Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLINTON, Miss. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) softball team swept a non-conference double header away from the Mississippi College (MC) Choctaws by the scores of 2-0 and 8-6 at the MC Softball Complex on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Badgers built out a 2-0 lead over the Choctaws (25-16) in the 2^nd inning of the first game when second baseman Rene Kausin doubled down the left field line to plate first baseman Madeline Burchell and left fielder Savannah Woodruff
 
Sophomore starter Danielle Clark (20-9) made the pair of early runs stand up in route to her ninth shutout of the season by scattering seven hits with two walks and three strike outs. Kausin and Woodruff provided the Badgers with two hits apiece in the opener.
 
Jordan Holifield (4-2) took the compete-game loss surrendering eight hits with no walks and three strike outs. Choctaw first baseman Tylan Buckley and third Mackenzie Nieto both earned two hits for the home team.
 
The nightcap also saw SHC jump out to an early 2-0 lead in the 1^st inning when second baseman Bayleigh Anders brought in shortstop Carmen Byrd with a run from 3^rd base off a grounder to 2^nd base that suddenly resulted in another run scampering home from 2^nd in the person of catcher Kali Clement when the throw sailed wide at 1^st base.
 
MC cut the lead to 2-1 in the 2^nd inning with a two-out double to left-center by second baseman Lauren Mulligan that brought in third baseman Kristen Qualls, but the Badgers would erupt for six runs in the 5^th inning. Designated hitter Mary Glass singled to left field for a run and another MC error resulted in a second run reaching the plate. Burchell followed up that series with her second Gram Slam of the year to stake SHC to an 8-1 lead.
 
Three Badger errors and an MC homer led to four runs for the Choctaws in the 6^th inning as the SHC advantage shrank to 8-5 with one inning left in the game. In the bottom of the 7^th, two hit batter brought the tying run to the plate with one out. A strike out and an RBI-ground out to 2^nd base made it 8-6 with a runner at 3^rd base. A walk would put the tying run at 1^st base for the Choctaws, but a ground out to shortstop would end the threat.
 
Freshman Bayleigh Doiron (6-2) continued her impressive rookie campaign with the win in 5.1 innings with eight hits, two walks and four strike outs while Clark earned her first save of the year with 1.2 innings of work, no hits, a walk and a strike out. Center fielder Jenna Charnock collected two hits for the Badgers as did Glass.
 
Adrianna Morgan (4-5) took the loss in four innings with seven hits, two walks and a strike out while Buckley added three more hits to her totals on the day.
 
Spring Hill (32-15) will close out the 2017 season at home on Friday afternoon at Murray Field with a double header versus non-conference opponent the Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) Warhawks (20-16).