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ATHENS, Ga. – The sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs will play host to the Third-Annual Red & Black Showcase this weekend at the UGA Softball Stadium. The tournament will take place Friday through Sunday and will feature the Bulldogs (3-1) along with visiting teams Bowling Green (1-3), Virginia Tech (3-1), Western Carolina (0-0) and Winthrop (0-2). 2010 RED & BLACK SHOWCASE SCHEDULE: Friday, Feb. 19: 11 a.m. Western Carolina vs. Virginia Tech 1:15 p.m. Bowling Green vs. Western Carolina 3:30 p.m. Georgia vs. Virginia Tech 5:45 p.m. Georgia vs. Bowling Green Saturday, Feb. 20: 10 a.m. Winthrop vs. Virginia Tech 12:15 p.m. Winthrop vs. Bowling Green 2:30 p.m. Georgia vs. Virginia Tech 4:45 p.m. Georgia vs. Western Carolina Sunday, Feb. 21: 9 a.m. Virginia Tech vs. Bowling Green 11:15 a.m. Western Carolina vs. Winthrop 1:30 p.m. Georgia vs. Winthrop GEORGIA NOTES: Georgia Ranked Sixth In the latest release of the national collegiate softball polls, Georgia was ranked as high as No. 6 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com poll. The Bulldogs were also ranked No. 8 in the NFCA/USA Today poll. Four Straight Wins In Season Opening Contests Georgia won its fifth-straight season opening contest by defeating third-ranked Michigan, 6-4, on Feb. 13 in Dot Richardson’s National Collegiate Softball Invitational. It also marked the third-straight season opening game in which UGA has played a ranked opponent in its first game. 2010 def. #3 Michigan, 6-4 2009 def. #20 Long Beach St., 10-6 2008 def. #8 DePaul, 3-2 2007 def. Wichita St., 8-0 2006 def. Arkansas, 7-6 (9) Long Home Stand Georgia’s first home stand of the 2010 season will cover 21-games starting on Feb. 19 with the Red & Black Showcase and ending on March 17 against Furman. The home stand will include three home tournaments, a double-header with Florida, a three-game series with Alabama and the contest with Furman. The next road trip on the schedule will come March 20-21, when UGA travels to Knoxville, Tenn., to play the Tennessee Lady Volunteers. Red & Black Showcase UGA will play at home for the first time this season as it serves host to the Red & Black Showcase, Feb. 19-21, at the UGA Softball Stadium. Visiting teams for the tournament include Virginia Tech, who Georgia will play twice, Bowling Green, Western Carolina and Winthrop. Georgia's schedule for the tournament includes playing Virginia Tech and Bowling Green on Friday, Virginia Tech and Western Carolina on Saturday and Winthrop on Sunday. Against Virginia Tech, UGA leads the all-time series 2-1, but the Hokies won the last meeting in 2007. The Bulldogs won the only meeting in Athens in 2004 as well as the first-ever meeting in 1998. When Georgia plays Bowling Green it will the first-ever meeting between the Dogs and Falcons. Against Western Carolina, Georgia leads the all-time series 2-0 with both meetings coming in Athens, first in in 2007 and then again last year. Against Winthrop, who has come to Athens every year since 2002 with the exception of 2008, Georgia leads the all-time series 14-2. The Bulldogs won last year’s contest, and the Eagles last won in the series in 2007, when the teams split a pair of games. Home Runs Six Bulldogs have combined to hit nine home runs through four games. Last year, Georgia set a school record with 85 home runs, and after four games the 2009 squad had also hit nine home runs. Bulldogs to hit home runs in 2010: Brianna Hesson (3), Ashley Razey (2), Alisa Goler (1), Ashley Pauly (1), Amberlie Saxton (1) and Laura Trout (1). Back-To-Back Home Runs Against UCF, Brianna Hesson and Ashley Razey became the first Bulldogs to hit back-to-back home runs this season. Last year, the Dogs hit back-to-back home runs six times. Bulldogs Tie School Record For Home Runs In A Game On Feb. 13 vs. UCF, Georgia posted a five-home run outing matching the school record for home runs in a game. Brianna Hesson and Ashley Razey each hit two home runs in the game while Alisa Goler added a grand slam. The record had been established on two previous occasions: First in 2003 vs. Southeastern Louisiana and then again in 2009 vs. IUPUI. McCloud Honored Junior Sarah McCloud was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week (2/15) following the opening week of the 2010 season. McCloud made two appearances going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. Against UCF, she tossed a five-inning, complete-game one-hit shutout with four strikeouts. She then went six shutout innings against Florida Atlantic scattering just four hits, walking none and striking out six. The Pitcher of the Week honor is the first in McCloud’s career, and it marks the second time she’s earned weekly recognition from the league after being named Freshman of the Week on March 31, 2008.
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