MCC Softball Sweeps Past Hinds

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College softball team returned to action on Wednesday afternoon by playing its first MACJC games of the 2017 regular season against Hinds Community College at Tommy McDonald Field.

The Lady Eagles made the most of its first conference games of the season by sweeping past Hinds by final scores of 5-4 and 2-1. MCC is now 7-4 overall after the conference sweep on Wednesday against Hinds.

MCC will return to action on Friday at Tommy McDonald Field in another pair of key MACJC games by playing host to Co-Lin. The twin bill between the two schools is set to begin on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m.

The Lady Eagles got the day started on Tuesday by taking a 5-4 victory over Hinds in Game One. MCC clawed back from a 4-1 deficit to take the one-run victory over the visiting Lady Eagles. Brianna Duquette led MCC at the plate in Game One by driving in two runs on a home run, while Anna Lloyd drove in one run on three base hits. Mycahla Howard also had a pair of hits and one RBI and Jayla Poindexter collected an RBI on one hit for MCC in Game One.

Tiana Boutte picked up the pitching win in Game One for MCC by tossing a complete game and notching three strikeouts.

MCC finished off the sweep of Hinds behind a stellar pitching performance in a 2-1 victory. Mackenzie Harvey picked up the win by tossing four innings in the start and Kaylie Delapaz earned the save by throwing the three scoreless innings.

Mycahla Howard drove in one run for MCC in Game Two on a single and Anna Lloyd scored one run on a base hit in the win.