Ole Miss Splits A Pair With Louisiana Tech

RUSTON, La. - Trailing the entire game and down one run entering the seventh, Ole Miss mounted a furious comeback capped by Senior Lisa Conchos’ two-run game winning single in the top of the seventh to give the Rebels (23-27) a 5-4 win over Louisiana Tech (30-20) in game one of a doubleheader on Wednesday at Lady Techster Softball Field. LA Tech took the second game 9-1 to earn the mid-week split.

First baseman Aly Presswood walked with one out in the top of the seventh and was followed by a pair of infield singles from Corrine Doornberg and Courtnie Ghinaudo to load the bases for Ole Miss. Conchos then ripped her single up the middle past a diving shortstop to score Presswood and Doornberg and give the Rebels their first lead of the game.

Junior Becky Nye sat down LA Teach 1-2-3 in the bottom of the seventh to preserve the win for Ole Miss. Nye pitched a complete game and allowed four runs on three hits and struck out four for her 15^th win of the season.

The game had a 39-minute delay in the top of the seventh after home plate umpire Jena Tidwell was struck on the wrist by a pitch and had to leave the game, which continued with just two umpires.

Conchos finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate with the two game-winning RBI. Ghinaudo also went 2-for-4, while Doornberg collected two hits in three at-bats and scored once.

LA Tech took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first after first baseman Kylie Bassett smashed a three-run home run to left with one down in the frame. After that homer in the first, Nye retired 11-of-the-next-12 batters and allowed only one hit - a single - the rest of the game.

Ole Miss pounded out 11 hits in the game, but couldn’t seem to plate a run in the early frames. The Rebels loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the first on an infield single from Ghinaudo, a single to left by Conchos and a walk from Amber Tramp, but freshman Cali Overbeck struck out swinging on three pitches to strand all three runners.

Presswood singled to start the top of the fifth and was pinch ran for by Alyssa McGovern. Designated player Corrine Doornberg then laid down a sac bunt, but after a close play at first McGovern took third. However, with only one out Ghinaudo lined out sharply to short and McGovern was put out at third to end the inning.

The Rebels finally jumped on the scoreboard in the fourth after third baseman Ashley Dowdy singled over the second baseman’s head to lead off the inning and stole second with two outs. Freshman Amanda Hutcheson singled to left to move Dowdy to third and center fielder Alise Doubt reached on an infield single to score Dowdy and pull the Rebels to within 3-1.

The Lady Techsters added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth after shortstop Amberly Waits singled off the wall in right center to knock in center fielder Emma Barnes and give LA Tech a 4-1 lead. The damage in the inning could have been greater if Waits hadn’t passed left fielder Danny Sheridan rounding first causing Sheridan to be called out on the play.

Overbeck answered back for the Rebels in the sixth with a two-run homer down the line in left to pull Ole Miss to with one run. It was Overbeck’s first home run of her career and scored Tramp, who was hit by a pitch with two down in the inning. She finished the game 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Ole Miss will travel to Starkville, Miss. this weekend for the final SEC series of the year against instate rival Mississippi State. The Rebels and the Bulldogs will play a doubleheader in Saturday at 1 p.m. and conclude the series Sunday at 1 p.m.

Game Two

Louisiana Tech scored nine runs in three innings to knock off Ole Miss 9-1 in game two of a doubleheader on Wednesday at Lady Techster Softball Field.

LA Tech loaded the bases in the bottom of the first on a pair of walks and a fielding error by second baseman Lisa Conchos, but starting pitcher Lindsey Perry got third baseman Claire Gibson to pop out to Conchos to end the threat.

The Lady Techsters loaded the bases again in the second on a walk and a pair of infield singles, but this time the Rebels couldn’t escape. Perry got centerfielder Emma Barnes to pop out, but left fielder Danielle Sheridan knocked a single to center that fell out of a diving Alise Doubt’s glove to score a run. Shortstop Amberly Waits then singled through the left side of the infield to drive in two more runs. LA Tech added the final run of the frame on a fielding error by shortstop Cali Overbeck to give the Lady Techsters a 4-0 lead.

Second baseman Heather Doiron extended the Lady Techster lead to 5-0 with a solo home run in the third.

Conchos reached on an infield single with two outs and the bases empty in the fourth. She moved to second after third baseman Ashley Dowdy walked and scored on first baseman Aly Presswood’s single up the middle to cut the Tech lead to 5-1.

Conchos finished the game 1-for-2 with a run scored, while Presswood singled in two at-bats and drove in one run.

Perry took the loss after starting and pitching 1.1 innings. She allowed four runs, three earned, on four hits and struck out one while walking three batters. Becky Nye entered in relief of Perry in the second and pitched the final 2.2 innings. She allowed five runs, but only one was earned. She struck out one, but issued three walks.

Tech added their final four runs in the fourth after Nye uncorked a bases-loaded wild pitch to score a run before giving up a three-run homer to Barnes to extend the Lady Techsters’ lead to 9-1.

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Corrine Doornberg

Courtnie Ghinaudo

Lisa Conchos

Ashley Dowdy

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