The University of Mississippi Athletics
Softball Travels To Birmingham-Southern For Tuesday Doubleheader
4/30/2007 | Softball
After a weekend off, the Rebels are looking to finish strong on their way to a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament berth. Ole Miss clinched the berth despite not playing, and has one series left vs.
Ole Miss is 21-31 overall and is looking to bounce back from being swept by No. 2 Alabama and Georgia in the last five games. Despite the two losses at
Freshman third baseman Lauren Grill needs two more long balls to tie DeDe Justice’s school record of 15 set in 2003. Grill leads the team with a .329 average, 31 runs, 13 home runs, 30 RBI, a .651 slugging percentage and a .410 on-base percentage. She is the league’s top freshman in home runs and total bases.
Senior left-hander Mary Jane Callahan owns a team-best 2.30 ERA in the circle along with her 8-8 record. She is also batting .314 with five doubles and three home runs. Junior lefty Tara Willitt boasts a team-high nine wins, while freshman righty Becky Nye has struck out a team-high 106 batters.
Birmingham-Southern is 24-31 on the year with a 4-8 mark in Big South Conference play. The Panthers were most recently swept in a doubleheader by
The Panthers have a team batting average of .249 with 14 home runs and 50 stolen bases. Lindsay Creighton leads the squad with a .329 average and eight doubles, while Heather Fox has hit five home runs and is hitting at a .281 clip. The pitching staff is anchored by Bethney Reynoldson, who boasts a 17-14 record and 1.93 ERA with 202 strikeouts in 210.1 innings pitched. She has 25 complete games and nine shutouts to her credit.
Ole Miss holds a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series, while the two teams split last year’s doubleheader in
The Rebels will travel to
