The GHSA State Fast Pitch Softball Tournament begins Thursday Oct. 28 at the Columbus Softball Complex and will have rounds Thursday and Friday before champions are crowned on Saturday for all classes.
The results from the Playoff Rounds are at the bottom of this file.
See the brackets for the state championships here.
State Champions
7A: North Gwinnett
6A: Lassiter
5A: Starr’s Mill
4A: Central-Carroll
3A: Appling County
2A: Heard County
A Private: Wesleyan
A Public: Academy for Classical Education
See the full results from each classification below
Class 7A
First Round
Field 5: Milton 7, Mill Creek 2
Field 6: North Gwinnett 12, Colquitt County 0
Stadium: East Coweta 1, Cherokee 0
Field 8: Lambert 4, Hillgrove 0
Winner’s Bracket – Second Round
Field 1: North Gwinnett 10, Milton 0
Field 2: East Coweta 8, Lambert 1
Winner’s Bracket Third Round
Stadium: North Gwinnett 8, East Coweta 0
Loser’s Bracket – First Round
Field 3: Mill Creek 8, Colquitt County 5
Field 4: Cherokee 18, Hillgrove 5
Loser’s Bracket Second Round
Field 5: Mill Creek 7, Lambert 2
Field 6: Cherokee 9, Milton 0
Loser’s Bracket Third Round
Field 8: Mill Creek 7, Cherokee 5
Stadium: East Coweta 15, Mill Creek 3
Stadium: Championship Series -- North Gwinnett 7, East Coweta 2
Class 6A
First Round
Field 1: River Ridge 7, Pope 2
Field 2: Sequoyah 4, Dacula 3
Field 3: Cambridge 3, Buford 1
Field 4: Lassiter 1, Creekview 0
Winner’s Bracket Second Round
Field 5: River Ridge 3, Sequoyah 1
Field 6 Lassiter 8, Cambridge 3
Winner’s Bracket Third Round
Field 1: Lassiter 3, River Ridge 1
Loser’s Bracket First Round (Noon)
Stadium: Pope 12, Dacula 9
Field 8: Buford 2, Creekview 1
Loser’s Bracket Second Round
Field 3: Pope 6, Cambridge 5
Field 4: Buford 6, Sequoyah 4
Loser’s Bracket Third Round
Field 2: Pope 6, Buford 1
Field 8: River Ridge 7, Pope 6
Field 8: Championship Series -- Lassiter 7, River Ridge 4
Class 5A
First Round
Field 5: Starr’s Mill 4, Woodland-Cartersville 0
Field 6: Loganville 12, Calhoun 2
Stadium: Northside-Columbus 13, Chamblee 8
Field 8: Jones County 11, Blessed Trinity 0
Winner’s Bracket Second Round
Field 3: Starr’s Mill 3, Loganville 1
Field 4: Northside-Columbus 3, Jones County 1
Winner’s Bracket Third Round
Field 5: Starr’s Mill 2, Northside-Columbus 0
Loser’s Bracket First Round
Field 1: Woodland-Cartersville 5, Calhoun 4
Field 2: Blessed Trinity 11, Chamblee 2
Loser’s Bracket Second Round
Stadium: Woodland-Cartersville 11, Jones County 0
Field 8: Loganville 4, Blessed Trinity 0
Loser’s Bracket Third Round
Field 6: Loganville 6, Woodland-Cartersville 0
Field 2: Northside-Columbus 12, Loganville 7
Field 2: Championship Series -- Starr’s Mill 9, Northside-Columbus 0
Class 4A
First Round
Field 1: Flowery Branch 4, Northwest Whitfield 0
Field 2: Heritage-Catoosa 7, North Oconee 4
Field 3: Madison County 13, Cedartown 4
Field 4: Central-Carroll 6, West Laurens 2
Winner’s Bracket Second Round
Stadium: Heritage-Catoosa 9, Flowery Branch 8
Field 8: Central-Carroll 5, Madison County 3
Winner’s Bracket Third Round
Field 3: Central-Carroll 8, Heritage-Catoosa 7
Loser’s Bracket First Round
Field 5: North Oconee 9, Northwest Whitfield 6
Field 6: West Laurens 8, Cedartown 0
Loser’s Bracket Second Round
Field 1: North Oconee 12, Madison County 7
