Georgia Gwinnett College Sweeps 2021 A.I.I. Baseball Title

The top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team completed a clean sweep to the Association of Independent Institutions 2021 Baseball Championship, capturing the title Monday afternoon with a 12-3 victory over No. 2 seed Fisher College (Massachusetts) at GGC's Grizzly Baseball Complex in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

GGC won its fifth A.I.I. baseball title in program history and its first under Head Coach Jeremy Sheetinger.

The Grizzlies (42-9) will enter the NAIA national tournament on a 13-game winning streak. The Opening Round opponent and tournament location will be announced Thursday, May 13, at 5 p.m. by the national office.

Griffin Keller, the 2021 A.I.I. baseball championship Most Outstanding Player award recipient, drove in seven runs in Monday's championship game. His sacrifice fly in the first inning helped give the Grizzlies a 2-0 advantage. Then, Keller connected on a three-run home run over the right field fence to extend the lead to 5-0.

After Fisher (31-20) got within 5-3 in the sixth inning, the tournament hosts put the game away behind a five-run seventh inning. Keller was once again at the center of the offense, lining a bases-clearing three-run single to right field. Chase Evans had opened the scoring in the frame with a two-run single.

Starting pitcher Adam McKillican picked up the victory, striking out six batters across six innings. Tyler Clayton tossed two scoreless innings in relief before Hunter Caudelle closed out the game by retiring all three batters faced in the ninth inning.

Cameron Pearson, Mitchell Lundholm and John Batista each recorded two hits for Fisher. Lundholm legged out a double and scored twice in Monday's contest.

Association of Independent Institutions 2021 Baseball All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player: Griffin Keller, Georgia Gwinnett College

Christian Dow, Fisher College

Jordan Gosselin, Fisher College

Mitchell Lundholm, Fisher College

Jake Defries, Georgia Gwinnett College

Hunter Dollander, Georgia Gwinnett College

Gabe Howell, Georgia Gwinnett College

Nate Finney, Crowley's Ridge College

Corbett Seib, Crowley's Ridge College

Co Co Simoneaux, Xavier University (Louisiana)

Michael Sonn, Xavier University (Louisiana)