Georgia Gwinnett College Athletics

Diamond Championship Form

The Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team left little doubt it is the best in the Association of Independent Institutions this season as the Grizzlies scored a commanding 21-2 victory against Talladega College (Ala.) in sweeping to this year's conference championship Monday at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.

GGC (43-11) won its fourth A.I.I. title in program history and avenged a loss to the Tornadoes in last year's championship game.

The team now advances to the Opening Round of this year's NAIA tournament, being played May 13-16.

In the A.I.I. finale, the Grizzlies scored runs in seven consecutive innings to win its third straight tournament game. Three runs came in the second frame and four more were added in the third inning to grab a 7-1 lead. Three RBI doubles led to the scoring in the second inning – among eight doubles that the team collected in the victory.

Sophomore Cord Johnson connected on a grand slam during a seven-run fourth inning.

Georgia Gwinnett College recorded 16 hits in the game, led by Johnson with three hits. Seniors Alex Garland, Brandon Robinson and Brody Wofford joined sophomore Nick Tanner in rounding out the multiple-hit performers.



Senior C.J. Ballard was named the 2019 A.I.I. Baseball Championship Most Outstanding Player after scoring six runs, driving in six runs and collecting six hits in GGC's three victories. Junior pitchers Hunter Caudelle and Pedro Garcia joined sophomores Nick Barnes and Cam Coursey on the all-tournament team.