By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

GULFPORT — Gulfport completed a three game sweep of St. Martin in Region 4-7A play Saturday afternoon.

After a pair of close wins earlier in the week, the Admirals thumped the Yellow Jackets 13-0 in just four frames in the series finale of the three game set here at Herbert Wilson Park. The win keeps Gulfport solidly in the second spot in the region race at 7-2.

The losses drop St. Martin to 2-7 in the region race.

“Any time you get a division sweep it’s big. We were fortunate all three starters this week attacked the strike zone.,” acting Gulfport head coach Kelly Weems said. “We had two complete games and a six inning start. That’s huge for us. Our hitters have been working really hard on cutting down strike outs and we did that this week. Then we got big hits when we needed them. I’m really proud of the effort we gave all week.”

On Saturday, Cooper Crosby smashed a grand slam for the Admirals in the big win, and he also drove in a game-high five runs. Brant Rounsaville had two hits and drove in two runs for Gulfport, while James Van Slyke had two hits including a double and an RBI also. Tolar Raybourn also had two hits, including a double, and Damon Burch drove in three runs including a two-run single.

The Admirals broke open a 5-0 game with an eight spot in the bottom of the fourth frame, with half of those runs scoring on Crosby’s homer.

Carter Carriere earned the pitching win allowing just two hits in the four frames of work.

Lincoln Hust took the loss for St. Martin.

On Friday night in St. Martin, Gulfport slipped past the Yellow Jackets 3-2.

The Admirals trailed 2-1 entering the top of the fifth, but Mason Little tallied an RBI-triple and and Davis Ormes drove him home with a go-ahead single for the decisive run.

Raybourn had a game-high three hits, including a double, to guide Gulfport at the plate while Ormes added two hits including a double and he drove in two runs. Little also had two hits.

Taevion Collier went the distance on the mound for the win as he struck out 12 while walking none and scattered four hits.

Gavin Nitcavic had two hits, including a double, and he drove in both St. Martin runs.

Rivers Groue took the loss.

Gulfport open the series with a 3-0 win.