CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team will hit the road again this weekend as they travel to Livingston for a three-game series with West Alabama. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday at noon, followed by a single game on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the UWA Softball Complex.
 

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SERIES INFORMATION
Matchup: Mississippi College (8-6, 2-1 GSC) at West Alabama (7-7, 2-1 GSC)
Location: Livingston, Ala.  |  UWA Softball Complex
Time: Saturday - 12:00 pm (DH)  |  Sunday - 2:00 pm
 

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ALL-TIME SERIES
MC and West Alabama have met 61 previous times, dating back to 1986, with MC holding a 35-26 edge in the series. The Lady Choctaws swept the series in Clinton last season, outscoring the Tigers, 21-6 over three games. The last time the schools met in Livingston (2015), MC won the series, but it was a high-scoring weekend with both schools averaging at least 8.0 runs per game. Since re-joining the GSC prior to the 2015 season, MC is 5-1 against the Tigers.
 

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SERIES NOTES
- The MC softball program is just four wins away from 700 with the first coming on March 22, 1986 in a 6-2 victory ovrer Tennessee-Martin in Florence, Ala.
- Head coach Brooke O'Hair is only 14 wins away from 300, posting a .609 winning percentage in her 11th season. She has recorded 5-of-6 30-win seasons in school history.
- Senior Megan Everett is just 15 games away from breaking the school record for games played in a career. The Pearland, Texas native is looking to pass Kimmie Conley (2013-16), who played 183 contests.
- Sophomore Penny Nichols was named the Gulf South Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for her efforts in three wins over Spring Hill and West Florida last week. The Orange City, Fla. native went 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA, tossing three complete games and allowing just three earned runs.
- Both teams are coming off series wins in their GSC openers last weekend. The Lady Choctaws took 2-of-3 at West Florida, while the Tigers won twice at home against Delta State.
- Mississippi College was picked to finish 6th in the GSC preseason poll, while West Alabama was picked 10th.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INFORMATION
Head Coach: Brooke O'Hair  |  286-184 (.609), 11th Season at MC

SEASON STATS

Leading Hitters
- Haley Thompson (Sr.) - .385 BA, 20 Hits, 1 2B, 11 Runs, 15-16 SB
- Katherine Lee (Jr.) - .362 BA, 17 HIts, 7-8 SB
- Tylan Buckley (Sr.) - .333 BA, 11 Runs, 2 2B, 6 RBI, .510 On-Base Pct.
- Carly Crawford (Fr.) - .278 BA, 4 2B, 9 RBI

Leading Pitchers
- Penny Nichols (So.) - 4-2, 2.03 ERA, 22 K's, 8 BB's
- Adrianna Morgan (So.) - 1-2, 4.52 ERA, 10 K's, 9 BB's
 

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WEST ALABAMA INFORMATION
Head Coach: Carie Dever Boaz  |  7-7 (.500), 1st Year at UWA

SEASON STATS

Leading Hitters
- Audrey Diekmann (Jr.) - .455 BA, 20 Hits, 15 Runs, 6 HR, 4 2B, 14 RBI
- Ashley Stassin (Sr.) - .390 BA, 16 Hits, 6 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI
- Jenna Goldsmith (So.) - .370 BA, 17 Hits, 7 Runs, 1 2B, 5-9 SB

Leading Pitchers
- Andrea Edmonds (So.) - 5-5, 3.31 ERA, 38 K's, 10 BB's
- Ashley Stassin (Sr.) - 2-2, 5.41 ERA, 14 K's, 7 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.
 
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.
 
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.