The No. 2-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball spread across 13 hits to score runs in five of the seven innings during a 14-0 road victory in a matchup against No. 19 William Carey University Tuesday evening.

GGC (35-8) extended its winning streak to nine straight games.

The team scored two runs in each of the second and third innings to grab an early 4-0 lead. A run-scoring single by senior Marcus McCorkle in the fourth inning pushed the advantage to five runs.

Then, the visitors broke the game open behind a seven-run fifth inning. Juniors C.J. Ballard and Onassis Matosconnected on run-scoring singles and fielding errors by William Carey would allow an additional run to score on each play.

Junior Gregory Loukinen went the distance on the mound, registering 10 strikeouts, for his second straight shutout – on the same day he was named the NAIA National Pitcher of the Week for his no-hit effort at Reinhardt University April 9. This time left hander scattered three hits to improve to 4-1 on the season.

Turning Point

The visitors broke the game open behind a seven-run fifth inning. A single by junior C.J. Ballard brought home junior Jordan Tylski and a fielding error allowed senior Tony Salvaggio to score. Contributing to the scoring outburst was a sacrifice fly by freshman Walter Coursey, and a RBI single by junior Onassis Matos and another defensive miscue by William Carey.

Key Plays

First Game

Top of Second

Onassis Matos connected on a sacrifice fly to bring home Marcus McCorkle for the first run of the game

Top of Third

Onassis Matos drew a bases-loaded walk to give the visitors a 4-0 lead

Top of Fourth

Marcus McCorkle hit a run-scoring single

Top of Fifth

Two runs scored on C.J. Ballard's RBI single and a fielding error in the outfield

Onassis Matos singled to right field to score two more runs and cap the team's seven-run inning

By The Numbers

• GGC outhit the Crusaders 13-to-3
• Gregory Loukinen struck out 10 batters in the complete-game victory; he has recorded two consecutive shutouts, including a no-hitter April 9
• Four players recorded two or more hits
• The Grizzlies scored a run in each inning from the second through the sixth innings

News & Notes

• Georgia Gwinnett College improves to 35-8 on the season; William Carey (Miss.) is 28-16
• GGC is ranked No. 2 in the NAIA Top 25 poll; William Carey is ranked No. 19 in the poll that was released Tuesday by the NAIA national office
• The Grizzlies have won all three meetings played this season between the two colleges
• GGC has won nine straight games

Up Next

The two teams conclude the midweek two-game series Wednesday, April 18, at 3 p.m. from Hattiesburg, Miss. It will be Georgia Gwinnett College's last road game of the regular season.