Field 2: West Laurens 3, Flowery Branch 1
Loser’s Bracket Third Round
Field 4: North Oconee 2, West Laurens 0
Field 3: North Oconee 6, Heritage-Catoosa 5
Field 3: Championship Series -- Central-Carroll 4, North Oconee 2
Class 3A
First Round
Field 5: Sonoraville 1, Southeast Bulloch 0
Field 6: Appling County 2, Jackson 1
Stadium: Dawson County 13, Pike County 5
Field 8: Harlem 7, Pierce County 2
Winner’s Bracket Second Round
Field 3: Sonoraville 1, Appling County 0
Field 4: Harlem 8, Dawson County 0
Winner’s Bracket Third Round
Stadium: Sonoraville 1, Harlem 0
Loser’s Bracket First Round
Field 5: Southeast Bulloch 3, Jackson 2
Field 6: Pike County 15, Pierce County 7
Loser’s Bracket Second Round
Field 1: Southeast Bulloch 9, Dawson County 0
Field 2: Appling County 11, Pike County 7
Loser’s Bracket Third Round
Field 8: Appling County 2, Southeast Bulloch 0
Field 5: Appling County 1, Harlem 0
Field 5: Championship Series -- Game 1: Appling County 3, Sonoraville 2. Game 2: Appling County 4, Sonoraville 1
Class 2A
First Round
Field 1: Heard County 11, Lovett 0
Field 2: Jeff Davis 11, Chattooga 1
Field 3: Bremen 6, Vidalia 4
Field 4: Dade County 6, Union County 2
Winner’s Bracket Second Round
Field 5: Heard County 11, Jeff Davis 0
Field 6: Dade County 10, Bremen 6
Winner’s Bracket Third Round
Field 5: Heard County 10, Dade County 1
Loser’s Bracket First Round
Stadium: Lovett 8, Chattooga 2
Field 8: Vidalia 15, Union County 1
Loser’s Bracket Second Round
Field 3: Bremen 12, Lovett 0
Field 4: Vidalia 2, Jeff Davis 1
Loser’s Bracket Third Round
Field 2: Vidalia 5, Bremen 2
Field 6: Vidalia 8, Dade County 4
Field 6: Championship Series -- Heard County 10, Vidalia 6
Class A Public
First Round
Field 5: Emanuel County Institute 4, Gordon Lee 1
Field 6: Social Circle 8, Screven County 0
Field 7: Lanier County 8, Crawford County 0
Field 8: ACE Charter 5, Telfair County 2
Winner’s Bracket Second Round
Field 1: Emanuel County Institute 2, Social Circle 1
Field 2: ACE Charter 3, Lanier County 0
Winner’s Bracket Third Round
Field 5: ACE Charter 5, Emanuel County Institute 2
Loser’s Bracket First Round
Field 3: Gordon Lee 12, Screven County 0
Field 4: Crawford County 11, Telfair County 2
Loser’s Bracket Second Round
Stadium: Gordon Lee 2, Lanier County 0
Field 8: Social Circle 20, Crawford County 6
Loser’s Bracket Third Round
Field 6: Gordon Lee 10, Social Circle 5
Field 4: Gordon Lee 5, Emanuel County Institute 1
Field 4: Championship Series -- ACE Charter 7, Gordon Lee 0
A Private
First Round
Field 1: Mt. Vernon 7, Mt. Paran 5
Field 2: George Walton 9, Strong Rock 2
Field 3: Tattnall Square 10, Brookstone 5
Field 4: Wesleyan 2, ELCA 1
Winner’s Bracket Second Round
Stadium: George Walton 2, Mt. Vernon 1
Field 8: Wesleyan 3, Tattnall Square 0
Winner’s Bracket Third Round
Field 3: Wesleyan 4, George Walton 0
Loser’s Bracket First Round
Field 1: Mt. Paran 6, Strong Rock 2
Field 2: ELCA 7, Brookstone 3
Loser’s Bracket Second Round
Field 5: Tattnall Square 9, Mt. Paran 4
Field 6: ELCA 7, Mt. Vernon 6
Loser’s Bracket Third Round
Field 5: ELCA 8, Tattnall Square 7
Field 1: George Walton 6, ELCA 4
Field 1: Championship series -- Game 1: George Walton 6, Wesleyan 4. Game 2:
See the schedule/scores for the Softball Playoffs below or go HERE to see the full brackets.
