The GHC Chargers baseball team became the GCAA champions after defeating Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 8-3 on May 13 during the GCAA championship game at LakePoint. This is the first time the Chargers have won the conference.

Since the Chargers won the GCAA conference, the team went to play in the East Central District tournament. The tournament was hosted by Dyersburg State Community College in Tennessee.

GHC played Columbia State Community College in a first-round game at 11 a.m. CDT on May 17 and lost.

Since GHC fell on May 17, the team played at 11 a.m. CDT on May 18 against East Georgia State, which had lost a game against Dyersburg State. The Chargers lost this game.

Dyersburg State Community College won the East Central District tournament. Since they won, they will be going to the NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series in Colorado. The NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series will begin on May 27.

The overall season record for the Chargers was 40-21. GHC ended the season ranked 12th in the NJCAA Division I for baseball.

Danyel O’Neill, head baseball coach, said that even though his team lost, “this season was an overwhelming success, and I am proud of what this team accomplished.”

O’Neill said, “I cannot say enough about my players.  They went from being below .500 a year ago to finishing as the #12 team in the country.”

About next season, O’Neill said, “I love our recruiting class, and I believe we are bringing in loads of talent, so I am very excited about what the future holds.  We will start every season with the goal of competing for a National Championship, and next year will be no different.”

The baseball season ends for GHC after falling to East Georgia State in the East Central District Tournament in Tennessee. Photo by Daniel Smith

The GHC Chargers baseball team will play in the GCAA championship game at noon on May 13. GHC is hosting the conference tournament, so the game will take place at LakePoint near the Cartersville campus.

The Chargers will be playing in the GCAA championship game on May 13 at noon at LakePoint, near the Cartersville campus, in Emerson. Photo by Daniel Smith

The #2 seed Chargers started playing in the GCAA conference tournament at 3:30 p.m. on May 11. At this game, GHC defeated the #6 seed Andrew College 8-0.

Because of GHC’s win, GHC advanced to a game on May 12. At this game, the Chargers won 9-3 over #5 seed South Georgia State.

Since the tournament is taking place at LakePoint, GHC students, faculty and staff get in for free with their GHC ID. There may be a parking fee, however.

If a person cannot make it to the game, he or she can watch it at https://www.jockjive.com/gcaasports.html.

Stay tuned to sixmilepost.com and @6MilePost on Twitter for updates.

The GHC Chargers baseball team ended the regular season after a weekend series against West Georgia Tech.

On May 5, the Chargers defeated West Georgia Tech 11-0. They then played the team in a doubleheader on May 6. GHC won 6-2 in game one and fell 7-6 in game two.

The Chargers are now going to the GCAA tournament, which will be hosted by GHC at LakePoint.

#3 seed ABAC and the #6 seed Andrew College will play at 3:30 p.m. on May 10. Whoever wins this game, will face the #2 seed Chargers at 3:30 p.m. on May 11.

If GHC wins on May 11, the Chargers will go on to play on May 12 at noon. If the Chargers win the game on May 12, they will play for the GCAA championship on May 13 at noon.

Since the tournament will be at LakePoint, GHC students, faculty and staff get in for free with their GHC ID. There may be a parking fee, however.

The GHC Chargers baseball team is about to start GCAA tournament play. The GCAA tournament will be hosted by GHC at LakePoint, near the Cartersville campus, in Emerson.
Photo by Daniel Smith

All games will be live streamed at https://www.jockjive.com/gcaasports.html.

GHC’s Lady Chargers softball team recently competed in the GCAA conference tournament. The tournament was hosted by Georgia Military College in Milledgeville.

The first-round game of the GCAA tournament for the #3 seed Lady Chargers started on April 27 at 1 p.m. The game had to be finished on April 28 at 9 a.m. due to inclement weather. GHC faced the #6 seed Gordon State at this game and won 11-7.

Since the Lady Chargers won the first-round game, the team advanced to the second-round game and faced the #2 seed Georgia Military College. This game took place at noon on April 28. The Lady Chargers lost 4-3.

The tournament did not end for the Lady Chargers at this point. The team went to a loser’s bracket. GHC first played South Georgia State on April 28 in the loser’s bracket and won 9-0. They then faced Gordon State on April 28 and won 9-5.

Lady Chargers after a game earlier this season. Photo by Stephanie Corona

Finally, GHC played Georgia Military again on April 29 and fell 7-6 to conclude the season. The team had a 43-14 overall season record.

The GHC Chargers baseball team, currently ranked 3rd in the GCAA, hosts Gordon State at LakePoint on April 27 and 29.

The game will start at 6 p.m. on April 27. April 29 will feature a doubleheader with games at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Students, faculty and staff get in for free with their GHC ID. There will likely be a parking fee.

Matthew Vacarro runs to second base during a doubleheader game on Feb. 25.
Photo by Daniel Smith

The team’s overall record is currently 32-17. After this weekend, they will have four more regular season games.

The #3 seed Georgia Highlands College Lady Chargers softball team started playing the #6 seed Gordon State in the first round of the GCAA tournament at 1 p.m. on April 27.

The Lady Chargers played Gordon State for 3 1/2 innings before a weather delay. The game will resume on April 28 at 9 a.m.

