LIVINGSTON, Ala. --- A pair of walk-off hits lifted the University of West Alabama baseball team to a doubleheader sweep over Mississippi College on Saturday, Feb. 25. UWA rallied to take the opening game of the twinbill 10-9 before claiming a 9-8 in the nightcap.
 
Game 1
Chance Whitten led MC with three hits while Hunter Bolin and Hunter Sykes joined Whitten with multiple hits with a pair of hits each.
 
MC led 9-7 heading into the bottom of the ninth, but a throwing error allowed the Tigers to score a pair of runs to deadlock the contest. Luke Phillips popped up a bunt single that scored Taylor Stafford, who reached on the error allowing the first two runs of the inning.
 
The Choctaws led 6-1 through the first two innings. Will Elliott led the scoring onslaught with a two-run, double in the first inning to assist MC to a 3-1 lead after the first inning.
 
Grant Barber and Hunter Bolin logged RBI singles in second inning to expand the advantage to 5-1 and Chance Whitten lifted a sacrifice fly to plate the final run of the three-run inning.
 
A pair of Tiger home runs in the bottom of the second narrowed the deficit to a run and a Josh Willingham RBI single in the third gave UWA its first lead of the game at 7-6.
 
Whitten responded in the top of the fourth with his fourth home run of the season and his drove a ball over the right field wall to score Blaine Crim and give the Choctaws an 8-7 lead. Hunter Austin followed later in the inning with a bunt to score Whitten and give MC a 9-7 lead.
 
 Hunter Lacefield took the loss on the mound with 6.1 innings of work in a relief appearance. Lacefield allowed three runs – all unearned – on three hits with nine strikeouts.
 
Game 2
The Choctaws rallied from six down in the first inning to tie the contest at 6-all in the third inning, but a Dylan Little RBI-bunt single in the seventh assisted the Tigers with their second walk-off hit of the day to clinch the twinbill.
 
MC garnered its first run in the second inning and used a pair of two-RBI hits in the third to headline the third frame and force the tie. Sykes, who led the team with a pair of hits in the game, and Brandon Broussard each drove in a pair of runs in the third. Sykes double forced the draw and scored Broussard, who singled to pull MC within a pair of runs.
 
Hunter Wilson gave the Navy and Gold its first lead of the game with a RBI single in the sixth inning and Barber added a sac fly to left field, which scored Wilson, to give MC an 8-6 advantage.
 
UWA responded in the bottom of the inning with two runs to tie the game for the second time.
 
Hunter Mullis took the loss on the bump for MC as he allowed three runs – two earned – on three hits in 3.0 innings of relief. Mullis walked three and fanned three in the decision.
 
 The series finale is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tartt Field.