CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College softball team could not overcome a slow start in a 7-1 loss to #23 Auburn Montgomery on Sunday afternoon at the MC Softball Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (15-15, 12-11 GSC) gave up five runs in the first inning and the Warhawks (29-5, 19-5 GSC) completed the three-game sweep with the victory.
 

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#23 AUBURN MONTGOMERY 7, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 0

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Warhawks got going early with five runs in the first inning, including three home runs.
  - Molly Cobb sent an opposite field, two-run shot to open things, while Jaycie Walker followed that with a solo home run to make the score 3-0.
  - Parker Pinholster completed the five-run frame with a two-run home run of her own and AUM had a 5-0 lead before MC came to bat.
  - The Lady Choctaws got a run back in their half of the first as Morgan Bradford singled home Brooke Fagan.
  - That was the only offense MC could muster on the day, however, as they were held to six hits.
  - The Warhawks added two more runs in the 3rd inning on RBI singles from Gia Martin and Margaret Morgan.
  - The Lady Choctaws threatened a few times to put runs on the board, but they left nine runners on base.

KEY STATS
  - Bradford and Gracie Trahan each had two hits for the Lady Choctaws with Trahan doubling in the 4th inning.
  - Avery Sanders (8-11) took the loss for MC, allowing two home runs in the first inning.
  - Avery Barnett tossed the final 6.2 innings, and gave up nine hits with four earned runs.
  - Three different Warhawks had two hits in the game, while Kendall Tucker also scored twice.
  - Cydney Sizemore (5-1) came out of the bullpen to get the win, pitching 3.0 innings and giving up just three hits with three strikeouts.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to play a doubleheader on Wednesday night when they host West Alabama for a non-conference tilt.
 

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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.