Chargers enter postseason play riding a five-game streak

April 29, 2025

Georgia Highlands baseball wrapped up regular season play on Tuesday afternoon at home with a doubleheader sweep of South Georgia State.

The Chargers won 11-6 and 12-1.

In the opening victory against the Hawks, Tyler Phillips hit two home runs and drove in five. His home runs occurred in the second and third innings, helping GHC establish a 7-2 lead. Kensky Thomas and Ryan Martin (who hit a double and had an RBI) also contributed with two hits each.

Andrew Bishop (double, two RBI), Grayson Godbee (solo home run), Wyatt Gatlin (RBI), and Alex Karst (double) added one hit in Game 1 for the Chargers.

In Game 2 on Tuesday, Georgia Highlands scored six times in the bottom of the first and added four more runs in the third en route to a 12-1 victory.

Phillips (home run, double, three RBI) and Bishop had two hits. Heath Whitlock (two RBI), Martin, Thomas, and Caden Marco homered. Godbee (double) and Ian Fullerton (double) added one hit.

Six pitchers worked abbreviated stints on the mound for the Chargers in the opening game. Kaiden Krak (3 IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 2BB), Whitlock (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 2K), Gavin Webster (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1K), Brodie Chestnutt (0.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB), Jackson Greer (0.1 IP, 0R, 0H), and Hunter Ward (1 IP, 3ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K) pitched in relief.

Andrew Arnold went six innings on the mound in Game 2. He allowed only one earned run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Braxton Wade allowed two hits in a scoreless seventh on the bump. He recorded two strikeouts.

The losses dropped South Georgia State to 24-29 overall and 10-17 in the GCAA.

The Chargers concluded the regular season with a five-game winning streak, ending with a 41-10 overall record and a 20-7 mark in conference play.

Georgia Highlands will be the No. 1 seed at the conference tournament. The tournament begins Monday at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.