VALDOSTA, Ga. --- Mississippi College dropped Sunday afternoon's series finale to #10 Valdosta State, falling by a final of 6-4 in game three.

Valdosta State scored two runs in the bottom half of the first inning, before thw Lady Choctaws responded with a run of their own in the top of the second inning on a home run by Jenna Ergle.

Ergle's home run was her fourth of the season, as the solo shot cut the Blazers lead to 2-1.  In the bottom half of the second inning, VSU opened up the score with four runs on four hits, including a pair of homer runs, as the home team took a 6-1 lead

MC got a run back in the fifth inning on two doubles, with Jordan Moore opening up the inning with a double to right field. Moore later scored on a double by Shelby Samples to centerfield, as MC pulled the score to 6-2.

The Lady Choctaws pushed two more runs across the plate in the seventh inning, on Jenna Ergle's second home run of the game, and a sacrifice fly by Samples that scored Moore from third.

The two runs plated by the Lady Choctaws in the seventh unfortunely were not enough to finish the comeback, as the #10 ranked Blazers went on to win by a final of 6-4 to claim the series 2-1.

MC had five hits as a team, including two home runs by Ergle. Ergle's two home runs gives her five on the season, tied with Kamryn Eaton for the team lead. 

Jordan Moore tallied two hits and two runs scored, while Shelby Samples tallied the other Lady Choctaws hit. Samples also had two runs batted in, in the game.

MC falls to 9-4 overall on the season and 1-2 in GSC play after Sunday's loss. The Lady Choctaws return to action next weekend, February 25-26, for home opening action at the MC Softball Complex versus Shorter.

Both teams will square off on the diamond beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. in Clinton, Miss. 

GAME THREE SCORING SUMMARY

Logo	Team	Inning	Play Description	MC	VSU
	VSU	1st	A. Sulte homered to center field, 2 RBI; M. Hill scored.	0	2
	MC	2nd	J. Ergle homered to left center, RBI.	1	2
	VSU	2nd	J. Prandine homered to center field, 2 RBI (3-2 FBBFB); T. Lewis scored.	1	4
	VSU	2nd	M. Hill homered to left center, RBI.	1	5
	VSU	2nd	S. McNearney homered to center field, RBI.	1	6
	MC	5th	S. Samples doubled to center field, RBI (2-2 BKBFFFF); J. Moore scored.	2	6
	MC	7th	J. Ergle homered to right field, RBI.	3	6
	MC	7th	S. Samples flied out to lf, SF, RBI (3-2 BKFBBFF); J. LaFosse advanced to third; J. Moore scored, unearned.	4	6
	Totals			4	6

GAME THREE STATS

Position	Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
CF	Laughlin, Alexis	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
2B	Fagan, Brooke	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	Lee, McCall	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1B	Ergle, Jenna	3	2	2	2	0	0	0
3B	Moore, Jordan	3	2	2	0	0	1	0
SS	LaFosse, Jordan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
DP	Eaton, Kamryn	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
RF	Samples, Shelby	2	0	1	2	0	1	0
LF	Dill, Jaycee	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
PH	Tauzin, Hannah	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	26	4	5	4	0	5	2

BATTING
2B:
Moore, Jordan (1); Samples, Shelby (1)
HR:
Ergle, Jenna (2)
SF:
Samples, Shelby (1)

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