MCC Softball Closes Out 2014 Rush Invitational Tournament

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College softball team closed out the 2014 Rush Invitational Tournament by dropping its final games of the tournament at the hands of Bishop State by a final score of 4-2 and 7-6. The Lady Eagles completed the tournament with an 0-3 record after falling to Mississippi Gulf Coast Friday afternoon by a final count of 9-2. The Lady Eagles dropped its overall record to 0-5 after the completion of the Rush Invitational Tournament.

Bishop State scored all four of its runs in the fourth inning and was able to hold off the Lady Eagles in the late stages of Game One. MCC scored one run each in the third and fifth inning of the contest. MCC was led at the plate by Casey Bolton and Shelby Peavy with two hits a apiece in Game One.

Kelsey Rogers suffered the pitching loss on the mound in the opening game for the Lady Eagles.

Bishop State held off a late seventh inning rally by the Lady Eagles to hold on for the 7-6 win in Game Two. MCC scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but were unable to scratch another run to complete the comeback victory. Cheyenne Barefoot and Paige Bowser each had three hits in the setback for the Lady Eagles, while Emily Blackwell suffered the pitching loss on the mound.

MCC will return to action Tuesday afternoon with a home doubleheader against East Mississippi Community College. The first pitch of the twin bill is set for 1 p.m. at Tommy McDonald Field.