Mesa State baseball team dropped 3-of-4 games in St. George, Utah at the hands of Dixie State this weekend. The Mavericks won game one of the series Friday night and then saw its four game win streak snapped as the Rebels took the next three games and the series.

MSC opened the four game series Friday night with an 8-7 victory behind the outstanding hitting of Chandler Herdt's 4-for-4 from the plate, including five RBI. MSC scored at least one run in the first three innings and held a 5-1 lead until the Rebels put up five runs in the bottom of the third and a 6-5 lead. MSC tied the game in the sixth and scored one run each in the sixth and seventh to hold off host Dixie State.

Junior Chris Carma picked up his first win as a Maverick coming on in relief of starter Jack Amidei. Carma went 6 1/3 innings allowing just one run on six hits and striking out six.

Dixie State swept Saturday's doubleheader scoring five runs in the first inning of game one on the way to a 6-1 victory. The Rebels scored five runs on three hits in the first inning and held the Mavericks to two hits in the seven inning game. Starter Brent Lamaster allowed six runs on five hits in four innings.

Game two of the doubleheader the Rebels again scored multiple runs in the first inning setting the tone in a 9-4 win. Dixie erased the Mavs 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first scoring four runs on four hits. The Rebels added one run in the second and two runs each in the fourth and sixth inning. MSC's Justin Little went 3-for-5.

Starter Eric Lamb was credited with the loss giving up five runs on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings. Aaron Guinn and Jason Enewold combined for four innings on the mound allowing four runs on three hits.

In the series finale on Sunday the Rebels scored 10 runs on 14 hits for a 10-2 victory and the series win. Dixie raced out to a 7-0 lead after three innings and scored three more runs in the sixth. MSC scored one run in the fourth and sixth inning, including a solo home run by Mike Provencher.

Starter Freddie Hampe was credited with the loss after allowing seven runs on seven hits in three innings of work.

MSC will host Cal-State Chico in its home opener this weekend at Suplizio Field. Game one is scheduled for Friday at 3 pm.

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