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Inside the Inquirer: Postgame interview with Georgia Tech softball head coach Shelly Hoerner (3/15/15)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We spoke with Georgia Tech softball head coach Shelly Hoerner following her team’s 7-4 home loss to Pitt on Mar. 15. Topics included the Yellow Jackets’ pitching struggles, mounting comeback attempt and lessons taken for future contests.
Inside the Inquirer: Postgame interview with Kennesaw State softball head coach Tory Acheson (3/14/15)

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor We caught up with Kennesaw State softball head coach Tory Acheson following his team’s 16-3 home defeat to USC Upstate in the team’s Atlantic Sun conference opener on Mar. 14. Topics included the defeat and what the team can take from it for future contests.
No. 14 Georgia State to Face No. 3 Baylor in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Jacksonville

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Georgia State will make its third appearance in the NCAA tournament beginning on Thursday as a No. 14 seed facing No. 3 seed Baylor in a West Region second round contest at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia State (24-9) is making its first appearance in the ‘Big…
Georgia Tech softball drops series finale to Pitt, 7-4

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor The Georgia Tech softball team dropped its series finale to Pitt 7-4 at Mewborn Field in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets (11-15, 4-5 ACC) hit three home runs in the contest, two from first baseman Karly Fullem, and scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning…
Georgia State Claws to Sun Belt Title with 38-36 Win Over Georgia Southern

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Behind a game high 18 points by tournament MVP Kevin Ware, Georgia State earned a 38-36 win over Georgia Southern in a defensive slug-fest on Sunday afternoon at Lakefront Arena to earn the school’s third ever bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgia State (24-9) won its fifth-straight and ninth of…
Georgia State softball sweeps doubleheader at Texas State

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Behind four home runs by Ivie Drake, Georgia State improved to 18-2 overall and 5-0 in Sun Belt play with two wins on the road at Texas State on Saturday, March 14. GSU extends its record winning streak to 15 straight games. “Today was a great day to be a…