FLORENCE, Ala. --- The #21 Mississippi College baseball team dropped a back-and-forth affair in the series finale against North Alabama, falling 12-8 on Saturday afternoon at Mike D. Lane Field.

The Choctaws dropped to 19-6 with a 9-5 Gulf South Conference mark, while the Lions improved to 18-11 and 10-5 in the league.
 

---

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lions appeared well on their way to the series-clinching win as they jumped out to a 5-0 lead, highlighted by a 2-run home run from Davis Elliott in the 4th inning.
- The Choctaw offense came alive in the sixth as they scored six runs with the benefit of five hits and a UNA error.
- Juniors Luke Yancey and Ty Alderman each had two-run doubles to make the score 5-4 with one out.
- After a sacrifice fly by junior Tanner White tied the game, a two-out RBI single from junior Hunter Sykes gave the Choctaws a 6-5 lead.
- The Lions would answer right back in their half of the sixth as Elliott came up with a two-out RBI single.
- In the seventh, the Choctaws would grab the lead right back as Alderman singled home sophomore Grant Barber to make the score 7-6.
- Sophomore Brandon Broussard would extend the lead with a sacrifice fly that scored junior Blaine Crim, pushing the lead to 8-6.
- The Lions came right back with two runs in the seventh to tie things up, driving in the game-tying score with two outs.
- UNA would then load the bases with no outs in the 8th inning, but the Choctaws recorded two outs without a run crossing the plate.
- Kyle Hubbuch would deal the decisive blow as he cleared the loaded bases with a double, making the score 11-8.
 

---

KEY STATS
- Barber and Alderman each had two hits for the Choctaws, joining Yancey and White to give the Choctaws four doubles in the contest.
- Alderman had a team-high three RBI, while Yancey drove in a pair.
- Seven different Choctaws scored in the game, led by two runs from Barber.
- Ryan Lane (3-1) took the loss on the mound for MC, allowing a hit and two runs.
- Zack Ingram got the start for MC and scattered five hits over 6.0 innings with seven strikeouts.
- Hubbuch led the UNA offense with three hits, three runs scored and four RBI.
- Elliott had two hits and two runs scored, driving in three to go with the two-run home run.
- Channing Wall (2-1) grabbed the win for UNA, giving up just two hits and an earned run over the final 3.0 innings.
 

---

NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will be back in action on Wednesday for a non-conference home doubleheader against Montevallo at 1:00 p.m.
 

---

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 ornichols@mc.edu.