Six different Georgia Gwinnett College baseball players had multiple-hit performances in leading the No. 3-ranked Grizzlies to an 11-5 victory at USC Beaufort in Friday's opener of a weekend series in Hardeeville, South Carolina.

Inclement weather suspended Friday's nightcap with the Sand Sharks leading 3-0 in the top of the fourth inning. The weather eventually led to the final two games of the series being postponed.

The Grizzlies (32-5) scored early and often to earn the first-game victory. Four runs were placed on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning. Sophomore Joe Quelch opened the scoring with an RBI single. Junior Devin Warner then wrapped up the frame with an infield single that brought home sophomore Brett Dingess.

GGC broke the game open behind a five-run fourth inning that built a commanding 10-3 lead in the match up of Continental Athletic Conference opponents.

Junior Ajay Sczepkowski hit a two-run single to open the inning. Dingess added an RBI single to right field before Warner lined a run-scoring double for the team's 10th run of the contest.

Quelch led the Grizzlies' 18-hit offensive attack by going 4-for-5 and driving in two runs. Sophomore Braxton Meguiar went 3-for-5 and scored a pair of runs. Junior Jesus Pacheco also collected three hits against USC Beaufort (12-23).

Dingess, Sczepkowski and Warner each tallied two hits and combined to account for five RBI for the Grizzlies.

Sophomore starting pitcher Cameron Repetti struck out five batters across 4.2 innings to pick up his seventh win of the season. Sophomore Chandler Wood helped secure the triumph with 2.1 scoreless innings in relief.
  GGC put away the series-opening game by scoring five runs in the fourth inning to build a 10-3 advantage. Leading 5-3, the middle of GGC's lineup added runs as junior Ajay Sczepkowski drove in a pair of runs with a single. Sophomore Brett Dingess hit a run-scoring single to right field before junior Devin Warner followed with an RBI double to center field that brought home Dingess from first base with the team's fifth run of the frame.
  Top of First
Joe Quelch lined an RBI single that brought home Braxton Meguiar
Ajay Sczepkowski scored following a wild pitch
Joe Quelch successfully stole home as the Grizzlies successfully executed a double steal
Devin Warner hit an infield single that scored the team's fourth run of the frame
 
Top of Third
Cohen Wilbanks hit a sacrifice fly that extended the lead to 5-2
 
Top of Fourth
Ajay Sczepkowski brought home a pair of runs with a single
Brett Dingess hit an RBI single that gave GGC a 9-3 lead
Devin Warner lined a run-scoring double to center field that scored Brett Dingess from first base
 

• GGC outhit USC Beaufort by an 18-11 margin in the first game
• Six players tallied two or more hits in the victory
• The Grizzlies recorded eight stolen bases, led by sophomore Joe Quelch with three steals
• Sophomore starting pitcher Cameron Repetti picked up his seventh win of the season

• GGC improves to 32-5 in 2023, while USC Beaufort is 12-23 on the season
• The Grizzlies were tied for No. 3 in this week's NAIA Top 25 poll
• GGC has a 15-7 lead in the series with the Sand Sharks, including a 6-4 lead in games played in Hardeeville, South Carolina
• Georgia Gwinnett College and USC Beaufort are both members of the Continental Athletic Conference

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Talladega College (Alabama) on Tuesday, April 11, from the Grizzly Baseball Complex, starting at 6 p.m.