The No. 3-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball completed a sweep of its four-game weekend series against Cleary University (Michigan) with a convincing 13-3 victory in seven innings Sunday afternoon at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

The Grizzlies (16-6) outscored Cleary by a 46-9 margin during the series.

In Sunday's series finale, GGC scored three runs in the second inning and pushed across six runs in the sixth inning in building a commanding 11-3 lead.

Senior left fielder Griffin Keller went 2-for-3 and scored three runs to pace the team's 10-hit offensive attack. Junior shortstop Gabe Howell also collected two hits and scored three times from the top of the lineup.

Cleary (3-10) scored two unearned runs in the first inning, but the hosts battled back in the bottom half of the frame to plate two runs itself. Keller hit a RBI triple to right field and later scored on a sacrifice fly from junior designated hitter Austin Bates.

Later, junior right fielder Livingston Morris cleared the bases with a double to right field during the six-run fourth inning.

Freshman reliever Gage Williams picked up the victory as the right hander tossed two scoreless innings and struck out three batters. Junior right hander Adam McKillican recorded two strikeouts over three innings in the starting assignment.


  After allowing two unearned runs in the first inning, the Grizzlies quickly got those runs back with two runs in the bottom half of the frame. Senior Griffin Keller hit a triple to score the first run before scoring himself on a sacrifice fly from junior Austin Bates. The Grizzlies added three more runs in the second inning to seize control of the contest.
  Bottom of First
Griffin Keller hit a triple inside the right field line to score Gabe Howell
Austin Bates tied the game, 2-2, with a sacrifice fly
 
Bottom of Second
Austin Bates hit another sacrifice fly to give the Grizzlies a 4-2 lead
 
Bottom of Fourth
Livingston Morris cleared the bases with a double to right field during a five-run inning
 

• GGC outhit Cleary by a 10-5 margin in the contest
• Junior Gabe Howell and senior Griffin Keller each had two hits and scored three runs from the top two spots in the lineup
• GGC hitters drew eight walks during Sunday's game

• GGC improves to 16-6 on the season; Cleary fell to 3-10 this spring
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Top 25 preseason poll
• The team outscored Cleary by a 46-9 margin in the four-game series sweep

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Point University (Georgia) on Wednesday, March 17, from the Grizzly Baseball Complex, starting at 4 p.m.