Jenny griggers
2
Delta State DSU 5-4, 0-1 GSC
6
Winner Mississippi College MC 2-4, 1-0 GSC
Delta State DSU
5-4, 0-1 GSC
2
Final
6
Mississippi College MC
2-4, 1-0 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 5
Mississippi College MC 1 2 2 0 0 1 X 6 8 1

W: Avery Sanders (1-3) L: Burns, Olivia (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Kyle Partridge

Lady Statesmen Errors Prove Costly in Loss to Mississippi College

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The Delta State University Softball team dropped their series opener against Mississippi College on Saturday. A multitude of errors that tallied a total of 5 throughout the game, allowed MC to pull away and earn the 6-2 win.

Inside the Matchup:
Final (GM1): Delta State 2 l Mississippi College 6
Location: Sports Force Park | Vicksburg, Miss.
Records: Delta State (5-4, 0-1 GSC) l Mississippi College (2-4, 1-0 GSC)
Get Social: @DeltaStateSB
 
How It Happened:
  • MC took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first after a SAC fly by McCall Lee.
  • Annemarie Peavy's RBI triple in the bottom of the second extended the Choctaw's lead 3-0. She then scored on an error from the second baseman Taylor Picou.
  • In the bottom of the third, a dropped ball by Katelyn Hayman cost the Lady Statesmen two more unearned runs to extend the Lady Choctaws led 5-0.
  • In the top of the sixth the Lady Statesmen notched their first run of the game as Jenny Griggers singled up the middle brining Summer Cryder across the plate.
  • In the bottom of the sixth the Lady Choctaws tacked on their last run of the game on a muffed throw by Taylor Picou.
  • In the top of the seventh, the Lady Statesmen brought in another run tomake it a 6-2 score thanks to a single by Cryder.
 
In the Circle:
  • Olivia Burns (1-3) got the start for Delta State.  Burns gave up five runs off seven hits through four innings.
  • Brookelyn Sweeney relieved Burns in the bottom of the fifth. Sweeney gave up one run on one hit in two innings.
  • Avery Sanders (2-3) received the win for Mississippi College. Sanders gave up two runs off five hits through six and two thirds innings.

Notable:
  • Five Lady Statesmen would tally a hit in game one of the series.
 
Up Next:         
  • Delta State Softball will be back in action Sunday, Feb. 21st, 2021. The Lady Statesmen will finish out the series against the Lady Choctaws in a doubleheader starting at 1 PM at the Sports Force Complex in Vicksburg.
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