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The Grizzlies stand 10-4 on the season after Sunday's home loss
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Winner WVU Tech WVUT 3-2
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Georgia Gwinnett GGC 10-4
Winner
WVU Tech WVUT
3-2
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Final
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Georgia Gwinnett GGC
10-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
WVU Tech WVUT 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 9 2
Georgia Gwinnett GGC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 3

W: McClure, Logan (1) L: McKillican, Adam (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

End of the Line

The Georgia Gwinnett College closed out its 14-game home stand to begin the season with a 6-3 loss to West Virginia Tech in a back-and-forth diamond battle Sunday afternoon at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

The Golden Bears (3-3) scored three runs in the ninth inning to pick up the victory. They opened the game by benefitting from three GGC defensive errors to take a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

The No. 3-ranked Grizzlies (10-4) would tie the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning on an RBI ground out from freshman second baseman Josh Davis. He hit a sacrifice fly to score the team's first run during the first inning.

West Virginia Tech took a 3-2 lead on an RBI double from Douglas Pollock.

The Grizzlies would answer in the sixth inning when junior right fielder Nick Barnes led off the frame with a triple and scored on a throwing error during the play. The game would remain deadlocked at 3-3 until the visitors broke through in the ninth inning.

Junior shortstop Gabe Howell went 3-for-4 and scored a run. Barnes scored two runs on Sunday and Davis drove in a pair of runs.


 
Turning Point
With the scored tied at 3-3 in the ninth inning, the visiting Golden Bears pushed across three runs to pick up the victory. Jered Sermesrsheim gave West Virginia Tech the lead with a base hit that brought home Andrew Sharp. Later in the inning, John Ackerman added a sacrifice fly.
 
Key Plays
Top of First
Jared Sermersheim hit a single to right field to score Andrew Sharp and give the Golden Bears a quick 2-0 lead
 
Bottom of First
Josh Davis cut the deficit to 2-1 with a sacrifice fly
 
Bottom of Fourth
Josh Davis hit a RBI ground out to square the contest at 2-2
 Barnes score
Top of Fifth
Douglas Pollock connected on a run-scoring double as West Virginia Tech would regain the lead, 3-2
 
Bottom of Sixth
Nick Barnes hit a triple and later scored on a wild throw on the play to tie the game, 3-3
 
Top of Ninth
Jared Sermesheim gave the Golden Bears a 4-3 lead with a run-scoring base hit
John Ackerman added a sacrifice fly to add an insurance run
 
Inside The Numbers
  • West Virginia Tech outhit the Grizzlies by a 9-6 margin in the contest
  • Junior Gabe Howell went 3-for-4 and scored a run for GGC
  • The teams combined to commit five defensive errors
  • Junior Nick Barnes scored two of the three runs for the Grizzlies
News & Notes
  • GGC falls to 10-4 this spring; West Virginia Tech stands 3-3 in 2021
  • The Grizzlies were ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Top 25 preseason poll
  • Sunday's game ended the team's 14-game home stand to begin the season
  • GGC leads the series history with West Virginia Tech by a 9-2 margin
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play its first road game of the season with a doubleheader on Friday, March 5, with a game against No. 22 Middle Georgia State University, starting at 1 p.m. in Cochran, Georgia.
 
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