Former standout Georgia Gwinnett College baseball pitcher Hunter Dollander has signed a professional contract with Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox. The 2021 graduate will begin his stint in Arizona with the organization's Rookie League minor league team.

Dollander signed the deal after two successful starts this season with the Great Falls (Montana) Voyagers of the Pioneer League. He spent the 2021 season with the independent baseball team after helping lead the Grizzlies to the program's first national championship.

At GGC, Dollander set a program season record for wins (28) and was named the most valuable player at the 2021 Avista NAIA World Series. The right hander was on the mound in the championship-clinching victory against Central Methodist University (Missouri), and also had a triumph against Oklahoma Wesleyan University during the series in Lewiston, Idaho. He had a 12-1 record and 3.09 earned run average in 15 starting assignments during the 2021 season.

The Evans, Georgia, native had a 28-2 career record, with 241 strikeouts, in 241 innings and 40 starts for the Grizzlies.

Off the field, Dollander was named the 2021 NAIA Baseball Academic All-American of the Year by College Sports Information Directors of America.

GGC's baseball program has eight former players currently playing professional baseball with minor league teams affiliated with MLB organizations.

The 2022 team had an 46-16 record, advanced to the program's fifth Avista NAIA World Series this spring and won the inaugural Continental Athletic Conference tournament title. The Grizzlies were ranked No. 8 in the final NAIA Top 25 poll.