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Coach Pam Canup’s Lady Tigers are just over a week away from starting another softball season.

Commerce’s varsity Lady Tigers kick into gear with a preseason scrimmage at Hart County Tuesday, Aug 11, at 5:30 p.m. Their first game is the following Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 4:15 p.m. in Homer against the Banks County Lady Leopards. Both the varsity and the junior varsity girls will start the season at Banks County.

Last season the Lady Tigers picked up 10 wins and dropped 14 games while making it into the second consolation round of the state playoffs. [Full Story »] 

A trip to Mississippi yielded results for the two Commerce softball teams competing in the Dizzy Dean World Series last week.

Playing in Southaven, MS, the Commerce 14-under and 10-under teams each ended the series with top-10 finishes. [Full Story »] 

The Commerce 14-under All Stars are not the only team from Commerce heading to Mississippi to compete in the Dizzy Dean softball National Tournament.

The Commerce 10-under team will also make the trip after the girls placed second in state competition. The 10-and-under girls will compete in the World Series starting July 22 in Southaven, MS. [Full Story »] 

After finishing as the runner-up in last weekend's state tournament the Commerce 14-and-under girls' softball team has its eyes set on Mississippi. The Dizzy Dean National Tournament will begin July 22 in Southaven, MS, with the championship game scheduled July 25.

The all-star girls advanced to the national level after last week's state tournament where the team came back through the losers' bracket to challenge the almost undefeated Fannin County team. Starting the tourney on Friday by bumping Dawson County into the losers bracket, the Commerce ladies joined them after losing their next game to host Fannin County.

In the losers' bracket Commerce defeated Dawson again to advance to play Jackson County in a nine-inning game where Commerce would come out on top 5-4. On Sunday, the girls defeated Fannin in the first game of the championship round, 11-7, but Fannin County rebounded and won the title in a 14-11 slugfest.

Members of the team are Drea Mathis, Alexis Knox, Jessika Kyle, Brooke Vickery, Kayla Burks, Kayla Knox, Heather Tyson, Hannah Crumley, Shana Sheridian and Emily Gonzalez. Coaches are Mike Vickery, Charles Kyle and Scott Andrews.

It was a Banks County-dominated series in Jefferson last week as the 9-10 All-Stars cruised through for the Class C state championship.

This year’s victory marks the third year running that the Banks team has won the Georgia Recreation and Park Association Mite girls’ softball championship.

BCPRD’s athletics coordinator Tommy Wilson said he thought the girls played excellently during the tournament and thanked the coaches of the all-star teams for their support.

For more on the All-Stars, see this week's The Banks County News.

Banks County’s Park and Rec 9-10 year old all-star teams have had a strong season this summer. Both teams made it through to the final tournaments for a chance to win state titles.

Coming up this Friday night in Jefferson, the 9-10 girls team will take on the District seven champs in the first round of the GRPA state tournament. First pitch is at 6 p.m. on the fields behind Jefferson High School.

Win or lose, the girls will play again at 8 p.m. Friday. The championship title will be determined in the final game on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The girls, won the District six title after climbing the bracket, defeating Union County in a 12-0 sweep, Towns County 15-4 and for the crown 11-2.

For more see this week's The Banks County News.