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Box Score 2 MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – The College of Coastal Georgia Mariners (9-0) are on their best start in program history after sweeping the Brewton Parker Barons (3-5) 4-1 and 11-0.
The previous best start in the College of Coastal Georgia Mariners Softball history was seven games, which the 2022 Mariners tied after their last double-header. In 2019, the Mariners won their first seven games against CIU, Trinity Baptist, Pikeville, and Montreat. Now the Mariners are nine wins deep in their season.
In addition to setting a team record, Hayley Dickerson set a record of her own. Previously, the record for most strikeouts in an individual game had been nine. Four Mariners (including Paige Alt twice) had previously held this record: Dawn Stewart, Olivia Husted, Paige Alt, and Haley Dickerson. Now Dickerson stands alone by herself with this accolade, beating the record by three strikeouts.
Game One Hitting:
Game Two Pitching:
- Dickerson pitched the complete game for the Mariners. She allowed only one run, six hits, and three walks. Dickerson struck out 12 batters, a career-high and setting the school record for most strikeouts in an individual game.
Game One Recap:
The Brewton Parker Barons got on the board in the bottom of the first and scored one run off of two hits to take a 1-0 lead.
Coastal Georgia did not score until the third inning. The Mariners started the inning off with an out, but then Thinger hit a triple to right field. Bryce Peacock walked and then stole second putting two Mariners in scoring position. On a sacrifice fly from Jones, Thinger would tie the game 1-1.
The Mariners added their second run in the top of the fourth inning. Kagee got on base on a fielder's choice and moved to third on a single from Rhodes. With a sacrifice fly to centerfield from Wood, Kagee would score. The Mariners then led 2-1.
To add insult to injury, Coastal Georgia added two more in the top of the seventh. With two outs already on the board, Maret singled and advanced to third on a double from Rowell. Merced came in to pinch run for Rowell and then Kagee singled scoring Maret and advancing Merced to third. Merced would score on a Rhodes single reaching the final score of the game 4-2.
Coastal Georgia sat down the Barons three-up-three-down in the bottom of the seventh and won the game.
Game Two Hitting:
- Jones and Kagee recorded two hits in the second game of the double-header. Jones went 2-3 scoring two runs and three RBI. Kagee hit 2-2 at the plate with one RBI and one run.
- Malerie Peacock, Jones, and Thinger each scored two runs in the 11-0 win.
Game Two Pitching:
- B. Peacock pitched four innings and got the win. She allowed only one hit and struck out four.
- Reagan Thomas came in for 1.0 innings of relief in the five-inning game. She also allowed one hit but struck out one.
Game Two Recap:
The Mariners run-ruled and shut out the Barons in game two, winning 11-0 in five innings.
Coastal Georgia scored one run in the top of the first, getting on the board early in game two. They scored one run off of zero hits. Thinger walked and stole second. Jones reached on a fielding error advancing Thinger to third. She scored when Maret grounded out to the second baseman.
The Mariners piled seven runs on in the top of the second and batted through the order. Kagee got the inning started with a single followed by Woods who reached on an error. They both moved one base when M. Peacock singled and then move one more when Thinger singled. The score was then 2-0.
B. Peacock grounded out to the pitcher but scored Wood making the score 3-0. Then M. Peacock and Thinger scored on a two-RBI single from Jones.
Maret followed that up with a triple and scored Jones. Rowell added a double immediately following which scored Maret. The inning ended with an 8-0 lead for the Mariners.
Coastal Georgia tacked on three in the top of the third. M. Peacock walked and then with two outs on them, B. Peacock tripled which scored her sister. Then Jones tripled scoring B. Peacock. The third run was scored when Maret reached on a fielding error.
Both teams remained scoreless for the rest of the five-inning game and the Mariners would go on to win 11-0.
Up Next: The Mariners face their toughest opponent yet, the No. 10 ranked Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies. They play the big doubleheader tomorrow in Lawrenceville, Ga.
