Late rally lifts Gulf Coast past Lady Indians, 6-3
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com
FULTON, MS – A four-run sixth inning helped lift No. 10 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to a 6-3 victory over host Itawamba Community College in the first game of the MACJC Best-of-Three series on Friday.
Catelynn Williams and Reagan Printiss hit a pair of two-run home runs to give the Lady Bulldogs (36-10) a 5-3 lead before pushing across an insurance run in the top of the seventh to seal the come-from-behind victory.
ICC (32-12) scored the first run of the day when Haley Moore (Booneville) scored on a single by Kaitlin Bradley (New Hope) in the bottom of the first inning before a two-run bomb by reigning NJCAA Player of the Week Courtney Roberts (Hatley) gave the Lady Indians a 6-3 lead after three innings of play.
Moore doubled to start the bottom of the seventh and advance to third, but ICC couldn't get a rally going as relief pitcher Kaitlin Lee (11-3) picked up the win to give Gulf Coast a 1-0 series lead.
The Lady Indians left four of six runners stranded in scoring position.
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ICC will look for a Saturday afternoon sweep of Gulf Coast to keep their season alive. The first game of the twin bill is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in Fulton - weather pending.
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