The Georgia Gwinnett College softball team concluded play in the Gulf Coast Invitational with a 3-3 record after dropping a pair of games on Sunday in Gulf Shores, Ala.

The Grizzlies (12-9; ranked 10th nationally) lost to Lyon College (Ark.) 5-1 in the opener before having a 6-3 setback to No. 18-ranked William Carey University (Miss.).

GGC had to play from behind in both contests. Lyon (15-6) took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a fielder's choice. Then, the Scots added two runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

Senior Sydney Willhite provided the Grizzlies' lone run with a RBI single that brought home senior RaeQuinn Rossetti in the seventh inning.

In the nightcap, William Carey pushed across a run in the first inning. Then, the Crusaders broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning. GGC mounted a comeback in the bottom of the fifth inning with run-scoring singles from Willhite and junior Holly Janco.

Rossetti went 4-for-6 across both games and scored in both contests.

The Grizzlies will conclude their 13-game road swing by playing at No. 8 University of Mobile on Tuesday, March 10, at 3 p.m. The team swept Mobile in a doubleheader Feb. 23 on its home turf in Lawrenceville, Ga.
  Leading 1-0 heading into the fifth inning, William Carey broke the game open by scoring five runs. The big hit was a double from Megan Sexton that extended the team's lead to 5-0.
  Lyon Game
Bottom of Third
Siobham Taylor scored on a fielder's choice to open the scoring for Lyon
 
Bottom of Fifth
Riley Shaw hit a RBI single to begin a two-run inning
Cheyenne Herrera added a run-scoring single to extend the lead to 3-0
 
Top of Seventh
Sydney Willhite got the Grizzlies on the scoreboard with a RBI single that brought home RaeQuinn Rossetti
 
William Carey Game
Top of First
Maranda Busby gave the Crusaders a 1-0 lead with a RBI single
 
Top of Fifth
Megan Sexton cleared the bases with a double that extended the lead to 5-0
 
Bottom of Fifth
Sydney Pelaez hit a sacrifice fly to score the Grizzlies first run of the game
Sydney Willhite followed with a run-scoring single to bring home Josie Haulk
Holly Janco hit a RBI single to cut the deficit to 6-3
 

• GGC had 14 hits across the two games on Sunday, led by nine hits against William Carey
• Senior RaeQuinn Rossetti went 4-for-6 and scored two runs in the two games
• GGC's pitching staff tallied 11 strikeouts for the day

• GGC stands 12-9 on the season; Lyon is 15-6 this spring; William Carey improved to 11-3 in 2020
• Georgia Gwinnett College was ranked No. 10 in the first regular-season poll of the 2020 season; William Carey stood No. 18 and Lyon received votes in the same poll
• The Grizzlies went 3-3 across three days of the Gulf Coast Invitational
• GGC is 5-6 during its current 13-game road swing