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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Win Ole Miss Softball Classic
2/11/2001 | Softball
Feb. 11, 2001
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss posted a 4-0 mark over the weekend in earning first place in the Ole Miss Softball Classic. The Rebels overpowered Tennessee-Martin, 11-3, and Nicholls State, 7-4, Sunday at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.
The UTM game, which was ended in the fifth inning on mercy rule, saw the Rebels (5-5) record the third highest run total in school history and the most since Apr. 16, 1997, the program's inaugural season.
Kristi DiMarco led the offensive barrage, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored. The junior transfer from Palmdale, Calif., led the team in the tournament with a .500 average (5-for-10), a double, a triple and five runs-batted-in.
Jamie Cummings and Desiree Layman each batted 2-for-2, as Ole Miss outhit the Skyhawks 10-6. Freshman Leslie Day (1-1) earned her first career win, allowing one earned run over five innings.
Against Nicholls State, seven of the nine Rebel starters notched a hit, including DiMarco who was 2-for-3. Holly Burris drove in the first run of the game with a first-inning single and earned her first win of the season on the mound. A sophomore from Germantown, Tenn., Burris (1-0) surrendered one earned run with six strikeouts in the complete game victory.
In the early game, Nicholls posted a three-run seventh inning to secure the 4-0 win over Martin. NSU's Duffi Matherne tossed a two-hit shutout in picking up her second straight winning decision.
In the season-opening tournament for both schools, the Lady Colonels finish second with a 2-2 mark, while the Skyhawks fall to 0-4.
Ole Miss hosts its second straight tournament next weekend with the Rebel/Easton Invitational. The three-day event, which features Evansville, Samford and Southwest Missouri State, begins Friday at 1 p.m. (CT) with the Rebels and the SMS Bears.
Ole Miss 11, Tennessee-Martin 3 (Feb 11, 2001 at Oxford, Miss.)----------------------------------------------------------------------Tennessee-Martin........... 030 00 - 3 6 2 (0-4)Ole Miss................... 201 53 - 11 10 1 (5-5)----------------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Tennessee-Martin - McKinney, Fryer(4). Ole Miss - Day.Win-Day(1-1) Loss-McKinney(0-2) T-1:50 A-47Notes: Game ended on mercy rule.
Ole Miss 7, Nicholls State 4 (Feb 11, 2001 at Oxford, Miss.)----------------------------------------------------------------------Nicholls State............. 011 011 0 - 4 7 3 (2-2)Ole Miss................... 230 020 X - 7 8 5 (4-5)----------------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Nicholls State - Matherne, Cancienne(5). Ole Miss - Burris.Win-Burris(1-0) Loss-Matherne(2-1) T-2:35 A-57
Nicholls State 4, Tennessee-Martin 0 (Feb 11, 2001 at Oxford, Miss.)----------------------------------------------------------------------Nicholls State............. 000 100 3 - 4 5 0 (2-1)Tennessee-Martin........... 000 000 0 - 0 2 2 (0-3)----------------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Nicholls State - Matherne. Tennessee-Martin - Fryer.Win-Matherne(2-0) Loss-Fryer(0-2) T-1:53 A-41
