OAKWOOD LIMITED TO SIX HITS AGAINST NO. 6 GEORGIA GWINNETT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Georgia Gwinnett College, the No. 6 ranked team in NAIA, limited Oakwood University to just six hits Tuesday afternoon as the Grizzlies swept the Ambassadors in a doubleheader at University Field. Georgia Gwinnett used a 10-run fourth inning to break open a close game to win the opener 17-4 and took the nightcap 10-0. Oakwood fell to 2-16 on the season with its fourth straight loss. The Grizzlies improved to 18-5. Game 1 Trailing 2-0 midway through the second inning, Oakwood battled back to tie the game. The Ambassadors loaded the bases on a single by Anna Jones, a Jordan Howard walk and a single by Ashlyn Hallman.  Mary McCluskey walked to score Jones to pull Oakwood within 2-1 and Hallman later scored on an error to make it 2-2. Unfortunately, GGC scored four runs in the third inning and 10 more in the fourth to take a commanding 18-2 lead. Kaley Fuller singled and Toni Sims doubled to put runners on second and third in the fifth inning. Jones grounded out to score Fuller to make it 17-3 and Howard grounded out to score Sims to make it 17-4. Sims finished 2-for-3, including a pair of doubles, and scored a run to lead Oakwood's offense. Fuller, Jones and Hallman had one hit apiece and scored a run each. Hallman (0-3) took the loss, allowing 12 runs, six earned, on 13 hits in 3.2 innings. She walked three and struck out one. Game 2 Jones singled to lead off the fifth inning to break up the no-hitter.  Sydney Arnett (2-6) took the loss, allowing 10 runs, all earned, on 14 hits in five innings. She walked one and struck out six. Oakwood hosts Talladega College Thursday at University Field. The doubleheader is slated to start at 1 p.m. Follow the Ambassadors Visit the official home of Oakwood University athletics at Oakwood University - Official Athletics Website.  
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