The season opening contest for the Georgia Southern women’s soccer team against Winthrop was cancelled due to consistent lightning strikes in the area of Eagle Field.
At the time of the first delay, Georgia Southern was leading 1-0. Sara Oland found the back of the net on an assist by Danae Kaimuloa. The junior beat a sliding Sarah Schippers, the Winthrop goalkeeper, bouncing the ball off Schippers legs for the score in the fourth minute.
With 18:45 left in the first half, the game was stopped for lightning. The game was delayed for over two hours before the decision was made to cancel. The game is not considered official because it did not reach the required 70 minute mark. No makeup date has been scheduled.
The Eagles will travel to Macon to take on Mercer Sunday, Aug. 22 at 2 p.m.
GSU men open season today
The Georgia Southern men’s soccer Team will open the 2010 season at home against Mercer University in an exhibition game scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at Eagle Field.
For the Eagles, the exhibition match is one of three games before they officially begin the regular season at home against USC Upstate on Saturday, September 1.
The Eagles have played Mercer 42 times in regular season contests, dating back to 1980, and lead the overall series 23-19.
SEB takes two in round one
REIDSVILLE — The Southeast Bulloch Lady Yellow Jackets defeated Appling County and Treutlen during round one of the Warrior Blast hosted by Tattnall County Friday.
Leah McCarthly hit a two-run double and later scored, Ansley Rushing went 2-for-5 with a run and Lauren Crosby went 2-for-4 with an run and an RBI.
The second game came down to the wire, as the Jackets defeated Appling 2-1.
Ciera Clark knocked in two runs with a sixth-inning double when SEB trailed 1-0 in the sixth.
Effie Manahan and freshman Taylor Wilkes each pitched in both games.
The Jackets (3-1) face Toombs County at noon and Claxton at 1:30 p.m. today.
The gold, silver and bronze brackets will play out Saturday afternoon.
Lady Gamecocks impress at TCHS
REIDSVILLE — The Screven County Lady Gamecocks cruised through day one of the Warrior Blast hosted by Tattnall County Friday with a 14-3 win over Metter and an 11-1 victory over Jenkins County.
Courtney Burns led the way offensively, going 4-for-6 on the day and driving in four runs. Madyson Torres (3-for-4, 3 RBI) and Rochelle Schuman (3-for-5, 3 RBI) were also impressive.
Pitchers Marla Thompson and Dawn Stewart each pitched four-plus innings through both games. Thompson struck out 10 and Stewart added four.
The tournament resumes today as Screven plays Tattnall at 9 a.m. and Bradwell Institute at 10:30 p.m.
The tournament resumes in the afternoon when teams are split into winners and losers brackets.
BA softball rained out
Lightning and the threat of severe weather cancelled Friday's Class AAA clash between Bulloch Academy and Mount de Sales of Macon.
In the top of the first inning, MDS's Madi Harrington singled to left field and Liza Hardison reached on an error before officials halted play at approximately 4:26 p.m. due to lightning. Both teams waited with hopes of resuming play but the lightning and threating conditions persisted. A break in the weather at 5:59 p.m. put the players back on the field to warm up but the girls were ordered off again at 6:10 p.m. At 6:30, the contest was officially cancelled.
"We really wanted to play them because we have already played Westfield and Stratford and it would have given us a picture of their region (2-AAA)," said BA head coach Chandler Dennard.
Thursday, the Lady Gators boosted their record to 6-2 with a 5-3 victory over Briarwood Academy in Warrenton. Freshman Madelyn Vickery got the win while sophomore Lauren Dennard got the save. Sophomore Ally Cheshire led Bulloch, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. Sophomore Maddie Marsh was 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Bulloch Academy hosts Curtis Baptist High School Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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