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Top-ranked Lady Bobcats whip Meridian, 13-1

Taylor Murray
Taylor Murray

Softball | 3/19/2017 9:33:00 PM

MERIDIAN – Top-ranked Jones County Junior College remained unbeaten here Sunday afternoon against Meridian.
The Lady Bobcats rolled to a 13-1, five-inning victory in game two after winning the opener, 11-2 in six innings.
Jones is now 24-0 overall and 8-0 in the MACJC.
Jones set the tone quickly in game two.
Cori McCrary (Carroll Academy) led off with an infield single, Kelsha Loftin (Mendenhall) drew a walk and Kelly Byrd (Copiah Academy) homered to center to make it 3-0.
The Lady Bobcats added a run in the second when Taylor Murray (Parklane Academy) doubled and scored on Brittany Hagwood's (Enterprise) single.
JCJC scored seven runs in the fourth to take an 11-0 lead.
Murray reached on an error and scored when Hagwood reached on an error. McCrary singled to put runners on first and second. After both runners advanced on a double steal, Hagwood scored on a wild pitch. Loftin's ground out scored McCrary to make it 7-0.
Byrd then walked and Autumn Frost (East Webster) followed with a double. Brittany Baty's (Northeast Lauderdale) sacrifice fly to center drove in Byrd and Emily Robinson's (Lafayette) single scored courtesy runner Jessie Bumpous (Southaven). Bailey Gilbert (Sylva-Bay Academy) reached on an error to put runners at first and third. Murray then delivered a two-run single.
In the fifth, Bumpous walked and Loftin reached on a fielder's choice. Frost followed with a two-run home run to left.
MCC scored its run in the bottom of the fifth.
Madison Burge (Harrison Central) posted the win. She pitched all five innings, allowed one run, five hits, one walk and struck out six. Burge is 5-0 on the year.
Frost homered, doubled, singled and drove in three runs, giving her seven RBIs on the day. Murray doubled and singled, while McCrary and Baty each had two singles. Byrd had a home run, while Robinson and Hagwood added singles.
Brianna Duquette singled twice for MCC.
Tiana Boutte pitched the first 4 2/3 innings for MCC and took the loss. 
The Lady Bobcats head to Copiah-Lincoln for a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday.
Meridian falls to 10-7 overall and 5-3 in conference play. The Lady Eagles visit Northeast on Wednesday.

 
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Players Mentioned

Brittany  Hagwood

#4 Brittany Hagwood

OF
Sophomore
Bailey  Gilbert

#13 Bailey Gilbert

IF
Freshman
Taylor Murray

#14 Taylor Murray

IF
Freshman
Emily Robinson

#16 Emily Robinson

IF
Freshman
Kelly Byrd

#20 Kelly Byrd

IF
Sophomore
Autumn Frost

#24 Autumn Frost

C
Sophomore
Cori McCrary

#26 Cori McCrary

IF
Sophomore
Brittany  Baty

#27 Brittany Baty

IF
Sophomore
Madison  Burge

#29 Madison Burge

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Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brittany  Hagwood

#4 Brittany Hagwood

Sophomore
OF
Bailey  Gilbert

#13 Bailey Gilbert

Freshman
IF
Taylor Murray

#14 Taylor Murray

Freshman
IF
Emily Robinson

#16 Emily Robinson

Freshman
IF
Kelly Byrd

#20 Kelly Byrd

Sophomore
IF
Autumn Frost

#24 Autumn Frost

Sophomore
C
Cori McCrary

#26 Cori McCrary

Sophomore
IF
Brittany  Baty

#27 Brittany Baty

Sophomore
IF
Madison  Burge

#29 Madison Burge

Freshman
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