PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The Mississippi College softball team continued to struggle offensively in a doubleheader sweep at West Florida on Saturday afternoon at the UWF Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (3-10, 2-7 GSC) dropped the opener by a score of 6-2, while the Argos (12-5, 7-2 GSC) took the second game by a count of 8-1.
 

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GAME ONE: WEST FLORIDA 6, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Argos wasted no time scoring in the first inning as Teala Howard singled, stole second and came home to score on a double from Kara Wilson to make the score 1-0.
  - They broke the game open in the third inning as Ally Merrill and Angela Agurkis his a pair of two-out, two-run home runs to make the score 5-0.
  - The Lady Choctaws cut into the lead in the fourth as Jordan LaFosse hit her second home run of the season after a Morgan Bradford double to make the score 5-2.
  - MC could only muster one hit the rest of the game, however, as UWF tacked on a run in the sixth to give the game its final score.

KEY STATS
  - LaFosse and Bradford each had extra-base hits in the loss, while Paige Hulin was credited with a stolen base.
  - Avery Sanders (2-8) took the loss for MC, giving up four hits and one earned run over 2.1 innings.
  - Mackenzie Collins saw her first action in the circle this season and pitched the final 3.0 innings, giving up no hits and just one earned run.
  - Merrill led the Argos with two hits, while Wilson and Mallory Vining had doubles in the win.
  - Kelsey Sweatt (5-1) tossed the complete game, giving up three hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts and four walks.
 

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GAME TWO: WEST FLORIDA 8, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 1

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Argos jumped out quickly again in the second game, scoring three runs, highlighted by a two-run double from Courtney McLellan.
  - They would then score one run in each of the next five innings to tally their eight runs in the contest.
  - The Lady Choctaws scored their run in the fifth inning as Gracie Trahan doubled and scored on a double-steal with Rayne Minor.

KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws had five different players tally hits in the series finale, including doubles from Trahan and Shelby Carlson.
  - Sanders (2-9) took the loss after allowing two hits and four earned runs with three strikeouts and five walks over 1.1 innings.
  - Collins was again impressive, giving up just one hits and one earned run over 1.1 innings.
  - McLellan led the UWF offense with two hits and three RBI, including a solo home run in the third.
  - Montana Young (5-1) pitched a complete game, giving up five hits and no walks with five strikeouts.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action at home next weekend when they host #14 UAH at 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.