The No. 5-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team moved its winning streak to 11 games after taking both ends of Saturday's doubleheader with West Virginia Tech in distinctly different ways at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

The Grizzlies (12-2) won the first game 6-4 in 10 innings on a walk-off, two-run home run by junior Livingston Morris over the left field fence.

Then, the team won the nightcap by a 16-2 margin in seven innings at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

GGC trailed the first game 4-3 in the ninth inning before junior Nick Tanner hit a game-tying RBI double. West Virginia Tech (5-8) had taken the one-run lead on a solo home run from Corey Lewis in the top of the ninth inning.

The Grizzlies got off to a fast start in the opener, with a squeeze bunt from junior Steven Lugo scoring a run in the first inning. Back-to-back doubles from junior Gabe Howell and senior Kyle Harvey squared the contest at 3-3 in the fifth inning.

In the second game, the hosts took control early, scoring eight runs in the first inning. Junior Tate Kight connected on a two-run double to bring home the fourth and fifth runs of the frame. The team added two runs in the second inning and pushed four more runs across the plate in the fifth inning.

The Grizzlies recorded 11 hits in both games.

Junior Matt Hunt scattered three hits across six innings to improve to 2-0 on the season during the second game starting assignment.

GGC will go for the four-game series sweep on Sunday, Feb. 23, with a single game starting at 1 p.m.


  Trailing 4-3 in the ninth inning, the Grizzlies managed to force extra innings on a RBI double from junior Nick Tanner. Then, in the bottom of the 10th frame, junior Livingston Morris drilled a 3-0 pitch deep over the left field wall for a walk-off two-run home run to cap a thrilling comeback victory – continuing the team's winning streak.
  "We trust the players to make the right decisions and when put into 3-0 counts (like Livingston Morris's 10th inning at bat). If they don't come through, they lose their 3-0 hitting privileges. He has been swinging the bat well and I had confidence that he would come through for us," said Head Coach Jeremy Sheetinger.
  First Game
Bottom of First
Steven Lugo laid down a squeeze bunt to score Gabe Howell for the game's first run
 
Top of Fourth
Joshua Ramirez gave the visitors a 2-1 lead with a RBI single and a GGC fielding error allowed a second run to score
Luke Lindamood capped a three-run inning with a RBI ground out
 
Bottom of Fifth
Gabe Howell and Kyle Harvey hit back-to-back doubles to square the contest, 3-3
 
Top of Ninth
Corey Lewis connected on a home run to open the frame for the visitors
 
Bottom of Ninth
Nick Tanner tied the game, 4-4, with a run-scoring double
 
Bottom of 10th
Livingston Morris hit a two-run walk-off home run to clinch the victory
 
Second Game
Bottom of First
Steven Lugo hit a sacrifice fly to open an eight-run first inning
Kyle Harvey drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home another run
Tate Kight hit a two-run double to give GGC a 5-0 lead
Cord Johnson and Myles Smith added RBI singles
 
Bottom of Fifth
Austin Bates hit a two-run single to give the Grizzlies a 12-2 lead
 

• GGC recorded 11 hits in both games
• Eleven of the Grizzlies' 22 hits went for extra bases, including nine doubles
• Junior Matt Hunt struck out five batters across six innings in the nightcap to pick up the victory
• GGC has scored 11 runs in the first inning across all three games in the series

• GGC improves to 12-2 on the season; West Virginia Tech drops to 5-8 in 2020
• Georgia Gwinnett College leads the all-time series by a 7-1 margin
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 5 in the NAIA Top 25 preseason poll
• GGC is 9-0 at the Grizzly Baseball Complex this season
• The team extended its winning streak to 11 straight games

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to conclude its four-game weekend series with a single nine-inning game on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. from the Grizzly Baseball Complex.