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PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (April 28, 2013)-Morgan State's Kimberly Fontaine went 3-for-3 with a game-high 3RBI and Danielle Lugo added a 3-for-5 performance with two runs scored and 2RBI to lead Morgan State to a 12-8 victory over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field.
 
The victory helped the Lady Bears win the weekend series, by taking two of three from the Lady Hawks and moved them into a tie for fifth-place with UMES. Morgan State however, holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over UMES.
 
The Lady Hawks (12-32, 4-11 MEAC), who were honoring their three seniors on 'Senior Day' wasted no time loading the bases. Back-to-back walks by Morgan King and Emily Diseroad, gave the hosts a 2-0 lead. Carmen Frazier then followed with a two-run single to extend the Lady Hawks lead to 4-0.
 
Morgan State (7-32, 4-10), which for the past two weeks has been fighting for its postseason life, would get on the board with a run in the top of the second inning, before scoring four more in the third to take a 5-4 lead. Zina Constancia drew a bases loaded walk in the third to score Lugo and Fontaine doubled to drive in two runs to tie the score at 4-4. Nichole Holguin then flied out to center field to score Constancia and give the Lady Bears a 5-4 lead.
 
The hosts would reclaim the lead, 7-5 with three runs in the fourth when Trenece Nash hit a three-run homer for the Lady Hawks.
 
Morgan State would not go away, as it responded with six runs in the top of the fifth inning on four hits, helped by three UMES errors to take the lead for good at 11-7. Fontaine singled to drive in the first run of the inning. A walk by Holguin was followed by Shanice Crowder reaching on an error on the left fielder to load the bases. Shareday Christina reached on a fielder's choice to bring Fontaine in for another run. Lugo later doubled to score two more runs, to give Morgan a 10-7 lead. Lugo would eventually score the sixth run of the inning when Kimber Salvas grounded out to second base, to extend the guests lead to four runs.
 
Both teams would each add a run in the sixth inning for the game's final score.
 
A day after hitting her first collegiate homerun, Holguin would pick up her first win of the season as a pitcher. Holguin, who replaced starting pitcher Jordan Eades in the first inning with just one out, would pitch 6.2 innings, giving up four runs on eight hits, four walks and a strikeout to improve to 1-11 on the season. Holguin also went 1-for-1 at the plate with a run scored, RBI and a walk. Constancia finished 2-for-3 with two runs, RBI and a walk, while Christina drove in two runs and scored once.
 
UMES was led by Carmen Gurrola, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and had a walk. Gurrola would also get tagged with the loss as pitcher. She would pitch 4.1 innings, surrendering 11 runs on eight hits and allowed four walks. Nash finished the day 2-for-4 with a game-high 3RBI and two runs scored.
 
Morgan State will return to action on Wednesday, May 1 when they host Howard in a single game at 5 p.m. at Lois T. Murray Field. The game, which is a makeup game from their three-game series two weeks ago, which was rained out, will give Morgan State's three seniors one final home contest.