Three home runs powered No. 5-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan University to a 6-1 victory against No. 3 Georgia Gwinnett College in NAIA baseball action Wednesday afternoon at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

Tennessee Wesleyan (10-0) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning following a two-run home run from Zach Hogueisson.

Two innings later, Anthony Hickman connected on a solo home run to extend the team's lead to 4-0.

GGC (8-3) attempted a rally with back-to-back base hits in the sixth inning from junior center fielder Cord Johnson and senior second baseman Kyle Harvey. Johnson opened the frame with a double and later scored on Harvey's RBI single. However, that's the lone run the hosts were bring across the plate in the game.

Harvey collected two of the team's four hits in the contest.

The Bulldogs got their third homer of the day when Carson Ford struck a solo blast in the seventh inning. The visitors capped the scoring with an insurance run in the ninth inning.

The loss broke GGC's eight-game winning streak.


  Both teams came into the top-5 showdown with decisive first-inning scoring margin advantages. Tennessee Wesleyan continued that trend on Wednesday by scoring three times in the opening frame. Carson Ford opened the scoring with a run-scoring single. Then, Zach Hoguisson connected on a two-run homer over the right field fence to give the visitors an early 3-0 lead.
  Top of First
Bryce Giles hit a run-scoring single to open the scoring
Zach Hoguisson connected on a two-run homer to give Tennessee Wesleyan a 3-0 lead
 
Top of Third
Anthony Hickman hit a solo home run as the visitors built a 5-1 advantage
 
Bottom of Sixth
Kyle Harvey brought home Cord Johnson with a RBI single
 
Top of Seventh
Carson Ford hit a solo home run as the visitors built a 5-1 advantage
 

• Tennessee Wesleyan outhit GGC 12-4
• Both teams recorded 12 strikeouts in the contest
• Senior second baseman Kyle Harvey collected two of GGC's four hits in the contest

• GGC drops to 8-3 this spring; Tennessee Wesleyan improved to 10-0 in 2021
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Top 25 preseason poll; Tennessee Wesleyan stood No. 5 in the same poll
• Tennessee Wesleyan is the defending NAIA national champions after winning the 2019 Avista NAIA World Series
• The series is now tied at seven wins apiece between the two programs

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host West Virginia Tech on Saturday, February 27, at 2 p.m. Then, the Grizzlies host University of Northwestern Ohio at 6 p.m. from the Grizzly Baseball Complex.