Two contrasting home victories have extended the Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team's winning streak to five games with victories Friday against Toccoa Falls College (Ga.) and Columbia International University (S.C.) in the Grizzly Invitational from the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

GGC (6-2) defeated Toccoa Falls 11-7 in seven innings before sealing a 6-5 win over Columbia International in the nightcap.

Junior Gabe Howell drove in five runs and hit a three-run home run to lead the team's offensive attack in the day's opener. Four runs were scored in the first inning and three were added in the third frame to extend the lead to 7-0. Then, Howell's home run came during a four-run fifth inning.

Senior starting pitcher Hunter Peck struck out 10 batters in the complete-game performance. The left hander improved to 2-0 on the season and allowed just one unearned run.

Senior Kyle Harvey and junior Livingston Morris each collected two hits against Toccoa Falls.

In the nightcap, GGC scored five times in the sixth inning to build a 6-0 lead. Columbia International answered with five runs in the seventh inning to get within one run, 6-5.
Junior Rhian Mann tossed 1.2 scoreless innings in relief to help seal the victory. Freshman Alex Cook worked a scoreless ninth inning to record his second save of the season. Junior Hunter Dollander allowed just one hit across five innings to pick up the victory.

Offensively, seniors Kyle Harvey and Gabe Austin joined Howell in recording two hits against the Rams.
  Columbia International threatened in the seventh inning, with runners at second and third base and trailing 6-5. Junior reliever Rhian Mann got a strikeout and a fly out to end the threat. The right hander tossed a scoreless eighth inning before freshman Alex Cook sealed the victory in the ninth inning.
  Toccoa Falls Game
Bottom of First
Gabe Howell opened a four-run inning with a RBI single
Gabe Austin gave GGC a 2-0 lead with a run-scoring double
Nick Barnes followed with a run-scoring double
Livingston Morris added a RBI single to bring home Tate Kight
 
Bottom of Fourth
Myles Smith and Steven Lugo drew bases-loaded walks to extend the lead to 6-0
Gabe Howell hit a sacrifice fly to score Austin Bates
 
Bottom of Fifth
Gabe Howell connected on a three-run home run
 
Columbia International Game
Bottom of Second
Kyle Harvey was hit by a pitch, with the bases loaded, to give the Grizzlies a 1-0 lead
 
Bottom of Sixth
Gabe Howell drove in two runs with a double
Gabe Austin followed with a RBI single to give GGC a 4-0 lead
 
Top of Seventh
Alex Miller hit a run-scoring double to bring home the second of five runs in the inning
Shane Hammonds and Chandler Hunter added RBI singles
 

• The Grizzlies recorded 19 hits across the two victories
• Junior Gabe Howell drove in six runs and had a pair of multiple-hit performances
• Senior Hunter Peck tossed the first complete game of the season, striking out 10 batters
• GGC had six extra-base hits across the two games

• GGC improves to 6-2 on the season; Toccoa Falls drops to 2-5 in 2020; Columbia International stands 5-5 this spring
• The team is 4-0 at the Grizzly Baseball Complex this season
• The Grizzlies have won five consecutive games

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Columbia International University (S.C.) and Toccoa Falls College (Ga.) on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Grizzly Baseball Complex. First pitch in the Columbia International (S.C.) contest is set for 3 p.m., with the game against Toccoa Falls following at approximately 7 p.m.