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[Softball] Grizzlies upend Rio, earn World Series berth
Rio Grande Sports Information
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - To a large degree, Georgia Gwinnett College made its bones during the 2019 season with a potent offensive attack.
But the eighth-ranked Grizzlies have also shown a propensity to be timely at the plate as well.
In Wednesday afternoon's championship first final of the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round's Lawrenceville Bracket, the University of Rio Grande learned the accuracy of the latter.
Sydney Pelaez delivered a one-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie and, one out later, Holly Janco drove home Pelaez with a back-breaking insurance run to give the top-seeded Grizzlies a 4-2 win over the No. 4 seed RedStorm at a sun-splashed Grizzly Softball Complex.
Georgia Gwinnett improved to 42-14 with the win - its second of the tourney and fourth of the season against Rio Grande - and earned a second straight berth to the NAIA World Series.
Rio Grande, which was making its second appearance in an Opening Round title game in three seasons, finished its season at 36-16.
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Rio Grande Sports Information
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - To a large degree, Georgia Gwinnett College made its bones during the 2019 season with a potent offensive attack.
But the eighth-ranked Grizzlies have also shown a propensity to be timely at the plate as well.
In Wednesday afternoon's championship first final of the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round's Lawrenceville Bracket, the University of Rio Grande learned the accuracy of the latter.
Sydney Pelaez delivered a one-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie and, one out later, Holly Janco drove home Pelaez with a back-breaking insurance run to give the top-seeded Grizzlies a 4-2 win over the No. 4 seed RedStorm at a sun-splashed Grizzly Softball Complex.
Georgia Gwinnett improved to 42-14 with the win - its second of the tourney and fourth of the season against Rio Grande - and earned a second straight berth to the NAIA World Series.
Rio Grande, which was making its second appearance in an Opening Round title game in three seasons, finished its season at 36-16.
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