The Georgia Gwinnett College softball team dropped a pair of one-run games at Cumberland University, falling 3-2 in nine innings and then 6-5 on Wednesday afternoon in Lebanon, Tennessee.

The Grizzlies (18-17) nearly pulled off another come-from-behind victory in the opener when they scored twice in the top of the seventh inning. Junior right fielder Sophie Sisk tied the game, at 1-1, with an RBI ground out to shortstop. Then, freshman catcher Brooke Rockhold hit a fielder's choice that brought home senior second baseman Sara Roussel for the go-ahead run, at 2-1.

However, the Phoenix (8-11) responded by tying the game in the bottom half of the seventh inning as Elly Castle hit an RBI ground out to second base.

GGC sophomore center fielder Casey Beaver threw out Cumberland's potential game-winning run to complete an inning-ending double play that ended the eighth inning. The visitors were unable to score in the eighth and ninth innings before Karley Daughrity hit a walk-off single to right field, with two outs, that scored the winning run in the ninth inning.

The Grizzlies had rallied from a 4-2 deficit in Tuesday's one-run triumph at Bryan College (Tennessee).

In the second game, GGC raced out to a 4-0 lead by pushing across a pair of runs in each of the first two innings. Roussel hit a run-scoring single up the middle in the first inning. Junior third baseman Morgan McQuagge started the second inning with an RBI single to right field. Roussel drew a bases-loaded walk later in the frame.

The Phoenix responded behind a five-run third inning. Abby Chappell hit a run-scoring single before Karsyn France connected on a grand slam homer that gave the hosts a 6-4 advantage.

McQuagge brought the Grizzlies within a run, at 6-5, in the top of the fifth inning after an infield RBI single. She went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs in the contest.
 
Turning Point
For the second straight day the Grizzlies rallied in the opening game of a doubleheader. They took a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning before Cumberland forced extra innings in the bottom half of the inning. Sophomore center fielder Casey Beaver threw out the potential game-winning run at the plate to start a double play that ended the eighth inning. GGC was unable to score in the eighth or ninth innings. Then, Cumberland's Karley Daughrity hit a walk-off RBI single, with two outs, in the ninth inning for the game-deciding run.
 
Key Plays
First Game
Bottom of Second
Deshea Oakley hit a run-scoring single to center field that gave the Phoenix an early 1-0 lead
 
Bottom of Fourth
The Grizzlies turned a double play with the bases loaded to end a scoring threat
 
Top of Seventh
Sophie Sisk tied the game, at 1-1, with an RBI ground out to shortstop
Brooke Rockhold hit a fielder's choice that brought home Sara Roussel for the go-ahead run
 
Bottom of Seventh
Elly Castle forced extra innings with an RBI ground out to second base, tying the game at 2-2
 
Bottom of Ninth
Karley Daughrity hit a walk-off single, with two outs, to right field for the winning run
 
Second Game
Top of First
Morgan McQuagge opened the scoring with a run-scoring single to right field
Sara Roussel added an RBI single up the middle
 
Top of Second
Morgan McQuagge tallied an RBI single to right field
Sara Roussel drew a bases-loaded walk, extending the Grizzlies' lead to 4-0
 
Bottom of Third
Abby Chappel hit a run-scoring single to bring the hosts within two runs, at 4-2
Karsyn France connected on a grand slam homer, giving the Phoenix a 6-4 lead
 
Top of Fifth
Morgan McQuagge hit an infield RBI single that brought GGC within a run, at 6-5
 
Inside The Numbers

• The Grizzlies tallied 15 hits across Wednesday's doubleheader, with 10 hits coming in the second game
• Junior third baseman Morgan McQuagge went 3-for-4, with three RBI, in the second game
• GGC stranded 10 base runners in the second contest
• The team successfully stole five bases

News & Notes

• GGC drops to 18-17 this spring; Cumberland improves to 8-11 in 2026
• The Grizzlies received votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll
• The series is tied at 5-5-1, with the teams set to meet in Lawrenceville on Tuesday, March 31
• The team has lost both of its extra-inning games this season

Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host a return encounter with Cumberland University in a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 31, at the Grizzly Softball Complex, starting at 2 p.m.