The University of Mississippi Athletics
Softball Heads to Florida Tournaments
6/21/1999 | Softball
March 2, 1999
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss softball team will travel to Tampa, Fla., to participate in the Speedline and Reebok tournaments March 4-10, and then travel to Tallahasse for the Florida State Invitational March 12-14.
The Rebels, 8-3, are coming off a successful trip to the Southwest Missouri State Classic in Springfield, Mo. Ole Miss went 3-1 during the tournament, defeating Iowa State twice and splitting two games with S.W. Missouri State.
Ole Miss will open the Speedline Tournament against New Mexico St. at noon on Thursday and them play the University of South Florida at 6 p.m.
The Rebels will then face Western Michigan at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Ball St. at 1 p.m. Ole Miss will conclude bracket play with a 10 a.m. game against Oklahoma St. on Sunday. The championship round will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday and conclude with the semi-finals and finals Sunday.
Streak Snapped
Pitcher Amanda Fine's scoreless innings streak ended at 16 when she gave up two runs in the bottom of the third inning against Southwest Missouri State. Fine gave up three hits in the game and struck out three batters. During the three game streak, Fine allowed only seven hits, three walks and fanned 10.
En Fuego
Right fielder Heather Swinney hit an impressive .385 during the S.W. Missouri State Classic. Swinney also drove in a career high four runs in the Rebels first game against Iowa State. Swinney finished the tournament with 5 RBI and two runs scored.
En Fuego, too
Junior 3B Kaci Coffee set a career high with three hits against Iowa St. and finished with a .462 average for the tournament. Coffee also knocked in 5 RBI, scored three runs, doubled and tripled during the tournament.
Runnin' Rebs
After 11 games this season the Rebels have stolen 20 bases, almost half its 1998 total of 51. Shortstop Mandy Shklar leads the team with eight stolen bases followed by CF Stephanie Vaglica with six swipes.
Timely Hitting
Ole Miss batters continue their hot hitting with runners on base this season. The Rebels are hitting .359 with runners on and .297 with runners in scoring position. The Rebels are also hitting .376 with two outs and have driven in 26 two-out RBI. Right fielder Heather Swinney leads the team with five two-out RBI, followed by 1B Korrie Kashuba and C Allison Willrath each with four.
Carrying the Load
So far this season Amanda Fine has pitched in 38 (51 percent) of the 74 total innings by Rebel pitchers. The junior from Brentwood, Tenn., has appeared in eight of Ole Miss' 11 games, and has a 4-2 record with one save.
Almost Perfect
Junior pitcher Amanda Fine just missed throwing a perfect game against Texas Tech. Fine, a second team All-SEC player in 1998, gave up a lead-off single in the top of the sixth to break up the perfect game. Fine finished with a three-hit shutout over the Red Raiders and struck out four batters.
Shklar Shines
Junior SS Mandy Shklar opened the 1999 season in grand style hitting .389, driving in three runs and hitting her first career home run at the UT-Arlington Classic. Shklar also scored four runs , doubled and stole four bases.
Coming Through in the Clutch
With one out in the top of the seventh inning and trailing N.E. Louisiana 2-1, freshman LF Jessica Hamilton delivered a two-run single to give the Rebels a 3-2 victory. Hamilton finished the tournament hitting .500, with two doubles and two RBI.
Letts Leads the Way
Candi Letts enters her first year as head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels after coming over from Colorado State. In her sixth year as a collegiate head coach, Letts amassed a 155-105-1 record in five years with the Rams. Letts also lead Colorado State to a 51-win season and a WAC championship in 1997.
1999 Highlights
RF Heather Swinney
Started six games in RF and four games at 1B . . .Knocked in career high 4 RBI vs. Iowa St. . . .Tied for team lead with 8 RBI. . .Went 2-for-3 against Stephen F. Austin with a triple and scored two runs. . .Hit first home run of the season against Oklahoma.
CF Stephanie Vaglica
Started 11 games in CF. . .Second on team with six stolen bases. . .Hit .545 during S.W. Missouri St. Classic with three runs scored . . .Went 3-for-4 against SFA with two stolen bases. . .Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and a stolen base.
LF Jessica Hamilton
Has started all 11 games in left. . .First on team with .462 BA. . .Second on team with three doubles. . .Tied for team lead with eight walks . . .Has reached base safely in 10 of 11 games for the Rebels. . .Went 1-for-2 with 1 RBI, one run scored and a double against SFA. . .Scored two runs and doubled against Belmont.
SS Mandy Shklar
Started all 11 games at SS. . .Second on team with .415 BA. . .Leads team with four doubles. . .Went 3-for-4 and scored a run against S.W. Missouri St. . . .Hit first career home run against Stephen F. Austin. . .Also went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI and three runs scored against SFA . . .Went 5-for-8 with a double and two runs scored in double-header against Belmont.
