ARKADELPHIA, Ark. --- The Mississippi College softball team wrapped up the McGhee/Hawkins Invitational, hosted by Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist, with a 1-0 win over Missouri-St. Louis on Sunday morning.

The Lady Choctaws improved to 4-3, and their matchup with #21 Tarleton State was cut short due to rain. The game is not scheduled to be made up.
 

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The game was a pitcher's duel between the tandem of Madi Lancaster and Avery Barnett for MC and Andee Tiffee of UMSL.
  - The Lady Choctaws put a pair of baserunners on in the first inning but were unable to mount much of a threat until the sixth.
  - The Tritons led of the fifth with a pair of singles and had runners on first and third with no outs, but Barnett came in and shut the door to keep the game scoreless.
  - In the sixth, Baylee Freudendberg singled with one out and pinch-runner Grace Hahn stole second before a walk to Mackenzie Collins put runners at first and second with two outs.
  - Jordan LaFosse was able to reach on a UMSL error to brought Hahn home with the eventual game-winning run.
  - The Tritons led of the seventh with a single, but Barnett got the next three batters out to clinch the MC win.
 

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KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws had just three hits in the contest Freudenberg, Shayla McKissock and Hayden Claypool each racking up singles.
  - Morgan Hill had a pair of hits for the Tritons to lead the UMSL offense.
  - Barnett (2-1) allowed just two hits with two strikeouts over the final 3.0 innings to collect the victory.
  - Lancaster scattered four hits with three punchouts over 4.0 innings, and the two pitchers combined for no walks in the game.
  - Tiffee (0-2) took the loss for the Tritons, despite allowing just three hits and an unearned run with 10 strikeouts.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to open their home schedule this week with five games on the slate, beginning on Thursday with a doubleheader against Miles at 2:00 p.m.
  - MC will then host West Alabama to open GSC play, starting on Friday with a single game at 6:00 p.m. and a doubleheader on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
  - With rain in the forecast in the early part of this week, the schedule situation will be fluid based on field conditions.
 

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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.