Georgia Fire 97 Downs (14U) Takes 1st Place at Turf Wars IV.  Great job girls!!

 

 

Georgia Fire 99 (12U) takes 1st Place at Turf Wars IV.  Way to go girls!!

 

 

 

We are extremely proud of the following Georgia Fire alumni who have advanced their softball careers at the collegiate level:

                        

Class of 2011

 

Kristen Lowry - Rhodes College

 

Taylor Vennel - Savannah College of Arts & Design (SCAD)

Jenna Ward - Agnes Scott College

 

Haley Brannon - Reinhardt University

Emily Clay - Georgia State University

Shelby Scott - Samford University

Kalie Hastings - University of South Carolina Beaufort

Barbara Phillips - University of South Carolina Beaufort

Natalie Lampert - Georgia College & State University

Amanda Winters - Troy University

Lauren Coleman - Georgia State University

Chelsie Thomas - Georgia Tech

Melissa Dickie - North Georgia University

 

Liz Schneider -  Brenau University

 

Katelynn Howser – University of South Carolina

 

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GEORGIA FIRE TRYOUTS

 

The Georgia Fire, one of the premier fast-pitch organizations in the Southeast is entering its' 11th year and will be holding its’ 2011/2012 organizational tryouts on August 20th and August 21st. We are very proud that we have sent 11 teams to ASA Nationals the past 2 years and look forward to more of our teams earn a trip to the ‘show’ in 2011-2012.   Tryouts will be held at Bells Ferry Park, 2334 Bells Ferry Road, Marietta, GA. The dates and times for each age group are as follows:

August 20th

10U   3:00 PM   Field 1
 

12U   6:00 PM   Field 2
 

14U  3:00 PM Field 2

August 21st
 

16U   4:00 PM   Field 2

 

18 Gold 1:00 PM Field 2

 

 

We have tried to schedule our tryouts around metro league schedules, etc., but in the event you cannot make a scheduled tryout please contact the coach(s) in your age group to request a private workout.

Tryout registration forms will be posted on the GA Fire website by 8/13/2011.   Feel free to print off and complete to save you a few minutes at the tryout.

Please plan on arriving 30 minutes prior to the tryout time to complete registration, warm up and stretching, etc.In the meantime, should you have any questions please contact Mark Whittle or Kevin Kayler at Georgia.Fire@yahoo.com

 

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Georgia Fire - Hartenbach (14u) earns berth to Nationals!

 

Congrats ladies and coaches!   (picture coming soon)

 

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Georgia Fire - Downs (14u) earns berth to Nationals!

 

Congratulations to Georgia Fire-Downs ladies and coaches on earning your berth to ASA Nationals!  Good luck.

 

 

 

 

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Georgia Fire - Staton (10u) earns berth!

 

Congratulations to the Fire-Staton for being the first Georgia Fire team to earn their berth to nationals for 2011.  The girls had a spectacular weekend running straight through the winners bracket and winning the championship game by a run-rule 15-7. Good luck with the rest of your season.

 

 

 

 

Atlanta Braves donate to Georgia Fire

 

 A huge thank you to the Atlanta Braves for their sponsorship of the Georgia Fire program!

 

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GA Tech hosting ACC softball tournament

 

Georgia Tech will be hosting the ACC Softball Tournament this weekend.  Below is the full schedule and attached is a flyer with more information.  We hope you all can make it out to watch some great softball and support the Jackets as they compete for their third straight ACC Tournament championship. 

 

2011 ACC Softball Championship Schedule

 

Friday, May 13 
Game 1: #3 Maryland vs. #6 NC State, 12 p.m. 
Game 2: #2 North Carolina vs. #7 Boston College, 2:30 p.m. 
Game 3: #1 Georgia Tech vs. #8 Virginia, 5 p.m. 
Game 4: #4 Florida State vs. #5 Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m.

 

Saturday, May 14 
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 1 p.m. 
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 3:30 p.m.

 

Sunday, May 15 
Championship Game: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 1 p.m.

 

 

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16A QUALIFIER

 

Congratulations to Fire-Campbell (3rd) and Fire-Kayler (T9) for their top 12 finishes this past weekend in the first 16A ASA Qualifier.  Let's get that berth next time!

 

 

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ASA QUALIFIERS

 

Good luck to all Georgia Fire teams as they begin playing in the ASA qualifiers this weekend. This should be a good year for the Fire teams and we hope to start listing those that earn their berths to ASA Nationals soon.

 

 

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Jessi James Scholarship Application

 

The application for the 2011 Jessi James Scholarship has been posted.  Please download and complete the application to be considered.  The application must be returned to Mark Whittle no later than June 30, 2011.

 

JESSI_JAMES_2011.DOC

 

 

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Tragic Loss

 

We ask that all Georgia Fire families pray for the Sullivent family that lost two daughters last week in a tragic accident.  Bridgett (11) was a pitcher and her older sister Leslie (17) was a catcher and a junior at Veterans High School. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Sullivent family.

 

Georgia Fire-Campbell wearing tribute arm bands for Sullivent girls.

 

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GA Fire new strategic partner of Atlanta Legacy Showcase

 

The Georgia Fire is proud to announce that we are now a strategic partner of the Atlanta Legacy showcase tournament held here in Atlanta.  This tournament has fast become the largest college softball showcase in the southeast and we are excited to help work with the other organizations to make it even better and bigger.

 

http://www.legacyshowcase.com/