Baseball Alumni Day set for March 18

PERKINSTON — The Mississippi Gulf Coast baseball team will host its Alumni Day on March 18 as part of a celebration of the 50^th anniversary of playing at the site of Ken "Curly" Farris Field.

Former coach and MGCCC Athletics Hall of Famer Cooper Farris will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the MACCC doubleheader against the 2 p.m. doubleheader against Itawamba.

There will be a cookout for former players and their families, and the players will be introduced on the field between games. Alumni and their families will be admitted to the game for free and there will be a pregame tour of the field and facilities.

Former Gulf Coast players who wish to participate should RSVP with head coach Bob Keller at robert.keller@mgccc.edu or 601-528-8415.

Gulf Coast played its first games at what is now Ken "Curly" Farris Field on March 13, 1973, against Hinds. The new stadium was opened in 2017, and artificial turf was installed ahead of this season.

Baseball was previously played in the area where Weeks Hall is now, in what was then an open field behind Gregory War Memorial Chapel. The teams played there from 1968-1973. Before 1968, the games were played on the Old Athletic Field, south of the railroad tracks where the Band of Gold now practices.

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