MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery softball team dropped the series finale on Sunday afternoon at the AUM Softball Complex against No. 6 Mississippi College in Gulf South Conference action by a final score of 3-0.
FROM THE DUGOUT
Score: AUM 0, No. 6 MC 3
Records: AUM 10-5 (3-3 GSC) | MC 11-3 (3-3, GSC)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Softball Complex
Series: AUM leads 14-4
Get Social: Twitter - @AUMWarhawksSB | Instagram - @AumWarhawksSB
HIGHLIGHTS
- Mississippi College got to work in no time with back-to-back hits in the top of the first inning. A groundout scored one run in the inning.
- In the second inning, Gia Martin drew a walk and it was followed by a double from Chloe Derrick that sent Martin to third with one out. Back-to-back outs ended the frame.
- MC's McCall Lee hit a solo home run over the left field wall in the top of the third to push the Lady Choctaws up 2-0.
- Kat Fallen tallied a base hit in the bottom of the fourth and Martin drew another walk to put runners on first and second, but three fly outs in a row ended the inning.
- Mississippi College's Shelby Samples tallied an RBI single in the top of the fifth to add an additional run.
- AUM left a runner on base in the fifth, sixth, and seventh inning, but could not plate a run as the Lady Choctaws secured the GSC victory.
IN THE CIRCLE
- Sydni Free (L, 0-1) made her season debut and worked six frames and allowed three runs on nine hits. She struck a pair of batters out and did not walk a batter.
- Chelisa Newsome made her fourth appearance of the season and worked one inning, allowing no runs. She struck one batter out.
NOTABLES
- Chloe Baynes extended her streak of reaching base to 21 games, dating back to the 2023 season.
- Margaret Morgan hit a ball in the fifth inning to make her hitting-streak six games.
- Derrick, Baynes, and Fallen are all on a five-game hitting-streak.
UP NEXT
The Warhawks welcome Georgia Southwestern State University to the AUM Softball Complex on Tuesday, February 27 for a doubleheader at 2 p.m.
-#WeAreAUM-
For the latest on AUM athletics, find us on
Facebook,
Twitter, and
Instagram.