The No. 11-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team picked up an impressive 3-0 victory at No. 17 Southeastern University in Monday's action on the diamond that was shortened by inclement weather in Lakeland, Florida.

The Grizzlies and Fire completed nearly five innings before reports of lightning in the area ceased play for more than two hours. The weather delay also prevented a second scheduled contest from being played.

GGC (35-9) struck first when senior Sydney Pelaez hit a solo home run over the right field fence in the top of the third inning. It was her fifth homer of the 2023 season and 19th career round tripper.

The visitors added two more runs an inning later to enjoy a cushion with the Fire (29-13). Freshman Summer Hickson lined a run-scoring double off the left field wall for the team's second extra-base hit of the frame. Junior Kloey Goins scored after opening the big inning with a double. Later, freshman Enna Lackey added an RBI single to give GGC a 3-0 advantage.

Sophomore pitcher Annalise Wood tossed her 12th shutout of the 2023 campaign, scattering three hits and striking out four batters. The right hander improved to 19-1 inside the pitching circle this season.

Wood was named the Continental Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week on Monday.

Pelaez and Hickson each tallied two hits to lead the Grizzlies' seven-hit offensive attack.

GGC opened its Florida trip with a doubleheader sweep – also by shutouts – against Webber International last Saturday.
  The Grizzlies took advantage of productive at-bats in the middle innings to get on the scoreboard on the Fire's home diamond. Senior Sydney Pelaez opened the scoring with a solo home run to right field. Then, freshman Summer Hickson legged out the team's second double of the fourth inning to drive home another run. A few batters later, freshman Enna Lackey hit a run-scoring single up the middle for another insurance run.
  Top of Third
Sydney Pelaez hit a solo home run to right field for her fifth round tripper of the season
 
Top of Fourth
Summer Hickson lined an RBI double to left field
Enna Lackey hit a run-scoring single up the middle that gave the Grizzlies a 3-0 lead
 

• The Grizzlies outhit Southeastern by a 7-3 margin
• Senior Sydney Pelaez hit her team-leading fifth home run
• Freshman Summer Hickson went 2-for-3 with a double in the victory
• Sophomore pitcher Annalise Wood tossed her 12th shutout of the season

• GGC improves to 35-9 this spring, while Southeastern drops to 29-13 on the season
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 11 in the final regular-season NAIA Top 25 poll; Southeastern stood No. 17 in the same poll
• GGC has won all three meetings in the series with the Fire
• The team is 10-2 on the road this season
• Sophomore Annalise Wood was named the Continental Athletic Conference's Softball Pitcher of the Week on Monday

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to conclude the regular season with a doubleheader at No. 13 Middle Georgia State University on Saturday, April 29, in Cochran, Georgia, starting at 1 p.m.