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Eli Finley, a pitcher for the Gulf Coast Bank 29ers, signed to play baseball for the Southeast Arkansas College Sharks on Tuesday.
Finley is a 2024 graduate of Loreauville High School. In American League action this year, he’s pitched a team-high 15.0 innings. The righthander is 2-0 with a 4.67 ERA and leads the team with 22 strikeouts. He’s also batting .320 with five RBI.
Southeast Arkansas College is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The Sharks completed their first National Junior College Athletic Association season in 2024.

Kennedy Marceaux put up video-game-like numbers over her four seasons at Kaplan High School. Over her career, the Alabama signee batted .644, launched 83 home runs, knocked in 245 runs, scored 263 times, and stole 93 of 95 bases while only striking out seven times.
As a senior, Marceaux batted .608, hit 21 home runs, drove in 50 runs, scored 65 runs, and stole 24 bases while striking out only twice. She led the Lady Pirates back to the quarterfinals of the Division III Non-Select playoffs after winning the state championship as a junior.

LAFAYETTE – The Gulf Coast Bank 29ers went on the road Thursday night and defeated the reigning American Legion state champions, the Lafayette Drillers, 11-10 in nine innings.
GCB (5-4) jumped ahead early, lost the lead, tied the game late, and then won it in extra innings.  This is their third come-from-behind victory this season.
“That’s just who we are,” 29ers head coach Trey DeRouen said.  “Baseball is a game like no other.  You can’t ride the clock or take a knee.  You have to finish the game.  These guys understand this, and they play until the final out.”