Mississippi Colege Athletics

MOBILE, Ala. --- The Mississippi College softball team picked up their first win of the season with a 7-5 victory over the University of Mobile on Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Choctaws (1-2) avenged a 3-2 loss on Friday to the Rams (1-2).
 

---

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The game was scoreless through 4.0 innings as Avery Barnett and Emily Butts battled in the circle and threw up several zeros.
  - The Lady Choctaws got the offense going in the 5th, starting with an RBI single from Rayne Minor before a two-run double from Jordan LaFosse made the score 3-0.
  - With two outs in the frame Mallory Little also brought home two runs with a double and MC grabbed the 5-0 advantage.
  - The Rams answered with a pair of runs in their half of the 5th, but the damage was limited as Avery Sanders stranded the bases loaded.
  - MC responded with two more runs in the 6th as LaFosse and Mackenzie Collins both doubled home runs to push the lead back to 7-2.
  - The Rams got right back in the game, however, in their half of the 6th, scoring three runs to cut the lead back to 7-5.
  - Barnett came back in the game to get out of the jam and sent MC to the 7th with the two-run lead.
  - After a scoreless inning for the Lady Choctaws, the Rams got a one-out single, but MC turned a double play to end the game.
 

---

KEY STATS
  - LaFosse led the offense with a pair of hits, two runs scored a three RBI in the contest.
  - Little also had two hits and two RBI, while Gracie Trahan scored two runs for MC.
  - Overall, MC had five doubles in the contest.
  - Barnett (1-1) scattered eight hits and allowed just two runs over 5.1 innings to grab the win in the circle.
  - Butts took the loss for Mobile, giving up five hits and four earned runs over 4.0 innings.
 

---

NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will be back in action at the McGhee/Hawkins Invitational in Arkansas on February 12th and 13th.
  - They will face #5 Angelo State and #1 Southern Arkansas on the 12th in Magnolia before traveling to Arkadelphia on the 13th to face Ouachita Baptist and St. Mary's (TX).
 

---

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 18 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's and Women's 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.