CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to #23 Auburn Montgomery on Saturday afternoon at the MC Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (15-14, 12-10 GSC) fell in the opener by a score of 9-3, while the Warhawks (28-5, 18-5 GSC) won the nightcap by a score of 5-2.
 

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GAME ONE: #23 AUBURN MONTGOMERY 9, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 3

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Lady Choctaws jumped out to the early lead, scoring three runs in the 3rd inning to grab a 3-0 advantage.
  - McCall Lee singled home a run, while Brooke Fagan and Jordan LaFosse also drove in runs to put MC ahead.
  - AUM roared back and outscored the Lady Choctaws 9-0 over the final four innings.
  - Margaret Morgan got things started in the 4th inning with a two-run home run, while Jaycie Walker's two-run home run in the 5th gave AUM the 4-3 lead.
  - The Warhawks scored three more in the 6th, including Walker hitting another two-run home run.

KEY STATS
  - The Lady Choctaws were only able to muster four hits in the contest.
  - Avery Barnett (7-3) took the loss in the circle, allowing eight hits and four earned runs over 5.0 innings.
  - Cydney Sizemore (4-1) got the win for AUM in relief, allowing just one hit with five strikeouts over the final 4.0 innings.
  - Parker Pinholster and Morgan each had three hits for the Warhawks, while Walker hit two home runs with four RBI.
 

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GAME TWO: #23 AUBURN MONTGOMERY 5, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Warhawks jumped out the early lead in nightcap, scoring single runs in the 1st and 2nd innings to grab a 2-0 advantage.
  - AUM added three more runs in the 5th inning, getting two of them by way of a bases loaded hit-by-pitch and walk.
  - The Lady Choctaws were able to break through in the 6th inning with a pair of runs, including an RBI single from Paige Hulin.
  - MC was able to load the bases in the 5th and 6th innings but they could not push across any more runs.

KEY STATS
  - Bradford, Hulin and Rayne Minor each had two hits in the game, accounting for six of MC's seven base knocks.
  - Avery Sanders (8-10) tossed all 7.0 innings for MC, giving up eight hits and five earned runs with six strikeouts.
  - Alanna Goble (10-1) struck out 10 and gave up just one earned run over 5.1 innings to get the win.
  - Brinkley Yevak earned her second save of the year by getting the final five outs in the circle.
  - Kendall Tucker had a team-high three hits for the Warhawks.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The teams will wrap up the series on Sunday with a single game at 1:00 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.