Heath Griffith
Heath Griffith finished the day a team-high 4-for-7 with a double.
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Winner SW Mississippi SWCCSB 21-16, 14-9 MACJC
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Northwest NWCCSB 16-13, 10-11 MACJC
Winner
SW Mississippi SWCCSB
21-16, 14-9 MACJC
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Final
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Northwest NWCCSB
16-13, 10-11 MACJC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
SW Mississippi SWCCSB 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 10 3
Northwest NWCCSB 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 1

W: Macy Fulton (11-7) L: Kolwyck, Hailee (4-5)

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Winner SW Mississippi SWCCSB 22-16, 15-9 MACJC
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Northwest NWCCSB 16-14, 10-12 MACJC
Winner
SW Mississippi SWCCSB
22-16, 15-9 MACJC
10
Final
1
Northwest NWCCSB
16-14, 10-12 MACJC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
SW Mississippi SWCCSB 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 10 9 1
Northwest NWCCSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 5

W: Rebecca Davis (10-7) L: Luke, Tori (8-6)

Game Recap: Softball | | by Kevin Maloney

Lady Bears Sweep Friday Tilt over Northwest

SENATOBIA – Backed by strong starting pitching and taking advantage of numerous Ranger miscues on the afternoon, the visiting Southwest Mississippi Lady Bears swept a softball doubleheader over Northwest on Friday by 4-3 and 10-1 finals.

Southwest improved to 22-16 overall and 15-9 in the MACJC with the sweep, clinching a spot in the postseason. Northwest dropped to 16-14 overall and 10-12 in the conference (ninth) and is currently on the outside looking in.

(Game 1) Tied 3-3 after five innings, Southwest found the go-ahead run on Kelcey Bremenkamp's RBI-single up the middle in the sixth to take the opener 4-3.

Southwest plated two runs in its opening at-bat before the Rangers immediately responded with a pair on Kat Holley's two-run single to right to tie the game at 2-2 after an inning. 

Scoreless the next three frames, Austin Pruitt doubled to score the go-ahead run in the fifth for SMCC, her third hit of the game. After two quick outs in the bottom half of the frame, Ashton Needham's RBI-triple to right scored Holley to tie the game at 3-3 after five.

SMCC pushed ahead for good in the sixth, using Jenna Duff's one-out single to get the rally started. Kristie Sanchez pinch ran for Duff, advanced to third on a passed ball and then scored on Bremenkamp's single.

Macy Fulton tossed a complete game to earn the win for SMCC, scattering nine hits and two earned runs to improve to 11-7 on the year. Hailee Kolwyck allowed all four runs and allowed 10 hits while striking out five to take the loss.

Seven different Rangers had a hit in the opener, led by Holley and Kolwyck with two hits apiece.

(Game 2) The top of the SMCC lineup combined to go 9-for-15 with eight RBIs and seven runs scored and the Lady Bears capitalized off five Ranger errors to run away for a 10-1 win in the nightcap. 

Southwest opened up what was just a 3-0 game with a three-run fifth and four-run seventh, highlighted by Duff's two-run homer to left that bounced off the top of the fence and over. 

Northwest never threatened until its final at-bat. Olivia Owen doubled, advanced to third on an error and came around to score on Allison Williams' RBI-single to the pitcher for the Rangers' lone run.

Rebecca Davis (10-7) went the distance for SMCC, scattering seven hits and one run (unearned). Tori Luke lasted 4.2 innings, scattering five hits and six runs (one earned) to drop to 8-6 on the year.

Heath Griffith went 3-for-3 to lead Northwest in the finale and finished the day a team-high 4-for-7 with a double.

Northwest will host 8th-ranked and conference-leading Jones County (31-6, 20-2 MACJC) on Sunday at 2 p.m.