CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team will hit the road on Wednesday to face Spring Hill College in a doubleheader at Murray Field. First pitch for the twin-bill is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. in Mobile.
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SERIES INFORMATION
This will be just the 2nd all-time meeting between the schools with the other coming back on March 14, 2003. The Badgers grabbed an 8-0 win in Pensacola as a scoreless game through three innings was broken open in the final three frames. The Lady Choctaws could only muster three hits and made four errors on the day.
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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INFORMATION
Head Coach:
Brooke O'Hair  |  283-182 (.609), 11th Season at MC
SEASON STATS
Leading Hitters
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Lauren Mulligan (Sr.) - .435 BA, 2 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .870 Slugging Pct.
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Tylan Buckley (Sr.) - .375 BA, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 7 Runs, .545 On-Base Pct.
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Katherine Lee (Jr.) - .355 BA, 3 RBI, 6 SB-7 Att
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Haley Thompson (Sr.) - .343 BA, 12 Hits, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 14 SB-14 Att
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Carly Crawford (Fr.) - .261 BA, 3 2B, 8 RBI
Leading Pitchers
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Adrianna Morgan (So.) - 1-1, 1.37 ERA, 8 K's, 4 BB's
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Penny Nichols (So.) - 1-2, 3.29 ERA, 10 K's, 4 BB's
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Kristen Gardner (Jr.) - 1-1, 3.97 ERA, 9 K's, 3 BB's
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Marley Peagler (Fr.) - 2-0, 4.29 ERA, 8 K's, 3 BB's
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SPRING HILL INFORMATION
Head Coach: Alison Sellers-Cook | 303-250 (.548), 12th Season at SHC
SEASON STATS
Leading Hitters
- Katelyn Wilson - .500 BA, 5 Runs, 3 2B, 1 RBI
- Kalie Clement - .424 BA, 14 Hits, 3 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB-2 Att
- Jenna Charnock - .364 BA, 7 Runs, 2 2B
- Carmen Byrd - .324 BA, 7 Runs, 2 2B
Leading Pitchers
- Katelyn Wilson - 2-1, 1.37 ERA, 13 K's, 12 BB's
- Danielle Clark - 5-2, 4.17 ERA, 28 K's, 28 BB's
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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
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The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
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For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contactÂ
David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.
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