MGCCC baseball hammers Baton Rouge C.C.

MGCCC players congratulate Jarrod Cannette (12) after his grand slam against Baton Rouge Mar. 18.

Bennett rips an RBI double against Baton Rouge March 18.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College scored 26 runs in two games and swept Baton Rouge 16-12 and 10-0 Wednesday at Curly Farris Field in Perkinston.

The Bulldogs (16-6) took game one after shelling Baton Rouge with 10 runs in the bottom of the third inning then hanging on to win the slugfest. Jarrod Cannette paced the 10-run third with a grand slam, while Jeremy Hill added a solo shot. Bryan Babin pitched and won his second game of the year.

Gulf Coast cruised in the nightcap, with Preston Necaise tossing a five-inning complete game shutout. Jeremy Hill kept up his torrid hitting pace by smacking a two-run homer and driving in four.

The Bulldogs split a doubleheader at Baton Rouge earlier this season. On Saturday Gulf Coast, winners in nine of their last 10 games, will host East Central in an MACJC South Division doubleheader at 1 p.m.