The No. 8-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team scored 10 of its 19 runs in the second inning for a pair of productive victories, 11-8 and 8-0, against Toccoa Falls College (Georgia) on Thursday afternoon at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

The Grizzlies (32-9) used a seven-run second inning to build an 8-0 lead in the opener. The lead grew to 11-1 by the fifth inning before Toccoa Falls (12-22) answered with seven runs in the sixth inning.

Junior Gabe Howell went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the game. Fellow junior Austin Bates collected three hits as the Grizzlies tallied 11 hits.

In the second outing, junior Livingston Morris went 4-for-4 with three RBI to lead GGC's 13-hit offensive attack. The hosts jumped out to a 5-0 lead behind a three-run second inning.

Senior Griffin Keller scored three runs and added two hits. Junior Myles Smith and Howell also recorded two hits in the second contest.

Freshman Gage Williams tossed a one-hitter and struck out seven batters in the seven-inning second game. Junior Kevin Kyle picked up the victory in the first game after completing five quality innings. 
  First Game
Bottom of Second
Chase Evans hit a RBI single to bring home Nick Barnes and give the Grizzlies a 3-0 lead
Jake Defries added a sacrifice fly
Griffin Keller and Gabe Howell hit back-to-back run-scoring doubles during a seven-run inning
 
Bottom of Third
Gabe Howell hit another RBI double
 
Second Game
Bottom of First
Gabe Howell opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly
Livingston Morris hit a run-scoring double to give the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead
 
Bottom of Second
Gabe Howell brought home Griffin Keller with a triple
Livingston Morris followed with a RBI single
 
Bottom of Sixth
Kyle Harvey hit a sacrifice fly to score Livingston Morris
 

• The Grizzlies recorded 24 hits in the doubleheader sweep
• GGC hit four doubles in each contest
• Freshman Gage Williams struck out seven batters in tossing a shutout in the second game

• GGC improves to 32-9 in 2021; Toccoa Falls drops to 12-22 on the season
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 8 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to travel to No. 5 Faulkner University (Alabama) for a doubleheader on Sunday, April 25, at 2 p.m. in Montgomery, Alabama.