The No. 5-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team lost two games Friday during the first day of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. The Grizzlies lost to Warner University (Fla.) 6-2 and No. 13 Campbellsville University (Ky.) 4-3.

GGC (7-5) battled back from a 3-0 deficit in the nightcap when a RBI single by junior Ruth Jones tied the game in the fourth inning. The comeback started one inning earlier on a defensive error and a sacrifice fly from junior Piper Wagner.

Campbellsville (7-3) broke the 3-3 deadlock in the seventh inning with a two-out RBI single from Dana Adkins.

Earlier against Warner, Ashton Owen connected on a pair of two-run home runs as the Royals jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the third inning. Avery Cotterill added a two-run base hit in the fifth inning.

Sophomore Sydney Pelaez scored GGC's two runs in the Warner game as senior Sydney Willhite drove in both runs.

Sophomore Lea McFadden went 3-for-4 at the plate for the team across the two games, including a 2-for-2 performance against Campbellsville.
  Campbellsville got a key two-out base hit from Dana Adkins in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 deadlock in the second game of the day. The Tigers got off to a 3-0 lead before the Grizzlies rallied by scoring two runs in the third inning and getting a game-tying RBI single from junior Ruth Jones in the fourth frame. GGC managed to get only one hit over the final three innings.
  Warner Game
Bottom of First
Ashton Owen connected on a two-run home run to give the Royals an early lead
 
Bottom of Third
Ashton Owen hit another two-run home run
 
Top of Fourth
Sydney Willhite got the Grizzlies on the scoreboard when a fielding error allowed Sydney Pelaez to score
 
Bottom of Fifth
Avery Cotterill hit a two-run single to extend Warner's lead to 6-1
 
Top of Sixth
Sydney Willhite hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Sydney Pelaez
 
Campbellsville Game
Top of Second
Madison Davis opened the scoring with a run-scoring single
Dana Adkins hit a sacrifice fly to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead
 
Top of Third
Tori Humphrey hit a two-run home run, but did not touch home plate and was called out with the Tigers leading 3-0
 
Bottom of Third
Lea McFadden scored on a throwing error
Piper Wagner hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Kendall Baer and cut the deficit to 3-2
 
Bottom of Fourth
Ruth Jones tied the game, 3-3, with a RBI single
 
Top of Seventh
Dana Adkins hit a RBI single to center field to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead
 

• The Grizzlies collected seven hits in the Campbellsville game
• Sophomore Lea McFadden went 3-for-4 across the two games
• GGC is 5-3 in one-run games this spring

• GGC drops to 7-5 on the season; Warner stands 7-2 this spring; Campbellsville is 7-3 in 2020
• Georgia Gwinnett College was ranked No. 5 in the 2020 NAIA Preseason Poll; Campbellsville stood No. 13 in the same poll
• Friday marked the first road games of the season for the Grizzlies

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play Truett-McConnell University (Ga.) and Thomas University (Ga.) on Saturday, Feb. 29, starting at 2 p.m. from the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga.