AMERICUS, Ga. - The Columbus State University softball team prepares for Peach Belt Conference this coming weekend with Georgia Southwestern State University. The Cougars and Hurricanes will play in Americus, Ga. at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, following with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
After being awarded co-champions of the PBC regular-season in 2023 with North Georgia and holding a 24-3 record, the Cougars entered the 2024 season ranked second in the pre-season poll. The Hurricanes finished 2023 in second place with a 19-8 record in the regular-season and were voted third in the PBC's pre-season rankings.
History
- CSU leads GSW 29-6 and currently post a four-game win streak
- The Cougars have only fell to the Canes once since the 2022 season
- On the road, CSU holds a 13-4 record over GSW
Scouting Georgia Southwestern
- The Canes are 7-7 in 2024
- Zoe Willis was recently named the NFCA National Co-Player of the Week on Wednesday. She is hitting .343 with a .829 slugging, with four home runs and 11 RBIs
- Savana Bradford (4.13 ERA) and Graceanne Spears (2.31)Â lead the circle, bothing recording over 32 innings pitched
About Columbus State
- CSU is 5-9 and is on a one-game win streak
- Kristen Odum leads the offense with a .400 batting average and Brooke Miller is behind her with a .333 and four home runs
- Jessica Lopez records a 5.60 ERA inside the circle with a 2-1 record
Links to the live video and live statistics for each game can be found
here.
