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The No. 2-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team opened May with a pair of victories, defeating Fisher College (Mass.) 18-0 and 9-7 in doubleheader action Tuesday afternoon from the Grizzly Baseball Complex that ended the regular season.

The Grizzlies (43-8) head into this weekend's Association of Independent Institutions Baseball Championship on a 17-game winning streak, the second longest in program history.

GGC scored early and often in the opener, tallying six runs in the first inning and adding three more runs one inning later.

Then, the hosts rallied from an early 5-0 deficit to win the nightcap. The team scored four times in the second inning and took the lead on a bases-loaded walk to freshman Nick Barnes in the bottom of the fifth frame.

Freshman Walter Coursey collected two hits in the opener and senior Marcus McCorkle went 2-for-2 with two run scored – two of five Georgia Gwinnett College players to collect two of more hits among the 15-hit attack.

Freshman Cord Johnson went 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs scored in the second game. Senior Chris Jonesadded two RBI and a base hit.

Junior pitcher Jonathan McKinney picked up the victory in the first game, while senior Nick Andrews tossed 2.1 scoreless innings in relief to record the win on the mound in the second contest. Senior Taylor Folsom had a scoreless seventh inning to pick up the save.

Turning Point

GGC took its first lead of the nightcap in the fifth inning on a bases-loaded walk to freshman Nick Barnes. The Grizzlies chipped away at an early deficit after Fisher tallied five runs in the first inning. The hosts got four runs back in the second inning and tied the game in the fourth inning.

Key Plays

First Game

Bottom of First

A throwing error on a stolen base attempt allowed Walter Coursey to score the first of six runs in the inning

Onassis Matos hit a two-run double to give GGC a 4-0 lead

Jordan Tylski's single scored Cord Johnson and Kade Carrigan

 

Bottom of Second

Onassis Matos singled to bring home Marcus McCorkle for the second run of the inning

Kade Carrigan hit a run-scoring single to give the hosts a 9-0 advantage

 

Bottom of Third

Marcus McCorkle connected on a run-scoring single that scored Nick Tanner

 

Second Game

Bottom of Second

Cord Johnson opened the scoring for the Grizzlies with a two-run single

Chris Jones hit a two-run single to left field to cut the deficit to 5-4

 

Bottom of Fourth

David Burrow lined a RBI double to score Jordan Tylski

Cord Johnson followed with a run-scoring single to bring the hosts within one run, 7-6

Marcus McCorkle tied the game with a single to score Cord Johnson

 

Bottom of Fifth

Nick Barnes drew a bases-loaded walk to give GGC its first lead of the game, 8-7

 

Bottom of Sixth

A ground out by Brandon Frazier brought home Kade Carrigan, who had tripled down the right field line

 

By The Numbers

• GGC scored 42 runs while sweeping the three-game series against the A.I.I. opponent
• The Grizzlies tallied 22 hits in Tuesday's doubleheader, a pair of seven-inning games
• Cord Johnson went 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs in the second game
• GGC had nine stolen bases in the two games

News & Notes

• Georgia Gwinnett College ends the regular season with a 43-8 record; Fisher falls to 26-22 this spring
• GGC is ranked No. 2 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll, released Tuesday by the NAIA national office
• The Grizzlies extended their winning streak to 17 games; the team is 32-2 at the Grizzly Baseball Complex this season
• GGC has won all nine meetings played against Fisher

Up Next

Georgia Gwinnett College opens postseason play in the 2018 Association of Independent Institutions Baseball Championship Saturday, May 5, at 7 p.m. GGC is the top seed in the double-elimination tournament, and will play the winner of the 11 a.m. game between No. 4-seed Edward Waters College (Fla.) and No. 5-seed Fisher.