CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team swept both ends of a doubleheader against #13 UAH on Saturday afternoon at the MC Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (5-11, 4-7 GSC) snapped a six-game losing streak in the process, picking up a 7-3 win in the opener before downing the Chargers (12-5, 7-4 GSC) in the second game, 7-1.
 

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GAME ONE: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 7, #13 UAH 3

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Chargers grabbed their first and only lead of the day in the second inning when Alaina Hampton homered and UAH led 1-0.
  - The Lady Choctaws then took advantage of three walks, including a bases-loaded walk to Paige Hulin that scored Morgan Bradford and tied the game.
  - The game stayed tied until the 4th when Hulin singled home Shelby Carlson to give MC the 2-1 advantage.
  - The three-run inning was highlighted by a two-run single from McCall Lee to score Hulin and Gracie Trahan and push the lead to 4-1.
  - MC then pushed the lead out to 7-1 with three more runs in the 6th, taking advantage of three UAH errors.
  - The Chargers cut into the lead with a two-run, pinch-hit home run from Laura Harbin, but MC would hold on for the victory.

KEY STATS
  - Lee had a team-high two hits and three runs batted in, while Hulin drove in a pair of runs and scored twice.
  - Trahan also scored two runs, reaching base on two base on balls in the contest.
  - Avery Barnett (2-2) had her best outing of the season, tossing the complete game and allowing just six hits and three earned runs.
  - The Chargers, who came in hitting nearly .400 as a team, were led by Shelby Booker's two hits in the contest.
  - Layton Murphy (5-3) took the loss, giving up three hits and four earned runs with six walks over 3.1 innings pitched.
 

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GAME TWO: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 7, #13 UAH 1

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - After two scoreless innings, MC grabbed the lead for good in the 3rd on a two-run double from Lee that scored Hulin and Rayne Minor.
  - Jordan LaFosse singled home Lee and the Lady Choctaws had a 3-0 lead after three frames.
  - MC tacked on two more runs in the 4th with theh help of three errors from the Charger defense.
  - The Lady Choctaws scored their final two runs in the 6th on an RBI single from LaFosse and an RBI walk from Morgan Bradford.
  - The Chargers scored their lone run of the game in the 7th on a two-out RBI single from Booker.

KEY STATS
  - Four Lady Choctaws had multiple-hit games, led by LaFosse with three base-knocks and two RBI.
  - Lee had two hits and two RBI, while Minor and Hulin each had two hits.
  - Minor scored a team-high three runs, while Lee and Hulin each scored twice.
  - Avery Sanders (3-8) went the distance, striking out a career-high 13 and giving up just three hits and one earned run to the potent Charger offense.
  - Kiara Akles (3-1) took the loss, allowing eight hits and three earned runs over 3.1 innings pitched.


NEXT UP
  - The teams will wrap up the series on Sunday when they play at 2:00 p.m. against the MC Softball Complex.
 

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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.