MAGNOLIA, ARK. --- Mississippi College went on the road on Tuesday afternoon to take on #14 Southern Arkansas in a midweek doubleheader and came back with two wins, defeating the Lady Muleriders by a final of 7-4 in game one and 10-2 in game two.
In game one, MC jumped out to a 3-0 lead after three innings, with the help of a solo home run by
Brooke Fagan in the third inning.Â
SAU tied the game up at 3-3 with three runs in the third inning, yet three more runs in the fourth inning by the Lady Choctaws offense, including a two-run home run by
Kamryn Eaton, gave MC a 6-3 lead.
Eaton added her second home run of the game in the sixth inning, a solo shot over the left field wall that gave the Lady Choctaws the 7-4 lead and ultimately the 7-4 win over #14 SAU.Â
Avery Barnett picked up the win in game one, improving to 4-3 in the circle, after going 4.0 innings for the Lady Choctaws.
Camryn Bailey picked up the save in relief, going 3.0 innings pitched, surrendering just one hit.
In game two, MC jumped out to a 5-1 lead after three innings, before getting home runs in the sixth and seventh inning from
Kamryn Eaton and
Jenna Ergle.
The home run was Eaton's third of the day and ninth home run of the season. Ergle's home run was her seventh home run of the 2023 campaign.
The Lady Choctaws went on to win game two by a final score of 10-2, combing for 17 total runs in two wins against the #14 team in the country.
Bailey picked up the win in the circle, her 10th win of the year, going the complete game with just five hits surrendered and one earned run allowed
MC improved to 5-2 overall on the season when facing the NFCA Top 25 (wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville, Lincoln Memorial, Valdosta State, and Southern Arkansas {2})
The Lady Choctaws pounded out nine hits as a unit in game one before collecting 14 hits in the 10-2 win.
MC improves to 16-4 overall on the season with the wins. They return to action this Friday and Saturday for a three game GSC series versus West Alabama.
The two teams square off with a single game on Friday at 5 p.m. before a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 and 3 p.m. All games will take place at the MC Softball Complex in Clinton, Miss.Â
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Game One Scoring Summary
| Logo |
Team |
Inning |
Play Description |
MC |
SAU |
 |
MC |
1st |
J. Ergle singled through the right side, RBI; B. Fagan advanced to third; A. Laughlin scored. |
1 |
0 |
|
MC |
1st |
J. Moore reached on a dropped fly by 2b; J. Ergle out at second 2b to ss; B. Fagan scored on the error, unearned. |
2 |
0 |
|
MC |
3rd |
B. Fagan homered to left field, RBI. |
3 |
0 |
 |
SAU |
3rd |
H. Nillen singled to center field, RBI; A. Miller advanced to second; C. Storey scored. |
3 |
1 |
|
SAU |
3rd |
G. King singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; H. Nillen advanced to third; A. Miller scored. |
3 |
2 |
|
SAU |
3rd |
J. Dyson flied out to cf, SF, RBI; H. Nillen scored. |
3 |
3 |
|
MC |
4th |
S. Samples singled to right field, advanced to second on a throwing error by rf, RBI; J. Moore scored. |
4 |
3 |
|
MC |
4th |
K. Eaton homered to right field, 2 RBI; S. Samples scored. |
6 |
3 |
|
SAU |
4th |
M. Hamilton homered to right center, RBI. |
6 |
4 |
|
MC |
6th |
K. Eaton homered to left field, RBI. |
7 |
4 |
|
Totals |
|
|
7 |
4 |
Game Two Scoring Summary
| Logo |
Team |
Inning |
Play Description |
MC |
SAU |
|
MC |
2nd |
K. Eaton doubled to right center, RBI; J. LaFosse scored. |
1 |
0 |
|
SAU |
2nd |
Ariana Rolle singled to third base, RBI; C. Storey advanced to third; K. Moctezuma scored, unearned. |
1 |
1 |
|
MC |
3rd |
J. Ergle doubled to right center, RBI; B. Fagan scored. |
2 |
1 |
|
MC |
3rd |
J. Moore stole second; J. Ergle scored on a throwing error by c. |
3 |
1 |
|
MC |
3rd |
S. Samples singled to left center, 2 RBI; J. LaFosse scored; J. Moore scored. |
5 |
1 |
|
SAU |
4th |
C. Storey flied out to lf, SF, RBI; K. Moctezuma advanced to second; J. Dyson scored. |
5 |
2 |
|
MC |
6th |
K. Eaton homered to left center, 2 RBI; S. Samples scored. |
7 |
2 |
|
MC |
7th |
J. Ergle homered to left center, RBI. |
8 |
2 |
|
MC |
7th |
S. Samples singled to left field, advanced to third on a fielding error by lf; J. LaFosse advanced to second, scored on the error; J. Moore advanced to third, scored on the error. |
10 |
2 |
|
Totals |
|
|
10 |
2 |
Game One Stats
| Position |
Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
| CF |
Laughlin, Alexis |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2B |
Fagan, Brooke |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| C |
Lee, McCall |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1B |
Ergle, Jenna |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| PR |
    Tauzin, Hannah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3B |
Moore, Jordan |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| SS |
LaFosse, Jordan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| RF |
Samples, Shelby |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| DH |
Eaton, Kamryn |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| LF |
Dill, Jaycee |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Totals |
28 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
- BATTING
HR: Fagan, Brooke (1); Eaton, Kamryn (2)
SH: LaFosse, Jordan (1)
Game Two Stats
| Position |
Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
| CF |
Laughlin, Alexis |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| PH |
    Tauzin, Hannah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2B |
Fagan, Brooke |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| PH |
    Comer, Caylee |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| C |
Lee, McCall |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1B |
Ergle, Jenna |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| PR |
    Rigney, Emily |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3B |
Moore, Jordan |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| SS |
LaFosse, Jordan |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| RF |
Samples, Shelby |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| DH |
Eaton, Kamryn |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| PR |
    Lightcap, Ashley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| LF |
Dill, Jaycee |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Totals |
32 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
- BATTING
2B: Ergle, Jenna (1); Eaton, Kamryn (1)
HR: Ergle, Jenna (1); Eaton, Kamryn (1)
SH: Samples, Shelby (1)
- BASERUNNING
SB: Moore, Jordan (1); LaFosse, Jordan (1); Samples, Shelby (1)
