June 4, 2009
Jessica Strong Named ESPN: The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American
Senior outfielder becomes AASU's first softball player to earn Academic All-America honors.

May 7, 2009
Jessica Strong Earns Softball Academic Honors
Senior outfielder named to the ESPN: The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District III First Team, as well as the PBC All-Academic first team.

April 18, 2009
Pirates Eliminated From PBC Tournament
AASU stays alive with a 9-5 win over Georgia Southwestern, but season comes to an end after a 6-2 loss to host Francis Marion.

April 17, 2009
Four Pirates Earn All-PBC Softball Honors
Nicole Huddleston, Sam Floyd and Emily Headrick earn first-team All-PBC honors; Jessica Strong named to the second team at Thursday night's banquet.

April 17, 2009
Pirates Split Two Games In First-Day PBC Tournament Action
AASU drops a first-round 2-1 game in nine innings to Augusta State, but staves off elimination with a 12-4 win over UNC Pembroke.

April 15, 2009
Pirates Complete DH Sweep With 8-5 Win Over UNC Pembroke
AASU scores five runs in the top of the sixth of Wednesday's resumed game; Jessica Strong's bases-clearing double provides the margin of victory.

April 14, 2009
Pirates Blank UNC Pembroke, 13-0, In DH Game One
Game two called with the score tied, 3-3, in the top of the sixth when the untarped UNCP field became too soaked to continue.

April 13, 2009
Baillie Temples Named PBC Softball Freshman of the Week
Temples hit .500 last week with at least one hit in all six games for the Pirates as AASU went 4-2.

April 11, 2009
Stephanie Mattes' RBI Single Gives AASU 3-2 Senior Day Win
Senior delivers a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give the Pirates the one-run victory over Albany State in the final home game of the 2009 season.

April 10, 2009
"Let's Play Three" - Pirate Softball Goes 1-2 In Tripleheader
Flagler goes deep in 4-3, 6-4 sweep of AASU, but the Pirates rebound to defeat Albany State, 10-2, in six innings.

April 7, 2009
Emily Headrick Named PBC Softball Freshman of the Week
Freshman righthander earns the league's weekly honor for the third time this season; went 2-0 with an 0.00 ERA with wins over Georgia Southwestern and Augusta State.

April 7, 2009
Pirates Pick Up PBC Sweep Of Francis Marion
AASU takes two from the Patriots, winning 4-2 and 6-3; Pirates have now won five of last six in PBC play.

April 4, 2009
AASU Softball Splits At Augusta State
Nicole Huddleston's two-run home run paces the Pirates to a 6-0 game-one win, but Augusta State earns a split with a 3-1 win in game two.

April 3, 2009
Pirates Sweep PBC DH From Georgia Southwestern
AASU climbs back to .500 in the league with a 4-0, 12-3 sweep of the visiting Hurricanes on Friday afternoon in Savannah.

March 30, 2009
Pirates Earn PBC DH Split With GCSU On Monday
AASU rebounds from a 3-0, no-hit loss in game one to take game two, 7-6, against the second-place Bobcats.

March 21, 2009
No. 3 Saints Walk Off With DH Sweep Of Pirates
North Georgia uses a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to take game two, 8-7; Saints take game one, 5-3, over AASU.

March 17, 2009
AASU Sweeps Weekly Freshman of the Week Honors
Third baseman Drew Walker and pitcher Emily Headrick earn the league's weekly freshman honors in baseball and softball.

March 13, 2009
Pirates Split PBC Softball Doubleheader With USC Aiken
AASU wins first game, 4-0, but Pacers score an unearned run in the top of the seventh to take the nightcap, 1-0.

March 10, 2009
AASU Softball Snaps Slide With Sweep Of Tornado
Pirates win two from King College (Tenn.) by identical 9-1 scores in five innings; Sam Floyd drives in four in the doubleheader.

March 9, 2009
Columbus State Sweeps Two From AASU Softball, 5-0 and 7-1
Kristi Bullard hurls three-hit shutout in game one, comes in game two to pitch 2 1/3 innings to get the save in the Cougars' sweep of the Pirates.

