No. 18 Bulldogs host Meridian on Wednesday

PERKINSTON — No. 18 Mississippi Gulf Coast has won five straight heading into Wednesday's MACCC battle with Meridian.

First pitch in the Ross-Smith Field doubleheader will be at 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.

Records

• MGCCC: 23-8/4-2 MACCC, T-5^th place in conference
• Opponent: 17-15/2-4 MACCC, T-10^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• Gulf Coast swept a doubleheader against Lake County at Perk on Saturday, winning 6-0 and 13-5 in five innings.
• Meridian beat Coahoma 17-0 and 11-1 on Monday in Clarksdale, both on Monday.

Previous Meeting

On April 24, 2024, Gulf Coast and Meridian split a doubleheader at Perk. The Eagles won the first game 12-4 in six innings before the Bulldogs bounced back to win 12-3 in five innings.

Notes

• Gulf Coast leads the MACCC by getting hit by 36 pitches, and the Bulldogs are third in walks (98).
• Baleigh Tullos is second in the conference in hits (31), second in doubles (8) and eighth in triples (3). She's ninth in HBP (4).
• Emma Thomson is third in the MACCC in walks (17).
• Olivia Falcon is sixth in the conference in shutouts (2) and eighth in wins (7). Her ERA (1.58) is sixth.
• Karley Rouse is third in the MACCC in wins (10), fourth in complete games (8) and sixth in shutouts (2).

Three Ahead

• Tuesday, March 25: at Copiah-Lincoln, Wesson, 4 p.m. doubleheader
• Saturday, March 29: at Northeast Mississippi, Booneville, 2 p.m. doubleheader
• Wednesday, April 2: at Southwest Mississippi, Summit, 3 p.m. doubleheader

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