Spurred on by a five-run ninth inning, 麻豆色情片 rallied from a three-run deficit to defeat Wharton County Junior College, 8-6, on March 30 at Wharton.
鈥淭he guys really wanted to win it, and they didn鈥檛 want to let this game, or the series, get away,鈥� said Whitecaps Head Baseball Coach, Ryne Edmondson. 鈥淚鈥檓 proud of how the team bounced back from an early four-run deficit and rallied with seven runs in the last two innings to get us the win. It was an exciting end to the series.鈥�
With the come-from-behind victory, GC improved to 16-16 overall and climbed into third place in the Region 14 South Conference with a 9-8 record. The Whitecaps trail first-place Blinn College (27-7, 15-2) and second-place San Jacinto College-North (20-12, 12-5) in the standings.
The series-ending loss dropped WCJC to 14-19 and 6-11, respectively, and the Pioneers remain in fifth place behind Alvin Community College (20-12, 8-9).
WCJC opened the game with four unanswered runs to take a 4-0 lead and held GC scoreless through the first five innings of the contest.
The Whitecaps finally broke through with a lone run in the sixth frame to cut the home team鈥檚 lead to three runs, 4-1. GC added two more runs in the eighth inning to cut the deficit temporarily to 4-3.
The Pioneers responded with a pair of runs in their half of the eighth to retake a three-run advantage, 6-3.
The Whitecaps鈥� bats erupted in the final frame as GC rallied for five runs to turn the tide and take an 8-6 lead, which was the final score after sophomore left-handed closer Cooper Corkrean shut down the Pioneers in the bottom half of the ninth.
GC starting right-handed hurler, freshman Lucas Moore, lasted three innings, allowing four runs on four hits with a pair of strikeouts. Moore was replaced by freshman lefty Bennett Springer, who worked 4.2 innings of middle relief before giving way to Corkrean in the eighth. Corkrean (1-0) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season.
Offensively, Whitecaps first baseman Saul Soto went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs, third baseman Jacob Bulcroft went 2-for-4 and drove home three runs, and left fielder Zac Daigre went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and drove in another.
GC will be back in action on Tuesday when the Whitecaps host Alvin Community College at 6 p.m. at Bernard Davis Field in Galveston to start a four-game series against the Dolphins. GC will visit ACC on Thursday at 1 p.m. before returning home to close the series against the Dolphins with a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 and 4:30 p.m.
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