Rebels Fall In Series Finale To Mississippi State

April 3, 2011

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Despite a two-hit game from senior Brittany Barnhill, Ole Miss dropped the series finale at Mississippi State 9-3 on Sunday afternoon at the MSU Softball Field.

The Rebels (13-26, 3-11 SEC) jumped on the scoreboard in the top of the first after first baseman Brittany Barnhill laced an RBI single up the middle with two down that scored freshman RT Cantillo from second. The Bulldogs answered back in the bottom of the frame with four runs, highlighted by a two-run double to left by first baseman Courtney Nesbit that put MSU up 4-1 after one.

Mississippi State (19-18, 7-6 SEC) catcher Sam Lenahan extended the Bulldog lead to 5-1 in the third with a lead-off homer to left.

Ole Miss loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the fourth after Cantillo, Londen Ladner and Barnhill all started the frame with singles. Shortstop Natalie Nimmo then laced a single down the first base line that plated a pair of runs and cut the Bulldog lead to 5-3. The Bulldogs answered back in the bottom of the inning with a RBI double by Kaili Smith and an RBI single from Nesbit that put MSU back on top by four runs.

Nesbit added a two-run homer in the sixth that provided the final score of 9-3.

Kendall Bruning started for the Rebels and suffered the loss after giving four runs on two hits. Lindsey Perry entered in relief of Bruning in the first and pitched the final 5.1 innings. She allowed five runs on eight hits and struck out seven.

Next up, Ole Miss will welcome the Tennessee Lady Vols to Oxford for a three-game series beginning Friday at 5 p.m.

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