If No. 7 Georgia forgets its powerful bats in the locker room, Bulldog fans need not worry.

Georgia (24-4, 7-2 SEC) was able to consistently manufacture runs during a home series sweep against SEC opponent Kentucky (22-11, 5-7 SEC), outscoring the scrappy Wildcats 18-3 behind a sound pitching and defensive effort. Georgia won the three games by the scores of 3-1, 10-0 and 5-2, respectively.

“I thought our pitching did a very good job and we played a very good defense,” said head coach Lu Harris-Champer, who improved to 25-2 overall against Kentucky in her career.

Bulldog pitchers found themselves in jams more than a few times but were able to limit the Wildcats by smart pitching and profiting from excellent fielding. Senior Christie Hamilton (11-3) won both games on Sunday, allowing only two runs in 10 innings. Sophomore Sarah McCloud (10-1) earned the other win on Saturday night after an impressive seven innings of work.

“We did much better in the lower part of our lineup, which was one of our goals we set this week,” Harris-Champer said. “When we are getting that kind of production from [the bottom of the lineup], we are that much better of a hitting team.”

Georgia was able to keep constant offensive pressure on Kentucky in all three games thanks to its batters in the eight and nine spots, freshmen Lisaira Daniels and Maya Branch. Daniels, who went 4-for-6 with five runs, and Branch (3-for-5) were able to create continuous problems with their speed – grabbing extra bases through steals and forcing Kentucky throwing errors.

Third baseman Alisa Goler once again led the Bulldogs in RBIs with four on the weekend, which brings her total to 50 on the season.

Georgia improved its home record to 15-0 this season with the Kentucky sweep.

“We love to have the home crowd behind us,” sophomore first baseman Brianna Hesson said. “This is our home field and we just refuse to lose between our own lines.”