The No. 10-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team scored a season-high 16 runs in the opener while sweeping a doubleheader against Montreat College (North Carolina) 16-0 and 5-1 Tuesday afternoon in Montreat, North Carolina.

The Grizzlies (22-8) pushed across five runs in the first, second and third innings to build a commanding 15-0 advantage in the opener. The visitors tallied 19 hits in the contest.

Sophomore first baseman Lea McFadden went 3-for-3 and scored three runs from the leadoff spot in the batting lineup. Junior designated player Madison Martin drove in four runs and collected two hits. Junior shortstop Piper Wagner added two hits and three RBI, while sophomore catcher Sydney Pelaez went 2-for-3 and scored three times.

Senior Taylor Takushi tallied two hits and scored twice, while freshman Nikki Lajara also went 2-for-2 from the bench.

In the second game, junior second baseman Holly Janco hit a two-out single in the first inning to give GGC a 1-0 lead. The Grizzlies added two runs in the third inning before RBI doubles from Janco and Martin in the fifth inning stretched the team's lead to 5-0.

Janco led the team's nine-hit offensive attack by going 3-for-3 and collecting two RBI. Junior center fielder Camryn Currie collected two hits in the contest.

Freshman Gracie Hogg struck out three batters and scattered five hits to pick up the victory in the second game. Sophomore Alexa Good tossed a shutout in the opener, registering six strikeouts.
  "We came out prepared offensively and executed really well. It was nice to see several players contribute in the first game. Then, we got three two-out hits in the first inning of the second game to score a run. That's even nicer," said Head Coach Kat Ihlenburg.
  The Grizzlies manufactured a run in the first inning of the second contest with three straight two-out hits. Junior Piper Wagner hit a base hit up the middle before junior Camryn Currie chipped in with another single. Then, junior Holly Janco delivered a RBI single to center field to score Wagner and give the Grizzlies a 1-0 lead. GGC tallied six runs in the first inning across both games Tuesday.
  First Game
Top of First
Piper Wagner hit a RBI double to bring home Kloey Goins for a 2-0 GGC lead
Sydney Pelaez connected on a run-scoring double
Madison Martin grounded out to shortstop to score two runs
 
Top of Second
Camryn Currie hit a sacrifice fly to score Piper Wagner for the third of five runs in the inning
Brooke Parker gave the Grizzlies a 10-0 lead with a RBI single
 
Top of Third
Piper Wagner added a sacrifice fly to bring home Lea McFadden
Madison Martin drove in a run with a single
 
Second Game
Top of First
Holly Janco opened the scoring with a RBI single to score Piper Wagner
 
Top of Third
Sydney Pelaez hit a fielder's choice to give the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead
A fielding error allowed Piper Wagner to score
 
Top of Fifth
Holly Janco connected on a RBI double
Madison Martin added a run-scoring double to stretch the lead to 5-0
 

• The Grizzlies scored a season-high 16 runs in the first game
• GGC registered 28 hits across the doubleheader sweep
• Junior Holly Janco went 3-for-3 in the second game and drove in two runs
• The Grizzlies did not allow an earned run in the 12 innings

• GGC improves to 22-8 this spring; Montreat falls to 6-32 on the season
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 10 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll
• GGC has won 21 of the 22 games in the series against Montreat, including 20 straight contests

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Truett-McConnell University (Georgia) on Saturday, April 10, at 1 p.m. from the Grizzly Softball Complex.