March 7, 2009
Kutztown Sweeps AASU Softball, 3-2 and 4-1
Kutztown first baseman Steph Denlinger hits first-inning home run to tie the NCAA DII career record with her 62nd dinger.

March 5, 2009
Mocs Sweep Doubleheader From Pirates, 5-2 and 6-0
Florida Southern gets a game-tying two-out, two-run home run in the seventh of game one to come from behind and defeat AASU.

March 4, 2009
Mattes' Walk-Off HR Gives Pirates Split With No. 19 Wingate
Senior center fielder's two-run shot in the eighth gives AASU a 4-2 win in game two; No. 19 Bulldogs take game one, 4-3.

February 28, 2009
Pirates Softball Splits At Flagler On Saturday
Casey Saunders drives in winning run in the eighth as the Pirates take game one, 4-3, but Flagler takes game two from AASU, 7-3.

February 27, 2009
Florida Southern Sweeps Pair From AASU
Mocs shut out Pirate softball in a pair of neutral-site games in St. Augustine; hand AASU its first no-hit loss since 2003.

February 25, 2009
Pirates Sweep Bearcats; Headrick Hurls No-Hitter
Freshman beats Lander in game two, 11-0, with AASU's first no-no since 2004; Huddleston's RBI single in the eighth inning gives the Pirates a 2-1 win in game one.

February 24, 2009
Ashley Bain Named PBC Softball Player of the Week
Senior shortstop hit .571 with five home runs and 11 RBI, set AASU single-game records with three home runs and seven RBI against Eckerd on Friday.

February 22, 2009
Softball Loses, 8-4, To Florida Tech In Silver Division
AASU finishes Eckerd Invitational with a 2-3 mark; Pirates open PBC play on Wednesday with first home games against Lander at 1 p.m.

February 21, 2009
Softball Splits Two At Eckerd Invitational On Saturday
Pirates blast Flagler, 10-0, then have seventh-inning comeback fall short against Saint Leo, losing 9-8; AASU plays Florida Tech at 9 a.m. in the Silver Division on Sunday.

February 20, 2009
Pirates Split Two Games At Eckerd Invitational On Friday
AASU defeats Eckerd, 10-1, but falls to No. 10-ranked Tampa, 8-4, in first-day action; Ashley Bain hits three home runs in win over Tritons.

February 15, 2009
Pirates Sweep Doubleheader From Lynn
Baillie Temples' three-run blast gives AASU a 5-2 win in game one; Lauren Zachry's solo shot the difference in a 1-0 win in game two.

February 10, 2009
Sam Floyd Named PBC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Senior righthander hurls two shutouts in AASU's season-opening action at the GSW Invitational; Strikes out 16 batters in 14 innings pitched.

February 7, 2009
Pirate Softball Wins Two Of Three At GSW Invitational
Lady Pirates defeat Brewton-Parker, 10-2, and Georgia Southwestern, 8-0 (6 inn.), but fall to Flagler, 4-0; finish GSW Invitational with 4-1 record.

February 6, 2009
Pirates Open 2009 Season With Two Wins At GSW Invitational
AASU blanks Anderson (SC), 1-0, in 8 innings and Wesleyan (Ga.), 17-0, in 5 innings to begin the season 2-0.

February 5, 2009
AASU Softball Opens 2009 Season On Friday
Pirates searching for fourth straight NCAA Regionals berth; will open up action at the Georgia Southwestern Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

January 23, 2009
Floyd Earns 2009 PBC Preseason All-Conference Honors
Senior pitcher/third baseman is named to the league's preseason All-Conference squad after earning All-PBC honors a year ago, hitting .311 with five home runs and 27 RBI, while also going 11-12 with 131 strikeouts in the circle.

January 21, 2009
AASU Softball Picked Fourth In PBC Preseason Coaches Poll
No. 23-ranked Pirates return seven starters from last season's squad that finished third in the NCAA South Atlantic Regional.