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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Host Central Arkansas, Travel To Peach State
3/2/2010 | Softball
OXFORD, Miss. - After posting a 4-1 record at the Red and Blue Classic over the weekend, the Ole Miss Rebel softball team will host Central Arkansas on Wednesday before traveling to Woodstock, Ga., for the Buzz Classic beginning on Friday.
The Rebels (10-5) will begin the week by hosting the Bears of Central Arkansas on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Ole Miss Softball Complex. The Bears (6-9) come to Oxford after posting a 1-3 at the Southern Miss Invitational this past weekend.
Ole Miss will then travel to Woodstock, Ga. for the Buzz Classic hosted by Georgia Tech beginning on Friday. The Rebels will play five games in three days starting with a matchup against Mercer on Friday at 5 p.m. Ole Miss will then face off against Tennessee Tech and Tennessee-Martin on Saturday before taking on Rhode Island and the host Yellow Jackets on Sunday.
The Rebels recorded wins over Murray State and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and a pair of wins over Centenary, while dropping a Saturday match up against SIU-Edwardsville during the Red and Blue Classic.
Senior Laruen Grill led the Rebels for the weekend batting .600 with three homers and seven RBI. She also added a double, two triples and seven runs scored while slugging 1.533 in the five games. With her two triples on the weekend, Grill moved into a tie for second in school history with six career three-baggers. She also moved into second on the career runs list with 108 runs scored.
Junior transfer Brittany Barnhill posted a perfect 3-0 record on the weekend, striking out 29 batters in just 19.0 innings of work. She set a career high with 11 K's in the Rebels' win over Centenary on Saturday. Barnhill entered in relief on Sunday and pitched the final 6.0 innings striking out nine in the Rebels' 4-2 come-from-behind win over SIU-Edwardsville.
Live in-game stats for the Central Arkansas game will be available on OleMissSports.com, while live stats for the Buzz Classic will be available based on internet availability.
