Milledgeville, GA - North Greenville got a pair of solid pitching performances on Saturday and a late offensive outburst to sweep a pair from Georgia College 2-0 and 6-1.

Game One

Jaelin Griffin proved almost unhittable in the first game of the Saturday double-header surrendering just one base-hit go the Bobcats in seven innings of work. Georgia College had just three base-runners the entire game, one of which came on a walk.

North Greenville also struggled offensively but delivered six hits which led to a pair of runs that came in the fourth. A Brooke Wade single and Carmen Silvester RBI double brought around the only two scores of the game to make it 2-0.

Griffin would handle the rest, striking out nine batters en route to her fifth win of the season. The Bobcats threatened in the final frame when a runner reached base on an NGU error but a fly-out and a strikeout ended the game.

Six different players had hits for the Crusaders including Wade and Silvester who were 1-2 and 1-3. Wade led the team with an RBI and a run. Savannah Small finished game one with a run an a hit.

Game Two

Georgia College’s first run of the day came in the second inning on a solo home run. North Greenville was unable to get much going in the earlier innings but pulled even in the fifth. Mikayla Brackett represented the equalizer after scoring after reaching on a walk and stolen base. Savannah Small would get credit for the RBI with a single.

The Crusaders broke the game open in the sixth inning with three runs which made it 4-1. Brackett singled in a run to give North Greenville lead while Brianna McRae added a pair of RBI with a single of her own that extended the lead to three runs, scoring Brackett and Small in the process.

The Crusaders got two more runs in the seventh inning on a double from Sylvester to extend the advantage to 6-1. The home half of the seventh inning looked promising for the Bobcats, loading the bases without a base hit but North Greenville was able to hold the Bobcats scoreless with a grounder to end it.

NGU pitching was once again solid in the game two win, allowing just one run on one hit. Three pitchers for NGU combined for the win including Callie Richards who was credited. Carmen Sylvester led the team with a pair of hits and two RBI. Brackett finished with a hit, an RBI and a pair of runs scored.

North Greenville is now 6-0 in road games on the season. The Crusaders will be tested again on February 19th when the head to Newberry for a double-header with the Wolves at 1 and 3.