The No. 5-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team capped a four-game weekend series sweep against University of Northwestern Ohio with a pair of Sunday victories at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

The Grizzlies (18-2) scored twice in the fifth inning to win the opener 4-2 before recording 15 hits in a 13-3 eight-inning triumph in the series finale.

GGC, which extended its winning streak to 17 games, tied the opener 2-2 on a two-run home run from junior Nick Barnes in the fourth inning. An inning later, junior Cord Johnson gave the hosts a 3-2 lead with a single up the middle. He would later score on a double by senior Kyle Harvey.

Freshman relief pitcher Alex Cook struck out all three batters he faced during the seventh inning to record his seventh save of the season.

In the nightcap, GGC scored in six of its eight offensive innings. The team took a 3-0 lead in the third inning on a two-run single from Barnes.

A sacrifice fly from junior Steven Lugo in the fourth inning pushed the margin to two runs, 4-2. A throwing error by UNOH would allow an additional run to score in the inning.

The Grizzlies broke things open in the sixth and seven innings. Junior Tate Kight connected on his fourth home run of this spring, a two-run blast over the left field fence in the seventh. He added a two-run single during a five-run eighth inning that gave the team a 10-run lead to end the game.

Georgia Gwinnett College collected 22 hits across the doubleheader sweep, with 15 hits coming in the second game. Kight went 3-for-4 and had four RBI in the second game. Harvey tallied two hits and scored a run during the first contest.


  With the score tied in the first contest, junior Cord Johnson delivered the go-ahead base hit when he lined the ball back up the middle. That scored sophomore Max Hill from second base to give the Grizzlies a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning. Johnson would later score on a double from junior Kyle Harvey. The team scored twice in the fourth and fifth innings to win the opening game of the day.
  "Both games had a different flavor and brought their own set of challenges. We're locked into our process and focusing on who we are and want to be. It was really good to see our guys come out and take care of business in these games," said Head Coach Jeremy Sheetinger.
  First Game
Top of Third
Don Goodes hit a RBI double down the right field line to give the Racers a 1-0 lead
 
Top of Fourth
Juan Flores added a run-scoring double to score Lorenz Frazier for the visitors
 
Bottom of Fourth
Nick Barnes connected on a two-run home run to tie the game, 2-2
 
Bottom of Fifth
Cord Johnson singled up the middle to give the Grizzlies their first lead of the game, 3-2
Kyle Harvey hit a RBI double for a key insurance run
 
Second Game
Bottom of Third
Nick Barnes hit a two-run single to give the Grizzlies a 3-0 lead
 
Bottom of Fourth
Steven Lugo brought home Cord Johnson with a sacrifice fly
A throwing error by UNOH on a failed pickoff attempt allowed Gabe Howell to score
 
Bottom of Seventh
Tate Kight connected on a two-run home run to left field to extend the lead to 8-3
 
Bottom of Eighth
Tate Kight hit a two-run single up the middle during a five-run inning
Cord Johnson added a two-run double to right field to score Myles Smith and Tate Kight
Gabe Howell capped the big inning with a RBI double
 

• GGC recorded 22 hits in the doubleheader sweep, with 15 hits coming in the second contest
• The Grizzlies were successful on nine stolen bases in the second game
• Ten pitchers saw playing time for the Racers during the second contest
• Freshman reliever Alex Cook had his seventh save of the season, tying for the second most in a single season and most since Davis Adkins in 2016

• GGC improves to 18-2 on the season; Northwestern Ohio drops to 4-12 this spring
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 5 in the NAIA Top 25 preseason poll
• GGC has won 17 straight games and is 15-0 at the Grizzly Baseball Complex this season
• Junior Tate Kight hit his fourth home run of the season, joining senior Gabe Austin and junior Gabe Howell for the team lead

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Lourdes University (Ohio) in a single nine-inning game on Friday, March 6, at 6 p.m. from the Grizzly Baseball Complex.