The University of Mississippi Athletics
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Softball Piles it on in 18-3 Win Over Central Arkansas
2/27/2019 | Softball
Twelve Rebels Score a Run in Rebels’ Biggest Win Since 2015
CONWAY, Ark. – Twelve different Rebels scored a run as Ole Miss' bats came alive Wednesday night at Central Arkansas. Ole Miss hung a crooked number in five of six innings, setting aside the Bears 18-3 at Farris Field.
Righty Ava Tillmann earned the win in the circle, allowing two runs (one earned) four hits, striking out two in 4.0 innings of work. Freshman Savannah Diederich came in for the final two innings, striking out the side in both, allowing one run in the meantime.
The Rebels (9-6) got rolling early as Kylan Becker led off with an infield single and stole second. The extra base didn't end up meaning much as Jessica Puk turned on an offering from Rio Sanchez, cranking out a two-run homer to give Ole Miss an early lead.
After the Bears (9-7) struck back with an unearned run in the bottom half of the first, Ole Miss tacked on two more in the third to extend its lead. It was Becker who got things going again, leading off with a single and stealing second. Abbey Latham then singled up the middle to bring Becker home for the first run of the inning and Kaylee Horton later scored on a wild pitch to push the Ole Miss lead to 4-1.
UCA came back with an RBI single in the home half but Ole Miss fired right back with two more runs in the fourth. The Rebels put together three-straight two-out hits to score the pair, with Becker singling, Latham doubling her home and Puk following with an RBI single to right-center.
The Rebels added three more in the fifth on Becker's three-run homer to left-center, the third home run of her career and just the second to leave the park. With the Rebels up by eight, the run-rule became a factor. However, UCA struck back with a run in the bottom half to keep the game alive.
That ultimately just prolonged the inevitable as Ole Miss batted around in the sixth, scoring eight runs on six hits. Brittany Finney got things started with an RBI double to score Puk, with Izzy Werdann following with a double of her own to score another run, bringing on a pitching change for Central Arkansas.
The new pitcher didn't fair much better for the Bears. Pinch hitter Kacey Hvitved registered her first hit as a Rebel before Tate Whitley smoked a double over the left fielder's head to plate a pair. Whitley then scored on the first-career hit for Mikayla Allee, a single through the left side. RBI groundouts by Becker and Puk sandwiched a Latham RBI single up the middle, putting Ole Miss ahead 18-3 when all was said and done.
Diederich finished things off, collecting her sixth-straight strikeout to finish things off and give Ole Miss it's largest margin of victory since 2015.
With 15-straight game away from home complete, Ole Miss makes its season debut at the Ole Miss Softball Complex this weekend, hosting Pittsburgh and Nicholls in the Ole Miss Classic Mar. 1-3. The full tournament schedule as well as live coverage links are available on the tournament central page at OleMissSports.com.
Quick Hits
• The 18 runs are the most for Ole Miss since scoring 18 against Rhode Island at the Rawlings Classic in 2017. The 15-run margin of victory is the largest for the Rebels since defeating Alcorn State 18-3 in 2015.
• 12 different Rebels scored a run in the game, while Ole Miss received a hit from 10 different players.
• The top-three batters of the order got it done for Ole Miss, driving in 11 runs and scoring nine while going a collective 9-for-13.
• Kylan Becker extended her team-high reached base streak to 14 games, while Jessica Puk extended her reached base streak to 12 games, registering a hit in her sixth-straight game.
• In her last six games, Puk is batting .556 (10-for-18) with three doubles, three homers, eight RBIs and four runs scored.
• The Rebels scored in the first inning for the 10th time this season. Ole Miss has plated 18 first inning runs in 2019.
• Freshman Savannah Diederich has now struck out nine batters in just four innings pitched in her first collegiate season.
For all Ole Miss softball news and information, go to OleMissSports.com and follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissSoftball, on Facebook at Ole MissSoftball and on Instagram at Instagram.com/olemisssoftball. Fans can also follow head coach Mike Smith on Twitter at @msmithsb16.
Righty Ava Tillmann earned the win in the circle, allowing two runs (one earned) four hits, striking out two in 4.0 innings of work. Freshman Savannah Diederich came in for the final two innings, striking out the side in both, allowing one run in the meantime.
The Rebels (9-6) got rolling early as Kylan Becker led off with an infield single and stole second. The extra base didn't end up meaning much as Jessica Puk turned on an offering from Rio Sanchez, cranking out a two-run homer to give Ole Miss an early lead.
