CHARLESTON, S.C. ? The Presbyterian College softball team was unable to come back fro ma 3-0 deficit after three innings, falling by a 3-2 score to Charleston Southern in the final game of the three-game series.

The Blue Hose now stand at 11-13 on the season and 1-3 in Big South Conference play.

After Mary Gordon breezed through the first two innings, she ran into a little trouble in the third frame. The home team took a 3-0 lead. The big hit in the inning was a two-out triple, plating two.

PC had runners on first and second with one out in the fourth, but the next two batters struck out swinging to end the threat.

The Lady Bucs threatened to build on their lead in the fourth, but Laura Tate Owings' gunned down a base runner at second base, ending the inning with a runner just 60 feet away from giving CSU a 4-0 lead.

Coming off that positive momentum swing, Tate Owings began the fifth frame with a walk. She moved to second on Amanda Miller's grounder before scampering to third on a wild pitch.

After the second out of the inning, Brittany Howell singled up the gut, cutting the lead to two, 3-1. Taylor Staten continued her solid season by doubling to left, scoring Howell and pulling the Blue Hose within one, 3-2.

With two on in the bottom of the fifth, Gordon induced a pop-up to end the stanza.

In the sixth, Lindsey Trombley reached on an error with one away. However, Gordon and Tate Owings were unable to bring her home.

For the game, PC left six runners on base, three of which were in scoring position. Head coach Dave Majeski's team tallied two runs on three hits with one error while CSU had three runs on seven hits while committing an error.

Gordon (4-8) took the loss despite the complete-game effort. She gave up three runs on seven hits. Gordon did not walk a batter while striking out three.

The Blue Hose return to action Monday when they head to Anderson for a doubleheader. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m.