The No. 9-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team established two new program records and tied another offensive mark while outscoring Johnson University (Tennessee) by a 49-0 margin during a doubleheader sweep Saturday at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

The Grizzlies (26-7) legged out a school record 11 doubles in winning the first game 23-0 before coming back with a record-setting 25 hits while tying another mark with 26 runs in the nightcap shutout victory. They collected 48 hits for the day.

GGC outscored Johnson 63-0 throughout the three-game weekend series. The Grizzlies have recorded five consecutive shutouts – all coming this week.

Individually, junior Gabe Howell went 4-for-7, drove in six runs and scored three runs on the day. Junior Livingston Morris collected five hits and hit his eighth home run of the season in the first contest. Junior Tate Kight was 4-for-4 in the second contest and smashed his first homer of the season.

Freshman Josh Davis drove in five runs, went 3-for-3 and scored three runs while senior Kyle Harvey was 4-for-4 and hit three doubles in the sweep.

On the mound, 10 pitchers combined for the two shutouts, registering 33 strikeouts across the 14 innings.

Freshman Gage Williams had two strikeouts in three scoreless innings in the first-game starting assignment. Junior Kevin Kyle registered seven strikeouts in a three-inning effort during the second game. Kyle improved to 4-0 on the season, while Williams picked up his second win of the 2021 season.

The Grizzlies have won 14 of their last 15 games.


  "I was very impressed with how mature the guys took to the games this weekend. We handled ourselves very well and I'm happy with how we went about the weekend. You sometimes get caught up in the wins and losses during a season and forget to realize that the players are in continuous development. It was good to see Tate (Kight) get his first home run and produce like he did," said Head Coach Jeremy Sheetinger.
  First Game
Bottom of First
Kyle Harvey brought home a pair of runs with a double
Josh Davis added a RBI single to give the Grizzlies a 5-0 lead
 
Bottom of Second
Livingston Morris connected on a two-run home run
Nick Barnes hit a run-scoring single to bring home Jake Defries
Gabe Howell lined a RBI double to score two runs and cap a seven-run inning
 
Bottom of Third
Griffin Keller added two more runs with a single
 
Second Game
Bottom of First
Chase Evans opened the scoring with a RBI single
Josh Davis drove in two runs with a single to right field
 
Bottom of Fourth
Livingston Morris brought home Gabe Howell with a run-scoring single
J.D. Stubbs scored two runs with a single to left field
Tate Kight connected on a two-run home run for his second hit of the inning
 

• The Grizzlies recorded 48 hits across the doubleheader sweep, including a school-record 25 hits in the second game
• GGC established a new program record with 11 doubles during the first game
• The pitching staff tossed five shutouts across five games this week

• GGC improves to 26-7 in 2021; Johnson falls to 7-26 on the season
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 9 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll
• GGC has won 14 of its last 15 games

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Toccoa Falls College (Georgia) in a single game on Tuesday, April 6, at the Grizzly Baseball Complex, starting at 6 p.m.