The No. 2-seeded Faulkner University (Alabama) baseball team scored three runs in consecutive innings before holding off a late-inning rally by No. 1-seed Georgia Gwinnett College to win Tuesday afternoon's winner's bracket contest 6-3 in the NAIA Opening Round Lawrenceville Bracket at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

The Grizzlies (48-7) had their 14-game winning streak snapped. The tournament hosts attempted to rally from a 6-1 deficit.

Junior Braxton Meguiar hit a run-scoring double in the top of the sixth inning before scoring on a safety squeeze bunt by classmate Henry Daniels.

A few innings later, GGC loaded the bases on Faulkner starting pitcher Mose Hayes after back-to-back singles from juniors Jackson Cobb and Paul Winland Jr. were followed by a walk to junior pitch hitter Bryce Lesher.

Faulkner (38-17) turned to reliever Hunter Dupuy to get out of the jam with a strikeout and a flyout to secure the victory and his third save of the season. Hayes struck out nine batters and scattered eight hits across 8.1 innings to improve his record to 7-1 on the season.

GGC opened the scoring in the second inning on an RBI single from junior Caden Smith.

However, the Eagles answered with three runs in the third and fourth innings. Johnny Lopez hit a go-ahead two-run double before scoring on Christian Webb's run-scoring single in the third frame.

Evan Gilliam executed a safety squeeze bunt to plate the team's second run of the fourth inning. Orlando Lorduy collected an RBI single to give the visitors a 6-1 lead.
  The Grizzlies attempted a late-inning rally by scoring two runs in the top of the sixth inning and loading the bases with one out in the ninth inning, while trailing by three runs, at 6-3. However, Faulkner relief pitcher Hunter Dupuy recorded a strikeout and a flyout to end the threat and seal the victory in the winner's bracket game.
  Top of Second
Caden Smith hit an RBI single that brought home Joe Quelch to open the scoring
 
Bottom of Third
Johnny Lopez tallied a two-run double that gave the Eagles a 2-1 lead
Christian Webb followed with a run-scoring single
 
Bottom of Fourth
Evan Gilliam executed a safety squeeze bunt that extended the lead to 5-1
Orlando Lorduy added an RBI single
 
Top of Seventh
Braxton Meguiar lined a run-scoring double to trim the deficit to 6-2
Henry Daniels laid down a safety squeeze bunt to score Braxton Meguiar
 

• Both teams registered eight hits in Tuesday's contest
• Junior reliever Tyler Martin struck out six batters across four no-hit innings
• The Grizzlies tallied two doubles in the game
• Senior Ajay Sczepkowski went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles

• GGC drops to 48-7 on the season; Faulkner improves to 37-15 this spring
• The Grizzlies were ranked No. 2 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll; Faulkner stood No. 15 in the same poll
• The team was the top seed in the NAIA Opening Round bracket; Faulkner stood as the No. 2 seed
• GGC had its 14-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to play in an elimination round contest on Wednesday, May 15, at the Grizzly Baseball Complex, starting at 11 a.m.