2012 News

May 21, 2012
Byrom's gem powers Shorter over Oklahoma City, into Final Four
Kayla Byrom tossed a complete-game five-hitter and Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year Jackie Castaneda hit a homer and drove in a pair of runs as the Lady Hawks continued their breathtaking run through the NAIA Softball National Championship with a 3-1 victory over Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.

May 21, 2012
Bray, Clements lift Shorter to upset of Cal State San Marcos
Maddie Bray recorded her third win of the tournament, Emily Clements drove in all four Shorter runs, including the go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth, and 10th-ranked Shorter scored a 4-3 upset of second-ranked Cal State San Marcos in the opening round of bracket play at the NAIA Softball National Championship.

May 19, 2012
Movin' On: Softball upends defending champs for Pool G title
Maddie Bray tossed a complete-game three-hitter and Shorter’s five first inning runs proved to be enough as the 10th-ranked Lady Hawks eliminated the No. 7-ranked reigning champ Oregon Tech from the NAIA Softball National Championship with a 5-1 victory on Saturday afternoon in Gulf Shores, Ala.

May 18, 2012
Late fireworks power No. 10 Shorter to 8-2 win over Madonna
Maddie Bray struck out six in 4.2 innings, Charlsie Broome went 3-for-4 with an RBI and 10th-ranked Shorter put up six runs in the fifth inning to rally for an impressive 8-2 victory over Madonna in each team’s second game of Pool G play at the NAIA Softball National Championship in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Friday night.

May 17, 2012
Softball upends St. Gregory's in NAIA Championship Pool G opener
Whitney Hood tied the game with a two-run homer in the second, Jackie Castaneda drove in a pair of runs and Kayla Byrom tossed a complete-game six-hitter to lead 10th-ranked Shorter to a 5-2 win over St. Gregory's (Okla.) in each team's first game of Pool G at the NAIA Softball National Championship in Gulf Shores, Ala.

May 16, 2012
Preview: Softball hoping to navigate through challenging Pool G
This week, in their sixth straight and final appearance in the season-ending event, the No. 10-ranked Lady Hawks are poised to knock that title door down using the formula that has worked for them all year.

May 10, 2012
Softball draws Pool G, defending champs for NAIA Championship
10th-ranked Shorter, making its sixth straight nationals appearance, has drawn the second seed out of Pool G for the national tournament that begins next Thursday, May 17 in Gulf Shores, Ala.

April 28, 2012
Richards, AUM ends Shorter's tourney run, bests Lady Hawks 2-0
Auburn-Montgomery ace Brandi Richards tossed a complete-game one-hitter and the 18th-ranked Warhawks notched two runs in the first inning en route to a 2-0 victory over 12th-ranked Shorter in the semifinals of the 2012 Southern States Athletic Conference Softball Championships.

April 28, 2012
Byrom, Dailey lift Softball to 1-0 win over Brenau at SSAC Tourney
For the second straight day, freshman Kayla Byrom tossed a complete-game shutout and Amanda Dailey provided the game's only run with a fifth inning homer as the 12th-ranked and East No. 2 seed Lady Hawks ousted 14th-ranked Brenau 1-0 in an elimination game at the conference tournament in Columbus.

April 27, 2012
Softball downs Mobile for third straight elimination game win
Seniors Charlsie Broome and Emily Clements combined for six hits and six RBI and sophomore pitcher Kristen Little tossed a complete-game four-hitter as Shorter beat Mobile, 7-2.

April 27, 2012
Byrom's shutout powers Softball past Lee; SU stays alive
Making her first postseason start, Kayla Byrom tossed a three-hit shutout to lead her Lady Hawks to an impressive 8-0 victory over the SSAC East Division top seed Lee in an elimination game at the 2012 Southern States Athletic Conference Softball Championship in Columbus.

April 27, 2012
Softball bounces Emmanuel, faces Lee in elimination game
Amanda Dailey went 2-for-3 with three RBI and Whitney Hood homered and drove in the game clinching run in the sixth as 12th-ranked and East No. 2 seed Shorter topped East No. 5 seed Emmanuel 9-1 in an elimination game at the 2012 Southern States Athletic Conference Softball Championships in Columbus.

