The Georgia Gwinnett College softball team dropped a pair of games Saturday to the University of Mobile (Alabama) at the Grizzly Softball Complex, losing 3-1 and 8-1 to once again even its 2022 record.

The Grizzlies (5-5) are scheduled to conclude their 12-game season-opening home stand on Sunday, February 20, with a doubleheader against the College of Coastal Georgia, starting at 1 p.m.

GGC led the opener for a majority of the contest after junior Lea McFadden drove in a run with a single in the third inning. However, Mobile's Jaden Morace led off the sixth inning with a triple and later scored to tie the game at 1-1. The Rams (4-0) converted with two outs during the next inning to complete the comeback. Kristen Black lined a two-run triple to left field for the eventual game-winning hit.

In the second game, Mobile used a six-run fourth inning to break open a scoreless duel. Madilyn Sheffield opened the scoring with a two-run single up the middle. Morace followed with a two-run double to stretch to lead to 4-0.

The Grizzlies got a run back in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly from junior Brooke Parker. But that's as close as the hosts would get as Mobile scored two unearned insurance runs in the seventh frame.

The Rams' offense spread 16 hits throughout the lineup in the second contest.


 
Mobile erased a 1-0 deficit by scoring three runs over the final two innings to win the day's opener. Jaden Morace led off the sixth inning with a triple and later came home to tie the contest. Then, the Rams took the lead in the next inning by scoring two runs, coming with two outs, when Kristen Black lined a triple to left field.
 
First Game
Bottom of Third
Lea McFadden gave GGC a 1-0 lead with an RBI single
 
Bottom of Sixth
Jaden Morace opened the inning with a triple and later scored to tie the contest
 
Top of Seventh
Kristen Black gave the Rams a 3-1 lead with a two-run triple
 
Second Game
Top of Fourth
Madilyn Sheffield hit a two-run single up the middle to give Mobile a 2-0 lead
Jaden Morace added a two-run double
Caitlin McRee and Carleigh Bowden had RBI singles to cap a six-run inning
 
Bottom of Fifth
Brooke Parker hit a sacrifice fly to put the Grizzlies on the scoreboard
 

• The Grizzlies were limited to eight hits across the 14 innings in the doubleheader
• Sophomore Lani Trent hit a double in the opener
• GGC's pitching staff combined for five strikeouts, led by freshman Kailyn Berry with three strikeouts

• GGC drops to 5-5 on the season; Mobile improves to 4-0 this spring
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 11 in the 2022 NAIA Top 25 preseason poll; Mobile received votes in the same poll
• Mobile's two wins tied the series history at seven wins apiece

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host College of Coastal Georgia in a doubleheader on Sunday, February 20, from the Grizzly Softball Complex, starting at 1 p.m.