The GC baseball team currently has a 9-10 overall record. GC has a 7-4 record at home in John Kurtz and a tough 1-6 record on the road. Their Peach Belt Conference hopes remain alive with a 1-2 record in conference play and the end-of-season tournament looming.
GC has been streaky on the diamond, alternating between two-to-three-gamewinning and losing streaks.
In the team’s first PBC series, GC lost, going 1-2 against Augusta University. The Bobcats won the first game and came out on the losing end of both games in a doubleheader the next day.
The team will continue their PBC season by traveling to Hardeeville, South Carolina to play the University of South Carolina Beaufort in a three-game series next.
Freshman first baseman Braeden Smith has had the bats cracking in conference play against Augusta with a .545 average and a pair of home runs and has tallied a team-high 22 RBIs considering all games this season.
Junior infielder Mathew Mebane, averaging .317, sits just behind him with 18 RBIs and leads the team with seven home runs this year.
Sophomore right-handed pitcher John Raines leads the team with a strikeout tally of 28 and a 2-1 pitching record.
GC Softball currently has a record of 11-10. The Bobcats have a 7-3 record at home and a 3-5 record on the road. Their PBC record is currently 1-5, meaning now is the time to turn things around.
In PBC play, GC has gone up against Flagler College at home and traveled to take on Columbus State University.
Against Flagler, the Bobcats split a doubleheader, winning the first game 6-5 and losing the second 3-5. They would ultimately lose the series 1-2 after a 7-5 game three defeat.
Their road trip to Columbus State brought disappointing results, as they lost all three games by scores of 13-5, 11-9 and 8-7.
Junior infielder Kam Caldwell leads the team in batting average, sporting a strong .444 and has tallied 14 RBIs.
Sophomore infielder Emily Hobbs leads the team in home runs, going yard six times so far this season and sporting a .351 average, not far behind Caldwell.
Senior right-handed pitcher Jana Shellhorse has been essential to the Bobcat defense, leading the team with 32 strikeouts so far this season.
Luckily for GC, the team has a stretch of non-conference games upcoming against Converse University, Francis Marion University and Southern Wesleyan University. These games will be crucial in preparation for their important upcoming meetings with PBC opponents.
Hopefully, the Bobcats can tune their game up for conference opponent the University of South Carolina Aiken, who visit Milledgeville March 16-17, and their March 23-24 road trip to Greenwood, South Carolina, to take on Lander University.
