CLINTON, Miss. --- Mississippi College softball continues to raise the bar in 2023, knocking off AUM 5-1 on Sunday to clinch their fifth consecutive Gulf South Conference series.
It was the first time in school history that the Lady Choctaws took the series over the Lady Warhawks, after winning game one on Saturday 12-11 before Sunday's four run win.
On Sunday, AUM struck first in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Yet, freshman sensation
Camryn Bailey would go on to shut out AUM the rest of the way after giving up the lone run in the first.Â
MC went on to score five runs, scoring three in the second inning on a double by freshman
Shelby Samples that scored
Jordan LaFosse and
Jordan Moore to give MC the 2-0 lead.
Kamryn Eaton used a squeeze play to bring in Samples as MC took ta 3-1 advantage after two innings.Â
Eaton added an RBI and run for the Lady Choctaws in the fourth inning, scoring Samples to give MC a 4-1 lead. In the sixth inning
Ashley Lightcap drove in
Jordan Moore on a sacrifice fly to left field and MC went ahead 5-1, on their way to picking up the game three and series clinching win.
Bailey (17-2) picked up the win, giving uo just one run the entire 7.0 innings of her outing in the circle.
Alexis Laughlin,
Jordan LaFosse, and
Shelby Samples each collected two hits in the win as MC finished with eight hits as a team.
MC moves to 26-6 overall on the season with a GSC record of 14-4 after taking the series over AUM. Wednesday's games at home versus Southern Arkansas have been canceled due to a scheduling conflict within the SAU program, as the Lady Choctaws will now return to action on the road on Friday-Saturday, April 7-8 at Union. The two teams will square off on the diamond at 5 p.m. on Friday in Jackson, Ten.
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Game Three Scoring Summary
| Logo |
Team |
Inning |
Play Description |
AUB |
MIS |
 |
AUBURN M |
1st |
K. Fallen walked, RBI; C. Baynes scored on a wild pitch. |
1 |
0 |
 |
MISSISSI |
2nd |
S. Samples doubled, advanced to third, 2 RBI; J. Lafosse scored; J. Moore scored. |
1 |
2 |
|
MISSISSI |
2nd |
K. Eaton grounded out to p, SAC, RBI; S. Samples scored. |
1 |
3 |
|
MISSISSI |
4th |
K. Eaton singled to center field, RBI; S. Samples scored. |
1 |
4 |
|
MISSISSI |
6th |
A. Lightcap flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; J. Moore scored. |
1 |
5 |
|
Totals |
|
|
1 |
5 |
Game Three Stats
| Position |
Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
| CF |
Laughlin, Alexis |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 2B |
Fagan, Brooke |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| C |
Lee, McCall |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1B |
Ergle, Jenna |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 3B |
Moore, Jordan |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| SS |
LaFosse, Jordan |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| RF |
Samples, Shelby |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| DP |
Eaton, Kamryn |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| PR |
    Rigney, Emily |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| LF |
Dill, Jaycee |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| PH |
    Lightcap, Ashley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals |
23 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
