The No. 8-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team started the final week of its regular season by splitting a pair of 5-1 games Monday against No. 17 Reinhardt University (Georgia) at the Grizzly Softball Complex.

The Grizzlies (26-10) and Reinhardt (35-11) split six games that were spread throughout the 2021 season.

GGC used a three-run fifth inning to win the opener. Junior Brooke Parker lined a two-run double for the big hit in the inning while classmate Holly Janco brought home a run with an RBI ground out.

That's all sophomore pitcher Alexa Good needed to record her 17th victory in the circle this spring. She had nine strikeouts and scattered five hits in the complete-game outing.

Junior Piper Wagner scored a pair of runs and went 2-for-3 to lead the team's six-hit offensive attack. Junior Camryn Currie also added two hits in the first game.

Reinhardt (35-11) came back to score three runs in the sixth inning and added two more runs in the seventh inning of the second contest. That came after Currie gave GGC a 1-0 lead in the first inning with an RBI double.

Emily Loveless went 4-for-4 and scored twice at the top of the lineup for the visiting Eagles. Emma Adams and Jill Martinet each collected two hits.

Freshman Josie Haulk led the Grizzlies with two hits in the second game.



Turning Point
The Grizzlies broke open the first game with a three-run fifth inning. Junior Holly Janco hit an RBI ground out to score junior Piper Wagner for a 3-1 advantage. Then, junior Brooke Parker lined a two-run double to right-center field to increase GGC's lead to 5-1.
 
Key Plays
First Game
Bottom of First
Holly Janco hit an infield single to bring home Kloey Goins to give the Grizzlies a 1-0 lead
 
Bottom of Fifth
Brooke Parker lined a two-run double during a three-run inning
 
Second Game
Top of Sixth
Jill Martinet tied the game, 1-1, with a RBI single
Megan Huss hit a RBI ground out
Kyrstyn Fisher gave the Eagles a 3-1 lead with a RBI ground out
 
Top of Seventh
Emily Loveless hit a run-scoring double to bring home Lauren Parker
Jill Martinet added a RBI single to give the Eagles a 5-1 lead
 
Inside The Numbers

• The Grizzlies recorded 13 hits across the doubleheader
• Sophomore Alexa Good had nine strikeouts in the opener
• Junior Camryn Currie went 3-for-6 and scored one run in the games

News & Notes

• GGC stands 26-10 on the season; Reinhardt is 35-11 in 2021
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 8 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll; Reinhardt stood No. 17 in the same poll
• GGC and Reinhardt split six games in a trio of doubleheaders played throughout the 2021 season

Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to close out the regular season by hosting No. 2 Lindsey Wilson College (Kentucky) on Friday, April 23, at 1:30 p.m. from the Grizzly Softball Complex.