Chargers win conference opener and ninth straight; GHC softball falls at Roane State

The Georgia Highlands Chargers started the 2022 season with sixteen straight wins before dropping back-to-back games at the end of February to Wabash Valley. Since those losses, GHC has now reeled off nine straight again including Tuesday’s conference opening win at home over Andrew College, 17-5.

David Smith hit two home runs, including a grand slam, to power the Chargers past the Tigers. He finished the day 4-for-6 with nine RBIs and stole a base.

Mick Moody homered and doubled with a walk and four RBIs. Parker Poteet finished with two hits including a home run and two RBIs. Max Kops also contributed two hits with one RBI.

Jacob Ryan (6.1 IP, 5R, 3ER, 9H, 1BB, 6K) earned the pitching victory for Georgia Highlands and recorded six strikeouts. Keegan Pulford-Thorpe (1 IP, 0R, 2K) and Zachary Murray (0.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 2K) pitched in relief for the Chargers.

Georgia Highlands (25-2, 1-0 GCAA) finishes up a four game stretch against Andrew College with three games Friday and Saturday in Cuthbert.

SOFTBALL

ROANE STATE 6, GEORGIA HIGHLANDS 5

The Georgia Highlands softball team dropped a 6-5 decision Tuesday afternoon at Roane State CC.

The Chargers fell behind 3-0 early but had cut the lead to 5-3 through four innings. Roane State added a run in the fifth and it proved to be the winning margin. Georgia Highlands added single runs in each of the final two innings but came up one run short.

Kyndal Brown had two hits for GHC. Hailey Cronic homered in the third inning. Madison Dennis, Bradey Tharp, and Haley Overton had the other Chargers’ hits.

Gracee Ellis (6 IP, 6R, 2ER, 11H, 0BB, 4K) suffered the pitching loss despite surrendering only two earned runs. Georgia Highlands (7-19) begins conference play Friday with a doubleheader at South Georgia State and will continue GCAA play Saturday in a doubleheader at Abraham Baldwin.