CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team welcomes Alcorn State University for a mid-week, non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. First pitch at the MC Softball Complex is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
 

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MATCHUP INFORMATION
Matchup: Alcorn State (3-15, 0-0 SWAC) at Mississippi College (12-11, 6-6 GSC)
Location: Clinton, Miss.  |  MC Softball Complex
Time: Wednesday - 4:00 p.m. (DH)
 

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ALL-TIME SERIES
- MC and Alcorn State have met six previous times with each team winning three meetings. The Lady Choctaws went to Lorman last season and swept a doubleheader from the Lady Braves. MC won the first contest in nine innings, 4-0, before run-ruling ASU 14-3. The Lady Choctaws had six doubles in the big win over the Lady Braves, including two from senior Madison Oliver.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INFORMATION
Head Coach: Brooke O'Hair  |  290-189 (.605), 11th Season at MC

ROSTER  |  SCHEDULE  |  STATISTICS
 

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ALCORN STATE INFORMATION
Head Coach: Josef Rankin  |  23-76 (.232), 3rd Season at ASU

ROSTER  |  SCHEDULE  |  STATISTICS
 

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GAME NOTES
- The Lady Choctaws saw their offense break out in the series win over Union, combining to score 28 runs, including a season-high 13 in the series-clincher. MC came into the series with 27 extra-base hits in 20 games, but the bats got going with 13 extra-base knocks, including six home runs. In the three games, MC posted a .633 slugging percentage and .344 batting average.
- The Lady Choctaws have been off and running in the 2017 season, leading the Gulf South Conference and ranking 10th nationally with 67 stolen bases through 23 games. In MC's 13-8 win over Union, MC stole a season-high nine bases, including senior Haley Thompson and Katherine Lee swiping two apiece. Thompson (26) already has the 6th-highest single-season tally in school history.
- Freshman Carly Crawford homered in all three games of a road series at Union University and was named the league's Freshman of the Week for her efforts. The Hattiesburg native hit .455 with a three home runs and five RBI over the three games. In MC's two wins, she hit two-run home runs against the Bulldogs.
- The Lady Choctaws bounced back from an ugly 16-6 loss to win the road series at Union with a couple victories on Sunday and Monday. Crawford hit the first three home runs of her career and was named the GSC Freshman of the Week for her efforts. Trailing 7-6 in the sixth inning, sophomore Makenzie Nieto sent a two-out pitch over the center field wall for a grand slam that helped clinch the series.
- On Monday, March 13th, the Lady Choctaws secured the 700th victory in program history with a 13-8 win over Union. The first win for MC came on March 22, 1986 with a 6-2 win over Tennessee-Martin. On Friday, February 10th, the Lady Choctaws played at Montevallo, which was the 1,200th game in Mississippi College softball history. The first game on record was on March 14, 1986 when MC played Troy State in Columbus, MS (L, 13-14).
- Brooke O'Hair is in her 11th season as MC's head softball coach, already sitting atop the list of most wins in school history. Of the six 30-win seasons in school history, the former Mississippi State second baseman has achieved the feat five times. Following the school-record 39 wins in 2016 and the nine this season, O'Hair is just 10 victories away from 300 for her career. She was named the NCCAA National Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Choctaws to a national championship last season.
- The Lady Braves will be playing their second doubleheader in as many days after hosting Eastern Kentucky in a twin-bill on Tuesday afternoon. Jessica Crum (.475) is the team's leading hitter with four home runs, six doubles and 20 RBI. Taylor Hughes (.442) has scored a team-high 17 runs, while Vanessa Sanders (.385) is tied for the team-lead with six doubles.
- Four different pitchers have made starts for ASU with Robin Harrison (1-3, 5.31 ERA) leading the team with 30.1 innings pitched. Madi Creed (1-3, 5.75 ERA) has a team-high 12 strikeouts and the team's only shutout this season.
 

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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.