Shorter University’s softball team lost 8-2 to North Georgia in the NCAA Division II softball tournament semifinals Sunday afternoon at Oklahoma Christian University.
But sixth-ranked North Georgia (52-8), which reached the semifinals from the losers bracket, needed a second win against the 24th-ranked Lady Hawks (43-16) to reach the championship game. That second game — which was to follow the other semifinal between Dixie State and California University of Pennsylvania — was not complete at press time.
Shorter has four Chattanooga-area players in key roles: pitcher Maddie Bray from Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, first baseman Ericka Bynum from Ringgold and shortstop Kendall Johnson and pitcher Kalei Kimbrell, both from Gordon Lee.
Sunday’s semifinalists had to deal with changes to the venue and schedule after inclement weather Saturday night in Oklahoma City, where previous tournament games were played at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. Start times for games were pushed back three hours.