The No. 14-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team took advantage of Truett-McConnell University (Georgia) errors to produce big innings in sweeping Sunday's doubleheader, winning by 8-1 and 7-1 scores, to conclude a successful home stand by winning 11 of 13 games at the Grizzly Softball Complex.

The Grizzlies (24-12) scored seven runs in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 deadlock in the opening game. Two defensive errors helped fuel the big frame. Senior Piper Wagner provided GGC the lead with a run-scoring single to shortstop.

However, a throwing error on the same play allowed sophomore Kloey Goins to score for a 3-1 advantage. Junior Lea McFadden collected an RBI double before freshman Angelica Gallegos added a run-scoring single. Junior Sydney Pelaez drove in a pair of runs with a single to left field to stretch the advantage to 8-1.

Pelaez had tied the game with an RBI double in the third inning.

The Grizzlies collected nine hits in the contest, with sophomore Josie Haulk, Pelaez and Gallegos each having two hits.

Junior starting pitcher Alexa Good scattered five hits and allowed an unearned run in the first inning to improve her record to 16-5 on the season.

In the nightcap, four of GGC's first five runs were unearned. Four runs came in the fourth inning to stretch upon a 1-0 lead. Truett-McConnell (10-15) committed two errors in the frame to allow the hosts to score four runs.

Gallegos gave the Grizzlies a 4-0 lead with an RBI single before Wagner hit a sacrifice fly to add the team's fifth run of the contest and fourth tally of the fourth frame.

GGC added two more runs in the fifth inning as Truett-McConnell added two more errors in the game.

Freshman Kailyn Berry picked up her fifth win of the season with a complete-game pitching performance. The right hander struck out three batters and allowed just one run in both of her starts for the weekend.


 
The Grizzlies took advantage of two defensive errors in the sixth inning to break open a 1-1 contest in Sunday's first contest. Senior Piper Wagner gave the hosts a 2-1 lead with an RBI single to shortstop. A throwing error on the play allowed sophomore Kloey Goins to score for a 3-1 advantage. Junior Lea McFadden added a run-scoring double before freshman Angelica Gallegos brought home another run with her second hit of the inning. A single by junior Sydney Pelaez drove in two runs to cap the team's seven-run inning.
 
First Game
Bottom of Third
Sydney Pelaez lined an RBI double to right field to score Josie Haulk from first base to tie the game at 1-1
 
Bottom of Sixth
Piper Wagner gave the Grizzlies a 2-1 lead with a run-scoring single and a throwing error on the backend of the play allowed an additional run to score
Lea McFadden added an RBI double
Angelica Gallegos hit a single that scored Jane Hoover
Sydney Pelaez drove in a pair of runs with a single to left field to cap the team's seven-run inning
 
Second Game
Bottom of Third
Sydney Pelaez scored from second base following a throwing error to open the scoring
 
Bottom of Fourth
Emerson Hall hit a ground ball to second base to allow a run to score
Angelica Gallegos added an RBI single up the middle to give the Grizzlies a 4-0 lead
Piper Wagner hit a sacrifice fly to bring home the team's fourth run of the inning
 

• The Grizzlies tallied nine of their 14 total doubleheader hits in the first game
• Seven of the GGC's 15 runs were unearned
• Truett-McConnell committed six errors across the doubleheader
• Junior Sydney Pelaez hit a pair of doubles on Sunday

• GGC improves to 24-12 on the season; Truett-McConnell falls to 10-15 in 2022
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 14 in the first 2022 NAIA Top 25 poll of the regular season
• The team has won six straight games in the series against Truett-McConnell
• GGC went 11-2 during its 13-game home stand, which concluded with Sunday's games

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to travel to No. 8 University of Mobile (Alabama) on Tuesday, March 22, starting at 2 p.m.