CARROLLTON, Ga. — The Mississippi College softball team fell to West Georgia on Saturday afternoon in the first two games of the Gulf South Conference weekend series, falling 3-2 in game one and 5-4 in game two.
MC got things going early in game one with a McCall Lee single to right field that scored Alexis Laughlin, as the Lady Choctaws grabbed the early 1-0 lead.
UWG answered in the bottom half of the third inning with a three-run home run that gave the Lady Wolves a two-run, 3-1 lead over the Lady Choctaws.
A Brooke Fagan ground out to second base gave MC an added run in the fourth inning, scoring Bailee Avants from third, as the Lady Choctaws cut UWG's lead down to 3-2.
UWG went on to shut the Lady Choctaws down the remainder of the way as the Lady Wolves took game one by a final of 3-2.
MC had seven hits as a team in the contest, while being led by McCall Lee and Rayne Minor with two hits each. Lee and Brooke Fagan led MC with one RBI in the game.
In game two, once again McCall Lee got things started off in the first inning with a double down the left field line, scoring Brooke Fagan. MC led 1-0 after the top half of the first.
UWG, in the bottom half of the first inning, tallied three runs in the first inning, taking a 3-1 lead before adding a fourth run in the second inning. UWG led 4-1 through the first two innings until Jenna Ergle blasted a two home run over the center field wall, pulling MC within a 4-3 deficit.
UWG pushed one more run across the plate on a bases loaded walk in the fourth inning, regaining a two-run lead at 5-3.
In the top of the fifth, Ergle homered over the left center field wall, her second of the contest and 10th home run of the season, as MC trailed 5-4.
The Lady Choctaws were held scoreless for the final two innings of game two, as UWG took the contest with a 5-4 win.
MC had seven hits in the game and were led by Alexis Laughlin and Jenna Ergle with two hits a piece. Ergle had a team best three runs batted in including her two home run performance. Ergle now ranks fourth in program season history with 10 home runs on the season.
With the losses, MC falls to 22-19 overall and 12-14 in GSC play.
Both teams return tomorrow to the field for the final game of the series, set for 12 pm at University Softball Field on the campus of West Georgia in Carrollton, Ga.
