MGCCC baseball splits with Northwest

Will White runs around third base against Northwest Apr. 10.

Corey Groue watches as his solo homerun clears the right field wall against Northwest Apr. 10.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College headed into the Easter Weekend with a doubleheader split against Northwest Good Friday at Perk.

The Bulldogs (25-11) won game one 12-2 in 6 innings but lost the nightcap 4-3. In game one, starting pitcher Bryan Babin (3-0) got the win after going up no earned runs in five innings while striking out five. Jeremy Hill continued his torried hitting pace by going 4-for-4 with 5 RBI'S. Will White and Corey Groue each had two hits, with Groue adding a solo homerun, his third of the season.

In game two, Hill smacked a two-run homer, his ninth of the season. The sophomore from Long Beach is batting .475 in 2009.

Gulf Coast travels to East Central Apr. 15 to take on the Warriors.