Gulf Coast looks to start new streak
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast heads to Wesson on Wednesday for two games against a tough Copiah-Lincoln squad. The Wolves split with a nationally ranked Northwest team over the weekend.
The Bulldogs saw a long win streak end Saturday against Holmes.
First pitch in the doubleheader is set for 3 p.m. The games will be streamed at https://www.colinathletics.com/general/live_stream.
After this, Gulf Coast plays three straight home doubleheaders and six out of the next seven at Ken "Curly" Farris Field.
Records
- MGCCC: 13-5/5-1 MACJC, T-1st in conference
- Co-Lin: 10-7/3-3 MACJC, T-7th in conference
Last Time Out
- MGCCC split with Holmes on Saturday at Perkinston, winning 12-2 in six innings and losing 7-6. Tyler Hoffman (Fr., Mobile Christian/Mobile Ala.) shined on the mound in a complete game, and the Bulldogs slugged four homers in the win. The loss broke a 12-game win streak.
- Co-Lin split on the road with No. 17 Northwest on Saturday, winning the opener 6-4 and losing 9-7 in the second. Ryan Zimmerman homered in the victory.
Previous Meeting
Gulf Coast swept a doubleheader on March 21, 2018, winning 13-5 and 6-5 in Perkinston. Dylan Menhennett had five RBI in the first game, and Brandon Parker (So., West Harrison/Saucier) hit a tying home run in the seventh before Alden Davis (So., Pascagoula/Pascagoula) won it in the eighth.
Notes
- Parker is tied for sixth in NJCAA Division II with six home runs. He's hit safely in 15 of 18 games.
- Cullan O'Shea (So., Mary G. Montgomery/Mobile Ala.) has a 13-game RBI streak and he's tied for seventh nationally with 31 RBI.
- Dee Hawthorne (Fr., Harrison Central/Gulfport) is 2-for-3 in each of the last five games he's played.
- Dawson Hall (Fr., East Central/Hurley) is 16th in the nation among pitchers who have thrown 30-plus innings with 10.2 K/9.
Three Ahead
- Saturday, March 30, vs. Mississippi Delta, 2 p.m., Perkinston
- Tuesday, April 2, vs. Pearl River, 3 p.m., Perkinston
- Saturday, April 6, vs. Northwest, 2 p.m., Perkinston
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