Georgia Gwinnett College sophomore Annalise Wood tossed her third perfect game of the 2023 season as the No. 10-ranked Grizzlies split a doubleheader at Truett-McConnell University on Saturday afternoon in Cleveland, Georgia.

Both games were pitchers' duels with Truett-McConnell's Kyleigh Sanders limited the Grizzlies (32-9) to three hits in a 1-0 shutout victory in the first contest. Then came Wood's masterpiece in which she struck out seven of the 21 opposing batters she faced in GGC's 5-0 victory in the second game.

In fact, the talented right hander has now retired 37 consecutive batters dating back to Wednesday's win at No. 21 College of Coastal Georgia.

Wood previously tossed perfect games against Ohio Christian University on February 8 and Bacone College (Oklahoma) on March 10. She improved to 17-1 on the season with 10 shutouts, a 0.34 earned run average and 214 strikeouts.

GGC's offense supported Wood's pitching effort by jumping out to a 4-0 lead.

Senior Lea McFadden gave the visitors a 1-0 advantage in the opening frame with an RBI single to right field.

Freshman Madison Rodgers then hit a run-scoring single to center field as part of a three-run second inning. Back-to-back RBI doubles from senior Sydney Pelaez and junior Josie Haulk gave the Grizzlies an insurmountable 4-0 lead, especially with Wood in the pitching circle.

Rodgers added an RBI double in the sixth inning to cap the game's scoring.

Sophomore Jane Hoover, Haulk and Rodgers each tallied two of the team's 10 hits in the victory.

Truett-McConnell (29-11 and receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25 poll) won the opener behind a solo home run from Cassie Boatright in the bottom of the fourth inning. Meanwhile, Sanders struck out five hitters in going the distance for the Bears.

GGC senior pitcher Alexa Good only allowed the single run in a six-inning performance. She worked around five hits and had four strikeouts.

Georgia Gwinnett College won three of the four games against Truett-McConnell this season.
  "Annalise held a strong offensive team (Truett-McConnell) in check even though she didn't have a lot of strikeouts. She executed her pitches and had just a few hard-hit balls put into play. Meanwhile, we just couldn't get that big hit that could have made a difference in the first game. Alexa (Good) pitched her best game of the season and showed that she's ready for postseason play. Overall, we learned our true strengths and weaknesses during this road trip (winning four of six games against quality opponents)," said Head Coach Kat Ihlenburg.
  After not coming through with the clutch base hit in the opener, the Grizzlies' offense busted out early in the second contest. Senior Lea McFadden hit an RBI single to right field that plated a run in the opening inning. Then, freshman Madison Rodgers added a run-scoring single one inning later. Meanwhile, senior Sydney Pelaez and junior Josie Haulk collected back-to-back RBI doubles as part of a three-run second inning. That was all the offense sophomore pitcher Annalise Wood needed, with the right hander tossing her third perfect game of the 2023 season.
  First Game
Bottom of Fourth
Cassie Boatright connected on a solo home run to left field for Truett-McConnell's lone run in the game
 
Second Game
Top of First
Lea McFadden hit an RBI single to right field that opened the scoring
 
Top of Second
Madison Rodgers hit a run-scoring single to center field that brought home Summer Hickson
Sydney Pelaez added an RBI double
Josie Haulk followed with a double that gave GGC a 4-0 advantage
 
Top of Sixth
Madison Rodgers hit an RBI double to left field
 

• Ten of the Grizzlies' 13 hits for the day came during the second contest
• GGC legged out four doubles in the second game victory
• Sophomore Annalise Wood tossed her 10th shutout and third perfect game of the 2023 season
• Three players recorded multiple hits during Saturday's second game

• GGC is 32-9 on the season, while Truett-McConnell stands 29-11 in 2023
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 10 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll; Truett-McConnell received votes in the same poll
• GGC has a 22-10 lead in the all-time series against the Bears, including three victories in four meetings this season
• The team has posted a 6-2 record during its current 14-game road swing to conclude the regular season

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play at Webber International University (Florida) on Saturday, April 22, in Babson Park, Florida, starting at 1 p.m.