The Georgia Southwestern State University softball season came to a close with an 8-0 five inning loss to top-ranked North Georgia in the Peach Belt Conference Quarterfinals Friday at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium.
Georgia Southwestern State University softball junior Hayley Tierce has been named First Team All-Conference Utility Player as announced by the league at the tournament banquet Thursday.
The Georgia Southwestern State University softball team earned the eighth seed for the Peach Belt Conference Tournament hosted by the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, Ga. May 4-6.
Freshman Elizabeth Wills hit her 10th and 11th home runs of the season but it wasn’t enough as the Georgia Southwestern State University softball team dropped 11-7 and 6-3 non-conference decisions to Montevallo Wednesday at Lady Canes Field.
The Lady Canes all-time home run leader hit five homers and drove in 12 runs while batting .429 with a 1.000 slugging percentage in eight games as GSW went 4-0 in Peach Belt play.
Wills hit .464 in eight games with two home runs, a double and 10 runs batted in to go along with a walk-off ninth inning single against USC Aiken on March 24.
Freshman Elizabeth Wills' RBI single sent game two to extra innings before she hit a walk-off single in the ninth on the way to a five RBI performance.
The Athletics Department welcomes back alumni from the softball and men's soccer programs this weekend for events on campus. The softball team is hosting a meet and greet, along with a cookout, on Saturday in conjunction with its 1 p.m. doubleheader against USC Aiken. The men's soccer team is holding its annual alumni game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hurricane Field.
Hayley Tierce hit a grand slam and went 4-for-5 at the plate, but it wasn’t enough for the Georgia Southwestern State University softball team as they dropped a nonconference doubleheader at West Georgia Wednesday.
Hayley Tierce hit three home runs and Ansley Dean hit the first two of her career as GSW split a nonconference doubleheader with Albany State Tuesday at Lady Canes Field.
Hayley Tierce and Lauren Kuerzi each hit two home runs, but the Lady Canes fell twice by a single run in a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader at Georgia College Friday.
Brittany Childs and Madason Messer limited the Panthers to just one run in two games while Elizabeth Wills hit her fifth homer of the season in game two.
Shannon Gibson threw her second no-hitter of the season in game one and Lauren Kuerzi hit a go-ahead 2-run homer in the seventh inning of game two to lead GSW to two wins Wednesday.
Shannon Gibson threw a complete game no-hitter and Hayley Tierce homered in both games to lead the Lady Canes to dominant victories over Fort Valley State at Lady Canes Field Wednesday.