Athletics

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University Athletics will hold an introductory press conference and community welcome for baseball head coach Jeff Pelkey Monday (July 28) at 3:30 p.m.GCSU Director of Athletics Wendell Staton will host the meet and greet along with the press conference in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room located in GCSU's Russell Library. The community and media are welcome to attend. The event will also be live-streamed at www.pbcsportsnetwork.com/gcbobcats.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. |  Georgia College & State University DIrector of Athletics Wendell Staton has announced that Jeff Pelkey has been named head coach of the Bobcat baseball program.Pelkey completed his eighth season at Peach Belt Conference-foe Flagler College as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Saints."We are thrilled to have Jeff Pelkey lead our baseball program," said Staton.  "Throughout the process, it was clear that Jeff clearly aligns with and wants to...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University's Voice of the Bobcats Scott MacLeod will need to find room on his trophy shelf.MacLeod, who has been a fixture in Milledgeville radio since 1978, is being honored for his enduring presence at WMVG/WKZR and his thousands of play-by-play broadcasts covering Georgia College and high school sports along with Georgia Military College football games. A three-time Georgia Sportscaster of the Year, he was inducted into Georgia College's...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University Director of Athletics Wendell Staton has announced that Catrina Green will be the women's basketball interim head coach for the upcoming 2025-26 season."I am grateful that Catrina has agreed to take on this role as interim head coach," said Staton. "Catrina knows our culture and is committed to providing an outstanding student-athlete experience. She is a servant leader who is relational, knowledgeable and always positive. Catrina...

GREENWOOD, Ind. | Georgia College & State University pitcher Bradley Wilson has been named to the NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Baseball Third Team selected by College Sports Communicators.Wilson, a senior right-handed pitcher from Irwinton, Georgia, is the third Bobcat in program history named to the prestigious team, joining Logan Mattix (2018, second team) and Clayten Ayres (2017, second team). Wilson is the first GCSU student-athlete named to an Academic All-America® team...

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Georgia College & State University had 152 student-athletes named to the 2024-25 Peach Belt Conference's Presidential Honor Roll presented by Barnes & Noble College.The PBC announced that 1,742 student-athletes were named to the Presidential Honor Roll and gives the Peach Belt 1,500 or more honorees for the fifth year in a row and the 15th consecutive year over 1,000. Each student-athlete will receive a certificate from the conference office.The Presidential Honor Roll...

AUGUSTA, Ga. | The Peach Belt Conference has announced the 2025 Teams of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College, for the winter and spring sports.  The teams are a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® program.To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter...

GILBERT, Ariz. | The Georgia College & State University women's tennis team ended the season ranked No. 36 in final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Computerize Rankings.The objective of the ITA Rankings is to accurately reflect team and player performance occurring solely within sanctioned college tennis dual matches and tournaments and solely within one given academic season. The ITA Rankings Algorithm is based on an accumulation of win points and loss points, accounting...

GILBERT, Ariz. | The Georgia College & State University men's tennis team ended the season ranked No. 34 in final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Computerize Rankings.The objective of the ITA Rankings is to accurately reflect team and player performance occurring solely within sanctioned college tennis dual matches and tournaments and solely within one given academic season. The ITA Rankings Algorithm is based on an accumulation of win points and loss points, accounting...

GREENSBORO, N.C. | Georgia College & State University infielder Braeden Smith and starting pitcher Bradley Wilson have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association's NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region first team.This is the first all-region nod for Smith this season and the third for Wilson, who was named to the first team by the Division II Conference Commissioners Assocation and the second team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.Smith, a sophomore...