CLINTON, Miss. - The Union University softball team split its first Gulf South Conference road doubleheader Saturday afternoon versus Mississippi College. Union lost the first game 2-0 and then won the second game 4-0. Union moved to 12-7 on the season, and 3-2 in Gulf South Conference play. Mississippi College moved to 10-6 overall, and 3-2 in GSC play.

The first game was a pitching duel through the first three innings of scoreless softball. The Lady Choctaws struck first in the bottom of the fourth with an unearned run scored after an error for the Lady Bulldogs. MC scored again in the bottom of the fifth after a single scored a run to make the score 2-0. That was all the offense for both teams for the remainder of the game. Union's offense was limited to one hit that came from Sarah Smith (1-for-2). Both Alyssa Ward and Sarah Smith earned walks in the game as well. Parker Davis (5-6) threw all six innings against the Lady Choctaws, giving up six hits, one earned run, and four strikeouts.

In the second game, Union's offense out hit Mississippi College 6-2 and earned the shutout win with a final score of 4-0. Union scored once in the top of the fifth with a Kristen Pickens (1-for-3) home run. Union added three more runs in the top of the sixth with a Gabby Morris (2-for-3) three-run home run that scored Grace White (1-for-3) and Idalia Alarcon. Gabby Morris (6-1) also got the win for the Lady Bulldogs pitching seven complete innings, giving up two hits, no runs, and 10 strikeouts.

Up next for Union will be the third game of the series against MC, a single game March 1 at 2 p.m. in Clinton.

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