The University of Mississippi Athletics
Softball Sweeps Double-Header against Mississippi State
6/21/1999 | Softball
March 19, 1999
OXFORD, Miss. - The Rebels' Mandy Shklar and Kaci Coffee drove in three runs apiece as Ole Miss swept Mississippi State in a softball double-header Friday evening.
Ole Miss improved to 18-11 overall and 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference, while State dropped to 15-12 and 0-2.
In game one, Shklar hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at 4-4 and Kara Chapman drove in the game winning run with a two-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Ole Miss a 5-4 victory.
In game two, Coffee hit a two-run double and drove in another on a fielder's choice in leading Ole Miss to a 4-1 win over the Bulldogs.
Jennifer Hughes pitched three scoreless innings to pick up the win in game one and pitched a complete game to win game two of the double-header. Hughes improved to 6-3 on the season.
The Rebels complete the series against Mississippi State with a double-header on Saturday at the Ole Miss Softball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for noon. The game can be heard locally on WQLJ (93.7 FM), with pre-game beginning at 11:45 a.m.
Game 1
R H EMississippi State 202 000 000 00 4 6 2Ole Miss 000 000 400 01 5 7 3
OM -- Fine, Hughes (7), Willrath; MSU -- Anderson, Wilkerson (8), HenryWP -- Hughes, 5-3 LP -- Wilkerson, 1-2
Game 2
Mississippi State 100 000 0 1 4 0Ole Miss 200 020 0 4 6 1
OM -- Hughes, Willrath; MSU -- Wilkerson, Calvert (6), McCallumWP -- Hughes, 6-3 LP -- Wilkerson, 1-3