Class 7A Playoffs Second Round (Oct. 19-21)
R5 #1 Cherokee 4, 8, R3 #2 North Paulding 1, 6
R2 #1 East Coweta 11, 11, R8 #2 Peachtree Ridge 2, 0
R3 #3 Hillgrove 9, 5, R5 #4 Etowah 2, 4
R6 #2 Lambert 9, 9, R4 #1 Parkview 0, 0
R8 #4 Mill Creek 5, 2, 6, R4 #2 Grayson 6, 1, 4,
R5 #2 Milton 5, 12, R3 #1 Harrison 0, 11
R8 #1 North Gwinnett 1, 5, R2 #2 Newnan 0, 0
R1 #1 Colquitt County 4, 10, R5 #3 Woodstock 2, 4
Class 6A Playoffs Second Round (Oct. 19-21)
R7#4 Cambridge 3, 11, R3 #2 Grovetown 2, 0
R8 #2 Buford 9, 6, R2 #1 Effingham County 0, 0
R7 #1 Creekview 8, 11, R1 #2 Houston County 0, 5
R6 #2 Lassiter 4, 7, R2 #4 Glynn Academy 1, 0
R6 #1 Pope 8, 5, R2 #3 South Effingham 0, 2
R7 #3 River Ridge 5, 7, R3 #1 Evans 1, 2
R8 #1 Dacula 6, 7, R2 #2 Richmond Hill 5, 1
R7 #2 Sequoyah 6, 11, R1 #1 Lee County 4, 2,
Class 5A Playoffs Second Round (Oct. 19-21)
R5 #1 Chamblee 15, 10, R1 #3 Coffee 3, 2
R2 #1 Northside-Columbus 3, 10, 5, R8 #2 Eastside 2, 11, 0
R7 #1 Blessed Trinity 11, 12, R1 #2 Ware County 1, 2
R4 #1 Jones County 2, 14, R8 #3 Walnut Grove 1, 2
R2 #3 Starr’s Mill 7, 5, R8 #4 Jackson County 0, 2
R7 #3 Woodland, Cartersville 7, 18, R1 #4 Wayne County 4, 6
R8 #1 Loganville 5, 5, 14, R4 #3 Ola 7, 2, 4
R7 #2 Calhoun 10, 8, R1 #1 Veterans 1, 0
Class 4A Second Round (Oct. 19-21)
R7#4 Cedartown 4, 15, 13, R1 #3 Cairo 5, 4, 4
R8 #2 Madison County 11, 8, R2 #1 Columbus 6, 0
R7 #1 Central-Carroll 11, 12, R1 #2 Bainbridge 0, 2
R4 #1 West Laurens 5, 3, 7, R8 #3 Jefferson 0, 6, 1
R8 #4 Flowery Branch 12, 8, R4 #2 Perry 0, 3
R7 #3 Northwest Whitfield 9, 4, R3 #1 Islands 0, 0
R8 #1 North Oconee 13, 8, R2 #2 Troup 5, 0
R7 #2 Heritage Catoosa 4, 7, R1 #1 Thomas County Central 0, 1
Class 3A Playoffs Second Round (Oct. 19-21)
R7#4 Dawson County at R1 #3 Tattnall County
R8 #2 Oconee County at R1 #2 Pierce County
R1 #2 Pierce County at R7 #1 East Forsyth
R6 #2 LaFayette at R4 #1 Harlem
R4 #2 Morgan County at R6 #1 Sonoraville
R7 #3 White County at R3 #1 Southeast Bulloch
R6 #4 Ringgold at R2 #2 Jackson
R7 #2 Cherokee Bluff at R1 #1 Appling County
Class 2A Playoffs Second Round (Oct. 19-21)
R5 #1 Bremen 7, 3, R3 #2 Bleckley County 0, 0
R2 #1 Vidalia 6, 5, R8 #2 Elbert County 0, 4
R7 #1 Dade County 5, 16, R1 #2 Cook 4, 7
R8 #3 Union County 9, 13, R2 #4 Toombs County 4, 7
R6 #1 Lovett 8, 14, R2 #3 Bacon County 7, 0
R5 #2 Heard County 14, 13, R3 #1 Dodge County 13, 8
R2 #2 Jeff Davis 2, 8, R8 #1 Banks County 0, 0
