PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The Mississippi College softball team wrapped up the 2017 season at the NCAA South Regional 1 on Friday at the UWF Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (35-20) opened the day with a 5-3 win in an elimination game over Claflin, but Valdosta State ended MC's season with an 8-0 victory on Friday night.
 

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GAME ONE: Mississippi College 5, Claflin 3

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Choctaws got on the board first in the second inning when senior Megan Everett doubled home sophomore Alexia Harmon.
- Everett came home to score and make the lead 2-0 after a single by senior Lauren Mulligan.
- The Panthers (33-20) would get a run back with a solo home run in the third, but a lightning delay in the fifth inning halted the game at 2:30 p.m. and it would not pick back up until 5:30 p.m.
- Just before the lightning delay, sophomore Maknezie Nieto made the score 3-1 with an RBI single to score senior Tylan Buckley.
- MC would add two more runs in the fifth to make the score 5-1 on bases loaded walks by Mulligan and senior Haley Thompson.
- In the sixth inning, Claflin would bring the go-ahead run to the plate after a couple of RBI singles, but junior Kristen Gardner was able to get out of the jam.

KEY STATS
- Everett and junior Katherine Lee led the Lady Choctaws with two hits apiece, while Harmon scored twice for MC.
- Gardner (4-3) tossed a complete game in the circle, scattering seven hits and three earned runs with two strikeouts.
- Chelsea Hall led the Panthers with three hits, including the solo home run.
- Tiaria Norman (19-7) took the loss for Claflin, giving up seven hits and eight walks over 7.0 innings.
 

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GAME TWO: Valdosta State 8, MC 0

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Blazers would score all the runs they needed in the first inning with a two-run home run by Hayley Cruthers.
- MC had baserunners threaten in the first two innings but could not push a run across.
- VSU closed out the win with an RBI single by Jessica Mohl in the sixth inning.

KEY STATS
- Gardner (4-4) took the loss for MC, giving up four hits and four earned runs.
- Freshman Jordan Holifield pitched the final 4.0 innings for the Lady Choctaws, giving up four hits and three earned runs with two strikeouts.
- Lee, Harmon and sophomore Makenzie Nieto each had hits for MC.
- Kathryn Carter picked up the win in the circle for VSU, allowing just three hits with three strikeouts over 6.0 innings.
 

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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.