STAUNTON, VA - The Mary Baldwin College softball team dropped a conference doubleheader to Methodist University Monday afternoon and a conference doubleheader to Meredith College on Tuesday.

In the first game against Methodist University, the visitors jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning then added 6 runs in the 3rd inning and 7 runs in the 4th inning to take a 15-3 win in 5 innings.

Virginia Griffin, Kayla Wheeler, and Lindsey Shifflett each finished with one run and one hit for Mary Baldwin.

In the second game, Methodist again jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, then added six runs in the second inning.  The Monarchs scored three runs in the 3rd inning to assure an 11-3 five inning win.

Freshman Olivia Compton hit her first home run of the season bringing home Virginia Griffin and Sarah Seekins in the 3rd inning for MBC.

Methodist improved to 17-17 on the season while Mary Baldwin fell to 2-28.

On Tuesday, Mary Baldwin hosted Meredith College in their second USA South doubleheader in as many days.  The Avenging Angels struck first taking a 1-0 1st inning run.  

The visitors then built their lead to 4-0 in the 3rd inning taking advantage of Mary Baldwin errors.

Meredith added one run in the 5th and two in the 6th while holding the Fighting Squirrels scoreless.  

In the nightcap, the visitors again took an early lead scoring 3 runs in the first three innings while again holding the Fighting Squirrels scoreless.  MBC finally got on the board in the 4th, when Jonquil Brown crossed home plate off of a single from Lindsey Shifflett.  That proved to be the only run allowed by the Angels as they went on to win 4-1 in seven innings.

Meredith improves their record to 12-9 while Mary Baldwin's record drops to 2-28.

Wednesday proved to be a very different day for Mary Baldwin as they took the early lead against The University of Maine-Presque Isle.  

After the Owls scored one run in the top of the first, MBC quickly took the lead in the bottom of the 1st inning.  Virginia Griffin started the home team off with a double to left field.  After Sara Seekins was hit by a pitch, Olivia Compton singled up the middle scoring Griffin.  Janie Brothers flied out and Sarah Seekins was also out on the play when she was caught off of the base.  Jonquil Brown then stepped up hitting a home run bringing Compton across home plate.  MBC's final run came when Nicole Wenthe walked with the bases loaded bringing Jessica Hogle home.

The UMPI added another run in the second inning while the home team built their lead to 6-2.  Janie Brothers doubled to center field scoring Seekins.  Jessica Hogle then singled to the short stop bringing Brothers home.

The visitors were held scoreless for the remainder of the game.  Mary Baldwin added two more runs.  The first came in the bottom of the 4th inning when Janie Brothers scored while Rebecca Parramore was being thrown out at first on a Fielder's Choice.  Then Sarah Seekins added Mary Baldwin's final run in the 5th inning off of a single by Brother's down the right field line.

Mary Baldwin won 9-3 in 7 innings improving their record to 3-30.

It only took MBC 5 innings to take their fourth win of the season as they easily defeated The University of Maine - Presque Isle 9-1.  

Jonquil Brown led Mary Baldwin with 2 hits and 2 RBI's in their romp over the Owls.

Mary Baldwin College improves to 4-30 while UMPI falls to 0-10 this season.

The Fighting Squirrels have two conference games at home this weekend before traveling to Randolph-Macon on Tuesday for their final game of the season.