RAYMOND, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team opened Gulf South Conference play with a doubleheader sweep of West Georgia on Sunday afternoon at Rene T. Warren Field.

The Lady Choctaws (14-3, 2-0 GSC) opened the day with a 2-1 victory thanks to a dominant pitching performance from freshman Hannah Creel. The second contest saw MC cruise to a 13-0 victory over the Wolves (8-9, 1-4 GSC) in five innings.

The teams will wrap up the three-game series on Monday when they play at 10:00 a.m. at Rene T. Warren Field.
 

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GAME ONE: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2, WEST GEORGIA 1

HOW IT HAPPENED

- Creel (6-0) opened the day with a flourish as she struck out the first three Wolves she faced.
- The offense got things going quickly, as well, as sophomore Ashley Elsensohn reached on an infield single and scored on a one-out triple by freshman Annemarie Peavy.
- It would be the only offense either team could muster until the bottom of the sixth inning when MC took advantage of two walks and two hit-by-pitches as freshman Gracie Trahan drew a base on balls to bring home junior Abbey Salvo and make the score 2-0.
- The Wolves put on some pressure in the seventh inning with a leadoff double, but Creel got out of the jam allowing just one run as the Lady Choctaws won their seventh straight game.


KEY STATS

- Creel staked claim to a no-hitter through 5.0 innings and struck out a career-high 10 as she improved to 6-0 on the season.
- Neither team had a player with multiple hits in the game, but the Lady Choctaws stole four bases in the contest.
- Morgan Goree (1-5) took the loss in the circle for UWG, striking out nine with five walks over 5.2 innings.
 

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GAME TWO: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 13, WEST GEORGIA 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

- Where there was little offense in the first game, the Lady Choctaws had no issue scoring runs in the second matchup, rushing out to a 5-0 lead after one inning.
- The big blow of the inning was a three-run double by senior Alexia Harmon that chased home Peavy, junior Carly Crawford and freshman Grace Hahn.
- The second inning featured another five-spot for the MC offense, this time by way of the long ball as Crawford launched a three-run shot to left field, pushing the lead out to 9-0.
- Senior Makenzie Nieto pushed theh advantage out to double-figures with an RBI double that scored Harmon after she smacked her second double of the game with two outs.
- Crawford tacked on another run in the third inning as Crawford singled home Peavy.
- MC scored the final two runs of the game in the fourth inning as Harmon scored another run, this time on a sacrifice fly by junior Kendal Daniels.
- Freshman Baylee Freudenberg put a cap on the evening with a solo home run to left field, making the score 13-0.

KEY STATS

- Senior Cori Cooper (2-2) tossed her first shutout of the season, allowing just two hits with nine strikeouts and five walks over 5.0 innings.
- Crawford, Harmon and Peavy each had three hits in the game, led by Harmon with three doubles. It was the first time a Lady Choctaw has produced three two-baggers in a game since Madison Oliver turned the trick in 2015.
- Those three also drove in multiple runs with Crawford brining home four, Harmon chasing home three and Peavy driving in a pair.
- Peavy also scored a team-high three runs, while junior Shayla McKissock, Crawford and Harmon each scored twice.
- The 13 runs tied a season-high for the Lady Choctaws after putting up 13 against Tuskegee on opening day.
- Raya Moncus (2-1) took the loss for UWG, giving up four hits and five earned runs over 0.1 innings.
 

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NEXT UP

- The Lady Choctaws and Wolves will be back in action for the series finale on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Rene T. Warren Field on the campus of Hinds Community College. The series was moved to Raymond after the large amounts of rain that fell this week.
 

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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 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.