1
Delta St. DELTA ST 18-34
7
Winner Mississippi Col. MISSISSI 40-8
Delta St. DELTA ST
18-34
1
Final
7
Mississippi Col. MISSISSI
40-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta St. DELTA ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2
Mississippi Col. MISSISSI 4 2 1 0 0 0 X 7 14 0

W: Barnett, Avery (15-4) L: L. Coats (10-8)

2023 Senior Day

Game Recap: Softball |

#15 Lady Choctaws Complete Sweep of Delta State, Clinch Second Seed in GSC Tournament

CLINTON, Miss. --- #15 Mississippi College showed off their offensive firepower in a dominant 7-1 win over Delta State on senior day.

The Lady Choctaws jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when McCall Lee grounded out to first base, bringing home the first run of the game to take a 1-0 lead. Jenna Ergle then followed up with a two-run homer, scoring senior Brooke Fagan to make it a 3-0 lead. 

Jordan LaFosse added another homer to center field, bringing the Lady Choctaws' lead to 4-0 in the first inning.

MC continued to add to their lead in the second inning with a pair of unearned runs, with senior Shelby Samples and Brooke Fagan contributing to the scoreline to bring the lead to 6-0.

In the third inning, Alexis Laughlin singled to center field, advancing to second and bringing home LaFosse, making the score 7-0 in favor of the Lady Choctaws.

Delta State got on the scoreboard in the seventh inning with a fielder's choice from senior Lacey Coffey, but was not enough as Mississippi College held on for the win by final of 7-1.

The Lady Choctaws out-hit the Lady Statesmen 14-5, with senior Brooke Fagan and Jordan LaFosse each recording two hits in the game. Senior pitcher Avery Barnett (15-4) picked up the win, pitching 7.0 innings with five hits allowed and just one run, with two strikeouts.

Jenna Ergle hit a two-run homer in the first inning, helping to set the tone for the Lady Choctaws' win. She finished the game going 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs batted in and one run scored.

LaFosse also had a big game for MC, hitting a homer to center field in the first inning and going 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and one RBI. McCall Lee also contributed to the Choctaws' offensive onslaught, going 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI.

MC picked up their 40th win of the season, tying the school record for overall wins in a season, while clinching the second seed in next week's Gulf South Conference Tournament in Oxford, Ala. 

The Lady Choctaws closed out the regular season with an overall record of 40-8 and 24-6 in GSC play. Prior to the game, MC honored their six seniors: Alexis Laughlin, Jaycee Dill, Brooke Fagan, Avery Barnett, Ali King, and Jenna Ergle.

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play DELTA ST MISSISSI
MISSISSI BOT 1st M. Lee grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; B. Fagan advanced to second; S. Samples scored. 0 1
MISSISSI BOT 1st J. Ergle homered, 2 RBI; B. Fagan scored. 0 3
MISSISSI BOT 1st J. Lafosse homered to center field, RBI. 0 4
MISSISSI BOT 2nd S. Samples advanced to second on an error by cf, advanced to third; A. Laughlin advanced to third, scored on an error by cf, unearned. 0 5
MISSISSI BOT 2nd B. Fagan flied out to lf, sacrifice fly, RBI; S. Samples scored, unearned. 0 6
MISSISSI BOT 3rd A. Laughlin singled to center field, advanced to second, RBI; A. King advanced to third; J. Lafosse scored. 0 7
DELTA ST TOP 7th L. Coffey reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; K. Harmon advanced to second; Daigrepont out at third ss to 3b; S. Pevey scored. 1 7

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