Chargers softball splits home doubleheader with East Georgia

Georgia Highlands softball split a home doubleheader with visiting East Georgia State Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers won the first game 9-6 but lost the second game, 9-3.

Game One saw the Chargers build a 5-0 lead through four innings prior to holding off a late threat by the Bobcats.

Malone Aldridge had three hits including a double for Georgia Highlands. Allison Deweese homered twice. Madison Dennis homered and finished with four RBIs. Brady Tharp (2 RBIs), Audrey Johnson, and Abigail Lathrop all had hits in the victory.

Jaycie Hand (6 IP, 6R, 3ER, 8H, 3BB, 4K) pitched into the seventh inning and collected the win in the circle. Emma Veitch (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB) entered in the final inning and retired the final three outs.

In Game Two, Georgia Highlands led 1-0 early and tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth, but six Bobcat runs over the final two innings put the game away for East Georgia State.

Veitch (2.1 IP, 4R, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K) suffered the pitching loss in relief of starter Rena Fraga (4 IP, 3R, 0ER, 6H, 0BB, 1K). Hand (0.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 0BB) also pitched for the Chargers.

Johnson had two hits including a double for GHC. Deweese (2 RBIs), Tharp, Lathrop, Aldridge, Jordan Blair, and Avery Fisher added one hit each. Dennis contributed one RBI.

East Georgia moves to 5-12-1 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.

Georgia Highlands (9-15, 3-1) makes a four-game road trip this weekend with two games at South Georgia State Friday afternoon and a pair of games at ABAC on Saturday.