Middle Georgia State University's Colby Owens hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning to lift the No. 17-ranked Knights to a 5-4 victory against the No. 3 Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team on Wednesday afternoon.

The Grizzlies (11-4) led 4-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning following a sacrifice fly from senior Brody Wofford. That's when Blake Jackson connected on a solo home run for the home team to tie the contest and force extra innings.

GGC was playing its first road game of the 2019 season and fifth game this week. The loss broke a seven-game winning streak.

Senior Onassis Matos drove in a pair of runs in the game. He had a RBI double in the second inning and a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning.

Middle Georgia State (11-3) took a 3-2 lead after pushing across two runs in the sixth inning.
 
Turning Point
Leading by a run, 4-3, in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Grizzlies were unable to hold onto the lead as Blake Jackson forced extra inning with a solo home run. The Knights would later win the game after a walk-off single from Colby Owens in the bottom of the 11th inning.
 
Key Plays
Top of Second
Onassis Matos hit a RBI double that scored Alex Garland from first base to tie the game, 1-1
 
Top of Fourth
A sacrifice fly by Onassis Matos gave the visitors a 2-1 lead
 
Top of Seventh
With the bases loaded, Ali LaPread was hit by a pitch to square the game, 3-3
 

Top of Ninth
Brody Wofford hit a sacrifice fly to score Cord Johnson, giving GGC a 4-3 advantage
 
Bottom of 11th
Colby Owens connected on a walk-off single with the bases loaded and no outs
 
Inside The Numbers

• Middle Georgia State outhit GGC by a 10-to-8 margin in the contest
• GGC hitters drew eight walks in the game; the team was hit by a pitch three times in the seventh inning
• Five pitchers made appearances for the Grizzlies

News & Notes

• GGC falls to 11-4 on the season; Middle Georgia State University improved to 11-3 in 2019
• Georgia Gwinnett College was ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 poll; Middle Georgia State stood No. 17 in the same poll
• The Grizzlies played their first road game of the season after opening 2019 with 14 straight home games
• The loss broke GGC's seven-game winning streak
• The team is 0-2 in extra-inning games so far this season

Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College opens a three-game series against St. Xavier University (Ill.) with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 2, starting at 1 p.m. at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.