Bulldogs face archrivals Wednesday at Perk

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast takes the field for the third straight MACCC gameday against a top-20 team Tuesday.

No. 16 Pearl River visits Ross-Smith Field for a 3 p.m. doubleheader. 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 split with Jones and Northwest Mississippi in their last two doubleheaders.

Gulf Coast's doubleheader scheduled for Thursday against Coahoma has been canceled.

Records

• MGCCC: 25-15/11-9 MACCC, 7^th place in conference
• PRCC: 30-11/14-4 MACCC, 3^rd place in conference

Last Time Out

• Gulf Coast split a doubleheader at then-No. 8 Northwest Mississippi on Saturday, bouncing back from a 4-2 loss to win 6-3 in eight innings.
• On April 8, Pearl River lost both ends of a doubleheader against Copiah-Lincoln in Wesson, falling 10-2 and 9-2.

Previous Meeting

On April 9, 2024, Gulf Coast split with Pearl River in Poplarville. The Bulldogs lost the first game 9-7 before winning 14-11 in the nightcap.

Notes

• Karley Rouse (So., D'Iberville/D'Iberville) is third in the MACCC in shutouts (4); fourth in wins (14), innings (119.2) and complete games (14); and fifth in ERA (1.81) and starts (16).
• Emma Thomson (So., Sulphur, La./Sulphur) is third in walks (26).
• Baleigh Tullos (Fr., Hurley/East Central) is sixth in doubles (15).
• Annaston Tate (Fr., Waynesboro/Wayne County) is ninth in triples (4).

Three Ahead

• Wednesday, April 23: vs. East Central, Perkinston, 2 p.m. doubleheader
• Saturday, April 26: at Holmes, Goodman, 2 p.m. doubleheader
• May 1-4: NJCAA Region 23 Tournament

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