and to send the Badgers to their fifth regional final in their last six tries.

Florida 11, Wisconsin 0
Thirty minutes after completing the comeback against the Yellow Jackets, the well-rested Gators scored 10 runs in the top of the first, taking a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

The Gators added another run in the fourth inning to take an 11-0 triumph to advance to the super regional.

Batting Cleanup

The Badgers earned their 30th win of the season, marking the seventh time under head coach Yvette Healy UW has eclipsed the 30-win mark.
UW is now 12-12 in their last 24 NCAA tournament games after finishing 2-2 in the dance this weekend.
Tessa Magnanimo earned both wins for UW in the NCAA tournament.
Peyton Bannon led the Badger offense with five hits over the weekend, including a pair of home runs.