April 26, 2012
Softball sweeps SSAC awards; Castaneda, Thomas earn POY, COY
Shorter University sophomore shortstop Jackie Castaneda was named the 2012 SSAC Softball Player of the Year and head coach Al Thomas picked up 2012 SSAC Coach of the Year on Wednesday night.

April 26, 2012
Mobile upsets Softball in SSAC Tournament opening round
Korie Fontenot's three-run homer in the fifth ignited a run of eight unanswered tallies by the 24th-ranked and West No. 3 seed Rams, who held off a late charge from the 12th-ranked and East No. 2 seed Lady Hawks and posted a stunning 10-8 victory on Thursday night.

April 25, 2012
Softball looking to make statement in final SSAC Tourney
On Thursday, the Lady Hawks begin their quest for sixth and, thanks to SU’s decision to become an NCAA Division II member next year, final shot at an NAIA title when they play in their last in the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament.

April 20, 2012
Shorter University all-sports recap for Friday, April 20
Shorter's Women's Lacrosse, Softball and Baseball teams were in action during a busy Friday on the Hill.

April 19, 2012
No. 9 Softball splits with No. 14 Brenau in Gainesville
Ninth-ranked Shorter University stayed in the hunt for a regular season Southern States Athletic Conference East Division championship by salvaging a split with league rival and No. 14 Brenau on Thursday night in Gainesville.

April 18, 2012
NAIA tabs Charlsie Broome National Softball Player of the Week
Charlsie Broome of Shorter (Ga.) has been tabbed as the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday.

April 18, 2012
No. 9 Shorter, No. 11 Lee play to split in key SSAC series
The ninth-ranked Lady Hawks and 11th-ranked Lady Flames played to a split in their key Southern States Athletic Conference doubleheader Wednesday night in Cleveland, Tenn. Lee captured the opener 6-4 and Shorter rebounded by taking the finale 6-1.

April 17, 2012
Charlsie Broome tapped SSAC Softball Player of the Week
Shorter University senior outfielder Charlsie Broome has been named the Southern States Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week league officials announced on Tuesday.

April 14, 2012
Home run barrage leads No. 10 Softball to sweep of SWU
Behind five total home runs, Shorter University eased its way to a doubleheader sweep of Southern States Athletic Conference rival Southern Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon at the Alto Park Softball Complex.

April 13, 2012
No. 10 Softball sweeps Emmanuel at Alto Park
The 10th-ranked Shorter University softball team improved to 36-7 overall and 16-3 in the Southern States Athletic Conference with a doubleheader sweep of Emmanuel at the Alto Park Softball Complex on Friday evening.

April 7, 2012
Brewton-Parker salvages split with No. 9 Softball
No. 9 Shorter played to a split with host Brewton-Parker College in the teams’ Saturday Southern States Athletic Conference doubleheader from Mount Vernon, Ga. The Lady Hawks won the opener 9-0 while the Barons bounced back with a 2-1 win in Game 2.

April 6, 2012
No. 9 Softball pounds Thomas in non-conference twin bill
No. 9 Shorter University improved to 33-6 overall with a non-league doubleheader sweep of Thomas University on Friday afternoon in Thomasville, Ga. The Lady Hawks, now winners of 10 straight, won the opener 3-1 and the finale 10-1.

April 3, 2012
Softball surpasses 30 wins with sweep of Brewton-Parker
The No. 9-ranked Shorter softball team improved to 31-6 overall and 13-2 in the Southern States Athletic Conference with a doubleheader sweep of SSAC rival Brewton-Parker College at the Alto Park Softball Complex on Tuesday night.

March 30, 2012
Softball upends No. 24 Mobile, improves to 3-0 at Crossover
Brooke Bryan's two-run double sparked a five-run fourth inning and Maddie Bray tossed six scoreless frames as No. 12 Shorter improved to 3-0 at the Southern States Athletic Conference Crossover with a 5-1 win over No. 24 Mobile on Friday afternoon in Columbus, Ga.

March 29, 2012
Softball surges past Spring Hill, 13-3
Charlsie Broome and Bre Johnson hit home runs and Shorter pounded out 20 hits en route to a 13-3 victory over Spring Hill in the Lady Hawks' second game at the Southern States Athletic Conference Crossover in Columbus, Ga., on Thursday.

March 29, 2012
Johnson's homer, Bray's gem lead Softball past No. 7 WCU
Bre Johnson hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth to break a scoreless tie and Maddie Bray tossed a five-hit shut out as 12th-ranked Shorter opened the 2012 Southern States Athletic Conference Crossover with a 3-0 victory over No. 7 William Carey.

