After winning the NAIA national championship, it shouldn't be surprising to find the Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team and its players ranking prominently within among several statistical categories for the 2021 season.
The Grizzlies' potent offensive attack led the NAIA in five categories: doubles (174), runs scored per game (11.0), hits (737), runs scored (671), and stolen bases (208). The team was second in runs batted in (594), stolen bases per game (3.410), batting average (.367), and triples (30).
GGC's pitching staff recorded the second most strikeouts (561) nationally during the 2021 campaign.
Individually, senior
Griffin Keller led the NAIA with 107 hits and 89 runs while standing second with 195 total bases and 26 doubles. Keller's 89 runs batted in ranked third in the nation and .469 batting average was fourth. Junior
Myles Smith ranked third best in the NAIA with 40 stolen bases. Junior
Gabe Howell stood fourth best nationally with 23 doubles.
Senior
Hunter Dollander finished the season with 12 pitching victories to stand fourth best in the NAIA.
The Grizzlies had a 51-10 record after winning the 2021 NAIA national championship, the program's first national title. The team won 22 of its last 23 games, including five consecutive victories at the Avista NAIA World Series.
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WHERE THE GRIZZLIES RANKED IN 2021
First
- Doubles, 174
- Runs scored per game, 11.0
- Hits, 737
- Runs scored, 671
- Stolen bases, 208
Second
- Runs batted in, 594
- Stolen bases per game, 3.41
- Batting average, .367
- Triples, 30
- Doubles per game, 2.852
2021 PLAYERS' RANKINGS
Griffin Keller
- Total hits, first, 107
- Runs scored, first, 89
- Total bases, second, 195
- Doubles, second, 26
- RBI, third, 89
- Batting average, fourth, .469
Myles Smith
Hunter Dollander
- Pitching wins, fourth, 12
Gabe Howell
