Freshman Morgan McQuagge delivered a clutch two-run single in the sixth inning and junior Annalise Jarvis tossed a dominant shutout in the opener as the Georgia Gwinnett College softball team split a doubleheader against Thomas University (Georgia) on Saturday afternoon at the Grizzly Softball Complex.

The No. 9-ranked Grizzlies (24-12) won the day's first contest 2-0 before Thomas turned the tables with a 10-0 victory in five innings.

GGC closes out the regular season home slate with a 17-6 record on its own diamond.

McQuagge came up clutch with a two-out single up the middle that scored sophomore Summer Hickson and junior Haley Robinson in the bottom of the sixth inning for the lone runs in the opener.

That game featured an intense pitcher's duel between GGC's Jarvis and Thomas' Amber Griffin. Jarvis recorded 14 strikeouts in tossing a one-hit shutout. The right hander has now had 14 punch outs in four games this spring.

Jarvis struck out the side in the second and fourth innings and faced the minimum opposing hitters to improve her record to 12-4 on the season.

In the second contest, Averie Sheppard hit a three-run inside-the-park home run as part of a four-run second inning. Thomas (13-23) scored in four consecutive innings to earn the doubleheader split.
Sheppard went 3-for-4 while Kennedy Hardy and Hailie Stewart each tallied two hits for the visitors.
  In a pitcher's duel during the first contest, it was the Grizzlies that finally broke through, collecting a two-out base hit in the sixth inning to provide only two runs of the game. Freshman Morgan McQuagge delivered the clutch hit with a single up the middle with runners in scoring position.
  First Game
Bottom of Sixth
Morgan McQuagge hit a two-run single up the middle with two outs that scored Summer Hickson and Haley Robinson with the lone runs of the game
 
Second Game
Top of Second
Averie Sheppard hit a three-run inside-the-park home run to give Thomas a 4-0 lead
 
Top of Third
AnnMarie McAfee added a run-scoring single to right field
 
Top of Fifth
Hailie Stewart collected an RBI single to plate the team's eighth run of the game
 

• Five of the Grizzlies' seven hits for the day came during the first game
• Junior Jane Hoover had six putouts at first base in the second contest
• Junior Annalise Jarvis had her fourth 14-strikeout game
• Junior Morgan McQuagge legged out a triple and had a single in Saturday's opener

• GGC stands 24-12 in 2024; Thomas is 13-23 on the season
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 9 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll
• Saturday's doubleheader split keeps the series tied at 10 wins apiece
• The team went 17-6 at the Grizzly Softball Complex during this regular season

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to travel to No. 17 College of Coastal Georgia on Tuesday, April 16, at Brunswick, Georgia, starting at 2 p.m.