March 28, 2012
Preview: SSAC Crossover poses challenge for SU Softball
They know there are plenty of important games ahead of them. First and foremost, however, are the six games they will play in three days when the No. 12-ranked Shorter University softball team heads to Columbus to play in the Southern States Athletic Conference crossover series.

March 24, 2012
Lady Hawks use long ball to sweep Truett-McConnell
12th-ranked Shorter improved to 26-6 overall and 8-2 in the Southern States Athletic Conference with a Saturday sweep of Truett-McConnell College at the Alto Park Softball Complex. The Lady Hawks took the opener 9-6 and completed the sweep with a 9-1 win in Game 2.

March 20, 2012
No. 12 Softball splits with No. 10 Brenau at Alto Park
Amanda Dailey hit a walk-off, RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth to send Shorter to a 1-0 victory in Game 2 as the 12th-ranked Lady Hawks salvaged a split with Southern States Athletic Conference rival and 10th-ranked Brenau on Tuesday night.

March 19, 2012
Kristen Little tapped SSAC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Shorter sophomore Kristen Little has been named the Southern States Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week the league announced on Monday afternoon.

March 17, 2012
Softball extends streak to five with sweep of Southern Wesleyan
The ninth-ranked Shorter softball team improved to 23-5 overall and 5-1 in the Southern States Athletic Conference with a Saturday sweep of Southern Wesleyan in Central, S.C. The Lady Hawks won Game 1 by a 9-0 margin before taking Game 2 10-1.

March 16, 2012
Softball sweeps Emmanuel in SSAC doubleheader, 4-1 and 9-1
Ninth-ranked Shorter improved to 21-5 overall and 3-1 in the Southern States Athletic Conference with a sweep of league rival Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga., on Friday evening. The Lady Hawks won the two games by scores of 4-1 and 9-1.

March 14, 2012
Softball salvages SSAC split with rival Lee
No. 9 Shorter pulled out a marathon 12-inning victory in Game 2 of its Southern States Athletic Conference softball doubleheader with Lee University to salvage a split with the Lady Flames on Wednesday afternoon at the Alto Park Softball Complex. Lee won the opener 2-1.

March 11, 2012
Little's no-no, Bray's homer send Shorter past Campbellsville
Maddie Bray hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a scoreless tie and Kristen Little tossed her first career no-hitter as No. 9 Shorter won its first game of Gold Bracket play at the Gulf Shores Invitational, 2-0 over Campbellsville.

March 11, 2012
Houston-Victoria ends Shorter's Gulf Coast stay with 2-1 win
Maddie Bray threw a one-hitter, but Houston-Victoria scored two unearned runs to rally from a 1-0 deficit and eliminate No. 9 Shorter from the Gold Bracket at the Gulf Coast Invitational with a 2-1 victory over the Lady Hawks on Sunday in Gulf Shores, Ala.

March 10, 2012
Clements, No. 9 Lady Hawks blast Bryan, 17-0
Emily Clements went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs, Charlsie Broome tallied two hits and also recorded four RBI and No. 9 Shorter improved to 2-1 in the Gulf Shores Invitational with a 17-0 blowout of Bryan College on Saturday night.

March 10, 2012
Bray, Little spur Shorter in 2-0 shutout of Central Methodist
Kristen Little posted her third complete game shut out of the season to lead No. 9 Shorter to a 2-0 victory over Central Methodist in the first of two games for the Lady Hawks on day two of the Gulf Shores Invitational hosted by Gulf Shores, Ala.

March 9, 2012
Madonna blanks Softball 4-0 at Gulf Coast Invitational
Madonna's Hallie Minch struck out three and surrendered just two hits over seven innings to lead her team to a 4-0 upset of No. 9 Shorter on the first day of the Gulf Coast Invitational hosted by Gulf Shores, Ala.

March 7, 2012
Softball caps UWF Spring Fling with sweep of Cardinal Stritch
Shorter University's No. 9-ranked softball team completed a 4-0 stay at the University of West Florida Spring Fling by scoring a doubleheader sweep of Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) on Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Hawks improved to 15-2 overall by defeating Cardinal Stritch 6-0 and 7-1.