After the Bears (9-7) struck back with an unearned run in the bottom half of the first, Ole Miss tacked on two more in the third to extend its lead. It was Becker who got things going again, leading off with a single and stealing second. Abbey Latham then singled up the middle to bring Becker home for the first run of the inning and Kaylee Horton later scored on a wild pitch to push the Ole Miss lead to 4-1.
UCA came back with an RBI single in the home half but Ole Miss fired right back with two more runs in the fourth. The Rebels put together three-straight two-out hits to score the pair, with Becker singling, Latham doubling her home and Puk following with an RBI single to right-center.
The Rebels added three more in the fifth on Becker's three-run homer to left-center, the third home run of her career and just the second to leave the park. With the Rebels up by eight, the run-rule became a factor. However, UCA struck back with a run in the bottom half to keep the game alive.
That ultimately just prolonged the inevitable as Ole Miss batted around in the sixth, scoring eight runs on six hits. Brittany Finney got things started with an RBI double to score Puk, with Izzy Werdann following with a double of her own to score another run, bringing on a pitching change for Central Arkansas.
The new pitcher didn't fair much better for the Bears. Pinch hitter Kacey Hvitved registered her first hit as a Rebel before Tate Whitley smoked a double over the left fielder's head to plate a pair. Whitley then scored on the first-career hit for Mikayla Allee, a single through the left side. RBI groundouts by Becker and Puk sandwiched a Latham RBI single up the middle, putting Ole Miss ahead 18-3 when all was said and done.
Diederich finished things off, collecting her sixth-straight strikeout to finish things off and give Ole Miss it's largest margin of victory since 2015.
With 15-straight game away from home complete, Ole Miss makes its season debut at the Ole Miss Softball Complex this weekend, hosting Pittsburgh and Nicholls in the Ole Miss Classic Mar. 1-3. The full tournament schedule as well as live coverage links are available on the tournament central page at OleMissSports.com.
Quick Hits
• The 18 runs are the most for Ole Miss since scoring 18 against Rhode Island at the Rawlings Classic in 2017. The 15-run margin of victory is the largest for the Rebels since defeating Alcorn State 18-3 in 2015.
• 12 different Rebels scored a run in the game, while Ole Miss received a hit from 10 different players.
• The top-three batters of the order got it done for Ole Miss, driving in 11 runs and scoring nine while going a collective 9-for-13.
• Kylan Becker extended her team-high reached base streak to 14 games, while Jessica Puk extended her reached base streak to 12 games, registering a hit in her sixth-straight game.
• In her last six games, Puk is batting .556 (10-for-18) with three doubles, three homers, eight RBIs and four runs scored.
• The Rebels scored in the first inning for the 10th time this season. Ole Miss has plated 18 first inning runs in 2019.
• Freshman Savannah Diederich has now struck out nine batters in just four innings pitched in her first collegiate season.
For all Ole Miss softball news and information, go to OleMissSports.com and follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissSoftball, on Facebook at Ole MissSoftball and on Instagram at Instagram.com/olemisssoftball. Fans can also follow head coach Mike Smith on Twitter at @msmithsb16.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tillmann, Ava (3-2)
L: Sanchez, Rio (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Latham, Abbey 1 ; Finney, Brittany 1 ; Werdann, Izzy 1 ; Whitley, Tate 1 ; Watford, Taylor 1
HR: Becker, Kylan 1 ; Puk, Jessica 1
RBI: Becker, Kylan 4 ; Latham, Abbey 3 ; Puk, Jessica 4 ; Finney, Brittany 1 ; Werdann, Izzy 1 ; Whitley, Tate 2 ; Watford, Taylor 1 ; Allee, Mikayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Becker, Kylan 4 ; Latham, Abbey 3 ; Puk, Jessica 2 ; Gutierrez, Sydney 1 ; Werdann, Izzy 1 ; Horton, Kaylee 1 ; Hvitved, Kacey 1 ; Whitley, Tate 1 ; Mena, Ally 1 ; Watford, Taylor 1 ; Allee, Mikayla 1 ; Cooper, Katelin 1
SB: Becker, Kylan 2 ; Horton, Kaylee 1 ; Hvitved, Kacey 1
CS: Loftin, Kelsha 1
Batting:
2B: Morris, Libby 1 ; Vernon, Tylar 1
RBI: Morris, Libby 2 ; Hill, Cylla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Crutchmer, Kayla 1 ; Eary, Callie 1 ; Vernon, Tylar 1
SB: Crutchmer, Kayla 1
CS: Sperling, Reagan 1
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