OXFORD, Miss. --- The improbable GSC Tournament run of the Mississippi College softball team came to and end on Saturday with an 8-2 loss to #4 Auburn Montgomery at Choccolocco Park.

The Lady Choctaws (21-20) advanced to the championship game of the tournament for the second time in four seasons, winning the title back in 2017.

MC will now wait to hear their fate for the NCAA Division II Tournament with the selection show taking place on May 16th.
 

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#4 AUBURN MONTGOMERY 8, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
  - The Warhawks struck first with good baserunning in the first inning as Olivia Aycock came home to score on a groundout by Kathryn Fallen.
  - Fallen gave AUM a 3-0 in the 3rd inning with a two-run home run that scored Molly Cobb.
  - The Lady Choctaws struck back in the 4th inning as McCall Lee hit her second home run of the tournament to cut the deficit to 3-2.
  - The Warhawks added a run in the 5th to push the lead out to 4-2 on an RBI single by Kendall Tucker.
  - The big blow came when Gia Martin hit a two-out grand slam to grow the advantage to 8-2.
  - MC would not give up, however, as they loaded the bases with no outs in the 7th, but AUM struck out three straight to end the game.

KEY STATS
  - Lee had a team-high two hits and the two RBI on the two-run home run in the 4th inning.
  - Avery Barnett (11-5) took the loss, allowing four hits and three earned runs over 2.1 innings.
  - Shelby Carlson got the final six outs of the game, allowing just one walk in 2.1 innings.
  - Seven different players had a hit for AUM with Martin's grand slam being the difference.
  - Bailie Barnes (17-2), the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, came out of the bullpen and gave up just one hit over 4.0 innings.

NOTES
  - Avery Barnett, Jordan LaFosse and Lee were named to the GSC All-Tournament Team.
  - The Lady Choctaws have qualified for all four GSC Tournaments they have been eligible for, advancing to two title games.

NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will learn their NCAA postseason fate on May 16th with the NCAA selection show.
  - Six teams from the South Region will qualify and head to Valdosta, Ga. for the double-elimination tournament.
 

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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.