YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | With winter weather making its way across the region once more, the Mountain Lions baseball and softball programs will begin their 2026 campaigns with a few changes to their opening weekend schedules.

Young Harris Baseball will still open the season on Friday, but the Mountain Lions will now battle Auburn Montgomery on the road in a Friday (Jan. 30) afternoon doubleheader, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. (a singular Sunday game is still in play if weather allows).

Mountain Lions Softball will also begin play on Friday (Jan. 30) in Milledgeville, taking on Georgia College & State University in a doubleheader with first pitches set for 2 and 4 p.m. to kick off the 2026 season.