Box Score The Georgia Gwinnett College baseball program continued its perfection in extra-inning games by pushing across a run in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat Indiana Institute of Technology 4-3 Thursday night at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.
GGC has won all 12 of its extra-inning games in the program's six seasons. The latest triumph improved the No. 12-ranked Grizzlies to 6-1 this spring and 4-0 in home games.
Late-inning heroics were needed for the most recent victory, with a hit to left field by junior Brandon Frazier, with two outs, brought home senior Chris Jones with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning.
A frame earlier, a sacrifice fly by senior Kade Carrigan pushed the game into extra innings at 3-3.
Freshman Michael Cherwenka kept the visiting Warriors off the scoreboard in the top of the 10th inning to set up the 10th inning heroics.
That's when senior Chris Jones singled to right field and advanced into scoring position on a walk to senior Marcus McCorkle. A fly out moved Jones to third base. Indiana Tech relief pitcher Seth Sorensen got a strikeout for the second out of the inning. However, Frazier's fly ball to left field fell safely for the game-winning tally.
Junior Gregory Loukinen recorded six strikeouts and allowed just one hit in five scoreless middle innings in relief. Cherwenka improved to 2-0 on the season.
Turning Point
With the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning, junior Brandon Frazier lifted a fly ball to shallow left field. Indiana Tech was unable to make the catch for an error as senior Chris Jones touched home plate for the game-winning run. Jones led off the pivotal frame with a single to right field.
Key Plays
Top of First
Matt Bandor's single to center field opens the scoring for the Warriors
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Top of Fourth
Taylor Nychyk hit a sacrifice fly to increase Indiana Tech's lead to 2-0
Brandon Burch followed with a run-scoring single
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Bottom of Fourth
Nick Barnes triples to deep right field to score Cord Johnson from first base to get GGC on the scoreboard
Brandon Frazier cuts the deficit to 3-2 on a RBI groundout
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Bottom of Ninth
Kade Carrigan pinch hits with a sacrifice fly to score Brandon Robinson to tie the game, 3-3
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Bottom of 10th
Brandon Frazier's fly ball to shallow left field falls on an error to allow Chris Jones to score with two outs
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Inside The Numbers
- Both teams registered six hits in the contest
- GGC's two relief pitchers allowed just one hit with seven strikeouts over the final six innings
- Five different players had a hit for the Grizzlies
- GGC legged out two doubles and one triple for the game's only extra base hits
News & Notes
- Georgia Gwinnett College improves to 6-1 on the season, while Indiana Tech falls to 5-2 in 2018
- GGC is 4-0 in home games this season at the Grizzly Baseball Complex
- GGC is 12-0 all time in extra-inning games. Thursday's 10-inning contest is the first for the Grizzlies since picking up a 5-4 win at home in 11 innings against Truett-McConnell April 10, 2017.
- GGC was ranked No. 12 and Indiana Tech was No. 22 in the NAIA preseason Top 25 poll
- The Grizzlies have won the first two games played between the two colleges. GGC picked up a victory in Lawrenceville last season
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College concludes the three-game series with a doubleheader Friday, Feb. 9. The first game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. from the Grizzly Baseball Complex.
