CONWAY, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina softball team dropped the final game of its three-game series against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, falling 9-5 on Sunday afternoon at St. John Stadium.

The common theme of the series continued in game three when Louisiana took the lead in the top of the first on a two-run home run to make the score 2-0. 

Coastal responded immediately when Libby Pippin launched a lead-off home run over the left center field wall and Keirstin Roose smashed a solo homer to make the score 2-2. 

The Ragin' Cajuns regained the lead in the third when Emily Smith blasted a two-run homer over the center-field wall, putting Louisiana ahead 4-2.

The Chanticleers answered in the bottom half of the inning, as Delaney Keith crushed a two-run home run to center field, evening the score at 4-4.

Louisiana pulled ahead again in the fourth when Laney Credeur laced a triple down the right-field line and scored on a passed ball, making it 5-4.

The Ragin' Cajuns extended their lead in the fifth, adding two runs on an RBI double and a groundout to go up 7-4.

Coastal cut the deficit to 7-5 in the bottom of the sixth, as Maddy Jennings launched the team's fourth home run of the game over the left-field wall.

Louisiana tacked on two more runs in the seventh, capitalizing on a CCU throwing error and an RBI single to push its lead to 9-5.

The Chanticleers threatened in the bottom of the seventh, putting runners on first and second with a walk and a single, but Louisiana turned a double play to secure the win.

McKennah Metzger (1-1) took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits over 4.0 innings.

Coastal Carolina will hit the road for a midweek matchup against the College of Charleston on April 1 at 5 p.m. ET.

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