Freshman Jenna Gabrielli hit a pair of home runs in the nightcap as the No. 10-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team earned a 5-2 come-from-behind victory to split Tuesday's road doubleheader at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky.

The Grizzlies (12-4) trailed 2-0 in the second contest until Gabrielli connected on a three-run homer to left field in the fifth inning to give the visitors a 3-2 lead. Later, she would add a two-run home run over the same outfield fence in the seventh inning to extend the team's lead.

"There was a (Cumberlands) timeout just before that at-bat (fifth inning) and Coach Kat (Ihlenburg) mentioned 'Don't be a hero, just swing and stay relaxed.' That's what I did. The first home run felt amazing," said Gabrielli.

Tuesday marked Gabrielli's first home runs of the left fielder's collegiate career.

In the opener, Cumberlands (19-5) won in walk-off fashion 2-1 by scoring a run in the eighth inning on a base hit from Emily Bryant. All of the scoring came in extra innings when junior shortstop Piper Wagner hit an RBI double off the wall to bring home freshman right fielder Kloey Goins from first base to break the scoreless game.

However, the Patriots answered with a game-tying base hit from Katie Cheeseman in the bottom of the eighth inning. Then came Bryant's hit that produced the game-winner – the first time Cumberlands had defeated GGC in seven games within the series.

Sophomore pitcher Alexa Good struck out five batters in the complete-game victory for the Grizzlies in the nightcap.
  "We knew that our offense was finding rhythm. She (Jenna) put a charge into the ball and it was exciting for her first home run to come at a big moment like that. Cumberlands played well and our team was resilient," said Head Coach Kat Ihlenburg.
  Trailing 2-0 in the fifth inning of the second contest, freshman left fielder Jenna Gabrielli came through with a clutch three-run, go-ahead home run over the left field fence. The round tripper marked her first collegiate home run. Gabrielli continued to swing a hot bat in the seventh inning with a two-run homer.
  First Game
Top of Eighth
Kloey Goins hit a single through the left side of the infield with two outs
Piper Wagner lined a double off the wall in center field to score Goins from first base for the first run of the game
 
Bottom of Eighth
Katie Cheeseman tied the game, 1-1, with a RBI single
Emily Bryant delivered the walk-off single through the left side of the infield
 
Second Game
Bottom of First
Maddie Sickau hit a RBI double to open the scoring for Cumberlands
 
Bottom of Third
Bryant gave the host Patriots a 2-0 lead with a run-scoring single
 
Top of Fifth
Jenna Gabrielli connected on a three-run home run to left field to give GGC a 3-2 lead
 
Top of Seventh
Jenna Gabrielli hit a two-run homer to left field to extend the lead to 5-2
 

• The Grizzlies registered 16 hits across the doubleheader, including 10 hits in the second-game win
• Junior Piper Wagner hit two of GGC's four doubles in the game
• Three players tallied two hits for the Grizzlies in the victory

• GGC is 12-4 on the season; Cumberlands stands 19-5 in 2021
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 10 in the NAIA Top 25 preseason poll
• GGC leads the series history against the Patriots by a 6-1 margin
• Tuesday's opener marked GGC's first extra-inning game of the season

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to continue the road trip Wednesday, March 10, with a doubleheader at No. 3 Lindsey Wilson College (Kentucky) in Columbia, Kentucky, starting at 3 p.m.