The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Go 1-2 at Mardi Gras Classic Tournament Saturday
6/21/1999 | Softball
Feb. 21, 1998
MONROE, La., -- The Ole Miss fastpitch softball team continued to struggle offensively Saturday at the Mardi Gras Classic Tournament in Monroe, La. The Rebels went 1-2 Saturday with losses to Tulsa and Nicholls State and a win over Centenary.
The Rebels started the day struggling offensively, posting only three hits against the Golden Hurricane. Sophomore Brittany Maxey kept the game close, holding Tulsa scoreless until the sixth inning.
The Rebels, in a 7-2 win over Centenary, broke out of a hitting slump and scored six runs in the eighth inning to come away with their first win in the tournament. Seniors April Caraway and Holly Mitchell came up big with Caraway going 3-for-4 and Mitchell driving in three runs.
The win over Centenary marked career-win No. 200 for Ole Miss head coach Joyce Maudie. Maudie, who is the only coach of the second-year program, posted her 200th win in her tenth season of coaching collegiately. Maudie's career marker is now 200-220.
In the first game of tournament bracket play, Nicholls State sent Ole Miss into the consolation bracket with a 4-0 victory over the Rebels. Ole Miss could only manage one hit off pitcher Courteney Blades in the loss.
The Rebels are scheduled to play the first game in the consolation bracket Sunday at 9:30 against the loser of the Northeast Louisiana/Northwestern (La.) State game.
Game 1
