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The Grizzlies scored a season-high 14 runs during Saturday's second game at the NFCA Leadoff Classic
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Winner Truett McConnell (Ga.) TMU 8-2
1
Georgia Gwinnett GGC 7-6
Winner
Truett McConnell (Ga.) TMU
8-2
4
Final
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Georgia Gwinnett GGC
7-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Truett McConnell (Ga.) TMU 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Georgia Gwinnett GGC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0

W: Hobbs, Karley (1) L: Ullmann, Lara (1)

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Thomas (Ga.) TU 6-6
14
Winner Georgia Gwinnett GGC 8-6
Thomas (Ga.) TU
6-6
4
Final
14
Georgia Gwinnett GGC
8-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Thomas (Ga.) TU 0 0 1 0 3 4 8 1
Georgia Gwinnett GGC 6 5 2 1 0 14 18 0

W: Wagner, Piper (1) L: Brown, Sheala (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Offensive Breakthrough

The Georgia Gwinnett College softball team's offense erupted for a season-high 14 runs to gain a split of two games Saturday in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga.

The scoring outburst gave the Grizzlies a 14-4 five-inning victory against Thomas University (Ga.) – the team's first victory in the weekend tournament. Earlier, GGC (8-6) dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 14-ranked Truett-McConnell University (Ga.).

Four consecutive hits with two outs jumpstarted GGC's offense against Thomas, accounting for six runs in the opening inning. A triple from sophomore Sydney Pelaez started the rally by bringing home sophomore Lea McFadden. Junior Piper Wagner followed with a RBI double to give GGC a 2-0 lead. Back-to-back base hits from seniors Sydney Willhite and RaeQuinn Rossetti continued the big inning. They both scored on a two-run double from freshman Kendall Baer.

Pelaez would hit a pair of home runs, connecting on a three-run blast in the second inning. She added a two-run homer one inning later.

Wagner defenseRossetti collected two hits and scored two runs. Wagner also added two hits and scored twice. Senior Anya Vandersip, freshman Josie Haulk and McFadden also recorded two hits in the victory.

Earlier in the day, Truett-McConnell scored three runs in the first inning and added a solo home run to race out to a 4-0 lead by the second inning.

Junior Holly Janco hit a RBI single in the fifth inning to provide the only scoring the Grizzlies.
 
Turning Point
After dropping their first three games in the NFCA Leadoff Classic, the nationally ranked Grizzlies took out their frustrations on the Nighthawks by scoring six runs in the bottom of the first inning. Five runs touched home plate in the second inning and the team added three more times during the third inning.
 
News & Notes
  • GGC stands 8-6 on the season; Truett-McConnell is 8-2 this spring; Thomas is 6-6 in 2020
  • Georgia Gwinnett College was ranked No. 5 in the 2020 NAIA Preseason Poll; Truett-McConnell stood No. 14 in the same poll
  • The 14 runs GGC scored against Thomas are a season high for the team
 
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to conclude play in the NFCA Leadoff Classic with a contest against No. 18-ranked William Carey University (Miss.) on Sunday, March 1, at 11 a.m. in Columbus, Ga.
 
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