CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team picked up a non-conference doubleheader sweep of Spring Hill on Wednesday afternoon at the MC Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (28-10) opened the day with a 5-2 victory and they closed the afternoon with a 2-0 win over the Badgers (16-18).
 

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GAME ONE: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 5, SPRING HILL 2

HOW IT HAPPENED

>> MC picked up a couple of runs in the first inning as junior Carly Crawford brought home junior Shayla McKissock with a sacrifice fly and freshman Annemarie Peavy scored on a wild pitch.
>> The Badgers scored runs in the second and fourth innings to tie the score at 2-2 after four frames.
>> MC opened the game up in the sixth with three runs, starting with back-to-back-to-back doubles from Peavy, Crawford and senior Brianna Caldwell to make the score 4-2.
>> Sophomore Ashley Elsensohn would score the final run of the game, touching the plate on a wild pitch.

KEY STATS

>> Freshman Hannah Creel (12-3) went the distance in the circle, striking out five with just one earned run allowed over 7.0 innings.
>> Peavy led the way with two hits, including a double, and two runs scored.
>> Junior Abbey Salvo tallied her first hit of the year with a single in the second inning.
>> Carmen Byrd and Carlisle Jamison each had a pair of hits for the Badgers.
>> Olivia Brown (3-4) tossed 5.0 innings for SHC, allowing five hits and two earned runs.
 

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GAME TWO: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2, SPRING HILL 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

>> In the second contest, MC got all the offense they needed in the first inning as Crawford singled home Peavy after the rookie doubled, and the score was 1-0.
>> The only other run of the game scored in the fourth when Crawford hit her second double of the day and freshman Grace Hahn scored on a double steal after pinch-running for the MC catcher.
>> The Badgers had their lone scoring opportunity of the game in the sixth as they put runners on second and third with one out, but senior Cori Cooper got out of the jam cruised to the shutout victory.

KEY STATS

>> Cooper (9-6) struck out 12 and allowed just four hits over the complete game effort.
>> It was Cooper's fifth time this season to strike out 10 or more batters.
>> Crawford led the MC offense with two hits and RBI, giving her 100 runs driven in for her career, becoming the sixth player in school history to achieve the feat.
>> Bailey Doiron (2-8) took the loss for SHC, giving up three hits and an earned run over 3.0 innings.
>> Delaney Thomas had one of the Badgers' four hits with a double in the sixth inning.
 

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NEXT UP

>> The Lady Choctaws will head to Memphis, Tenn. this weekend for a GSC series with Christian Brothers.
>> Due to expected inclement weather, the series has been pushed up to a doubleheader on Friday (April 5) at 2:00 p.m. with a single game on Saturday (April 6) at 1:00 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 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.