The Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team scored at least one run in five consecutive innings to defeat St. Ambrose University (Iowa) 10-2 Saturday evening from the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

GGC (23-4) hit two home runs in the game and won its fourth consecutive game.

The Grizzlies opened the scoring with a two-run home run from senior Tony Salvaggio in the third inning. A sacrifice fly one inning later gave the hosts a 4-0 advantage.

Then, freshman Nick Barnes delivered a two-run single in the fifth inning. GGC pushed across a single run in the sixth inning before junior Jordan Tylski connected on a three-run home run in the seventh inning.

The team also got consistent performances on the mound. Sophomore starting pitcher Hunter Dollander allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings to improve to 4-1 on the season. Senior Nick Andrews, junior Richard Triplet and senior Taylor Folsom each contributed one inning on the mound to secure the victory.

GGC outhit the Fighting Bees 10-to-2 in the contest. Barnes collected two hits while the remaining eight hits were evenly distributed throughout the lineup.

Turning Point

Waiting until the third inning for the team's first hit of the game, senior Tony Salvaggio delivered a two-run home run over the left field fence for his first home run of the season. The two-run homer gave GGC a lead it would never relinquish.

Key Plays

Bottom of Third

Tony Salvaggio collected GGC's first hit with his first home run of the season, giving the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead

Marcus McCorkle legged out a triple to score Walter Coursey to close out the team's three-run inning

Bottom of Fifth

Nick Barnes singled through the left side to score Walter Coursey and Marcus McCorkle

Bottom of Seventh

Jordan Tylski hit a three-run home run to left field

Inside The Numbers

• The Grizzlies outhit St. Ambrose 10-to-2
• Sophomore starting pitcher Hunter Dollander allowed one hit over six scoreless innings
• GGC scored at least one run in five consecutive innings
• Freshman Nick Barnes went 2-for-3 with two RBI
• Twenty players saw action for the Grizzlies in the contest

News & Notes

• Georgia Gwinnett College improves to 23-4 on the season; St. Ambrose falls to 4-14
• GGC is ranked No. 2 in the NAIA Top 25 poll
• GGC is 18-1 at the Grizzly Baseball Complex so far this spring
• The Grizzlies have hit 25 home runs this spring and are on pace to break the single season school record of 43 set last season

Up Next

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to travel to No. 15-ranked Middle Georgia State University Friday, March 23, at 6 p.m. from Cochran, Ga.