3B Kaci Coffee
Has started all 11 games at 3B. . .Tied for team lead with 8 RBI. . .Had career high three hits against Iowa St. . .Hit first career home run against Oklahoma. . .Also drove in 2 RBI and scored a run against Sooners. . .Second on team with 27 assists.
2B Rachel Davenport
Has started at 2B in every game for Rebels . . .Hitting .300 with runners on base. . .Team high 62 percent success rate for advancing runners.
1B Korrie Kashuba
Started seven games at 1B and two as DH . . .Tied for team lead with 8 RBI. . .Went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI against S.W. Missouri St. . .Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and scored a run against SFA . . .Drove in only runs in 2-0 win over Texas Tech.
C Allison Willrath
Has started all 11 games at C. . .Second on team with 5 RBI. . .Third on team with .371 BA . . .Went 2-for-3 and scored a run against Iowa St . . .Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored against NE Louisiana. . .Doubled home game-winning runs in game 1 against Belmont . . .Went 4-for-7 in Belmon series with 4 RBI and two doubles.
1999 Pitching Highlights
Amanda Fine
Has appeard in eight games, starting five . . .Has 4-2 record with a save. . .Second on team with 2.21 ERA. . .Leads team with 23 strikeouts. . .Walked two batters in 13 innings of work during S.W. Missouri St. Classic . . .Has pitched in team-high 38 innings . . .Pitched complete game three-hitter against Texas Tech. . .Threw complete game one-hitter against Belmont.
Kari Ceriani
Started two games. . .Has 1-0 record with 4.20 ERA. . .Third on team with six strikeouts . . .Has only walked two batters in 10 innings of work. . .Pitched five innings allowing three runs in picking up 8-6 win over SFA.
Jennifer Hughes
Has 2-0 record on the season. . .Leads team with 2.15 ERA. . .Second on team with nine strikeouts. . .Pitched seven innings allowing one run on five hits and no walks in 4-1 win over S.W. Missouri St. . .Pitched six innings allowing three runs with one strikeout vs. NE Louisiana.
Brittany Maxey
Is 1-0 with a 3.50 ERA. . .Threw complete game shutout against Iowa St. . .Pitched 10 innings in two appearances for Rebels.
SEC Standings
East SEC ALL South Carolina 0-0 13-4Florida 0-0 9-4Georgia 0-0 7-4 Tennessee 0-0 5-5Kentucky 0-0 6-9
WestLSU 0-0 9-3Ole Miss 0-0 8-3Arkansas 0-0 11-6Mississippi State 0-0 9-5Auburn 0-0 11-6-1Alabama 0-0 8-7
1999 Leaders
Batting Avg. (minimum 10 AB)
Jessica Hamilton. .462Mandy Shklar .415Allison Willrath .371Kara Chapman .364Runs Batted In
Heather Swinney 8Korrie Kashuba 8Kaci Coffee 8Allison Willrath 5Runs Scored
Mandy Shklar 10Kaci Coffee 7Jessica Hamilton 6Allison Willrath 5Hits
Mandy Shklar 17Allison Willrath 13Heather Swinney 12Jessica Hamilton 12Doubles
Mandy Shklar 4Jessica Hamilton 3Allison Willrath 2Heather Swinney 1Stolen Bases
Mandy Shklar 8Stephanie Vaglica 6Heather Swinney 2Earned Run Avg. (minimum 5 innings)
Jennifer Hughes 2.15Amanda Fine 2.21Brittany Maxey 3.50Kari Ceriani 4.20Opposition BA
Amanda Fine .201Jennifer Hughes .255Kari Ceriani .283Brittany Maxey .364Strikeouts
Amanda Fine 23Jennifer Hughes 9Kari Ceriani 6Brittany Maxey 1Bobbi Wurth 1Walks
Jennifer Hughes 1Bobbi Wurth 1Kari Ceriani 2Brittany Maxey 5Amanda Fine 9Appearances
Amanda Fine 8Kari Ceriani 2Bobbi Wurth 2Jennifer Hughes 2Brittany Maxey 2
SEC Fielding Leaders
First Base
Ginger Jones, UA 6 1.000Jen Cirigliano, ARK 5 1.000Ashley Boone, UF 6 1.000Shaunte Fremin, LSU 5 1.000Korrie Kashuba, UM 4 1.000Second Base
Kristi Black, UA 6 1.000Jen Cordero, UF 6 1.000Jennifer Howland, UK 6 1.000Rachel Davenport, UM 5 1.000Aly Sartini, ARK 5 0.944Third Base
Ashlee Ducote, LSU 4 1.000Kristi Frenier, UA 6 0.960Lora Pinkerton, UF 6 0.944Chrissy Gavin, UG 6 0.929Kaci Coffee, UM 5 0.926Shortstop
Kelly Kretschman, UA 6 1.000Karrie Rider, MSU 5 1.000Nicole Kreipl, UF 6 0.958Tara Asbill, LSU 5 0.952Kendra McCutcheon, USC 5 0.950Mandy Shklar, UM 5 0.909
