Buck’s Two-Hitter Highlights Day 1 of Bubly Invitational

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Georgia State softball team split a pair of games on Friday to open the Bubly Invitational hosted by Florida.

The story of the day was Georgia State's pitching staff. In Game 1, redshirt-junior Emily Buck allowed just two hits to lead the Panthers to a 3-0 win over Tennessee State. The win gave Georgia State its fourth win in the last five games.

In the afternoon, the Panthers fell to No. 4 Florida 3-1, but it was GSU's Hallie Adams that allowed just four hits to one of the top offenses in the country.

The Panthers are in the middle of a stretch of four games against SEC opponents over a seven-game period and seven games against ranked opponents over a set of 10 games.

Game 1: Georgia State 3, Tennessee State 0
Redshirt-junior Emily Buck allowed just two hits and Georgia State (6-8) got some timely hits in the fourth inning to earn a 3-0 win over Tennessee State (6-8) on Friday morning in the first game of the Bubly Invitational.

Buck (3-3) didn't allow a hit until a Mikayla Duke single down the right field line in the bottom of the sixth. She finished the complete game striking out nine and facing just 23 batters.

Georgia State got on the board in the top of the fourth with a Carolyn Deady single up the middle that scored Daisy Hess.

Later in the inning, Emily Brown doubled to right center on an 0-2 pitch scoring Gracie Kittrell and Havalynn Abernathy to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead that would hold.

Francys King (1-3) took the loss for the Tigers despite allowing just three hits and walking two over 4.0 innings of work.

Game 2: #4 Florida 3, Georgia State 1
Georgia State held with No. 4 Florida but was done in by three errors in a 3-1 loss to the Gators on Friday afternoon in the Bubly Invitational.

Daisy Hess got the Georgia State (6-9) on the board first in the top of the second on a double steal where the junior stole home to give GSU a 1-0 lead.

Hess finished the game with the Panthers' two hits going 2-for-3 with a run scored.

Florida (17-1) tied it in the bottom of the second on a steal and throwing error.

The Gators added one more in the bottom of the fifth and another in the bottom of the sixth.

Hallie Adams (1-1) took the tough-luck loss going 6.0 innings and allowing just four hits while striking out two.

Marissa Meisemore (2-0) earned the win for Florida after pitching 3.0 inning of relief and allowing just one hit while striking out three.

Georgia State will return to the field on Saturday facing Sun Belt Conference foe Coastal Carolina at 3:30 p.m., in a non-conference game. The event will close out on Sunday with the Panthers facing Tennessee State at 9 a.m., followed by a rematch with Florida at 2 p.m.

Following the games this weekend, Georgia State will head to Athens on Wednesday to face No. 16 Georgia at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#19 Emily Brown: OF; 5' 6"; Freshman; L/R

#13 Emily Buck: P; 5' 6"; Redshirt Freshman; R/R

#22 Daisy Hess: IF; 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R

#44 Gracie Kittrell: IF; 5' 1"; Freshman; R/R

#14 Carolyn Deady: C; 6' 1"; Sophomore; R/R

#00 Havalynn Abernathy: OF; 5' 7"; Freshman; L/R

#25 Hallie Adams: P; 5' 6"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#19 Emily Brown
: 5' 6"; Freshman; L/R
: OF

#13 Emily Buck
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Freshman; R/R
: P

#22 Daisy Hess
: 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R
: IF

#44 Gracie Kittrell
: 5' 1"; Freshman; R/R
: IF

#14 Carolyn Deady
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; R/R
: C

#00 Havalynn Abernathy
: 5' 7"; Freshman; L/R
: OF

#25 Hallie Adams
: 5' 6"; Freshman; R/R
: P