By: Bailey Clark, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

DAHLONEGA, Ga.- No.6- seeded Georgia College & State University (26-24, 12-15, PBC) lost 7-1 to No. 1-seeded University of North Georgia (49-6, 24-3 PBC) to end the 2023 season. 

The Bobcat offense plated one run on three hits. The lone run and two hits came in the top half of the second inning. Both Ashley Schell (Cumming) and Katelyn Hobbs (Thomasville) reached base on a single. K. Hobbs came around to score on a wild pitch to account for the only Bobcat run. The last hit for GCSU came in the fifth inning on a base knock by Mackenzie Martin (Dacula). 

Shelby Jones (Kissimmee, Fla.) got the start and the loss in the circle for GCSU. Jones (10-10) only allowed two earned runs on five hits in her four and a third innings of work. Jana Shellhorse (McDonough) closed the game only allowing one run on one hit in one and third innings of work. 

This brings a close to the 2023 Bobcat Softball season. Stay tuned to GCBobcats.com for updates on the team. 

Owning the top Academic Success Rate among public schools in Division II, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won three-straight Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of both the PBC Commissioner's Cup and the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in post-season competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports.