FLORENCE, Ala. --- The Mississippi College baseball team bounced back from a tough 13-inning loss to grab a 7-0 win over North Alabama on Friday afternoon at Mike D. Lane Field.

The Choctaws moved to 19-5 with a 9-4 Gulf South Conference mark, while the Lions are now 17-11 and 9-5 in league play.
 

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NORTH ALABAMA 2, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 1 – 13 Innings (GAME ONE)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both starting pitchers put on a show in the series opener as junior Chris Crosby struck out nine and allowed just one unearned run over 8.0 innings.
- Tyler Joyner gave up just five hits and an earned run over 8.0 innings, striking out four.
- The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the 7^th when the Lions scored an unearned run on an MC error.
- The Choctaws wasted no time responding as they tied things up in the 8^th when junior Blaine Crim singled home sophomore Grant Barber with two outs.
- The game would go all the way to the 13^th inning with both teams getting out of jams to keep the score tied, 1-1.
- The Lions finally grabbed the win on a bases loaded walk in the 13^th to go home 2-1 winnners.
 
KEY STATS
- Crim, Barber and junior Luke Yancey each had two hits for the Choctaws, while Crim had a double in the contest.
- Logan Carter and Peyton Stockwell each had a pair of base-knocks to lead the UNA offense.
- Tommy Taborda (0-2) took the loss for the Choctaws, allowing two hits and an earned run over 1.1 innings.
- Josh Stillman (1-0) tossed the final 3.0 scoreless innings for the Lions, striking out three and allowing two hits.
- The 13-inning game was the longest MC has played since going 16 frames against Union on February 19, 2015.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 7, NORTH ALABAMA 0 (GAME TWO)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Choctaws wasted no time jumping out to a big lead in the second game, putting up five runs with two outs in the first inning.
- Crim hit his third home run of the season, a three-run shot that would prove to be the eventual game-winning runs.
- After a pair of walks and a hit-by-pitch, sophomore Brandon Broussard cleared the bases with a double and give the Choctaws a 5-0 lead.
- It would be all the support senior Hunter Mullis (4-2) would need as he tossed the complete game shutout.
- The Choctaws would score the final runs of the game in the third inning as juniors Hunter Sykes and Kyle Smith each singled home runs with two outs.  

KEY STATS
- Broussard led the MC offensive attack with a hit and three RBI, while Crim had the two-run home run.
- Barber scored a team-high two runs as six different players scored in the contest.
- Mullis struck out eight and allowed just four hits in MC's first shutout of the season.
- Lane Wallace (4-3) took the loss for the Lions, allowing five hits and seven earned runs over 3.0 innings.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Choctaws and Lions are scheduled to wrap up the series on Saturday with a single game at 1:00 p.m.
 

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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 started 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.