CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coastal Georgia Mariners  (38-11, 19-8 SUN) stay alive in the Sun Conference Tournament with a 3-2 victory over the Ave Maria Gyrenes (25-25, 15-11 SUN).

Game Batting:

• Melani Jones and MacKenzie Kagee each recorded a team-high two hits in the game against Ave Maria. Kagee hit 2-3 and Jones hit 2-4. Kagee added two RBI and Jones scored a run.
• Sarah Thinger and McCall Maret scored the other two runs.
• Maret and Malarie Peacock each hit a double.

Game Pitching:

• Elizabeth McGovern earned the start for the Mariners. She pitched 4.2 innings allowing 10 hits but only two runs to score. One of her two runs was unearned. She walked four batters and struck out one.
• Reagan Thomas came in for 2.1 innings of relief and earned the win. She allowed only one hit in her time in the circle. Thomas now has a 6-3 record in her freshman season.

Game Recap:

The Mariners got on board in the first inning with two runs. Thinger started off the Mariners' offense by taking a base after being hit by a pitch. Jones then singled to left-center to get two runners on the bases. Then Maret was also hit by a pitch to load the bases. Back-to-back outs made things look grim for the Mariners but Kagee came up and singled to left field scoring both Jones and Thinger.

Coastal Georgia led 2-0 until the top of the third. The Gyrenes added one run in the third and fourth to tie the game up with just three innings left to play.

Both teams were held scoreless until the bottom of the seventh inning when the Mariners would pull off a walk-off victory. Maret doubled to left-center and advanced to third on a passed ball. When Cevana Wood singled through the left side, Maret scored and won the game.

Up Next: The Mariners take on the No. 1 seed the Southeastern Fire today. The game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Because the Mariners have lost the opening game in the tournament, to advance they must overcome the Southeastern Fire.