RAYMOND, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team completed a three-game sweep of West Georgia with a 4-3 win in extra innings on Monday morning at Rene T. Warren Field on the campus of Hinds Community College.

The Lady Choctaws picked up their 9th straight win to improve to 15-3 with a 3-0 record in the Gulf South Conference. The Wolves dropped to 8-10 with a 1-5 mark in the league.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- The Lady Choctaws quickly got on the board as sophomore Ashley Elsensohn drew a leadoff walk and stole around to third base before a bunt single by junior Shayla McKissock and an ensuing rundown allowed her to score the game's opening run.
- MC would add a run in the third inning as senior Alexia Harmon drove in her fourth run of the weekend, chasing home McKissock after she singled to open the inning.
- The Wolves broke through for three runs in the fourth inning to grab their first lead of the weekend as the big blow came from Ashley Ellison's two-run single.
- The Lady Choctaws answered back with the game-tying run in the fifth as McKissock singled with one out and came home to score on a triple by freshman Annemarie Peavy, her second of the weekend.
- Both teams would have multiple chances as the game went into extra innings, but neither could push a run across until the 11th inning.
- With junior Hayden Claypool placed at second to open the frame due to the international tiebreaker, junior Morgan Bradford laid down a bunt and the West Georgia third baseman had her throw go up the line, allowing Claypool to score the game-winning run.
 

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KEY STATS

- The Lady Choctaws put up double-figure hits for the second straight game, pounding out 12 as they combined to hit .350 as team over the three-game sweep.
- McKissock had a team-high three hits and two runs scored, while seniors Brianna Caldwell and Makenzie Nieto each chipped in a couple base-knocks.
- Senior Cori Cooper (3-2) came out of the bullpen and pitched 4.0 perfect innings with eight strikeouts.
- Freshman Hannah Creel tossed the first 7.0 frames, striking out six while allowing six hits and three earned runs.
- Katie Foote (2-2) was impressive out of the bullpen for UWG, pitching the final 8.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs with six strikeouts and no walks.
- Hannah Scarbrough and Ashley Ellison each had two hits, while Ellison led the way with two RBI.
 

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NEXT UP

- The Lady Choctaws will be back in action on Friday (Mar. 1) when they travel to Pensacola, Fla. to open a three-game set with GSC-leading West Florida.
 

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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.