Greenbrier softball bests Harlem in first action of the 2024 season

Thanks to much of the Augusta area being under a heat advisory for temperatures soaring into the mid and upper 90s, there wasn’t much fall in the air Thursday, except for the official start of the fall sports season with Harlem and Greenbrier facing off in softball action.

The Lady Wolfpack used strong pitching and solid defense to defeat Harlem 7-2 Thursday evening at Greenbrier, signaling, in earnest, the beginning of the CSRA’s 2024-25 high school sports calendar.

Greenbrier Aspires to a Successful Softball Season

The victory was a solid start to Greenbrier’s aspirations to make its third straight state tournament appearance while besting its 20-12, 6-4 finish in 2023. Meanwhile, Harlem will try to continue its dominance in a retooled Region 4-AAA that trades out teams like Morgan County for Aquinas, Baldwin, Howard and West Laurens, not to mention Richmond County schools, Cross Creek, Westside and Hephzibah.

The Lady Bulldogs will get a week’s break before playing a stretch of five games in six days against Effingham County, Vidalia, Lakeside, Evans and Grovetown.

Greenbrier’s Region 1-AAAAA includes the traditional Columbia County rivals, Lakeside and Evans, but also features Effingham County, South Effingham, Brunswick, Statesboro, Bradwell Institute and Glynn Academy.

The Wolfpack will next take the field Monday when they host a solid Class A program in Glascock County before traveling to Grovetown next Wednesday.

Our photographer Teon Scott was on hand to capture some photos of Thursday night’s start to the softball season.