Softball honors sophomores Saturday

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast will salute nine softball players Saturday during Sophomore Day ceremonies between games of an MACCC doubleheader against Coahoma.

First pitch at Ross-Smith Field is set for 1 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 will salute Kylie Burnette (So., Picayune/Picayune), Jett Harrell (So., Clarksdale/Lee Academy), Olivia Keith (So., Crestview, Fla./Crestview), Kamryn LaFosse (So., Lake Charles, La./Sam Houston), CC Lynn (So., Waynesboro/Wayne County), Kylee Necaise (So., Gulfport/West Harrison), Jorja Roberson (So., Branyan/East Union), Natalie Shaw (So., Olive Branch/Marshall Academy) and Abi Williams (So., Columbia/Columbia Academy).

Records

• MGCCC: 28-14/10-5 MACCC, 6^th place in conference
• Coahoma: 0-22/0-14 MACCC, 15^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC split with No. 12 East Central on Wednesday at Decatur. The Bulldogs lost 4-3 in the first game but won 6-5 in the nightcap.
• Coahoma lost 13-1 and 12-1 to Northwest Mississippi on Wednesday in Senatobia. Both games ended in the fifth inning.

Previous Meeting

On April 13, 2023, Gulf Coast beat Coahoma 8-0 and 14-2 in five innings at Clarksdale.

Notes

• Gulf Coast is third in the NJCAA in walks (139, 1^st MACCC) and being hit by pitches (37, 1^st MACCC). The Bulldogs are 10^th in hits (320, 4^th MACCC) and 11^th in triples (13, 3^rd MACCC). In the MACCC, Gulf Coast is third in on-base percentage (.419).
• Olivia Falcon (Fr., St. Amant, La./St. Amant) is fifth in the county with four shutouts (2^nd MACCC). She leads the MACCC with 19 starts and is eighth in wins (10).
• Aleah Beaugez (Fr., D’Iberville/D’Iberville) is second in the country with 12 hit by pitches (1^st MACCC).
• Jorja Roberson (So., Branyan/East Union) is fourth in the MACCC with 19 walks and seventh in runs scored (19).
• Natalie Shaw (So., Olive Branch/Marshall Academy) is ninth in the MACCC with 11 doubles.
• Kamryn LaFosse (So., Lake Charles, La./Sam Houston) is fourth in the conference with 19 walks.
• AB Parrish (Fr., Corinth/Alcorn Central) is fourth in the conference with 19 walks.
• Jett Harrell (So., Clarksdale/Lee Academy) is eighth in the MACCC with 10 wins.

Three Ahead

• Tuesday, April 9: at Pearl River, Poplarville, 4 p.m. doubleheader
• Tuesday, April 16: at Coastal Alabama-South, 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 17: vs. Hinds, Perkinston, 3 p.m. doubleheader

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