R7 #2 Chattooga 12, 7, 8, R1 #1 Berrien 6, 22, 7
Class A Public Playoffs Second Round (Oct. 19-21)
R7#4 Crawford County 5, 7, R3 #2 Portal 4, 2
R2 #1 Lanier County 9, 6, 3, R8 #2 Commerce 1, 14, 2
R7 #1 ACE Charter 4, 8, R3 #3 Bryan County 0, 4
R4 #1 Telfair County 1, 8, R6 #2 Trion 0, 0
R6 #1 Gordon Lee 10, 18, R4 #2 Johnson County 2, 0
R3 #1 Emanuel County Institute 6, 3, R5 #2 Schley County 0, 2
R8 #1 Social Circle 3, 14, R2 #2 Charlton County 2, 7
R3 #4 Screven County 5, 7 ,5, R7 #2 Georgia Military 0, 17, 1
Class A Private Playoffs Second Round (Oct. 19-21)
#8 Mount Vernon 5, 4, 5, #9 Prince Avenue 1, 7, 3
#1 Mount Paran 8, 12, #17 1st Presbyterian 0, 0
#5 George Walton 9, 11, #12 Trinity Christian 1, 0
#4 Strong Rock 8, 9, #20 Mt Pisgah 0, 0
#6 Brookstone 8, 17, #11 Mount De Sales 0, 7
#8 Tattnall Square 9, 14, #14 Hebron Christian 2, 4
#10 ELCA 2, 7, #7 Stratford Academy 1, 6
#2 Wesleyan 13, 16, #15 Savannah Christian 0, 0
Results from First Round below.
Class 7A Playoffs First Round (Oct. 12-14)
R3 #2 North Paulding 12, 9, R1 #3 Tift County 4, 0
R5 #1 Cherokee 16, 19, R7#4 Norcross 4, 0
R8 #2 Peachtree Ridge 2, 8, R6 #3 South Forsyth 1, 5
R2 #1 East Coweta 5, 9, R4 #4 Brookwood 1, 4
R3 #3 Hillgrove 6, 7, R1 #2 Lowndes 4, 4
R5 #4 Etowah 11, 10, R7 #1 Archer 4, 2
R6 #2 Lambert 4, 9, R8 #3 Mountain View 0, 6
R4 #1 Parkview 9, 10, R2 #4 Campbell 2, 0
R4 #2 Grayson 12, 10, R2 #3 McEachern 0, 0
R8 #4 Mill Creek 5, 5, R6 #1 North Forsyth 3, 2
R5 #2 Milton 12, 7, R7 #3 Duluth 4, 1
R3 #1 Harrison 1, 11, 11, R1 #4 Camden County 4, 1, 0
R2 #2 Newnan 2, 2, R4 #3 Newton 1, 0
R8 #1 North Gwinnett 6, 4, R6 #4 Denmark 2, 3
R5 #3 Woodstock 8, 3, R7 #2 Dunwoody 0, 2
R1 #1 Colquitt County 8, 10, R3 #4 Walton 0, 1
Class 6A Playoffs First Round (Oct. 12-14)
R3 #2 Grovetown 12, 16, R1 #3 Northside-Warner Robins 0, 3
R7#4 Cambridge 4, 6, R5 #1 East Paulding 0, 4
R8 #2 Buford 3, 13, R6 #3 Kell 0, 4
R2 #1 Effingham County 15, 20, R4 #4 Lovejoy 0, 0
R1 #2 Houston County 3, 10, 5, R3 #3 Lakeside-Evans 8, 2, 4
R7 #1 Creekview 9, 11, R5 #4 Carrollton 1, 2
R6 #2 Lassiter 8, 9, R8 #3 Winder-Barrow 0, 0
R2 # 4 Glynn Academy 2, 7, R4 #1 North Atlanta 0, 6,
R2 #3 South Effingham 18, 8, R4 #2 Lakeside-Dekalb 0, 0
R6 #1 Pope 9, 12, R8 #4 Habersham Central 0, 1
R7 #3 River Ridge 3, 11, R5 #2 Alexander 1, 0
R3 #1 Evans 16, 15, R1 #4 Valdosta 0, 0
R2 #2 Richmond Hill 8, 11, R4 #3 Tucker 0, 0
R8 #1 Dacula 3, 8, R6 #4 Kennesaw Mountain 2, 6
