Pierce County’s Lady Bears softball team has belted its way to six wins to start the 2026 season.
PCHS (5-0) opened the first week of the season with a 6-5 win Tuesday, August 4 over visiting Robert Toombs Academy. They followed with a doubleheader sweep Friday, August 14 of overmatched Evans outside Augusta, winning 16-0 in three innings in Game 1 and 17-1 in three innings in Game 2.
The Lady Bears’ Monday, August 10 tilt with Charlton County in Folkston was halted in the bottom of the third inning with the Lady Bears on top 9-1. The game was replayed Monday, August 17.
Pierce County swept Liberty County Wednesday, August 12 in a twinbill in Hinesville. PCHS rolled 14-4 in Game 1 and notched an 8-3 victory in Game 2.
The Lady Bears hosted Camden County Tuesday, August 18 in a jayvee/var-sity doubleheader at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.. Liberty County comes visiting Thursday, August 20 at 6 p.m. PCHS wraps up the busy week traveling Saturday, August 22 to Sandersville to face Washington County at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Pierce County will square off with Region 3AAA Brantley County in a home-and-home series starting Tuesday, August 25 in Caney Bay (6 p.m.) and finishing Thursday, August 27 at home with a 4 p.m. first pitch.
Lady Bears ...............6 RTA..........................5
BEARVILLE — The Lady Bears used a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning to over a 52 deficit and escape past GIAA member Robert Toombs Academy.
Harper Larson (1-for-2), Leeanna Davis (1-for-3) and Bailey Barboza (1-for-2) collected PCHS’s three hits.
Barboza twirled a complete game, allowing 12 hits, five runs, four earned with three strikeouts and two walks.
PCHS scored the four runs without a base hit. The Lady Bears, down 5-2, sandwiched walks to Caren Drew and Lanie Mai around a Malia White fielder’s choice, loading the bases to start the inning.
A caught stealing at home on courtesy runner Lily Gray’s theft attempt was followed by a walk to Kaylee Figueroa re-loading the bases. Walks to Parker Sinclair and Larson forced home two runs pulling Pierce County to within 54.
After Davis was hit two pitches later forcing home the tying run, courtesy runner Kinsey Reddick raced home with the gamewinner on a wild pitch.
Game 1 Lady Bears.............16 Evans ......................0
EVANS — Pierce County did all of its damage in the first two innings in beating the Lady Knights.
Barboza (2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB) and Shelby Braddy (1 IP,0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB) combined the shortened three-inning, onehit shutout.
Braddy led the nine-hit attack going 3-for-3 with a double and three ribbies. Mai followed with a 2-for-4 performance and three RBIs. Maelee Childers (1for-3, double), Kabela Reddick (1-for-1, two RBI), Davis (1-for-3, double) and Barboza (1-for-2, double, 2 RBI added a hit each.
PCHS recorded eight steals led by Mai’s three. Sofia White recorded two thefts. Kabela Reddick, Figueroa and White had one each.
Game 2 Lady Bears.................17 Evans...........................1
EVANS — A 13-run second inning turned a 1-0 deficit into a three-inning rout in the nightcap.
The Lady Bears exploded for a season-high 15 hits with Figueroa going 3-for-3 with a double and three runs batted in and two stole bases. Mai (2-for-3, triple, two RBI, two stolen bases), Larson (2-for-3, RBI), Sinclair (2-for-3, RBI) and Childers (2-for-2, two doubles, three ribbies, stolen base).
Collecting a hit apiece were Drew (1-for-1, double), Kabela Reddick (1-for-2, stolen base), White (1-for-3, two ribbies, two thefts) and Braddy (1-for-1, double, RBI, stolen base).
Lily Gray finished with two stolen bases and Davis added one as the Lady Bears swiped 13 bases.
Brady (2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB) and White (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB, 1 HBP) combined on the two-hitter Lady Bears..................9 Charlton Co.................1
FOLKSTON — PCHS scored in each of its first three at bats before the game was called with the Indian Maidens coming to the plate in the bottom of the third.
The Lady Bears had collected eight hits with four going for doubles. They had stolen six bases.
Pierce County scored a Figueroa (1-for-1, stole base) first double, an RBI-groundout by Davis (1-for-3) and an error for the quick 3-0 lead.
After Charlton County responded with a run in the bottom of the first against Barboza (2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB), the Lady Bears plated five runs in the second to extend the lead to 81.
PCHS scored on an error, a bunt by Mai (2-for-3, three stolen bases), a theft of home by Mai, a run-scoring groundout by Sinclair, and a passed ball for the seven-run lead.
Mai swiped home for the final run in the third on a double-steal executed with Figueroa before the game was called.
Game 1 Lady Bears ................14 Liberty Co. ..................4
HINESVILLE — The Lady Bears scored in each of the six innings played plating crooked numbers in five.
PCHS tied its season-high of 15 hits with Childers going 4-for-4, driving in two runs and stealing a base. Mai finished 3-for-5 with a double, home run, three ribbies and a stolen base.
Figueroa (home run, three ribbies, stolen base) and Sinclair (two doubles, two RBI) each finished 2for-4.
Larson (1-for-5), Davis (1for-4, double, RBI), Drew (1for-3) and Braddy (1-for-3, RBI) added a hit apiece.
Braddy (3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB, 2 WP) and Barboza (3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 8 , 3 BB) toed the rubber.
Pierce County broke away from a 2-all tie after one inning with a three-run second for a 5-2 advantage. Each team scored twice in the third with PCHS holding a 74 lead.
The Lady Bears scored the final seven runs starting with a single run in the fourth and consecutive three-run uprisings in the fifth and sixth.
Figueroa hit a first-pitch, solo homer in the first inning for a 1-0 lead. Mai’s roundtripper came in the sixth with a two-run blast off a 10 offering.
Game 2 Lady Bears..................8 Liberty Co. ..................3
HINESVILLE — PCHS scored two runs in each of the first three innings in building a 6-1 en route to a sweep of the Lady Panthers.
Larson hat the hot bat in the finale going 4-for-4 with a double, two ribbies and a stolen base. Figueroa went 2-for-4 with a triple and RBI.
Malia White was 1-for-1 with a run batted in. Childers finished 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Davis was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Sinclair finished 1-for-3.
Barboza (3 IP, 2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB) and Sofia White (4 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 7 K, 2 BB, 2 HBP) combined for the win.
Up 6-1 after three innings, the Lady Bears plated a run in the fourth and answered Liberty County’s two-run sixth with a final run in the bottom of the inning.
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