Bulldogs return to Perk on Saturday

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast aims to keep its spot in the top third of the MACCC on Saturday when Holmes visits.

First pitch in the doubleheader at Ken “Curly” Farris Field is set for 2 p.m. Buy your tickets ahead of time to save money. It costs $7 for adults or $5 for youth online, or $10 and $7 at the gate. Tickets are available at http://mgcccbulldogs.com/tickets, and the game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch.

The Bulldogs have played on the road the last two doubleheaders.

Records

• MGCCC: 20-8/6-2 MACCC, 5^th place in conference
• Holmes: 9-15/1-7 MACCC, 13^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC split at Southwest Mississippi on Tuesday, losing the first game 11-10 in 10 innings before rebounding for a 10-3 victory.
• Holmes lost 11-5 and 7-6 to East Mississippi in Goodman on Tuesday.

Previous Meeting

On March 25, 2023, Gulf Coast and Holmes split at Goodman. Holmes won the first game 9-8 and Gulf Coast rebounded for a 15-6 win.

Notes

• Gulf Coast is seventh in the country in being hit by pitches (62) and 10^th in walks (156). The Bulldog are second in the MACCC in on-base percentage (.449) and third in doubles (58).
• Marc Stephens (So., Orange Beach, Ala./Gulf Shores) is second in the NJCAA with 48 hits (leads MACCC), 11^th in hitting (.495, leads MACCC) and 15^th in on-base percentage (.592, leads MACCC).
• Dom Jackson (Fr., Gulf Breeze, Fla./Gulf Breeze) is fifth in the country with nine homers (second MACCC) and 12^th in RBI (35, 4^th MACCC). His .882 slugging percentage is 10^th (leads MACCC). He’s sixth in the MACCC with 20 walks.
• Brandon Cain (So., Mobile, Ala./Baker) is fourth in the MACCC with three triples.
• Kaden Irving (Fr., Gautier/Gautier) is seventh in the MACCC with nine doubles.
• Charlie Keller (So., Mobile, Ala./Mobile Christian) has been hit by 10 pitches, seventh-most in the MACCC.

Three Ahead

• Tuesday, March 26: at Jones, Ellisville, 3 p.m. doubleheader
• Friday, March 29: at East Mississippi, Scooba, 2 p.m. doubleheader
• Wednesday, April 3: vs. East Central, Perkinston, 3 p.m. doubleheader

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