JACKSON, Tenn. --- The Mississippi College softball team picked up their 8th straight victory with a pair of wins over Union on Sunday afternoon at Fesmire Softball Field.

The Lady Choctaws (11-11, 10-7 GSC) won the opener, which was a postponed game from Saturday, 8-2 before taking down the Bulldogs (4-21, 3-14 GSC) in the second contest, 7-2.
 

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GAME ONE: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 8, UNION (TN) 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - McCall Lee got things started on Saturday night with a solo home run, which was her first of two in the rain-delayed contest.
  - The Bulldogs would answer back, however, with a run of their own in the 1st to make the score 1-1 after an inning.
  - The Lady Choctaws took advantage of three walks and a hit-by-pitch in the 2nd inning, scoring four runs to give them a 5-1 advantage.
  - After the Bulldogs were held scoreless in the 2nd, lightning and rain forced the remainder of the game to be pushed to Sunday.
  - When the game resumed, Lee kept the offensive attack going with a two-run single in the 5th to make the score 7-1.
  - Union scored a run in the 6th, but Lee got it right back with a solo home run to lead off the 7th and give the game its final score.

KEY STATS
  - Lee went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBI, including the two solo home runs. 
  - Paige Hulin drew four walks and scored twice for the MC offense.
  - Avery Sanders (7-8) won her fifth straight start, giving up seven hits with six strikeouts over the complete game effort.
  - Alyssa Ward led the Union offense with a pair of hits and a run scored.
  - Gabby Morris (3-11) took the loss in the circle, allowing four hits and seven runs with eight walks.
 

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GAME TWO: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 7, UNION (TN) 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Lady Choctaws wasted no time getting on the board in the second game as Morgan Bradford hit a three-run home run to take a 3-0 lead.
  - The Bulldogs responded in the 2nd as Morris homered with a runner on to cut the lead to 3-2.
  - Jordan LaFosse got one of the runs back in the 3rd with an RBI double to score Bradford.
  - Annemarie Peavy got in on the fun with an RBI single in the 5th to score Brook Fagan.
  - The final blow came in the 7th when LaFosse homered with Bradford on base to make the score 7-2.

KEY STATS
  - LaFosse went 3-for-3 with three RBI, including a home run, a double and a single.
  - Bradford also drove in three runs, while seven different Lady Choctaws tallied hits in the win.
  - Avery Barnett (4-2) gave up just four hits and two earned runs over the complete game victory in the circle.
  - Morris (3-12) tossed a complete game for the Bulldogs, giving up nine hits and seven earned runs.


NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Livingston for a non-conference doubleheader with West Alabama at 4:00 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.