The top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team completed a clean sweep to the Association of Independent Institutions 2021 Baseball Championship, capturing the title Monday afternoon with a 12-3 victory over No. 2 seed Fisher College (Massachusetts) at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

GGC won its fifth A.I.I. baseball title in program history and its first under Head Coach Jeremy Sheetinger.

The Grizzlies (42-9) will enter the NAIA national tournament on a 13-game winning streak. The Opening Round opponent and tournament location will be announced Thursday, May 13, at 5 p.m. by the national office.

Senior Griffin Keller, the 2021 A.I.I. baseball championship Most Outstanding Player award recipient, drove in seven runs in Monday's championship game. His sacrifice fly in the first inning helped give the Grizzlies a 2-0 advantage. Then, Keller connected on a three-run home run over the right field fence to extend the lead to 5-0.

After Fisher (31-20) got within 5-3 in the sixth inning, the tournament hosts put the game away behind a five-run seventh inning. Keller was once again at the center of the offense, lining a bases-clearing three-run single to right field. Freshman Chase Evans had opened the scoring in the frame with a two-run single.

Junior starting pitcher Adam McKillican picked up the victory, striking out six batters across six innings. Freshman Tyler Clayton tossed two scoreless innings in relief before senior Hunter Caudelle closed out the game by retiring all three batters faced in the ninth inning.

Joining Keller as Grizzlies on the A.I.I. all-tournament team were senior Hunter Dollander, junior Gabe Howell and sophomore Jake Defries.
 

  After Fisher got within 5-3 in the sixth inning, the Grizzlies kicked things into high gear to create separation from the Falcons with a five-inning seventh frame. Freshman Chase Evans delivered a two-run single through the right side of the infield to give GGC a 7-3 lead. Later, senior Griffin Keller lined a three-run single to right field that pushed the team's advantage to seven runs, 10-3.
  Top of First
Griffin Keller hit a sacrifice fly to center field to drive home Jake Defries
Gabe Howell stole third base and later scored following a throwing error to give the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead
 
Top of Second
Griffin Keller connected on a three-run home run
 
Top of Seventh
Chase Evans extended GGC's lead to 7-3 with a two-run single
Griffin Keller cleared the bases with a three-run single on a 3-2 pitch with two outs
 

• GGC outhit Fisher by a 10-8 margin in the game
• Senior Griffin Keller drove in seven runs in the victory
• Freshman first baseman Chase Evans recorded 10 putouts
• Sophomore third baseman Jake Defries posted five defensive assists

• GGC improves to 42-9 in 2021; Fisher stands 31-20 on the season
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 8 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll
• The team was the No. 1 seed in the A.I.I. Baseball Championship; Fisher was the No. 2 seed
• GGC defeated Fisher six times since April 30, outscoring the team by a 88-14 margin in the process
• The Grizzlies have won five A.I.I. titles in program history

Georgia Gwinnett College will play in the NAIA Opening Round from May 17-20, with the first-round opponent and tournament site to be determined later this week by the NAIA national office.