Chargers take three of four over final regular season weekend heading into conference tourney

Georgia Highlands softball won three of four games over the weekend in doubleheaders Saturday at ABAC and Sunday at South Georgia State CC.

Chargers coach Savannah Sloan leads the Chargers into the GCAA tournament as the No. 3-seed.

The Chargers split games at ABAC Saturday dropping the opener 7-3 but winning the second game 5-1. Sunday, Georgia Highlands won both games at South Georgia State 12-9 and 7-0.

Chargers pitcher Montana Ledbetter hurled a pair of complete game wins during the four game stretch. She had a wins over each team and a shutout victory Sunday at South Georgia State. In the two wins she gave up only one, unearned run on eight hits and five walks. Ledbetter fanned 15 in her 14 innings of work. Maggie Schandera picked up the third pitching win of the weekend Sunday at South Georgia State. She yielded six earned runs (eight total) on four hits and two walks in 5 and 2/3 innings while striking out three.

Two Chargers had nine hits in the four games. Madison Bennett totaled nine hits including two doubles and one triple. She also swiped three bases. Lacey Rutledge also had nine hits with a walk, a sacrifice fly, and nine RBIs.

Allison Daffron finished the weekend with four hits including a triple and five RBIs. Hailey Cronic had four hits and three RBIs. Bradey Tharp also registered four hits and Kyndal Brown contributed three hits.

Natalia Herrera (2 RBIs), Hannah Bobo (2 RBIs), Haley Overton (RBI), and Madeline Hairston (RBI) added two hits each.

Georgia Highlands (20-19, 15-9) moves into the GCAA conference tournament as the No. 3-seed and will host the Andrew College/South Georgia State survivor in a best-of-three series starting Thursday at Stars Field in Cassville.