The No. 3-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball scored 10 runs in an inning and spread 19 hits across a doubleheader in sweeping No. 10 University of Northwestern Ohio on Sunday afternoon at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

The Grizzlies (9-3) used a 10-run sixth inning to win the opener 12-7. Then, the hosts scored in five of their six innings in winning the nightcap 14-3 in seven innings.

Sophomore Cam Coursey hit a grand slam home run in the sixth inning of the opener to give GGC a 10-5 lead. The Grizzlies trailed 5-2 when the sixth inning began. He went 5-for-7, brought home four runs and scored four runs in Sunday's action, improving his batting average to .625 for the season.

Sophomore Nick Barnes tallied three hits in the opener, while senior Brandon Frazier added two hits in the contest.

In the second contest, GGC scored four runs in the opening inning and had a 6-0 lead after two frames. The team proceeded to add another five runs in the third inning.

Benefitting from the offensive barrage were senior starting pitchers Gregory Loukinen and Jonathan McKinney. Each recorded eight strikeouts in their performances. Loukinen went eight innings in the first game to improve to 3-1 on the season, while McKinney allowed two runs over six innings to register his second win of the season.


 
Turning Point
The Grizzlies relied on a 10-run sixth inning to turn a 5-2 deficit into a 12-5 lead in the first game of the doubleheader. Sophomore Cam Coursey hit a grand slam to right field to give the hosts a 10-5 advantage. The home run, GGC's first hit of the inning, marked the eighth run of the frame. In total, the Grizzlies' 10 runs came on only three hits.
 
Key Plays
First Game
Bottom of Sixth
Nick Barnes drew a bases-loaded walk to score the first run of the inning
Brandon Robinson followed with a walk to bring GGC within 5-4
Cord Johnson and Ali LaPread were hit by pitches on consecutive plate appearances to give the Grizzlies a 6-5 lead
Cam Coursey connected on a grand slam to account for the eighth run of the frame
Brandon Frazier hit a RBI double to bring home Alex Garland
Nick Barnes added a run-scoring double to score Frazier

 
Second Game
Bottom of First
Nick Barnes hit a two-run single to give GGC an early 4-0 lead
 
Bottom of Second
Brenton Burgess doubled down the left field line to bring home Ali LaPread
Brandon Frazier hit a RBI single to score the second run of the inning
 
Bottom of Third
Brandon Frazier connected on a double to score Brandon Robinson during a five-run frame
 
Inside The Numbers

• GGC registered 19 hits in the doubleheader sweep, highlighted by 13 hits in the second contest
• Sophomore Cam Coursey went 5-for-7, with four RBI, and scored four runs in the two games
• Starting pitchers Gregory Loukinen and Jonathan McKinney each recorded eight strikeouts in their assignments
• GGC hitters drew 20 walks while four batters were hit by UNOH pitches, in the doubleheader

News & Notes

• GGC improves to 9-3 on the season; Northwestern Ohio falls to 5-7-1 in 2019
• Georgia Gwinnett College was ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 poll; Northwestern Ohio stood No. 10
• GGC leads the series with the Racers by a 4-to-1 margin
• The games mark the third opponent that the Grizzlies have faced from last year's Avista-NAIA World Series

Up Next
The two teams conclude the three-game series with a single nine-inning game on Monday, Feb. 25, at 2:30 p.m. at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.