CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College baseball team opened its series with the University of Montevallo with a 4-2 win on Friday, March 29 at Frierson Field at Dickins-Scoper Stadium. The series is the first of the season at home for the Choctaws in conference play.
 
Brandon Broussard notched a pair of extra base hits, including his first home run of the season, while Chauncey Callier added a pair of RBI to ice the contest for the Navy and Gold.
 
Chris Crosby improved to 4-2 on the season on the mound while Ryan Lane secured his second save of the season.

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Game Score: Mississippi College 4 | Montevallo 2
Date: Friday, March 29, 2019
Location: Clinton, Miss. | Frierson Field at Dickins-Scoper Stadium
Records: Choctaws 17-12, 10-4 GSC | Falcons 15-16, 12-7 GSC

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Broussard got the scoring started in the bottom of the second with a solo home run to dead center field.
• After Montevallo tied the contest in the top of the seventh with a Tyler Krabbe solo home run, the Choctaws responded in the bottom of the frame as Callier broke the deadlock with a two-run, triple past a diving Khari Anderson in left field to score Blaine Crim and Grant Barber.
• MC added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth as Broussard scored on a Barber sacrifice fly to right field.
• The Falcons attempted to rally in the top of the ninth as the first three batters reached, including a Krabbe RBI-single, but Lane limited the Purple and Gold in the frame as he struck out the final two batters to end the rally and leave a pair stranded in scoring position.

 
ON THE MOUND

• Crosby retired the first 12 batters he faced in the game and held the Falcons to one run on six hits with six strikeouts.
• Lane allowed one run on two hits with a walk in the relief appearance along with the two punch-outs.

NOTEABLES

• Broussard's home run marked the fourth of his career and third solo home run.
• Callier's two-RBI day is his sixth of the season.
• Crim collected his 224th career hit with a single in the seventh inning.
• Lane moved to a tie for fourth with Josh Denson (2008-09) with eight career saves.
• Crosby moved into the career strikeout list in ninth with 143. He's tied with Tyler Seaman (2009-10) and Jonathan Russell (2006, 08).

 
NEXT UP
Mississippi College and Montevallo wrap up the series on Saturday, March 30. First pitch of the doubleheader is slated for Noon.