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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Softball Wins Two Of Last Three In Speedline Invitational
3/6/2004 | Softball
March 6, 2004
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Rebels only managed three hits, but it was enough to get the job done, as Ole Miss notched two runs on three hits to slip past the University of Illinois-Chicago 2-0 on Saturday in the final round of pool play at the Speedline Invitational.
The Rebels secured a third place finish in pool play with the win and will face the winner of Rutgers and Temple on Sunday at 9 a.m. in tournament play.
Ole Miss scored its first run in the fifth inning. Desiree Layman reached on a walk after Aunnie Brahs popped out to lead off the innings. Brittany Warner reached on an error by the second baseman as Layman made it safely to second on the error. Vanessa Gibbs came in to pinch run for Layman. With runners at first and second, Mary Jane Callahan singled through the left side, driving in Gibbs and advancing Warner to second as the Rebels took a 1-0 lead. Stacy McCommon struck out in the next at bat and the Flames caught Warner stealing at third to end the inning.
Illinois-Chicago threatened in the top of the sixth inning, giving the Rebels a scare. Michelle Miller reached on a fielding error by Callahan to lead off the innings for the Flames. Sara Hernandez then advanced Miller to second with a sacrifice bunt. Amanda Rivera then drove a ball deep into right field, but McCommon raced to the fence where she jumped and made the catch, flipping over the fence. She held onto the ball for the out forcing Miller, who had scored on the play, back to third base on a catch-and-carry ruling. Because McCommon had hit out of bounds after making the catch, the play was ruled dead and Miller was only allowed to advance one base on the play. The Rebels ended the threat in the next at bat as Alycia Creese flied out to left field.
Ole Miss added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth. With two outs on the board, DeDe Justice went to work with a single to left field. The designated player then stole second. Mandy Ott then singled to center field, scoring Justice to give the Rebels a 2-0 lead. Ott advanced to second on the throw home from centerfield. Brahs then flied out to left field, ending the inning.
The Flames would not manage a score in the final frame, giving the Rebels the win. Callahan (3-7) earned her second straight win of the tournament as she pitched a complete game, striking out five batters and walking three. Callahan's ERA improved to 1.33 with the appearance.
Score by Innings R H E-----------------------------------------Illinois-Chicago.... 000 000 0 - 0 2 2Ole Miss............ 000 011 X - 2 3 2-----------------------------------------Ole Miss vs. UIC Box Score and Play-By-Play
The top of the order came through in a big way on Friday as Ole Miss (3-14) scattered 11 hits through five innings, defeating Long Island University-Brooklyn (0-8) by mercy rule in the fifth inning 12-2.
Four batters recorded two or more hits on the afternoon, sparked by Brooke Turner's 3-for-3 performance at the plate in the rout. Turner scored four runs and recorded an RBI while stealing three bases on the day.
Ole Miss opened the game with a flurry, scoring four runs in the first frame. Britte Hardy led off the inning with a single to the shortstop before stealing second. Brooke Turner then laid down a bunt, beating the throw to first and allowing Hardy to score the Rebels' first run from second when the catcher missed the tag. Turner then stole second. DeDe Justice grounded out to short on the next at bat. Turner then stole third after the first pitch to Mandy Ott. Ott walked on the at bat, putting runners at the corner.
The first pitch to Callahan was a strike, but the Rebels caught the Blackbirds napping as a double steal on the throw back to the pitcher allowed Ott to steal second while Turner stole home to push the lead to two. Callahan then doubled down the left field line, advancing Ott to third. Desiree Layman then singled to right field, scoring Ott and Callahan. Layman then stole second before Brittany Warner struck out. Rebecca McIntire walked in her next at bat, but Vanessa Gibbs was thrown out at first on a bunt to end the inning with the Rebels leading 4-0.
Ole Miss added a run in the second inning when Ott doubled down the left field line to score Turner. Turner had reached on a double to left field.
LIU-Brooklyn answered in the third, rallying to score a two runs. The Rebels retired the first two batters before the Blackbird rally began. Leah Glenn took a pitch to the knee to reach first, before Marzholf singled to short and advanced Glenn to second. Foster then singled down the left-field line, scoring Glenn and advancing Marzholf to put the Blackbirds on the board. Zapata then doubled to center field to score Marzholf and move Foster to third. The Rebels ended the inning as Callahan struck out Mathiesen.
The Rebels continued to add runs in the fourth inning, scoring four more runs. Gibbs walked then stole second to lead off the inning before Hardy tripled to left field, scoring Gibbs. Turner singled on a bunt to put runners at the corners. Justice then singled up the middle, scoring both Hardy and Turner to push the Rebel lead out even further. Ott recorded her third hit of the day, singling to third and moving Justice to second. Callahan then reached on a fielder's choice and Justice advanced to third, as the Blackbirds recorded their first out of the inning with Ott at second.
Ashley Broom then pinch ran for Callahan and Genee' Spears made her first appearance as a player, hitting for Layman. Spears entered the game with a 1-2 count on Layman. Spears struck out on the play, but a double steal allowed Justice to score from third when the throw and play at second missed Broom's successful steal of second. The inning ended on a strike out by Warner.
Ole Miss capped off the game with a three run fifth inning. The Rebels saw McIntire and Gibbs get out, but Hardy walked on her at bat then stole second. Turner then walked on her at bat. Justice recorded her second hit of the afternoon sending the ball over the fence in centerfield to score herself, Turner and Hardy and pushing the score to its final 12-2 margin. It was the fourth home run of the season for Justice.
The game ended on a mercy rule when LIU-Brooklyn failed to score in the bottom of the fifth.
The Blackbirds recorded six hits on the afternoon. Ole Miss notched 11 hits for its 12 runs and committed only one error on the day. Callahan (2-7) recorded her second win of the
season as she struck out nine batters for the second consecutive game. The Rebels will return to action with a game against the University of Illinois-Chicago at 11 a.m. EST on Saturday. The game will be played at the E.C. Moore Softball Complex.
Score by Innings R H E--------------------------------------Ole Miss............ 410 43 - 12 11 1LIU-Brooklyn........ 002 00 - 2 6 0--------------------------------------Ole Miss vs. LIU-Brooklyn Box Score and Play-By-Play
Ole Miss (2-14) out hit the Bears by an eight to six margin, but the Bears' hits were timelier as the Rebels fell to Mercer (11-12) by a score of 2-0 in the third game of the Speedline Invitational on Friday.
Dana Brill suffered the loss for the Rebels, falling to 1-4 on the season. She struck out three batters and walked none, while allowing the six hits and both earned runs.
Mandy Ott led the Rebels at the plate in the game, going 2-for-2 with a pair of singles.
The Bears got the only runs on the board in the third inning. Abbot led off the inning with a bunt single. She advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Dolan that rolled down the third base line. Farrington then hit into a fielder's choice at short, allowing Abbot to move to third. Rosentretter then put runners at the corner, getting on base when a pitch hit her. Ryskamp drove in the first run, scoring Abbot off a double to center field and advancing Rosentretter to third. Clark singled to the shortstop in the next at bat, scoring Rosentretter for the second run of the game. Talamantes then grounded out to short to end the inning.
Ole Miss would get hits and put runners on base, but left eight runners on base in the loss.
The Rebels face Long Island University-Brooklyn in the fourth game of the tournament immediately following the loss to Mercer.
Score by Innings R H E-----------------------------------------Ole Miss............ 000 000 0 - 0 8 0Mercer.............. 002 000 X - 2 6 1-----------------------------------------Ole Miss vs. Mercer Box Score and Play-By-Play
