The No. 9-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team came up with several clutch hits to split a doubleheader at No. 17 College of Coastal Georgia with a 6-1 victory Tuesday afternoon in Brunswick, Georgia.

The Mariners (31-8) also scored a 6-1 triumph against the Grizzlies earlier in the day.

GGC (25-13) pushed two runs across in the top of the second inning to strike first in the nightcap. Junior Kayla Good hit an RBI fielder's choice that brought home freshman Sophie Sisk. Sophomore Enna Lackey followed with a run-scoring single up the middle.

Coastal Georgia threatened by loading the bases in the fourth inning. However, junior Annalise Jarvis got a fly out to left field to end the scoring threat.

The Mariners did get on the scoreboard one inning later on a sacrifice fly. Jarvis once again pitched out of the jam by getting an infield pop up to keep the Grizzlies in front 2-1.

The visitors responded by adding four runs in the top of the sixth inning. Good hit a run-scoring single up the middle before two wild pitches allowed two additional runs to score.

Sophomore Summer Hickson hit an RBI single to left field to cap the productive frame.

Jarvis struck out seven batters in the complete-game victory, improving to 13-4 inside the circle this season.

Lackey paced the Grizzlies' 11-hit offensive attack by going 3-for-5 in the victory. Junior Angelica Gallegos and Good each tallied two hits. Seven different players registered a hit for the visitors.

Coastal Georgia scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to win the first contest. Bryce Peacock led off the frame with a home run. Alyssa Haggerty drove in two runs with a double to extend the lead to 5-0. Rori Rhodes capped the offense with an RBI ground out.

GGC got on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth inning as junior Jane Hoover touched home following a passed ball.

Peacock picked up her 14th win of the season and struck out five batters in the outing.
  "This was a good team performance on the road against a ranked opponent. It was good to see different contributors today. Kayla and Enna had good at-bats. It was important for us to have an answer in the sixth inning after they (Coastal Georgia) got within a run," said Head Coach Kat Ihlenburg.
  After Coastal Georgia got within a run, at 2-1, in the fifth inning of the second game, the Grizzlies responded by scoring four runs in the top half of the sixth inning. Junior Kayla Good hit a run-scoring single up the middle before consecutive wild pitches allowed two additional runs to score. Sophomore Summer Hickson capped the productive inning with an RBI single to left field as the visitors split the doubleheader.
  First Game
Bottom of Fourth
Bryce Peacock led off the frame with a home run to left field
Alyssa Haggerty hit a double that brought home a pair of runs to give the Mariners a 5-0 lead
Rori Rhodes hit an RBI ground out to shortstop that capped a six-run frame
 
Top of Fifth
Jane Hoover scored on a passed ball
 
Second Game
Top of Second
Kayla Good opened the scoring with an RBI fielder's choice that scored Sophie Sisk
Enna Lackey followed with a run-scoring single up the middle, giving the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead
 
Top of Sixth
Kayla Good hit an RBI single up the middle
Enna Lackey scored following a wild pitch to extend the lead to 5-1
Summer Hickson collected a run-scoring single to left field
 

• The Grizzlies tallied 11 hits in the nightcap
• Sophomore Enna Lackey went 3-for-5 and scored a run in Tuesday's finale
• Junior pitcher Annalise Jarvis struck out seven batters in picking up her 13th win of 2024
• Freshman Morgan McQuagge successfully stole two bases in the second contest

• GGC stands 25-13 this spring; Coastal Georgia is 31-8 in 2024
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 9 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll; Coastal Georgia stood No. 17 in the same poll
• GGC has a 16-8 lead in the all-time series history
• GGC played its first road game since March 19 at Reinhardt University (Georgia)

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to travel to Lindsey Wilson College (Kentucky) on Friday, April 26, at Columbia, Kentucky, starting at 6 p.m.