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Jaguars open new stadium with wins over Mountain Lions.

4/22/08: The Mountain Lions Softball team(25-24) opened thier last road trip of the season with a double header loss to Georgia Perimeter College. In front of a packed grandstand for the opening of the new GPC softball - baseball complex, the Lions dropped game one 4-3 and game two 9-1. The Lions would then travel to South Georgia College where they would again drop both halves of the double header to SGC by the scores of 4-3 and 5-4. In each game the Lions had the lead in the sixth or seventh inning only to see SGC come back and pull out the victory. For the first time in the fastpitch history of the program, the team will not make the Region Tournament. We wish all of our conference teams well and hope to be well represented at the national tournament. Please check back soon for updates on Region awards and also for information on the Young Harris College softball summer camps.

Lady Lions go one and three on the weekend

4/20/08: The Lady Mountain Lions(25-20) dropped three of four to conference opponents Middle Georgia College and Georgia Military College this week. The Lions played two close games with MGC Losing game one 6-5 after being down early 5-0 in the game. In game two the Lions again lost, this time in extra innings by the score of 6-5. Whitney Robinson Hit two home runs on the day to provide most of the offense for the Lions. The next day saw the Lions in a Home game vs. Georgia Military College. Whitney Robinson would hit a triple in game one with the Lions taking the victory 6-2. In game two, sarah applegarth would also have a triple, but the Lions would come up on the short end  loosing 5-3. The Lady Lions will now go on their final road trip of the season with games this weekend vs. Georgia Perimeter College and South Georgia College.

Mountain Lions drop four on road trip

4/14/08: The Lady Mountain Lions dropped four of six conference games over the weekend on the first of two important road trips this season. The Lions ( 24-17) won the first series at Andrew College on Friday by the scores of 13-0 and 8-2. On Saturday the Lions dropped a close game by the score of 4-1 in game one vs. ABAC, then dropped game two 5-0. The Lions took their 5-5 conference record into Albany Georgia on Sunday to face Darton College. Young Harris would jump out to an early 1-0 lead before making four costly errors in the fourth inning to loose game one 4-2. In game two Darton held the Lions to one hit and no runs to win the game 2-0. The Lions (5-7) in conference play, continue this week with a road game vs. Middle Georgia College on Tuesday and a home game vs. Georgia Military College on Friday before their last road trip.

Lions split with Truett McConnell College

4/08/08: The Young Harris Softball team split a double header with coference foe Truett McConnell. The Lions (22-13) behind the pitching of Whitney Robinson won game one 5-2. In game two the Lions would jump out to a early lead only to give up  five runs in the late innings. The Lions Whitney Robinson and Kat Teserakova, and Madison Carpenter would all pitch in the 7-3 loss. The Lions will now travel to South Georgia and play Andrew College on the 11th to start a three game road trip.

Rain forces Lions to reschedule coference road games

4/03/08: Heavy rains in South Georiga forced the cancellation of games this weekend vs. Middle Georgia, South Georiga, and Andrew College. All games will be made up over the next two weekends during the next two road trips. The Lions will play their next game at home vs. Truett McConnell College at E.D. Rivers Tuesday the 8th at 2:00pm. 

Mountain Lions drop two to Coastal Georgia

3/30/08: Young Harris Softball droped a pair of conference games to rival Coastal Georgia Community College. Young Harris (21-12) dropped game one 4-3 after leading going into the sixth inning. Whitney Robinson took the loss. In game two the Lions jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings, only to see Coastal Georgia come back with a nine run fourth inning and pull out the victory 9-8. Kat Teserakova took the loss. The Lions will now go on the road to face Middle Georgia, Andrew College and South Georgia College. 

Lady Lions sweep two from Hiawassee

3/24/08: Young Harris Softball (21-10) kept up their winning ways with a road sweep of host Hiawassee CC on Tuesday. The Lions pitched and hit well winning game one 9-2 with Whitney Robinson on the mound. Game two saw Madison Carpenter take the victory with a 7-2 win. The Lions now move into weekend play against conference foes Darton College on Saturday at 1:00pm and Coastal Georgia CC on Sunday at noon. 

Mountain Lions begin Conference play vs. Gordon College

3/19/08: The lions( 19-10) began the 2008 GJCAA Conference season with two victories over Gordon College today. Whitney Robinson hit two home runs including the game winner to help the Lions to a sweep of their first games. The Lions won the first game 3-2 on  a strong pitching and hitting effort by Robinson. In game two Robinson hit and came in to close out the game after a fine performance by Kat Teserakova who also had a home run. The lions will facec Hiawassee CC next week on the 24th in a double header make up from earlier in the season.

 Lions have strong showing at Wallace Hanceville Classic

3/17/08: The Mountain Lions( 17-10) followed up the leadoff classic with a fine showing in  the Wallace Hanceville classic. The Lions battled the rain and some tough competition to start Friday night off with a 1-0 victory over Alabama Southern.Saturday saw the Lions gain  a 8-4 victory over eventual tournament winner Bevill State, and followed that with a 3-2 win over Motlow State. Sunday saw the  Lions split a pair of games, losing a game to tourenament host Wallace Hanceville 2-5, and winning their final game over Jefferson CC 2-1. The final game vs. South Caroiina Aiken Tech was not played due to time constraints. The Lady Lions will be in action next week for their first conference game of the year vs. Gordon College at home on the 18th with  the first pitch at 2:00pm.

