GHC softball splits conference DH with Bobcats

March 12, 2024

Georgia Highlands softball split a home doubleheader with East Georgia State CC on Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers won the opening game 8-6 but lost the second game 10-2.

In the opener Haylee Dishmon, Ally Graden, and Aliza Martinez combined for seven hits to pace the GHC offense while pitchers Hayden Joyner and Jaycie Hand limited East Georgia State to six runs on ten hits.

Joyner made the start in the circle and picked up the pitching win. Hand closed out the final four innings.

Dishmon was 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, and one RBI. Martinez had two doubles and two RBIs. Graden finished 2-for-3 and scored three runs. Her plate appearances included a double and she was hit by a pitch.

In Game 2, Bobcats pitchers kept Georgia Highlands off the scoreboard through four innings while the East Georgia State offense took a 10-0 lead. The Chargers posted two runs in the fifth inning.

Grace Kendrick (3.1 IP, 7ER, 5H, 5BB, 3K) took the pitching loss in the second game. Hand (1.2 IP, 3ER, 3H, 2BB) retired the final five outs.

Dishmon, Cailey Barnett, Avrey Fisher, and Ansley Farmer contributed one hit in the loss.

The doubleheader split leaves East Georgia State with a 4-14 record and 1-1 mark in conference play.

Georgia Highlands (4-19, 1-3) plays at Andrew College on Saturday.