Lady Bobcats head toward final run of strong season

    The Lady Bobcat softball team is in strong position to make a run at a Peach Belt Conference title.
    Led by junior pitcher Mandy Chandler No. 9 GCSU has a 30-8 record, and are 7-3 in the PBC.
    Currently the ladies are in third place in the conference, behind the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (11-1) and North Georgia College & State University (9-3).
    The Lady Bobcats have eight games remaining, all of which are conference battles, including two games against UNCP.
    GCSU dropped its last two games at Wingate but tore through five games before that.
    Currently Chandler is 14-4 with an incredible 0.7 ERA. She has racked up 193 strikeouts in 130.2 innings.
    The team’s other pitcher junior Tonya Medders is 10-4 with a 2.16 ERA.
    On the offensive side junior centerfielder Sherquita Bostick has led the team. Starting all 34 games, Bostick has a .387 batting average, four homeruns and 33 runs. She also leads the team with 68 total bases and a .548 slugging percentage.
    Medders has been a key contributor at the plate as well. She is hitting .337 and leads the team with 25 RBI’s.
    Junior infielder Lindsey Swanson has contributed a  .323 batting average and 22 RBI’s.
    The Lady Bobcats remaining home games are Saturday when they host UNCP and April 12 against Augusta State University.
    The team will travel to Columbus State University on Wednesday.
    The PBC Tournament will then begin April 18 and the NCAA Division II Tournament will follow beginning May 8.

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