GHC baseball has win streak snapped

February 23, 2025

The Georgia Highlands College Chargers had a seven-game win streak snapped Saturday night with a 14-inning home loss to Wabash Valley College (IL), 6-3.

The two teams were tied 3-3 after four innings but went the next nine frames scoreless, even though the Warriors and Chargers combined for 27 hits in the contest.

Wabash gained a 4-3 lead in the top of the fourteenth inning on a two-out RBI single. The next batter followed with a two-run home run and a 6-3 lead. Grayson Godbee led off the Chargers’ half of the frame with a double but was ultimately stranded.

Garrett Goblish (3 IP, 3ER, 3H, 2BB, 3K) was saddled with the GHC pitching loss and was the fifth hurler utilized in the extended game. Kaiden Krak worked four scoreless innings. Hunter Ward contributed three scoreless frames on the mound, and Calvin Koo tossed a scoreless inning in the loss.

Godbee finished with three hits, including a double and one RBI. Wyatt Gatlin (RBI, Ryan Martin, and Ali Banks had two hits for the Chargers.

Georgia Highlands (13-2) hosts Macomb CC and Wabash Valley again on Sunday at noon and 6 p.m.

GEORGIA HIGHLANDS 14, MACOMB CC (MI) 4

Georgia Highlands baseball blew open their game with visiting Macomb CC (MI) on Saturday afternoon with a nine-run fourth inning that saw the Chargers send 14 men to the plate. The Chargers went on to win the contest 14-4.

GHC trailed the Monarchs 3-2 in the middle of the third inning but scored three in the bottom of the third and sealed the game with a productive fourth inning.

Canadian Andrew Bishop had two hits, including a homer and four RBI. Sequoyah High product Kenskey Thomas (double, RBI) and Lassiter High product Ryan Martin (double, RBI) also had two hits.

Ali Banks (two RBI), Ian Fullerton (two RBI), Wyatt Gatlin (two RBI), and Grayson Godbee (RBI) added one hit apiece. The Chargers also took advantage of ten walks in their offensive production.

Andrew Arnold started on the mound and went 3-⅔ innings for the pitching victory. He allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks. Braxton Wade struck out three of four batters to close out the five-inning contest.