ARKADELPHIA, Ark. --- The Mississippi College softball team ran away with an 8-1 upset victory over #2 Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday at the McGhee/Hawkins Invitational, hosted by Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist.

The Lady Choctaws (3-3) opened the day with a tough 4-3 loss to Henderson State (3-2) before the big win over the Javelinas (7-1).
 

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HENDERSON STATE 4, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 3

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - After four scoreless innings, the Lady Choctaws were able to break through in the 5th when Jordan LaFosse drove in Annemarie Peavy with a groundout.
  - MC would tack on two more runs in the 6th on an RBI walk from Peavy and an RBI single by Hayden Claypool to score Rayne Minor and Morgan Bradford.
  - After Avery Barnett tossed 5.0 scoreless innings, the Reddies led off the 6th with a walk and a hit-by-pitch to bring the game-tying run to the plate.
  - HSU took advantage of a pair of errors by the MC defense to cut the deficit to 3-2 and would eventually tie the game with an RBI double.
  - The game-winning run would score on another error by the Lady Choctaws in the 6th, giving the Reddies four unearned runs in the frame.

KEY STATS
  - Minor tallied her fourth multi-hit game of the season with a team-high two hits for the Lady Choctaws.
  - Peavy also drove in a pair of runs for MC.
  - The top four hitters in the HSU lineup each had a hit in the contest.
  - Barnett (1-1) took the loss for MC, giving up six hits and four unearned runs over 5.0 innings.
  - Madi Lancster got the final three outs for the Lady Choctaws in the circle.
  - Mallory Brewer (1-2) went the distance for HSU, pitching around five hits and four walks with just one strikeout.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 8, #2 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 1

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Lady Choctaws wasted no time getting on the board as Minor singled to lead off the game and scored on an TAMK wild pitch.
  - LaFosse added MC's second run of the game with her first career home run with two outs in the 2nd inning, making the score 2-0.
  - The Javelinas cut the deficit in half in the 3rd inning with another unearned run given up by the MC defense, but the Lady Choctaws kept the lead.
  - MC got a pair of runs in the 4th as Kendal Daniels led off the frame with her first home run of the season and LaFosse drove in Peavy with a sac fly.
  - Baylee Freudenberg drove in two more runs in the 5th with a single to score Bradford and Shayla McKissock.
  - MC put the game away with two more runs in the 7th as Peavy drove in Bradford with a sac fly and Freudenberg scored on a TAMK error.
  - Hannah Creel made all that stand by not allowing a hit following the leadoff hitter in the 3rd inning.

KEY STATS
  - Creel (1-2) gave up just four hits and an unearned run with three strikeouts over the complete game effort in the circle.
  - McKissock led the way with three hits for MC, while Bradford, Peavy and LaFosse also had multi-hit games with the Lady Choctaws tallying 13 base-hits.
  - Freudenberg and LaFosse each drove in a pair of runs, while Bradford scored twice.
  - Loren Kelly had two hits and the one run scored for the Javelinas.
  - Breanna Smith (3-1) took the loss for TAMK, giving up 13 hits and five earned runs over 6.1 innings pitched.
 

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NEXT UP

  - The Lady Choctaws will wrap up the McGhee/Hawkins Invitational on Sunday when they face Missouri-St. Louis (9:00 am) and #21 Tarleton State (1:00 pm). Both games will be played at Ouachita Baptist.
 

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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 began 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.