MGCCC baseball sweeps Northwest

  • MGCCC players congratulate Jan Butler (22) after a three-run HR against Northwest Feb. 27.

  • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College upped its winning streak to seven by pounding Northwest in a doubleheader sweep Saturday. The Bulldogs (8-3) took game one 10-1 as winning pitcher Sean Kennel chalked up 10 more strikeouts in six innings of work. Patrick Kirkland led the Gulf Coast offensive attack with three hits and two RBI while Jeremy Hill, Will White, and Derek Davis each chipped in two hits.

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  • MGCCC baseball this weekend

    MGCCC baseball defeated Andrews College (GA.) 12-2 in 6 innings and Baton Rouge CC 13-3 in 6 innings at the East Central Tournament Saturday in Decatur.

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  • Baseball splits with Miss. Delta

    Ty Lain's bases loaded RBI single in the bottom of the 7th inning helped Mississippi Gulf Coast Comunity College defeat Mississippi Delta 5-4 and earn a split in the doubleheader Feb. 17 at Perk. Lain, a sophomore from Wyoming, had three hits in the victory while Jeremy Hill had two hits and drove in a run. Anthony Izzio got the win on the mound as he struck out five in three innings of work.

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  • Rath takes over as new baseball coach

    A Coast native and former major leaguer is the new head baseball coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Long Beach native Gary Rath takes control of the Bulldogs after being approved by the college’s Board of Trustees this week.

    “It’s a tremendous opportunity to come back home after playing for so many years and be given the chance to lead,” Rath said. “Gulf Coast has a great tradition in baseball and in all of the athletic programs. I’m thankful and humbled that they think well enough of me to lead this team.”

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