VALDOSTA, Ga. --- The Mississippi College softball team dropped the series finale to #9 Valdosta State by a score of 9-1 on Sunday afternoon at Steel's Diamond.

The Lady Choctaws (3-8, 2-4 GSC) trailed just 3-1 through four innings, but the Blazers (8-1, 6-0 GSC) pulled away late for the five-inning victory and the series sweep.
 

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#9 VALDOSTA STATE 9, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 1

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The nationally-ranked Blazers struck first in the opening inning as two runners reached with two outs and Aniston Gano hit a three-run home run to make the score 3-0.
  - The Lady Choctaws answered back in the second with a solo home run from Brooke Fagan, who had two of MC's three hits in the contest.
  - The Blazers added another run in the 5th on a Gano home run to make the score 4-1.
  - They put the game away in the 6th as three straight home runs gave VSU the run-rule victory.

KEY STATS
  - The Blazers notched six of their 10 total hits in the final two innings, breaking open what was a close contest through 4.0 innings.
  - Fagan had two of MC's hits, including the home run, while Annemarie Peavy had the other base-knock.
  - Gano had three hits and four RBI to lead the VSU offense, while Morgan Hill, Nicole Pennington and Kiley Robb also homered in the win.
  - Avery Sanders (2-6) took the loss for MC, allowing five hits and five earned runs over 3.1 innings.
  - Samantha Richards (5-1) earned her second win of the weekend, giving up just three hits with one earned run and six strikeouts.

NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will be back in action on Friday (Mar. 5) when they travel to Pensacola to open a three-game series with West Florida.
 

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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 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.