Four Lady Trojans named All-State
The Georgia Athletic Coaches Association has named four members of the GLHS softball team to its All-State teams. Senior Ashlan Clarkson and junior Sam Floyd were selected to the first team, freshman Maddie McKinley was chosen for the second team, and sophomore Krista Goodlet was named as Honorable Mention. Clarkson was a member of the first team as a sophomore and second team as a junior. Floyd was a first-team selection last year.
Lady Trojans finish 3rd in state
The GLHS softball team finished third in the state softball tournament held October 30-November 1 in Columbus. The Lady Trojans lost their first game of the tournament on Thursday, but put together three wins on Friday to advance to the loser's bracket finals. A one-run loss on Saturday morning prevented them from playing for the state championship.
Gordon Lee has advanced to Columbus in five of the six years they have fielded a fastpitch softball team, but the third place finish was the best ever for a GLHS fastpitch squad. The Lady Trojans had finished fourth in 2002.
2003 Season Updates
November 1 - The Lady Trojans lost to Bremen 3-2 in the loser's bracket finals of the state tournament. Sam Floyd went three for three with two doubles for Gordon Lee. The third place finish in the state was the best ever for a GLHS fastpitch team.
October 31 - Gordon Lee defeated Bowdon 3-0 in their first game of the day and then eliminated defending state champion Pacelli 8-4. They finished the day by avenging their opening round loss, knocking out Lanier County 7-1.
October 30 - Sam Floyd pitched a no-hitter, striking out 14, but Lanier County put together a hit batter, an error, and an illegal pitch call for a sixth inning run to defeat the Lady Trojans 1-0 in the first round of the state tournament.
October 25 - The Lady Trojans qualified for the state tournament by beating Social Circle 12-2.
October 24 - Gordon Lee won their first two games in the state sectionals, defeating Rabun Gap 15-0 and Heard County 10-0.
October 16 - Gordon Lee defeated Bremen 8-4 to win the Region 6A championship. Sam Floyd was the winning pitcher and went 3 for 4 at the plate with two triples and five RBI.
October 14 - The Lady Trojans defeated Bremen 3-2 in the winner's bracket finals of the Region 6A Tournament. Sam Floyd was the winning pitcher. Maddie McKinley and Ashlan Clarkson got two hits each.
October 13 - Gordon Lee began post-season play with a 12-2 defeat of St. Francis. Maddie McKinley homered and singled for the Lady Trojans.
October 9 - Gordon Lee closed out their regular season with a 10-2 loss to LFO. Ashlan Clarkson had a solo home run for the Lady Trojans.
October 7 - The Lady Trojans finished the season unbeaten in region play, defeating Trion 7-2
October 2 - Gordon Lee wrapped up the regular-season region championship by defeating Bremen 6-5. The Lady Trojans rallied from a 5-1 deficit entering the bottom of the sixth by scoring three times in the sixth and twice more in the seventh. Maddie McKinley drove in Krista Goodlet, who had three hits in the game, to tie the score, and then Ashlan Clarkson drove the ball into the right-center gap to score McKinley with the game winner.
September 25 - Gordon Lee beat region foe St. Francis 11-0.
September 18 - Gordon Lee fell to AA opponent Dade County 4-3, ending the Lady Trojan's 11-game winning streak.
September 11 - Gordon Lee defeated Trion 4-0 to improve their region record to 3-0. Ashlan Clarkson hit a two-run home run for the Lady Trojans.
September 9 - The softball team played region rival Bremen Tuesday afternoon. They won the game 1 - 0. Sam Floyd was the winning pitcher and Ashlan Clarkson scored the winning run.
September 6 - Gordon Lee won the Adairsville Tigertown Classic tournament with a record of 5-0. The Lady Trojans defeated Gordon Central in the finals by a score of 1-0. Sam Floyd went 3-0 on the mound and was 5 for 14 with a home run and a triple at the plate. Ashlan Clarkson went 7 for 13 with a home run and Maddie McKinley was 5 for 15. Danielle Durham and Sue Ellen Raulston also picked up pitching wins.
September 4 - The game today against Galloway was cancelled.
September 2 - Gordon Lee was once again victorious as they defeated St. Francis by a score of 8 - 0. Sam Floyd added to her number of wins yet again.
August 29 - The Lady Trojans faced 4A opponent Ridgeland
Thursday afternoon. They came away with
a 3-2 victory as pitcher Sam Floyd picked up another win.
August 26 - In their first home game of the season, the Lady Trojans defeated cross-county rival Lafayette. Sam Floyd picked up another win as the Trojans beat the Ramblers 11-2.
August 25 - The team played at Tyner in the LFO tournament the past Friday and Saturday. They had a tournament record of 2-3.
August 22 - The team completed a tournament at NW Whitfield, which they played over the past week. Their tournament record was 3-2.