The No. 10-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team scored a pair of come-from-behind extra-inning victories, highlighted by a 9-3 triumph in 13 innings, to complete Thursday's doubleheader sweep at No. 15 University of Mobile (Alabama).

The Grizzlies (28-7) picked up a 3-2 win in nine innings to begin the night and then put forth another extra effort to capture the nightcap in a contest that would become the longest game in program history.

GGC finally broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the 13th inning by scoring six runs. Freshman Enna Lackey hit an infield single to bring home classmate Summer Hickson for a 4-3 advantage. A defensive error allowed an additional run to score before junior Kloey Goins delivered a clutch bases-clearing double to extend the lead to 8-3. Junior Logan Oller followed with an RBI single to cap the team's dramatic 13th inning.

"She threw it low and inside and I squared it up," said Goins in describing her key 13th-inning at-bat. "We knew that one run wasn't going to be enough. Getting the hit and big inning felt really good for us."

Sophomore pitcher Annalise Wood retired three consecutive Rams (25-10) to complete the historic pitching performance in the bottom of the 13th frame. She set a single-game program record by pitching 13 innings and matched her own single-game record with 17 strikeouts.

The Grizzlies rallied from a 2-1 deficit after five innings. Sophomore Lindzie Owen led off the top of the sixth inning with a single and successfully stole second base to get into scoring position. She eventually scored the tying run on an infield RBI single by Goins.

Both teams scored a run in the ninth inning before Wood and Mobile pitcher Avery Harrell were locked in a scoreless battle from the 10th through 12th innings.

"Extra innings are draining no matter if it is the first or second game. It was relieving to see Kloey get that (13th-inning) hit and create separation. It gave us a lot of confidence that multiple runs would be enough to win the game," said Wood.

In the first game, GGC came back to tie the contest in the sixth inning after the hosts had built a 2-0 lead by pushing across runs on squeeze bunts in each of the first two frames.

Goins hit a sacrifice fly to score Owen in the top of the sixth inning before Oller brought home sophomore Emerson Hall for the tying run, 2-2, with an RBI groundout to first base.

Wood came out of the bullpen in extra innings and struck out all six Mobile batters she faced in the eighth and ninth innings.

For the day, Wood collected a pair of wins to improve to 14-1 and had 23 strikeouts across 15 innings.

Sophomore Kailyn Berry scattered five hits and had three strikeouts in seven innings after starting the first contest.
  "We capitalized on some plays late in the game. Annalise was doing amazing and it was nice to see Kloey come through in a clutch situation. We play the game instead of the moment. This doubleheader sweep tells me that we're going to be prepared for pressure-packed situations that may be ahead for the rest of this season," said Head Coach Kat Ihlenburg.
  Both of Thursday's games in the top-15 showdown went into extra innings, with the nightcap being a history-setting outing for the Grizzlies. Extra-inning rules start each team's inning with a baserunner at second base. Neither team could get the clutch at-bat needed to bring that runner home. GGC finally broke through in the 13th inning by scoring six runs. Freshman Enna Lackey hit an infield single to give the visitors a 4-3 lead. An error allowed an additional run to score before junior Kloey Goins cleared the bases on a double as the team took a commanding 8-3 lead.
  First Game
Bottom of First
Caitlin McRee hit a squeeze bunt to open the scoring
 
Bottom of Second
Katie Head added another squeeze bunt that gave the Rams a 2-0 lead
 
Top of Sixth
Kloey Goins hit a sacrifice fly that brought home Lindzie Owen
Logan Oller tied the game at 2-2 with an RBI groundout to first base
 
Top of Ninth
Logan Oller reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Emerson Hall to score her second run of the game
 
Second Game
Top of Fourth
Logan Oller hit a sacrifice fly to give the Grizzlies a 1-0 advantage
 
Bottom of Fifth
Madilyn Sheffield led off the frame with a home run for the Rams
Caitlin McRee added an RBI double to give the hosts a 2-1 lead
 
Top of Sixth
Kloey Goins tied the game, 2-2, with an infield single that brought home Lindzie Owen
 
Top of 13th
Enna Lackey hit an infield single to score Summer Hickson
An error by the Mobile pitcher on Lindzie Owen's line drive brought home another run
Kloey Goins cleared the bases with a double that gave GGC an 8-3 lead
Logan Oller capped a six-run inning with an RBI single
 

• The Grizzlies tallied 16 hits in the doubleheader sweep, led by 10 hits in the 13-inning thriller
• Sophomore Lindzie Owen went 3-for-6 in Thursday's second game
• Sophomore Emerson Hall successfully stole three bases in the second game and scored four runs across the doubleheader
• Sophomore pitcher Annalise Wood set a single-game program record with 13 innings in the second game and matched her own single-game record with 17 strikeouts in the contest; Wood also added six strikeouts after pitching two scoreless innings in the first game

• GGC improves to 28-7 this spring, while Mobile drops to 25-10 in 2023
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 10 in this week's NAIA Top 25 poll; Mobile stood No. 15 in the same poll
• Georgia Gwinnett College leads the series 9-7 and collected its first two wins in five meetings in Mobile
• The team played its first road games since the LSU Alexandria tournament on February 10

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to travel to USC Beaufort for a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 11, from Hardeeville, South Carolina, starting at 2 p.m.