The Season Pass
Over the years a tradition has been established in the GCSU athletic department. That tradition is winning.
The winning tradition does not exclude the softball team, and this year’s version of the Lady Bobcats hopes to prove exactly that.
The team enters the season ranked No. 3 in the Peach Belt Conference and No. 23 nationally.
Fortunately for the ladies, they have a strong crop of players returning from last seasons team that finished 35-21.
GCSU did not live up to high expectations, after being picked to win the PBC last year, but there is not reason the team should feel like they have anything to prove.
Key returning players include junior pitcher Mandy Chandler, who was named to the pre-season all PBC team. Chandler had an outstanding 2007 campaign in which she went 22-12 with a 1.33 ERA and an impressive 280 strikeouts.
Other returning players that should make an impact for the Lady Bobcats include senior catcher Shelbie Lindsey and senior outfielder Brianna Hope.
GCSU has also added some top recruits for their 2008 season.
Junior Kori Pickowitz will see time at both first and third base after transferring from Young Harris College.
Another junior college transfer, junior Sherquita Bostick will man centerfield. Bostick comes from Santa Fe Community College, where she showed her exceptional speed and power to catch GCSU coaches’ eyes.
The Lady Bobcats have been working very hard in the offseason, and with some key victories can definitley pull off a PBC championship this season.
The ladies see their first action this weekend when the travel to Aiken, S.C. for the Early Bird Tournament where they will be tested early facing No. 21 ranked Kutztown University.
The team’s first home game is Feb. 27 when the Lady Bobcats will battle the University of West Georgia at the Peeler Complex at West Campus.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Feb 8 2008. Filed under Sports.
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