PREVIEW: Bash in the Boro Kicks Off 2026 Season for Georgia Southern Softball
2/6/2026 9:00:00 AM | Softball
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern softball opens the 2026 season at home this weekend, welcoming UNC Greensboro, Eastern Illinois and Western Kentucky to Eagle Field for the Bash in the Boro Tournament, set for February 6-8.
The Eagles will play five games across three days as they begin the year in front of the home crowd. All Georgia Southern contests will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Weekend Schedule
- UNC Greensboro vs. Georgia Southern – Friday, Feb. 6 • 3:00 p.m.
- Eastern Illinois vs. Georgia Southern – Friday, Feb. 6 • 5:30 p.m.
- Western Kentucky vs. Georgia Southern – Saturday, Feb. 7 • 12:30 p.m.
- Eastern Illinois vs. Georgia Southern – Saturday, Feb. 7 • 3:00 p.m.
- UNC Greensboro vs. Georgia Southern – Sunday, Feb. 8 • 12:00 p.m.
Important Links
Game Notes
Tournament Schedule (includes live stats links)
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Looking Back at GS Softball
- Georgia Southern is coming off a historic 2025 campaign that saw the Eagles rewrite the record book, setting nine single-season team records and earning multiple top-five marks in program history. The Eagles established new standards in doubles (72), walks (170), on-base percentage (.355), hit by pitches (54), fielding percentage (.979) and double plays (25).
- The 2025 season also featured several standout single-game performances, including five doubles against Georgia State (3/29) – tying for the seventh-most in program history – five stolen bases versus Maryland (3/7), ranking fourth all-time, and nine walks against Harvard (2/14), tying for eighth-most in a single game.
- Georgia Southern added a key piece to its coaching staff ahead of the 2026 season with the addition of Cortney Radke as Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach. Radke brings extensive collegiate and international experience, most recently helping FGCU develop one of the ASUN's top pitching staffs while mentoring multiple All-ASUN performers.
- Offensively, Emma Davis enters the 2026 season continuing her climb up the program's all-time charts. The senior owns a .347 career batting average, ranking third in program history, and sits eighth all-time in career stolen bases with 39.
- Veteran shortstop Delanie Thames holds the program's single-season record with 17 hit by pitches and is tied for fourth all-time in career hit by pitches. Madi Gillespie, a transfer from Campbell, also etched her name into the record book, tying for third all-time in a single season with 13 hit by pitches.
Players Mentioned
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Wednesday, February 04
The GATA Zone - Softball
Tuesday, February 03
Message from Athletic Director Chris Davis: Only For Southern 2026
Monday, February 02
The GATA Zone - Tennis
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