It was appropriate that seniors led the way for the Georgia Gwinnett College softball team during Senior Day, sweeping the University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 2-0 and 8-2 on Saturday at the Grizzly Softball Complex.

GGC (15-7) relied on a dominant pitching performance from sophomore Alexa Good in the opening victory of the day. She tossed her fourth shutout of the season and second straight against Rio Grande. The right hander struck out seven batters to improve to 9-2 for the season.

Senior first baseman Madison Martin hit an RBI single through the left side of the infield in the fourth inning to score Sydney Pelaez with the first run of the game. Three innings earlier, the sophomore catcher opened the team's scoring for the day, this time from third base following a throwing error from right field.

In the second game, the Grizzlies scored four runs in the first inning to grab the early lead. Martin hit a RBI single before senior right fielder Ruth Jones brought home a pair of runs with a single.

Junior shortstop Piper Wagner went 3-for-4 and legged out a double to lead the team's 11-hit offensive attack. Junior center fielder Camryn Currie added two hits and drove in two runs.

Freshman pitcher Gracie Hogg scattered eight hits and allowed two runs in a complete-game victory that evened her season record to 5-5.

The Grizzlies honored its four seniors in pregame festivities: Taylor Takushi, Holly Janco, Jones, and Martin.


  Back-to-back base hits from a pair of seniors in the first inning gave the Grizzlies a quick 4-0 lead in the second game of the doubleheader. First baseman Madison Martin hit a run-scoring single to bring home the second run of the frame. Then, right fielder Ruth Jones added a two-run single to center field. GGC used the momentum to add even more runs during the next three innings of the game.
  Game 1
Bottom of Second
Sydney Pelaez scored from third base when a throw from right field that sailed over the catcher
 
Bottom of Fourth
Madison Martin hit a RBI single to bring home Sydney Pelaez to give GGC a 2-0 lead
 
Game Two
Bottom of First
Madison Martin added a run-scoring single
Ruth Jones capped a four-run first inning with a two-run single
 
Bottom of Second
Holly Janco hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Christina Zeppa
 
Bottom of Third
Camryn Currie lifted a base hit to right field to score a run
Christina Zeppa lined a RBI single up the middle to score Sydney Pelaez and give GGC a 7-0 lead
 

• The Grizzlies tallied 18 hits in the doubleheader, with 11 hits coming during the second game
• GGC recorded two doubles in each game
• Sophomore pitcher Alexa Good tossed her second shutout of the weekend and fourth of the season
• Junior Camryn Currie went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs

• GGC improves to 15-7 on the season; Rio Grande falls to 10-7 this spring
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 6 in the first NAIA Top 25 poll
• The team now holds an 11-2 series edge against Rio Grande

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play No. 11 University of Mobile (Alabama) on Monday, March 15, at 2 p.m. in a neutral site doubleheader from Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama.