The No. 18-ranked St. Thomas University softball team swept a doubleheader on Saturday to win a weekend three-game series against No. 4 Georgia Gwinnett College. The Bobcats won the opener 8-0 before clinching the series triumph with a 7-1 victory in the nightcap in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Mya Achenbach set the table for St. Thomas (10-1) by going 3-for-4 and scoring three times from the leadoff spot in the team's batting order during the opener. The hosts plated three runs in the opening frame of the game.

Achenbach came back to hit a solo home run during the second inning. Bailey LeGere had a perfect 3-for-3 hitting performance at the plate.

In the second contest, Achenbach had another multiple-hit performance, going 2-for-3 and scoring three runs. LeGere added two more hits.

St. Thomas jumped out a 5-0 lead by pushing across two runs in the first and fourth innings.

GGC senior Summer Hickson tallied an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning for GGC (7-6).
 
Turning Point
St. Thomas scored multiple runs in the opening frame to seize control of both games in Saturday's doubleheader. Leading the team's offensive attack were Mya Achenbach, who went 5-for-6 and scored six runs from the leadoff spot, and Bailey LeGere, who was 5-for-5 at the plate.
 
Key Plays
First Game
Bottom of First
Bailey LeGere hit an RBI double to give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead
Emma Edwards collected a run-scoring single through the left side of the infield
 
Bottom of Second
Mya Achenbach connected on a solo home run
 
Bottom of Fourth
Maggie Kirk had an RBI double to plate the team's sixth run of the contest
 
Second Game
Bottom of First
Emma Edwards hit a two-run single down the left field line to open the scoring
 
Bottom of Fourth
Sydnee Fordham added an RBI single
Bailey LeGere tallied a run-scoring single, giving the Bobcats a 5-0 lead
 
Top of Sixth
Summer Hickson hit a run-scoring single to bring home Sadie McGuinn for GGC's lone run on the day
 
Inside The Numbers

• The Grizzlies were limited to nine hits across Saturday's doubleheader
• Sophomore Casey Beaver went 3-for-4 from the leadoff spot in the team's batting order in the nightcap
• GGC hit three doubles during the second contest
• The team turned a double play in each game

News & Notes

• GGC now stands 7-6 this spring; St. Thomas improves to 10-1 on the season
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 4 in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 poll; St. Thomas stood No. 18 in the same poll
• Saturday's two wins by the Bobcats evened the series history at three wins apiece
• GGC went 2-3 during this weekend's Florida road trip

Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to compete in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Classic on Friday, February 27, playing No. 15 Reinhardt University (Georgia), in Columbus, Georgia, starting at 3 p.m.