 Mountain Lions claw threw teams at Leadoff Classic

3/10/08: The Lady Mountain Lions(13-9) had a successful weekend in Panama City Florida, while attending the NFCA Leadoff Classic. The event is made up of teams who have competed at nationals or are usually ranked in the national standings. YHC started the weekend on friday with a 8-0 victory over CCBC Catonsville, and then lost a tough contest to Mississippi Gulf Coast 0-3. On Saturday, the Lions held a 6-3 lead into the sixth inning before Wallace dothan errupted for 16 runs and handed the Lions their second loss. Young Harris would bounce back with a victory over Central Alabama CC in the nightcap to set themselves up for Sunday Gold bracket play. The Lions would fall just short of makeing the finals with a tough 2-1 loss to Blinn Community College of Texas. The lady Lions will play next weekend at the Wallace Hanceville Classic in Alabama against some of the best in the nation. Games begin Friday night.

Hiawassee and Roane State Games to be Rescheduled due to Weather

2/27/08: Home and road games this week with Raone State and Hiawassee Community College will be rescheduled due to bad weather in the area. The new date for the game at  Hiawassee is now set for March the 25th, while the Roane State game be be reset at a later date. The Lions will now play next weekend in Panama Beach at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. 

Lions Battle at the Beach

2/24/08: The lady Mountain Lions softball team traveled to Panama Beach Florida coming out with two big victories at the Gulf Coast Classic. With some of the finest teams in the south competing, the Lions opened with a win over #14 ranked Wallace Hanceville of Alabama, and a win over Jefferson State of Alabama. Whitney Robinson, Kat Teserakova, and Madison Carpenter combined on the two victories. The Lions suffered two losses to Brevard Community College of Florida and lost  a close battle to St. Petersburg Community College. The Lions now 11 - 6 on the year will face Hiawassee Community College on Thursday the 28th. The games vs. Roane State will be rescheduled for a later date in the year due to bad weather. 

Young Harris Splits with Cleveland State

2/19/08: The Young Harris Mountain Lions split a double header with Cleveland State Community College on Tuesday. The Lady Lions took the first game 2-1 with kat Teserakova taking the victory. In game two the Lions fell to CSCC 0-1 with Whitney Robinson taking the loss. The Lions will be in action on Friday at the Gulf Coast Classic in Panama Beach Florida.   

Lions fight for the gold at Ringor Invitational

2/18/08: The Young Harris Softball team had a strong showing at the Ringor Invitational Tournament hosted by South Carolina Aiken-Tech. The Lions opened the tournament with a Friday night victory over Pitt Community College 7-6. The Lions would play a second game on Friday and come up on the short end to Gadsden State 3-7. Saturday would bring sunshine ant two great games, with the Mountain Lions posting victories over South Carolina- Salkehatchie 6-2 and a victory over the 29th ranked Walters State 7-6. The victories put the Lady Lions in the Gold bracket where they would face Florida Community College jacksonville. The Lions would come up short in that game 1-2 and finnish tied for third in the tournament. Whitney Robinson led the Lions with two homeruns and a triple on the weekend. The Lions will be back in action on Tuesday vs. Cleveland State at CSCC.

Lady Mountain Lions Softball Season Opens with silver medal at AAU International Games

The Lady Mountain Lions Softball team opened the season with 5 wins at the International Softball Classic in Disney World before losing in the final to the host Puerto Rican National team in the final. The Mountain Lions defeated the national teams from Jamaica (5-0); the Bahamas (8-3); and the Virgin Islands (9-2) on day one. On day two the Lions defeated the National team II, from the Bahamas (8-0). day three saw the Lions pick up win number five on the season against the Bahamas team (8-1) in the semifinal game. The Lions string of wins would run out during the final against Puerto Rico, as jen Musillo would pitch a shutout (9-0) in the victory over the lady Lions. We congradulate Puerto Rico and all the fine National teams that represented their countries in this fantastic event at the Disney Sports Complex. The Mountain Lions will be in action again on Friday February the 15th at Aiken Tech in South Carolina for the Ringor Classic. Game times to be announced soon.

International Classic To Feature National Teams

12/13/07: The Lady Mountain Lions will Open the 2008 softball season at the International Softball Classic at the Disney Softball Complex, January 24th,25th,26th. The Tournament will feature International Teams from the Bahamas, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Spain and Columbia. YHC has been placed in "Pool - A " with the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.  

Young Harris College Announces 2008 Spring Softball Schedule

12/11/07: The 2008 Mountain Lion Softball Schedule was announced and it will include a non-conference schedule of tournaments and double headers with strong opponents. "We are anticipating our conference to again be strong and very competitive," commented Coach Geldart. The Mountain Lions will look to their returning sophomores and several incoming freshman to achieve their goal of reaching the GJCAA Region XVII post season tournament.

2007/08 FALL SCHEDULE

The Lady Mountain Lions will play a strong Fall schedule including games at Hiawassee College, North Georgia College and State, Furman University, Western Carolina University, and Appalachian State University. Opponents will include, Southern Weslyan, Newberry College, Wingate,Erskine, Spartanburg Methodist, Hiawassee, Roane State, Reinhardt College, North Georgia, Western Carolina, Lenoir Rhyne, and Appalachian State. Keep checking back for further updates to the fall schedule.

2007 FALL SEASON TO BEGIN

The Lady Mountain Lions Softball Team begins their 2007/08 season with a returning core of nine players and 12 new freshman faces in the chase for the Region XVII title. Haley Arrendale, Sarah Applegarth, Amanda Brooks, Carrie Fox, Casie Jones, Kristin Rainwater, Denise Ramey, Amanda Schumacher, and Katarina Tesarikova return for a sophomore season to lead the Lions.The new incoming freshman are Lauren Bayles, Leigh Ann Bryan, Madison Carpenter, Bailey Cross, Lauren Dupont, Lauren Dyer, Katie Garren, Kayla Lovell, Rebecca Manley, and Whitney Robinson, round out the new 2007 /08 roster for the Lady Mountain Lions softball team.