R7 #2 Sequoyah 2, 7, R5 #3 South Paulding 1, 1
R1 #1 Lee County 5, 10, R3 #4 Alcovy 2, 1
Class 5A Playoffs First Round (Oct. 12-14)
R1 #3 Coffee 2, 17, R3 #2 Mundy’s Hill 0, 2
R5 #1 Chamblee 7, 2, R7#4 Cass 3, 1
R8 #2 Eastside 15, 20, R6 #3 Lithia Springs 0, 1
R2 #1 Northside-Columbus 14, 11, R4 #4 Union Grove 2, 1
R1 #2 Ware County 19, 23, R3 #3 Jonesboro 0, 0
R7 #1 Blessed Trinity 12, 12, R5 #4 Northview 0, 4
R8 #3 Walnut Grove 9, 10, R6 #2 Chapel Hill 0, 1
R4 #1 Jones County 6, 3, R2 #4 Northgate 0, 2
R2 #3 Starr’s Mill 5, 8, R4 #2 Locust Grove 2, 0
R8 #4 Jackson County 12, 6, R6 #1 North Springs 0, 1
R7 #3 Woodland, Cartersville 3, 6, R5 #2 St. Pius X 2, 4
R1 #4 Wayne County 20, 12, R3 #1 Woodward Academy 7, 0
R4 #3 Ola 2, 7, 2, R2 #2 Whitewater 3, 4, 11
R8 #1 Loganville 10, 13, R6 #4 Villa Rica 2, 3
R7 #2 Calhoun 12, 11, R5 #3 Decatur 2, 1
R1 #1 Veterans 17, 17, R3 #4 Creekside 0, 0
Class 4A First Round (Oct. 12-14)
R1 #3 Cairo 15, 7, R3 #2 Jenkins 3, 1
R7#4 Cedartown 4, 5, R5 #1 Hampton 3, 4
R8 #2 Madison County 13, 22, R6 #3Druid Hills 0, 2
R2 #1 Columbus 20, 12, R4 #4 Baldwin 0, 1
R1 #2 Bainbridge 12, 24, R3 #3 New Hampstead 5, 1
R7 #1 Central-Carroll 16, 16, R5 #4 Mount Zion-Jonesboro 0, 0
R8 #3 Jefferson 16, 12, R6 #2 Arabia Mountain 4, 4
R4 #1 West Laurens 10, 12, R2 #4 Shaw 0, 1
R4 #2 Perry 4, 5, 14, R2 #3 LaGrange 1, 6, 2
R8 #4 Flowery Branch 5, 2, R6 #1 Marist 2, 1
R7 #3 Northwest Whitfield 2, 0, 6, R5 #2 Luella 1, 3, 0
R3 #1 Islands 17, 9, R1 #4 Dougherty 0, 1
R2 #2 Troup 12, 10, R4 #3 Howard 6, 1
R8 #1 North Oconee 15, 19, R6 #4 Mays 0, 0
R7 #2 Heritage Catoosa 15, 17, R5 #3 Fayette County 0, 0
R3 #4 Bye at R1 #1 Thomas County Central
Class 3A Playoffs First Round (Oct. 12-14)
R1 #3 Tattnall County 16, 12, R3 #2 Liberty County 0, 0
R7#4 Dawson County 8, 6, R5 #1 Westminster 2, 1
R8 #2 Oconee County 1, 11, 9, R6 #3 Rockmart 3, 4, 8
R2 #1 Pike County 13, 8, R4 #4 Burke County 5, 0
R1 #2 Pierce County 22, 23, R3 #3 Windsor Forest 0, 0
R7 #1 East Forsyth 15, 20, R5 #4 Cedar Grove 1, 3
R6 #2 LaFayette 7, 6, R8 #3 East Jackson 1, 2
R4 #1 Harlem 13, 9, R2 #4 Upson-Lee 5, 1
R4 #2 Morgan County 3, 5, R2 #3 Crisp County 2, 3
R6 #1 Sonoraville 3, 6, R8 #4 Hart County 0, 2
R7 #3 White County at R5 #2 Sandy Creek
R3 #1 Southeast Bulloch 2, 9, R1 #4 Brantley County 1, 1
R2 #2 Jackson 3, 14, R4 #3 Thomson 0, 0
R6 #4 Ringgold 3, 8, R8 #1 Franklin County 1, 5
R7 #2 Cherokee Bluff 12, 17, R5 #3 Greater Atlanta Christian 0, 0
