CLINTON, Miss. --- Senior Tylan Buckley hit her second grand slam of the season, while junior Kristen Gardner tossed a shutout as the Mississippi College softball team handed #16 Alabama Huntsville a 4-0 loss on Friday night at the MC Softball Complex.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Choctaws (26-16, 17-8 GSC) and the Chargers (31-12, 17-8 GSC) traded scoreless frames through 4.0 innings as Gardner and Tyler Harrison allowed a combined five hits over the stretch.
- UAH would get runners to second base in the third and fifth innings, but the MC defense was able to hold them scoreless.
- The fifth inning was the only scoring frame in the game as seniors Megan Everett and Lauren Mulligan drew walks and senior Haley Thompson's infield single loaded the bases with one out.
- After a strikeout, Buckley came to the plate and sent the first pitch she saw over the right field wall, giving MC all the offense they would need.
- In the seventh inning, UAH would get runners to first and second with no outs after a single and an error, but a smooth line drive double play turned by Mulligan and sophomore Alexia Harmon ended the threat.
- A fly ball to center field and junior Katherine Lee gave the Lady Choctaws their fourth shutout win of the season.
 

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KEY STATS
- Buckley led the MC offense with two of their six hits and all four RBI on the grand slam.
- The grand slam was the Lady Choctaws' third of the season as Buckley and sophomore Makenzie Nieto have the other two.
- Gardner (2-2) allowed just five hits and struck out one over her second complete game and first shutout of the season.
- Harrison (12-7) gave up just three hits and four earned runs with three strikeouts and four walks on the night. She also led the offense with two hits.
 

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NEXT UP
- The teams will be back at it on Saturday when they play a doubleheader at noon at the MC 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.