PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The Mississippi College softball team was eliminated from the 2019 Gulf South Conference Tournament with a 7-2 loss to #15 UAH on Friday morning at the UWF Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws fell to 38-14 on the season and will wait to hear their fate for the NCAA postseason with the selection show being Monday morning at 9:00 a.m.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED

>> The Lady Choctaws got on the board first in the second inning as freshman Annemarie Peavy and senior Kristen Qualls ripped a pair of singles to lead things off, and Peavy came home to score on a double steal.
>> The Chargers answered in their half of the second, scoring three runs, including two unearned to take a 3-1 lead.
>> They would tack on two more runs in the third as Mackenzie Nutt tripled home a pair of runs with two outs to extend the lead to 5-1.
>> UAH would push the lead out to 7-1 with a pair of runs in the fifth on RBI singles by Nutt and Taylor Wascavage.
>> MC cut into the lead in the sixth when Qualls doubled home Peavy with one out, but they could not get the score any closer than 7-2.
>> Senior Alexia Harmon doubled in the seventh, but the Lady Choctaws could not mount a late comeback.
 

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KEY STATS

>> Qualls led the MC offense with two hits, including a double and an RBI.
>> Freshman Hannah Creel (16-5) took the loss for the Lady Choctaws, giving up eight hits with five earned runs and two strikeouts over 5.0 innings.
>> Senior Cori Cooper tossed a perfect sixth inning with two strikeouts for the Lady Choctaws.
>> Nutt led the UAH offens with two hits, two runs scored and three RBI, while Kiara Akles also had a pair of hits.
>> Layton Murphy (11-6) grabbed the win in the circle, allowing five hits and four walks over the complete game effort.
 

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NEXT UP

>> The NCAA Division II Softball selection show is slated for 9:00 a.m. (CT) on Monday morning.
>> The Lady Choctaws will find out if they qualify for postseason play at that time.
 

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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.