BALTIMORE, Md. – The Hampton University softball team lost all three games of its series at Coppin State over the weekend, falling 10-9 and 5-4 on Saturday before losing 3-2 on Sunday at Coppin State Field.

The Lady Pirates are now 20-29 on the season and 8-7 in MEAC play.

Coppin State jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings in Saturday's first game, thanks largely to a five-spot in the second inning. The Lady Pirates got on the board in the top of the third, cutting that lead to 6-1 on an RBI double from senior Rebecca Magett (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

Junior Nina Ferguson (Plymouth, Minn.) drove in a run with a single up the middle in the fifth inning, cutting the Lady Eagles' lead to 6-2, before the Lady Pirates exploded for seven runs in the top of the sixth.

Senior Brooke Boykin (Riverside, Calif.) started the scoring with a bunt single to drive in sophomore Margaret Wilkins (Tustin, Calif.), before Ferguson singled home two more runs. Freshman Kerissa Burruel (Phoenix, Ariz.), in a pinch-hitting role, then doubled with the bases loaded to bring home three more runs.

Wilkins then singled home Burruel to give Hampton a 9-6 lead.

Coppin State scored four times in the bottom of the seventh, scoring the winning run on an RBI single from Candice Van Horn.

Ferguson went 3-for-4 at the plate, driving in three runs and scoring once.

Coppin State took a 1-0 lead in the second inning of Saturday's second game, before the Lady Pirates tied it at 1-1 in the top of the third when Boykin scored on an error. The Lady Eagles regained the lead with two runs in the bottom of the inning.

Coppin State then scored twice more in the fourth inning to take a 5-1 lead.

The Lady Pirates mounted a comeback in the top of the seventh, starting with an RBI double from Burruel. Later in the inning, junior Kelsei Saunders (Suffolk, Va.) smacked a two-run home run, her third of the season, to cut Coppin State's lead to 5-4.

Senior Travonna Byrd (Newport News, Va.) struck out four batters in six innings of work, while Burruel went 2-for-3 at the plate.

Coppin State (18-19, 11-4 MEAC) led 3-0 after five innings on Sunday, but the Lady Pirates mounted a comeback in the top of the seventh. Byrd walked to lead off the inning before scoring the first run on a wild pitch, before Boykin brought home another run with a groundout to the shortstop.

The Lady Pirates then had two runners on base, but stranded them there to end the game.

Byrd went six innings on Sunday, giving up just two hits and recording a strikeout. Ferguson went 3-for-3 at the plate, while junior Adrianna Scott (Laurel, Md.) was 2-for-3.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Wednesday, when they have their home finale with a doubleheader against North Carolina Central at 2 p.m. at the Lady Pirates Softball Complex. It will also be Senior Day.

For more information on Hampton University softball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.