Georgia State Softball, CAA Champions!

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Congratulations to the Georgia State Panthers softball team for defeating Hofstra in a must-win double header today! They are now the 2010/2011 CAA Champions and have earned an appearance to the NCAA Regionals for just the 2nd time in school history, last coming in 1994.

The Panthers entered today's game 6 with one loss meaning if Hofstra won the first game, Hofstra was the champion. Georgia State won game one 4-2 behind the pitching of Alana Thomas and McCall Langford. Lauren Jones hit the game winning 3-run home run in the bottom of the 6th inning.

Alana Thomas would come back out to pitch a complete game shutout in game 2. The score was locked at 0-0 until the bottom of the 6th (keep in mind softball plays 7) when the Panthers put 2 runs up on the board and Alana Thompson finished off the Pride in the 7th.

The NCAA selection show for the tournament will be Sunday night at 10 PM on ESPNU. The NCAA Softball Regionals begin next Thursday, May 19th.

Again, congratulations Ladies! You showed a lot of heart and desire to win today, you earned this.