CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team celebrated "Senior Day" with a doubleheader split against West Alabama on Saturday afternoon at the MC Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (26-14, 17-11 GSC) opened the day with a 5-2 win, while the Tigers (19-28, 11-19) won the series finale by a score of 4-0. Following the twin-bill, MC Softball recognized Kristen Gardner, Katherine Lee and Haley Muller, who were playing their final home games at the MC Softball Complex.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 5, WEST ALABAMA 2 (GAME ONE)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Choctaws got the offense going early in the first game as freshman Kayla Murphy doubled down the left-field line and came home to score on a two-out single by junior Kristen Qualls to make the score 1-0.
- MC opened up the advantage in the second with three runs, the first of which came on a bases loaded walk to freshman Carly Crawford that scored junior Alexia Harmon.
- Senior Katherine Lee would come home to score on an RBI groundout by junior Brianna Caldwell, while Murphy scored on a throwing error by the Tigers to make the score 4-0.
- UWA would cut into the lead with a pair of runs in the third, but junior Adrianna Morgan (8-1) got out of what could have been a much larger jam to hang onto the 4-2 lead.
- The score remained the same until the sixth inning when Lee tripled to right field and scored on a sacrifice fly by Murphy, giving the game its final score.

KEY STATS
- Morgan was impressive in the complete game victory, scattering eight hits and two earned runs with three strikeouts and one walk.
- Lee and Qualls led the Lady Choctaws with two hits apiece, while Lee and Murphy each scored twice.
- Kamree Lay (5-3) took the loss for the Tigers, giving up four hits and three earned runs over 1.1 innings.
 

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WEST ALABAMA 4, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 0 (GAME TWO)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the second game, the Tigers got all the offense they needed from the first batter of the game as Kierra Hague led the game off with a home run on an 0-2 pitch.
- Nora Keehn (5-7) made the lead stand up by shutting out the Lady Choctaws for the first time this season, allowing just four hits over 7.0 innings.
- UWA would expand the lead to 2-0 in the second inning, taking advantage of an MC error to score an unearned run.
- The Lady Choctaws would get the leadoff batter on base in four of the first five innings but could not get the timely hit to put a run on the board.
- The Tigers put the game away in the seventh with a pair of runs to give the game its final score.

KEY STATS
- Junior Cori Cooper (9-2) took the loss in the circle, allowing just six hits and an earned run with three strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
- Cooper would retire the final 11 batters she faced to keep the Lady Choctaws within striking distance.
- Senior Kristen Gardner would pitch the final 1.1 innings for MC in her final appearance at the MC Softball Complex.
 

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NEXT UP
- The Lady Choctaws are scheduled for a road doubleheader against Stillman College in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday (April 24) at 4:00 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.