CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team completed a doubleheader sweep of Division I Alcorn State on Wednesday afternoon at the MC Softball Complex.

After winning the first game by a score of 6-1, the Lady Choctaws (14-11) downed the Lady Braves (3-17) by a score of 8-2 in the nightcap.
 

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GAME ONE: Mississippi College 6, Alcorn State 1

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Freshman Carly Crawford got the scoring going in the second inning with her fourth home run in as many games, sending a shot over the left field wall to take a 1-0 lead.
- The reigning GSC Freshman of the Week finished the game 2-for-3 with the solo home run.
- The Lady Braves would tie things up in the fourth inning when Kaylene Smith drove in a run with two outs and the bases loaded.
- Sophomore Penny Nichols (7-5) was able to limit the damage, however, striking out Sametria Collins to end the threat.
- MC would answer with three runs in their half of the fourth as freshman pinch-runner Shayla McKissock scored the eventual game-winning run on a stolen base and an error by ASU.
- Sophomore Alexia Harmon drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, while senior Lauren Mulligan tripled home senior Megan Everett with two outs to take the 5-1 advantage after four.
- Sophomore Kristen Qualls capped off the scoring in the fifth inning with her fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot down the left field line.

KEY STATS
- Nichols earned her seventh win of the season by allowing just the one run on seven hits with three strikeouts.
- Qualls, Crawford and Mulligan each had two hits for MC, while Qualls had a team-high two RBI and six different Lady Choctaws scored.
- MC would also steal eight bases in the game, giving them 17 over the last two contests after swiping nine against Union on Monday.
- Madi Creed (1-4) took the loss for Alcorn, allowing eight hits and six earned runs.
- Seven different players tallied hits for the Lady Braves, while Victoria Tyler scored the lone run.
 

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GAME TWO: Mississippi College 8, Alcorn State 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Choctaws started the scoring in the second game, as well, with Qualls driving in senior Haley Thompson with a groundout to shortstop.
- The Lady Braves answered to tie the game at 1-1 in the second as Catherine Gore homered to center field.
- MC would take the lead for good in the second inning ass Crawford and Harmon led off the frame with singles and scored to push the lead to 3-1.
- The five-run second also saw an RBI double by Thompson, a sacrifice fly by junior Katherine Lee and an RBI single by senior Tylan Buckley.
- The Lady Braves would get a run of their own to cut the score to 6-2 in the third, but that would be the only runs they would muster.
- Junior Heath Griffith tallied her first RBI of the season with a single to right field that scored Harmon and Mulligan.

KEY STATS
- Nichols started the second game of the twin-bill and scattered seven hits and two runs over 3.0 innings. She also struck out three and walked none.
- Freshman Marley Peagler (3-1) came out of the bullpen and pitched 4.0 scoreless, hitless innings to get the victory. The Brandon native struck out three and allowed just two walks.
- Harmon led the MC offensive attack by going 3-for-3 with two runs scored.
- Mulligan also had a multi-hit game with two singles, two runs scored and an RBI.
- Jazmin Castillo (1-4) took the loss for Alcorn State, giving up 10 hits and six earned runs over 6.0 innings.
- Mariah Ortiz and Jessica Crum each had a team-high two hits for the Lady Braves.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Lady Choctaws will be back on the road when they travel to Memphis for a three-game series with Christian Brothers.
 

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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.