Amy Brannan knows she isn't one of the premier power hitters in the country, but she showed Wednesday night she can play to the crowd.
After smacking a three-run home run in a five-run fourth inning, the redshirt junior raced out to right field to cheers from the Georgia fans behind the outfield fence.
Brannan recognized the applause by flexing her arms in a body builder's pose.
Following No. 25 Georgia's 6-4 win and doubleheader sweep over Kentucky, Brannan gave Georgia Strike Zone Club president Barbara Turner a close-up pose as she flexed her right biceps.
But while Brannan may know how to celebrate after hitting a home run, she needs to watch SportsCenter a few more times to learn the difference between catchy zingers and cliches.
"I was just trying to put the ball in play and hit it hard somewhere," Brannan said. "I am not a home run hitter."
Brannan doesn't need to be a power hitter at the bottom of the order because the Bulldogs (49-12, 17-12 Southeastern Conference) have plenty of other players who can deliver in a pinch.
Whether it's pinch-runners Pam Stewart or Molly McWilliams in a stolen-base situation, right-hander Rachael Hawkins with runners on base in a relief appearance or players like Brannan or Julie Raiskums on a game-to-game basis, every player on the Bulldogs' roster has contributed in a record-breaking season.
"It's exactly why we have been so successful," redshirt freshman first baseman Kim Wendland said. "One through nine is there getting the job when we need it most."
Wendland, sophomore center fielder Nicole Barber, senior third baseman Kristen Bell and junior shortstop Michelle Tyree arguably have been the team's most consistent players.
Tyree did her part Wednesday by going 2-for-2 in Georgia's 8-0 victory in game one. But Raiskums, a junior catcher who was 0-for-8 in the last 15 games, also played a key role with two RBIs.
After going 0-for-1 in game one, Brannan was one of the heroes in game two as she went 2-for-2 and smacked her second home run of the season.
"Raiskums and Brannan did great," Georgia coach Lu Harris-Champer said. "Brannan was disappointed with her results in the first game, and in between games she was hitting tennis balls -- bang, bang, bang -- working for the line drive, and it paid off in the second game,"
Lacey Gardner, in just her ninth relief appearance of the season, pitched three innings of two-hit ball to save the win for Nichole Urban (10-1).
Tyree, who moved back into the No. 3 spot in the batting order after spending the weekend at No. 7 and No. 8 against Ole Miss, said the players' confidence in each other has contributed to the team's success.
"We have people who are really consistent, but we also have people who step up every now and who lead the team. That way we always don't have to look to one person," Tyree said. "Even though Brannan hit in the nine hole today, everyone has total confidence she can hit the ball like she did. It doesn't matter where you are in the lineup."
Brannan said she knows her teammates have confidence in her, but she said her confidence in herself matters more.
And after playing at Columbus State in 1999 and Long Island University in 2000, Brannan knows one home run isn't going to change her role on a team that feeds off its chemistry.
"I am still not a power hitter," Brannan said. "It just happened at a good time."
Former Oconee County standout Beth Fogle led Kentucky (21-28, 3-17) with three hits on the day, including a single off Gardner, her former teammate at Oconee County, in the seventh inning of game two.