The tournament is taking place at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville.

The game will be streamed live by GCAA Sports Network at https://www.jockjive.com/gcaasports.html.

The winner of the 9 a.m. game will play again at 12:30 p.m. in the second round of the tournament. The winner of the 12:30 p.m. game will play again at 6:30 p.m.

Lady Chargers after a game earlier this season. Photo by Stephanie Corona

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) group at GHC hosted a Prayer Walk on April 21 at the Floyd campus.

The event started in the courtyard next to the GHC tower. Once participants arrived, they were asked to sign in and write all of their prayer requests on an index card. After this, there was a brief message describing the purpose of the Prayer Walk.

According to Leonard Hall, FCA adviser and Client Support Specialist III for the IT department, the purpose of the walk was to pray for GHC and the northwest Georgia communities and to have time with God.

The walk started in the courtyard, went around the gym and library next to Paris Lake and then went around the McCorkle and Lakeview Buildings back to the courtyard.

Once back at the courtyard, refreshments were available and a message was presented by Hall.

Phil Gaffney, head men’s basketball coach and athletic director, was present at the walk. FCA Student Leaders Brooklyn Barron and Diana Cortes were both present in addition to employees at GHC that are involved with FCA.

Participants of the FCA Prayer Walk gather in the Floyd campus courtyard after the walk. Contributed

The participants of the FCA Prayer Walk head down the hill to Paris Lake next to the gym and tennis courts at the Floyd campus. Photo by Joshua Mabry

Leonard Hall, FCA adviser, describes the purpose of the Prayer Walk prior to the walk. Photo by Joshua Mabry

The Atlanta Braves have a new home at SunTrust Park, and it is amazing. I had the honor of attending an exhibition game at the new park on March 31. This game was the first game ever played on this field.

The exhibition game was against the New York Yankees and was held mainly for Atlanta Braves “A-Listers,” season ticket holders. Rome Braves season ticket holders were also invited.

The new stadium is a baseball lover’s dream. When a person first arrives to the stadium, he or she is greeted by The Battery Atlanta.

The Battery is a super nice entertainment district that is open year-round even when there is not a game taking place. I believe that The Battery is a nice addition to the new ballpark.

There are restaurants and shops to enjoy. This is a great place for fans to have fun prior to games.
Once a person walks into the gates he or she will see the beautiful stadium.

Watching the game was my favorite part of the new stadium.

It was relaxing, and most seats in the house featured stellar views. In addition there is a fountain in centerfield that shoots water up when the Braves hit a home run. I think this is an interesting and fun feature.

Besides watching the game, my favorite part of the new ballpark was the Braves walk-through history museum.

The museum is a breath-taking facility that features Braves history, the World Series trophy and a Hank Aaron statue with a fountain.

Although I loved my experience at SunTrust Park, there are a few concerns that I have.

The concourse, where everyone walks, is not nearly as wide as it was at Turner Field, the former home of the Braves.

I cannot imagine what it would be like to walk on that concourse when a game is sold out.

There are also a few seats where the views of the field are obscured because of beams.

However, overall, the stadium is amazing. It will be awesome to get to watch the Braves have many successful years there.

Kyvon Davenport, a sophomore for the GHC Chargers from Gainesville, Ga., recently received the GCAA Conference Player of the Year award for the 2016-17 men’s basketball season.

Davenport received this conference award because he averaged 17.1 points per game, 10.5 rebounds per game and 2.9 blocks per game. In addition to this, Davenport had 20 double-doubles during the regular season.

Davenport was presented his award on March 11 after the NJCAA Region 17 championship game.

Phil Gaffney, Davenport’s head coach, said, “I am very proud of Kyvon winning the Player of the Year award. He is very deserving, and all his hard work has paid off.”

Davenport started playing basketball when he was a freshman at East Hall High School in Gainesville. He said, “I only started playing because of my friends.”

Davenport is finished playing basketball at GHC.

He plans to continue playing at the University of Memphis. He signed with the University of Memphis on April 12.

Gaffney said, “We are equally proud that he will be graduating and moving on to play at the four-year level.”

Davenport received other offers from some other colleges.

Some of the other offers that Davenport received came from East Tennessee State University, Arkansas State University and Tennessee Technological University.

Davenport said that he is undecided in his major.

Davenport said that when he is not playing basketball, he enjoys playing games and watching cartoons.

He also said that, oddly enough, he does not watch basketball games.

Kyvon Davenport receives his GCAA Conference Player of the Year award after the championship game. At the game, Davenport led the Chargers with 27 points and 13 rebounds. Photo by Joshua Mabry

According to Brooklyn Barron, a FCA Student Leader at GHC, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ huddle at GHC will host a prayer walk on April 21 at the Floyd campus.

The walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. and is open to all students, faculty and staff.

The huddle is also inviting churches from Rome and Cedartown to participate.

Participants of the walk are asked to sign in and write all of their prayer requests on an index card.
The exact route for the walk has yet to be determined. Refreshments will be provided for participants by GHC. After the walk, there will be a scripture message and singing.

If rain is in the forecast on this day, the events will take place in the Lakeview Building.

Barron said, “We would like to remind everyone to wear comfortable clothing and footwear that day.”