• Coach Ward announces addition to GSW Softball staff
    August 09, 2011
    Head Coach Eddie Ward has announced the hiring of Samantha Floyd as assistant coach. Floyd is a former PBC standout player at Armstrong Atlantic.
  • Griffin named All-PBC
    April 15, 2011
    Georgia Southwestern senior Nichole Griffin was named to the 2011 Peach Belt Conference softball All-Conference first team on Thursday evening at the annual PBC Softball Championship banquet in Florence, S.C. Griffin led the Lady Hurricanes in most offensive categories this spring, including: batting average (.368), runs (30), hits (56), triples (4), total bases (81), slugging percentage (.533), and on-base percentage (.451).
  • Lady 'Canes season ends at Columbus State
    April 07, 2011
    The Georgia Southwestern softball team knew what was at stake when it traveled to Columbus State on Thursday evening. Win both games or the season was most likely over. Putting up a fight until the bitter end of both contests, GSW fell 3-2 and 7-5 to the Peach Belt Conference's second-place team.
  • Seniors shine in doubleheader sweep of Lander
    April 03, 2011
    It seems only fitting that on Senior Day, senior pitchers Katie Mueller and Tiffany Milstid held the Lander softball team without an earned run over two games, senior outfielder Nichole Griffin went 3-for-6 with two RBIs and senior infielder Heather Hodge turned in another pair of error-free performances at second base, leading Georgia Southwestern to a doubleheader sweep of the Bearcats on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Hurricanes won Game 1, 2-1, and took the nightcap, 3-2.
  • Upset bid falls short
    April 01, 2011
    The Georgia Southwestern softball team played 4th-ranked North Georgia even at 1-1 until the final inning of Game 1 in Friday's Peach Belt Conference doubleheader at Lady 'Canes Field, when a solo home run led the Saints to a 2-1 victory. North Georgia carried that momentum into the nightcap, rolling past GSW, 11-3.
  • GSW splits at Augusta State
    March 25, 2011
    The Georgia Southwestern softball team earned a split with Augusta State in a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader on Friday afternoon at Jaguar Field. GSW rallied to get a seventh-innning win in Game 1, 4-3, while ASU took the nightcap, 8-2.
  • Hodge's 7th inning HR gives GSW sweep
    March 23, 2011
    With two outs, the game tied at 1-1 in the seventh inning and Nichole Griffin at first base, Heather Hodge delivered a game-winning home run to lift the Georgia Southwestern softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Erskine College in Due West, S.C. on Wednesday afternoon.
  • GSW begins 8-game road trip with split
    March 22, 2011
    After dropping the opener at Anderson, 4-1, the Georgia Southwestern softball team rebounded with a 5-1 victory in the nightcap to earn a split on Tuesday afternoon at Smethers Field in Anderson, S.C.
  • Solid team effort leads to GSW sweep of Carson-Newman
    March 19, 2011
    The Georgia Southwestern softball team spread 20 hits across the lineup and committed one error in a doubleheader sweep of Carson-Newman on Saturday afternoon at Lady 'Canes Field. GSW had eight of nine positions collect at least two hits apiece. The Lady Hurricanes won Game 1, 6-3, and rallied from a deficit twice in the nightcap to win 4-3 in nine innings.
  • GSW softball splits with Thomas
    March 17, 2011
    The Georgia Southwestern softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Thomas University on Thursday evening at Lady ‘Canes Field. GSW won Game 1, 8-2, and lost Game 2, 5-3.
  • GSW splits DH with Georgia College
    March 15, 2011
    After struggling at the plate in a 5-1 loss to Georgia College in Game 1 of Tuesday's Peach Belt Conference softball doubleheader at Lady 'Canes Field, Georgia Southwestern jumped to a 6-0 lead in the first inning of Game 2 and held on for a 9-7 victory.
  • Lady 'Canes roll in sweep of Lynn
    March 11, 2011
    The Georgia Southwestern softball team scored 14 unanswered runs to complete a sweep of Lynn University on Friday afternoon at Lady 'Canes Field. GSW took Game 1 of the doubleheader, 6-1, and finished the day with an 8-0 victory.
  • GSW picks up two wins at LaGrange
    February 26, 2011
    Casey Burns tossed the first complete-game shutout of the spring in the opener and Mason Moreland went 3-for-4 in the nightcap to lead the Georgia Southwestern softball team to a 1-0, 4-3 (8 innings) sweep of LaGrange on Saturday afternoon at the LaGrange Softball Complex. Full story coming on Sunday.
  • Lady 'Canes turn the tide at West Georgia
    February 25, 2011
    The Georgia Southwestern softball team earned a split with West Georgia on Friday afternoon, winning Game 2, 3-2, after dropping the opener, 3-1, at University Field. Leading up to the nightcap, GSW was 0-9 against the Wolves since 2007. The Lady 'Canes had been outscored 58-12 during that span. With the win, GSW improves to 7-11 this spring, while UWG falls to 9-3.
  • Lady Hurricanes sweep UNC Pembroke
    February 20, 2011
    It had been four years since Georgia Southwestern swept UNC Pembroke in a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader, until Sunday, when GSW won 7-1 and 4-3 at Lady 'Canes Field. It was the third conference sweep overall since GSW joined the PBC in 2007.
  • Lady 'Canes swept by Francis Marion
    February 19, 2011
    The Georgia Southwestern softball team scored a run in the seventh to force extra innings in Game 2 of its Saturday afternoon doubleheader with Francis Marion at Lady 'Canes Field, but eventually fell 6-3 in nine innings after losing Game 1, 8-1.
  • GSW's Early Bird Softball Invite cancelled
    February 04, 2011
    This weekend's Georgia Southwestern softball invitational has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The eight-team, two-day event will not be rescheduled. *UPDATE* The Lady Hurricanes will host Brewton-Parker on Sunday (2/6) for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. and Anderson (S.C.) on Monday (2/7) with that twinbill beginning at 1 p.m.
  • Read all about your Lady Hurricanes
    February 04, 2011
    Full color online publication includes head shots, program history, 2010 statistics and general school information.
  • Buck named Preseason All-Conference
    January 27, 2011
    Georgia Southwestern junior Gabby Buck was named to the 2011 Peach Belt Conference softball preseason All-Conference team on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Softball open tryout date scheduled
    November 03, 2010
    The GSW softball team will be holding an open tryout for players who graduated from high school in 2010 or earlier.
  • Ward adds seven to softball roster for 2011
    July 15, 2010
    GSW head softball coach Eddie Ward today announced the signing of seven players for the 2010-11 academic year. Added to the roster are transfers Casey Burns, Jessica Chewning, Katie Maddox and Mason Moreland, along with freshmen Hayley Knight, Christie Shankle and Erin Vick.
  • SB&T gives to GSW baseball and softball
    June 16, 2010
    Representing SB&T Bank in Americus, Ryan Young (center right) presented a check Tuesday, June 15 to GSW Foundation Executive Director Stick Miller for a significant amount to be split evenly between the GSW baseball and softball programs. SB&T Bank is an avid supporter of Georgia Southwestern State University and GSW Athletics.