The University of Mississippi Athletics
This Week In Ole Miss Softball
3/1/2000 | Softball
March 1, 2000
2000 Ole Miss Softball
Overall: 8-9 SEC: 0-0
This Week: @ Texas A&M Aggie Invitational, March 3-5
On Deck: @ Fresno State Invitational, March 9-12
Game Times For Aggie Invitational
Friday, March 3
Ole Miss vs. New Mexico - 2:15 p.m.
Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Ole Miss vs. New Mexico - 2:15 p.m.
Ole Miss vs. Minnesota - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 5
Ole Miss vs. Minnesota - 11 a.m.
Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M - 1 p.m.
Fans can follow all of the Rebels' games at the Aggie Invitational via the internet. Live play-by-play will be provided at sports.tamu.edu/live/
Team Notes
Rebels Finish Third at Oklahoma Classic
Ole Miss inched closer to the .500 mark by going 4-2 and finishing third at the Oklahoma Adidas Classic last weekend. The Rebels only two losses were against No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 17 Cal. State-Fullerton. Ole Miss has gone 7-3 in its last 10 games and stands at 8-9 for the season.
Ole Miss Travels to Texas A&M
The Rebels will take on Minnestoa, New Mexico and Texas A&M during the Aggie Invitational March 3-5. The Rebels will be playing their first-ever games against the Golden Gophers and the Lobos. Ole Miss is 0-1 all-time against the Aggies, falling 3-2 at the UTA-Pepsi Classic in 1998.
Willrath Ties Record
Senior catcher Allison Willrath tied an Ole Miss record with four hits in the Rebels' 8-1 win over Kansas at the OU Classic. Willrath went 4-for-4, all singles, with two runs batted in and scored a run in the victory. Willrath finished the tournament with a .636 average (7-for-11) and just missed her first career home run in Ole Miss' 5-4 win over Creighton. During the Rebels four-run fifth inning against the Blue Jays, Willrath hit a shot to left field that hit off the top of the fence and bounced back in play for a double. Willrath shares the record with three other Rebels. Senior shortstop Mandy Shklar was the last Rebel to get four hits in a game, which came against Kentucky on 4-23-99.
Coffee, Chapman Bringing `Em Home
Senior third baseman Kaci Coffee and junior outfielder Kara Chapman tied a team record with four RBI in a game during the OU Classic. Chapman hit two 2-RBI doubles during an 8-1 win over Kansas, while Coffee hit a three-run triple and drove in her fourth run on a fielder's choice in a 9-2 victory over Nicholls St. Coffee and Chapman share the record with four other players, the most recent was senior Heather Swinney who drove in four vs. Iowa St. on 2-28-99
Long Ball Rebs
The Rebels played long ball during the OU Classic as three players went yard during the tournament. Senior Heather Swinney was the first to go deep, hitting a rocket shot to right field in Ole Miss' 8-3 win over SW Missouri St. Senior Mandy Shklar cranked a 250-foot shot over the left field fence against Oklahoma. Swinney added her second homer of the tournament against the Sooners with a solo shot to right center. Senior Kaci Coffee was the third Rebel to go deep, hitting a solo shot to left against Creighton. Ole Miss has 5 home runs through 17 games this season after hitting only seven last year.
Burris' Steak Snapped
Freshman pitcher Holly Burris had her streak of consecutive scoreless innings broken in a 12-4 loss to No. 8 Oklahoma. Burris had gone 22.1 innings without allowing a run, and 23.1 innings without allowing an earned run before the Sooners put up four runs in the top of the second inning against Burris.