R1 #1 Appling County 18, 21, R3 #4 Johnson, Savannah 0, 0
Class 2A Playoffs First Round (Oct. 12-14)
R3 #2 Bleckley County 11, 11, R1 #3 Fitzgerald 1, 0
R5 #1 Bremen 10, 3, R7#4 Coosa 2, 0
R8 #2 Elbert County 12, 18, R6 #3 Washington 0, 0
R2 #1 Vidalia 15, 24, R4 #4 Josey 0, 0
R1 #2 Cook 6, 8, R3 #3 Lamar County 3, 0
R7 #1 Dade County 16, 12, R5 #4 Callaway 5, 0
R8 #3 Union County 7, 13, 5, R6 #2 Pace Academy 4, 21, 1
R2 #4 Toombs County 4, 7, 3, R4 #1 Oglethorpe County 7, 2, 2
R2 #3 Bacon County 7, 9 R4 #2 Jefferson County 1, 1
R6 #1 Lovett 9, 13, R8 #4 Rabun County 5, 1
R5 #2 Heard County 7, 13, 9 R7 #3 Pepperell 9, 2, 1
R3 #1 Dodge County 15, 19, R1 #4 Thomasville 4, 5
R2 #2 Jeff Davis 12, 16, R4 #3 Putnam County 0, 0
R8 #1 Banks County 15, 18, R6 #4 Coretta Scott King 0, 0
R7 #2 Chattooga 8, 4, R5 #3 Haralson County 1, 3
R1 #1 Berrien 16, 15, R3 #4 Jasper County 1, 0
Class A Public Playoffs First Round (Oct. 12-14)
R3 #2 Portal 9, 6,, R1 #3 Baconton Charter 2, 4
R7#4 Crawford County 6, 15, R5 #1 Marion County 2, 0
R8 #2 Commerce 8, 15, R6 #3 Armuchee 0, 0
R2 #1 Lanier County 10, 10, R4 #4 Hawkinsville 0, 0
R3 #3 Bryan County 9, 12, R1 #2 Seminole County 0, 0
R7 #1 ACE Charter 12, 14, R5 #4 Manchester 0, 1
R6 #2 Trion 6, 7, R8 #3 Washington-Wilkes 0, 2
R4 #1 Telfair County 16, 8, R2 #4 Brooks County 0, 0
R4 #2 Johnson County 6, 8, R2 #3 Irwin County 2, 3
R6 #1 Gordon Lee 12, 13, R8 #4 Lake Oconee Academy 0, 0
R5 #2 Schley County 0, 15, 6, R7 #3 Glascock County 7, 3, 5
R3 #1 Emanuel County Institute 21, 8, R1 #4 Pataula Charter 0, 0
R2 #2 Charlton County 8, 10, R4 #3 Wilcox County 5, 3
R8 #1 Social Circle 8, 9, R6 #4 Bowdon 0, 0
R7 #2 Georgia Military 6, 12, R5 #3 Taylor County 1, 0
R3 #4 Screven County 11, 12, R1 #1 Pelham 2, 0
Class A Private Playoffs First Round (Oct. 12-14)
#9 Prince Avenue 8, 10, #24 Calvary Day 0, 1
#8 Mount Vernon at BYE
#17 1st Presbyterian 10, 13, #16 Landmark Christian 9, 8
#1 Mount Paran at BYE
#12 Trinity Christian 6, 19, #21 Whitefield Academy 2, 10
#5 George Walton at BYE
#20 Mt Pisgah 6, 7, #13 Holy Innocent’s 2, 6
#4 Strong Rock at BYE
#11 Mount De Sales 7, 10, #22 Galloway 1, 2
#6 Brookstone at BYE
#14 Hebron Christian 12, 14, #19 North Cobb Christian 0, 0
#8 Tattnall Square at BYE
#10 ELCA 14, 14, #23 Providence 0, 0
#7 Stratford Academy at BYE
#15 Savannah Christian 8, 15, #18 Darlington 2, 6
#2 Wesleyan at BYE
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