LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Feb. 19, 2021) – The Truett McConnell University baseball team traveled to No. 3 Georgia Gwinnett College Friday, where they fell to a final score of 5-3. The Bears are sitting now at an overall record of 6-3, while GGC rose to a record of 5-2.

PLAY BY PLAY

The Grizzlies came out hot at the start with a home run in the bottom of the first (1-0), while the Bears were quick to retaliate in the top of the second with a Will Ingram sacrifice bunt to score Kodi Bishop from third (1-1), but GGC responded once more in the bottom of the second on a defense's indifference (2-1).

The fourth saw GGC up by three with one unearned run (4-1), and it wasn't until the top of the sixth that a Josh Johnston home run over the right field fence lessened the lead (4-2), along with TMU scoring once more in the top of the eighth after an Andrew Johnston single to center scored J. Johnston on third (5-3). However, it was ultimately not enough as TMU fell in their first road game of the season by two.

BY THE NUMBERS

J. Johnston led the way going 2-for-4 at the plate with a single RBI, while A. Johnston went 1-for-3 with an RBI of his own. Bishop went 1-for-3, followed by starting catcher Ingram who recorded one RBI, while controlling the base path by going 4-for-4 in CSB's, totaling 11 on the year.

UP NEXT

TMU will head back to GGC for day two of competition Saturday, Feb.20, where they will face Lourdes University in game one, start time of 10:00 a.m., and GGC in game two, start time of 2:00 p.m.