CLINTON, Miss. --- Mississippi College senior Avery Sanders threw a no-hitter in a doubleheader sweep of Shorter on Saturday afternoon at the MC Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (8-11, 7-7 GSC) won their 5th straight game after winning the opener 6-2 before Sanders no-hit the Hawks (4-15, 0-11 GSC) in the 10-0 win in the nightcap.
 

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GAME ONE: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 6, SHORTER 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - It was a slow start for the Lady Choctaws as the Hawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to a pair of unearned runs in the 3rd inning.
  - MC answered back in the 4th with a sacrifice fly from Brooke Fagan and a squeeze bunt from Morgan Bradford to tie the game at 2-2.
  - The eventual game-winning run came across in the 5th on a Rayne Minor single that scored Annemarie Peavy.
  - McCall Lee put the game away with a two-run double to score Gracie Trahan and Paige Hulin and make the score 5-2.
  - The final run of the game scored as Fagan grounded out to score Minor in the 5th.

KEY STATS
  - Minor had a season-high three hits and scored twice, while Lee had two hits and two RBI.
  - Fagan also drove in a pair of runs, while Hulin crossed home plate twice.
  - Avery Barnett (3-2) was stellar in the circle, allowing just two unearned runs with three stirkeouts over 7.0 innings.
  - Hannah Morales had a team-high two hits for the Hawks.
  - Madison Pettigrew (2-5) took the loss for Shorter, giving up four hits and five earned runs with seven walks over 4.1 innings.
 

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GAME TWO: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 10, SHORTER 0 (5 INNINGS)

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The offense scored in every inning of the run-rule victory, starting with an RBI single from Jordan LaFosse to score Fagan in the 1st.
  - It was all the offense Sanders would need as she pitched out of a couple of jams to toss the no-hitter.
  - MC broke the game open in the 2nd with three runs, as Minor, Lee and Fagan all drove in tallies to make the score 4-0.
  - The Lady Choctaws put the game away with five runs in the 3rd, led by a two-run single from Lee that scored Trahan and Hulin.
  - Peavy and Minor also drove in runs in the frame.
  - The final run scored in the 4th as Hallie Creel singled home Ashley Elsensohn.

KEY STATS
  - Sanders (5-8) pitched around four walks and struck out six batters over 5.0 innings.
  - Minor led the way again with two hits, also driving in two runs.
  - Lee drove in a team-high three runs and pushed her team-high season total to 16.
  - Peavy and Trahan each scored twice to lead the Lady Choctaws.
  - Julie Sanderlin (1-5) took the loss in the circle, giving up three hits and four earned runs with four walks.


GAME NOTES
  - Sanders' no-hitter was the first for a Lady Choctaw since Hannah Creel no-hit Miles on March 19, 2019.
  - The Lady Choctaws have won 10 straight against Shorter, including seven shutouts.


NEXT UP
  - The teams will finish the three-game series on Sunday with a single game at 2:00 p.m.
 

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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.