Strong pitching performances guided the No. 3-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team to its 10th win of the 2019 season with a 4-3 victory against No. 10 University of Northwestern Ohio on Monday afternoon at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

Junior starting pitcher Hunter Dollander had eight strikeouts and scattered six hits across 7.1 innings to pick up the victory. The right hander did not allow a run after the third inning to improve to 4-0 on the season.

Freshman reliever Alec Kliphouse recorded the final five outs to secure the team's third straight victory over UNOH. The left hander leads the team with two saves.

Senior C.J. Ballard led the Grizzlies' offensive attack, scoring three of the team's four runs in the game. He scored the eventual game-winning run in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Cam Coursey.

Senior Brody Wofford and Ballard each had two of GGC's nine hits in the victory.
 


Coach's Corner
"Hunter Dollander did a really good job on the mound today. He overcome a tough first inning. Credit goes to (UNOH) for challenging us all day. They are a really good team and we did just enough to beat them today," said Head Coach Brad Stromdahl.
 
Turning Point
GGC took its first lead of the game in the seventh inning when sophomore Cam Coursey hit a sacrifice fly to center field that brought home senior C.J. Ballard. Coursey had two RBI in the game by having a sacrifice bunt in the third inning.
 
Key Plays
Bottom of Second
Nick Barnes hit a RBI single to bring home Alex Garland, cutting the deficit to 2-1
 


Bottom of Third
Cam Coursey brought the Grizzlies to within a run, 3-2, after a sacrifice bunt
 
Bottom of Fifth
Brody Wofford connected on a RBI single to square the contest, 3-3
 
Bottom of Seventh
Cam Coursey hit a sacrifice fly that brought home C.J. Ballard with the game-winning run
 
Inside The Numbers

• GGC outhit Northwestern Ohio 9-to-7 in the contest
• Senior C.J. Ballard scored three of the Grizzlies' four runs
• Junior Hunter Dollander recorded eight strikeouts across 7.1 innings to earn his fourth victory of the young season; he improved to 4-0
• The Grizzlies scored in three of the first five innings

News & Notes

• GGC improves to 10-3 on the season; Northwestern Ohio drops to 5-8-1 in 2019
• GGC swept a three-game series with UNOH; outscoring the Racers 30-13 in the process
• Georgia Gwinnett College was ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 poll; Northwestern Ohio stood No. 10
• GGC has won five of the six meetings all-time against the Racers
• The Grizzlies are in a stretch of playing eight games in eight days

Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College concludes its 14-game home stand to open the 2019 season by hosting Truett-McConnell University (Ga.) in a single nine-inning contest on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m. at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.