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Johnson hustle
Junior Cord Johnson was one of four players to record multiple hits Saturday
4
Webber International (Fla WIU 25-18
9
Winner Georgia Gwinnett GGC 29-8
Webber International (Fla WIU
25-18
4
Final
9
Georgia Gwinnett GGC
29-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Webber International (Fla WIU 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 3
Georgia Gwinnett GGC 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 12 1

W: Kyle, Kevin (1) L: McDonald, Bryce (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Running Rampage

Scoring multiple runs in three innings, the No. 9-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team defeated Webber International University (Florida) 9-4 on Saturday night to take the rubber match of this weekend's three-game series at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

After allowing two runs in the first inning, the Grizzlies (29-8) quickly responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning.

Senior Griffin Keller opened the scoring with an RBI double before junior Livingston Morris added a base hit to left field to bring home the second run of the frame. A sacrifice fly from sophomore Jake Defries provided the Grizzlies a 3-2 lead.

Freshman Josh Davis hit his first collegiate home run to stretch the advantage to two runs, 4-2, in the second inning.

GGC pushed across two runs in the seventh and eighth innings to build a 9-3 advantage.

The hosts tallied 12 hits in the contests with senior Kyle Harvey and juniors Gabe Howell, Kyle Harvey and Cord Johnson eachHarvey running collecting two hits.

Junior starting pitcher Kevin Kyle struck out seven batters across eight innings to pick up the victory.
 
Key Plays
Bottom of First
Griffin Keller hit a RBI double to cut the deficit to 2-1
Livingston Morris tied the game with a single to left field
Jake Defries brought home Livingston Morris with a sacrifice fly
 
Bottom of Second
Josh Davis connected on a home run to left field
 
Bottom of Eighth
Gabe Howell hit a triple to score a pair of runs to give the Grizzlies a 9-3 lead
 
Inside The Numbers
  • The Grizzlies collected 12 hits in the victory
  • Four players tallied two hits for the Grizzlies
  • Junior pitcher Kevin Kyle tossed a season-high eight innings to pick up the victory
News & Notes
  • GGC improves to 29-8 on the season; Webber International falls to 25-18 in 2021
  • The Grizzlies were ranked No. 9 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll; Webber International was receiving votes in the same poll
  • Georgia Gwinnett College holds an 8-2 edge in the series history
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to travel to No. 1-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan University on Tuesday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in Athens, Tennessee.
 
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