Hot bats carry the Chargers in a win over East Georgia State

April 19, 2025

Grayson Godbee had three hits, including one double and one home run, in the Chargers' home win Friday over East Georgia State.

Both teams produced plenty of offense Friday, but the host Chargers outscored the East Georgia State Bobcats 13-9 in the second game of a four-game conference series.

Grayson Godbee had a big day at the plate for GHC, collecting three hits in five plate appearances. Godbee singled in the second inning, hit a solo home run to center field in the sixth inning, and tripled in the same frame.

The two teams traded two-run home runs in the early going.

East Georgia led 2-0 after one inning on a two-run home run. Georgia Highlands answered with Andrew Bishop’s two-run blast in the second inning, and the Bobcats took a 4-2 lead with another home run in the top of the third.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Chargers sent twelve men to the plate and scored nine runs to go up 13-4, but East Georgia didn’t go away easily.

The Bobcats hit two more homers in the top of the seventh to post five runs in the frame, but would get no closer in the final innings.

GHC utilized four pitchers in the victory. 

Max Eichenberger made the start and allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks. He struck out four. Brodie Chestnutt entered in the sixth inning and recorded one out in the seventh. Chestnutt gave up five earned runs on four hits and one walk. William Homan allowed two hits and one walk, but recorded the final two outs of the seventh. Jackson Greer closed out the final two innings without yielding a run, hit, or walk. Greer fanned three of six faced.

Eight of nine Chargers in the batting order had at least one hit.

In addition to the performance by Godbee, Kenskey Thomas (triple, two RBI), Heath Whitlock, and Caden Marcos had two hits. Ali Banks (double, sac fly, three RBI), Bishop (three RBI), Ian Fullerton (double, RBI), and Ryan Martin (RBI) added one hit. 

The loss dropped East Georgia State to 22-23 overall and 8-12 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.

Georgia Highlands improved to 36-9 overall and 15-6 in conference play.

The two teams conclude their series on Saturday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader.