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Ole Miss
28-19, 5-14
#16 Arkansas
35-11, 10-9
Rebels Fall 3-0 in Series Opener at Arkansas
4/28/2018 | Softball
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Ole Miss struggled to get the offense going in Saturday's series opener at Arkansas, falling to the Razorbacks by a score of 3-0 at Bogle Park.
Despite taking the loss, starting pitcher Kaitlin Lee worked the Rebels (28-19, 5-14 SEC) out of trouble for the most part. The senior scattered eight Razorbacks (35-11, 10-9 SEC) hits to surrender three runs (two earned), striking out five in her 6.0 innings. Anna Borgen came in out of the bullpen for the final inning, allowing no runs on a single hit.
The Razorbacks got off to a hot start as Hannah McEwen took Lee deep to right field for a solo home run during their first at-bat. Arkansas put a couple more runners on in the inning on a single and an error but Lee was able to keep the damage to one.
In the second, Dylinn Stancil lost a ball in the sun and the Razorbacks took advantage, bringing the runner home on Autumn Buczek's single through the left side, extending their lead to 2-0.
The Razorbacks added an unearned run in the third as McEwen came around from second on an error at third base for Ole Miss, extending their lead to 3-0. The Rebels went down in order in the seventh, closing out the game.
Ole Miss and Arkansas will resume the series Sunday at 4 p.m. at Bogle Park. The game will be broadcasted nationally on ESPNU.
Quick Hits
- The Rebels were held to 0-for-6 at the plate with runners on, with the final 12 batters of the game being retired.
- Of the five strikeouts Kaitlin Lee recorded, four of them were looking.
- Despite allowing eight hits, Lee was able to work out of danger the majority of the time, stranding 10 batters on-base and twice leaving the bases loaded.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mary Haff (22-4)
L: Lee, Kaitlin (14-9)
Batting:
SH: Becker, Kylan 1
Base Running:
CS: Mena, Ally 1
HBP: Schneider, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: A.J. Belans 1 ; Kayla Green 1
HR: Hannah McEwen 1
RBI: Hannah McEwen 1 ; Autumn Buczek 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hannah McEwen 2 ; Loren Krzysko 1
