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Wagner hit
Junior Piper Wagner went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs in Sunday's win
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Winner Georgia Gwinnett GGC 9-6
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William Carey (Miss.) WCU 6-3
Winner
Georgia Gwinnett GGC
9-6
4
Final
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William Carey (Miss.) WCU
6-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Georgia Gwinnett GGC 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 1
William Carey (Miss.) WCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

W: Good, Alexa (1) L: Nations, Haley (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Strong Classic Finish

The No. 5-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team concluded play in this weekend's National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Classic on a high note, shutting out No. 18 William Carey University (Miss.) 4-0 on Sunday in Columbus, Ga.

The Grizzlies (9-6) won their final two games at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, defeating Thomas University (Ga.) 14-4 in five innings on Saturday.

Sophomore Piper Wagner hit a two-run single in the first inning to jumpstart GGC's offense in Sunday's early game. The hit brought home senior Anya Vandersip and sophomore Sydney Pelaez.
That scoring margin remained until the top of the sixth inning when senior Sydney Willhite scored Wagner on a RBI single to right field. Then, a squeeze bunt from sophomore Lea McFadden in the seventh inning gave the team the 4-0 advantage.

Good pitchingSophomore pitcher Alexa Good tossed the shutout in the center circle, tallying seven strikeouts.

Wagner led the team's six-hit offensive attack by going 3-for-3, with two doubles and two RBI. Junior Holly Janco recorded a double in the fourth inning. Senior RaeQuinn Rossetti and Willhite each tallied a hit in the victory.
 
Turning Point
The Grizzlies added a key insurance run in the sixth inning on a run-scoring single from senior Sydney Willhite with two outs in the sixth inning. The hit stretched GGC's lead to 3-0.
 
Key Plays
Top of First
Piper Wagner hit a two-run single to right field to give the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead
 
Top of Sixth
Sydney Willhite added a RBI single to score Piper Wagner
 
Top of Seventh
Lea McFadden executed a squeeze bunt to bring home Kendall Baer for a 4-0 lead
 
Inside The Numbers
  • GGC collected six hits in the victory
  • The Grizzlies drew four walks in the contest
  • The team scored eight runs in the first inning of its last two games
News & Notes
  • GGC improves to 9-6 on the season; William Carey drops to 6-3 this spring
  • Georgia Gwinnett College was ranked No. 5 in the 2020 NAIA Preseason Poll; William Carey stood No. 18 in the same poll
  • The Grizzlies won their last two games at the NFCA Leadoff Classic
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Tennessee Wesleyan University on Wednesday, March 4, at 2 p.m. from the Grizzly Softball Complex.
 
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