CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College baseball team will welcome the Reddies of Henderson State University to Clinton on Tuesday, March 20 for a midweek match-up at 5:00 p.m.
 
Live audio, live video and live stats will be available for Tuesday's game. Audio and video links can be found at portal.stretchinternet.com/MC, and live stats at Choctawstats.com.
 
NEWS AND STORYLINES

-Mississippi College (17-4, 8-3 GSC) welcomes the Reddies of Henderson State University (16-9, 11-4 GSC) to Clinton for their first matchup in over 20 years.  Mississippi College holds an all-time record of 11-2 against the Reddies, including a 6-2 advantage in games held in Clinton.

- The Choctaws 17-4 start marks for their best start to a season since the 2010 season, a year that saw MC finish 39-11.

- In their most recent action, the Choctaws split a Gulf South Conference doubleheader with the Argos of West Florida on Saturday, March 17.

- The Choctaws are hitting a GSC-best .334 as a team, highlighted by six players hitting above the .350 mark. Junior third baseman Billy Cameron paces the Choctaws with a .397 batting average. Senior right fielder Kyle Smith leads both the Choctaws and the GSC with 10 doubles, in addition to ranking among the top 5 in the GSC in on-base percentage (.519) and runs scored (28).

- On the mound, Chris Crosby (4-1) has posted a team-best 33 strikeouts in a team-high 39 innings pitched. The Saucier, Miss. native also paces the Choctaws with four wins on the season.

- The Choctaws were receiving votes in the most recent NCBWA rankings, while coming in at number four in the South Regional Rankings compiled by the NCBWA.

- Relievers Ryan Lane and Tommy Taborda have combined for five of the Choctaws seven saves on the season, with Lane accounting for three wins of out the bullpen.

- Henderson State is coming off of a weekend sweep over Southeast Oklahoma State University in Great American Conference action this past weekend.

- The Reddies are hitting .254 as a team, led by Jordan Harris's mark of .356. Harris also paces the Reddie offense with 32 hits and 21 runs scored.

- The Reddies team earned run average of 4.85 is highlighted by three players with ERA's under 3. Reliever Taylor Langston leads the staff with a 1.26 ERA, while starter Bryant Haralson posts a team-high 48 strikeouts.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began 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.