LIVINGSTON, Ala. --- The Mississippi College softball team dropped both ends of a Gulf South Conference doubleheader to West Alabama on Saturday afternoon at the UWA Softball Complex.
 

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GAME ONE: West Alabama 7, MC 4

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tigers (9-7, 4-1 GSC) jumped out to an early two-run lead with single runs in the first and third innings.
- The Lady Choctaws (8-8, 2-3 GSC) would respond with two runs in the fourth, starting with a squeeze bunt by sophomore Alexia Harmon to score freshman Shayla McKissock.
- Harmon would come home to score the game-tying run on a single by junior Katherine Lee.
- West Alabama opened up a lead with a four-run fourth-inning, highlighted by a two-run home run from Audrey Diekmann.
- Senior Tylan Buckley looked to get MC back in the game as she hit a two-run home run in the fifth to cut the score to 6-4.
- The Tigers would add another run in the sixth and walk away with the 7-4 victory.

KEY STATS
- Buckley's first home run of the season was the 14th of her career, putting her 3rd all-time in MC history.
- Buckley was joined by Lee and freshman Carly Crawford with two hits apiece.
- Sophomore Penny Nichols (4-3) took the loss for MC, allowing eight hits and four earned runs.
- Diekmann led the Tigers with three hits and three runs scored, also driving in two runs.
- Andrea Edmonds (6-5) tossed a complete game for UWA, scattering 10 hits with six strikeouts over 7.0 innings.
 

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GAME TWO: West Alabama 13, MC 4

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tigers got things going early with three runs in the first and four in the second, highlighted by two-run singles from Ashley Smart and Ashley Stassin.
- Senior Megan Everett cut into the lead with an RBI single in the third inning, scoring senior Lauren Mulligan, who led off the frame with a double.
- UWA pushed the lead out again with three runs in the third on a solo home run by Diekmann and a two-run shot by Stassin.
- The Lady Choctaws put up a fight with four runs in the fourth inning as Crawford, Mulligan and Lee each singled home runs.
- The Tigers put the game away in the fourth with a three-run home run by Stassin with two outs.

KEY STATS
- Mulligan and sophomore Makenzie Nieto each had two hits for MC, while Mulligan scored two of MC's runs.
- Freshman Marley Peagler (2-1) took the loss for the Lady Choctaws, giving up nine hits and nine earned runs over 2.1 innings.
- The top three hitters for UWA (Diekmann, Jenna Goldsmith and Stassin) combined to go 8-for-10 with 12 runs scored and eight RBI.
- Stassin (3-2) picked up the win for UWA, giving up nine hits and four earned runs over 5.0 innings.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Lady Choctaws will close out the three-game series on Sunday when they teams play at 1:00 p.m. at the UWA Softball Complex.
 

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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.