March 6, 2012
Softball sweeps Evangel in West Florida Spring Fling
Shorter University opened the 2012 University of West Florida Spring Fling with a 2-0 records thanks to a doubleheader sweep of Evangel on Tuesday night in Pensacola, Fla. The Lady Hawks won the opener 4-2 before taking the nightcap 9-2.

February 28, 2012
No. 9 Shorter gathers road sweep of No. 19 Reinhardt
The No. 9-ranked Shorter University softball team captured a sweep in a road doubleheader against No. 19 Reinhardt on Tuesday evening in Waleska. The Lady Hawks won the first game 7-5 before shutting out the Eagles 6-0 in the nightcap.

February 25, 2012
Softball splits final two games of Alabama Arctic Blast
Shorter's No. 9-ranked softball team dropped a 6-5 decision to Martin Methodist before rebounding with an 8-0 shutout of Point University in its final two games of the Alabama Arctic Blast hosted by the Lady Hawks in Decatur, Ala.

February 25, 2012
Hood, Lady Hawks score extra inning win over Bryan, 5-4
Whitney Hood hit an RBI double in the top of the eighth inning to lift No. 9 Shorter to a 5-4 victory over Bryan College in the first of three Saturday games for the Lady Hawks at the Alabama Arctic Blast.

February 24, 2012
7th inning rally falls short as No. 9 Lady Hawks fall to Milligan, 5-4
Milligan College scored four runs in the fourth to erase a two-run deficit then held on as Shorter rallied in the seventh en route to a 5-4 upset of the ninth-ranked Lady Hawks at the Alabama Arctic Blast tournament in Decatur, Ala.

February 24, 2012
No. 9 Shorter bounces back with 4-1 win over Thomas
Whitney Hood and Amanda Dailey had RBI base hits, Kristen Little allowed just one hit over four innings and No. 9-ranked Shorter downed Thomas (Ga.) 4-1 in non-league softball action at the Alabama Arctic Blast on Friday night.

February 23, 2012
No. 9 Lady Hawks blank Indiana-Southeast at Arctic Blast
The No. 9-ranked Shorter University softball team improved to 2-0 at the Alabama Arctic Blast and 6-0 overall with a 5-0 win over Indiana-Southeast on Thursday night in Decatur, Ala.

February 23, 2012
Shorter scores 1-0 victory over Campbellsville in last at-bat
Charlsie Broome scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh inning as No. 9-ranked Shorter University pulled out a 1-0 victory over Campbellsville University in the Shorter University Alabama Arctic Blast tournament.

February 15, 2012
Kiser's no-hitter, Castaneda's 2 HR help No. 9 Shorter sweep Point
Kaitie Kiser tossed a Game 1 no-hitter, Jackie Castaneda hit two homers in Game 2 and Shorter University totaled seven homers over two games as the No. 9 Lady Hawks scored a two-game sweep of Point University in non-league softball action on Wednesday in East Point.

February 10, 2012
No. 9 Lady Hawks cruise past Montreat in 2012 season opener
Jessica Bowman, Charlsie Broome and Jackie Castaneda hit home runs and Kaitie Kiser fanned seven batters in three innings as the No. 9-ranked Shorter softball team opened the 2012 season with a 13-1 win over Montret College in each team's first game of the Reinhardt University Invitational on Friday morning.

February 10, 2012
Dailey's 7th inning homer lifts No. 9 Shorter to win over Warner
Amanda Dailey hit a 2-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to lift No. 9 Shorter University to a 4-2 victory over Warner University in the Reinhardt University Invitational on Friday afternoon in Waleska.

October 17, 2011
5th Annual Border Battle to "Strike Out" Breast Cancer a success
Shorter Softball completed its 2011 Fall Ball schedule on Saturday, Oct. 15 with the 5th Annual Border Battle to "Strike Out" Breast Cancer event, which featured the Lady Hawks, Gadsden State, Middle Georgia College, Brenau University, Emmanuel College and the Georgia Peaches softball club.

September 19, 2011
Softball releases 2011 fall schedule
Shorter's softball program has announced the release of its fall preseason schedule.

September 13, 2011
Shorter Softball to host 5th Annual Border Battle for Breast Cancer
The Shorter University softball program has announced plans to host the 5th Annual Border Battle for Breast Cancer Awareness tournament on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Alto Park Softball Complex.