The University of Mississippi Athletics
Wednesday, March 6
Oxford, Miss.
4 PM
Ole Miss
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Austin Peay
Softball Pounces Early in 7-2 Victory Over Austin Peay
3/6/2019 | Softball
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Kylan Becker Stays Hot, Puk Drops Fifth Bomb of the Season
OXFORD, Miss. – Scoring five runs in the game's first two innings, Ole Miss (14-6) jumped all over Austin Peay (11-10) early in Wednesday night's midweek clash, setting aside the Governors by a 7-2 margin to extend its win-streak to six games.
Molly Jacobsen earned her sixth win of the season after starting in the circle, allowing one run on eight hits, striking out six in 5.0 innings. Sophomore Ava Tillmann tossed the final two frames in relief, surrendering one run on one hit and a pair of walks.
After Jacobsen struck out the side in the first, Ole Miss kept the momentum going to grab an early lead in the bottom half. Kylan Becker kept her hot streak going with a leadoff single, putting a runner on for Jessica Puk, who followed with a blast to left-center for her fifth home run of the season. Kaylee Horton tacked on another run for Ole Miss, dropping a single to center to bring in Autumn Gillespie.
The Rebs added to their lead in the second frame, with Puk once again igniting things with an RBI single to right to score Tate Whitley before Becker came home on a passed ball for the second Ole Miss run of the inning.
Austin Peay used a late-inning rally to knock a run off the Rebels lead in the third, stringing together three-straight two-out singles to score a run. However, Jacobsen was able to limit the damage, leaving the bases full of Governors to end the frame.
After Brittany Finney delivered an RBI double off the left field wall to plate Horton in the fifth, the Governors quickly cut the deficit back to four with a bases loaded HBP in the top of the sixth.
However, Ole Miss was having no thoughts of a comeback for APSU. Becker led off the home half with her fourth triple of the season, spanking a pitch off the fence in right-center. Abbey Latham brought the Miami native home during the next at-bat, lifting a sacrifice fly to right.
Tillmann induced three quick groundouts in the seventh and Ole Miss locked up a win in its final game before the start of SEC play. The Rebels will welcome Arkansas to Oxford for a three-game series beginning Saturday, with the final two games scheduled to be aired on national TV on the SEC Network.
Quick Hits
• With her fourth triple of the season, Kylan Becker is now tied for second for the single-season school record, matching her own mark from 2017. The outfielder is just one three-bagger away from matching Miranda Strother's record of five that same year.
• Becker now has 11 career triples to her credit, one shy of Strother's career record of 12.
• Becker also extended her team-high reached base streak to 19 games with a single in the first. The senior has also notched a hit in seven-straight games.
• Jessica Puk took sole possession of the Rebel home run lead with her fifth dinger of the season. The sophomore is just one RBI shy of Abbey Latham for the team lead, driving in 16 runs in 2019.
• Amanda Roth made her first start of the season on Wednesday. The sophomore started 48 games at third base during her freshman season.
• Molly Jacobsen has now allowed one run or fewer in eight of her nine appearances this season, throwing at least 5.0 innings seven times.
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.
Molly Jacobsen earned her sixth win of the season after starting in the circle, allowing one run on eight hits, striking out six in 5.0 innings. Sophomore Ava Tillmann tossed the final two frames in relief, surrendering one run on one hit and a pair of walks.
After Jacobsen struck out the side in the first, Ole Miss kept the momentum going to grab an early lead in the bottom half. Kylan Becker kept her hot streak going with a leadoff single, putting a runner on for Jessica Puk, who followed with a blast to left-center for her fifth home run of the season. Kaylee Horton tacked on another run for Ole Miss, dropping a single to center to bring in Autumn Gillespie.
The Rebs added to their lead in the second frame, with Puk once again igniting things with an RBI single to right to score Tate Whitley before Becker came home on a passed ball for the second Ole Miss run of the inning.
Austin Peay used a late-inning rally to knock a run off the Rebels lead in the third, stringing together three-straight two-out singles to score a run. However, Jacobsen was able to limit the damage, leaving the bases full of Governors to end the frame.
After Brittany Finney delivered an RBI double off the left field wall to plate Horton in the fifth, the Governors quickly cut the deficit back to four with a bases loaded HBP in the top of the sixth.
However, Ole Miss was having no thoughts of a comeback for APSU. Becker led off the home half with her fourth triple of the season, spanking a pitch off the fence in right-center. Abbey Latham brought the Miami native home during the next at-bat, lifting a sacrifice fly to right.
Tillmann induced three quick groundouts in the seventh and Ole Miss locked up a win in its final game before the start of SEC play. The Rebels will welcome Arkansas to Oxford for a three-game series beginning Saturday, with the final two games scheduled to be aired on national TV on the SEC Network.
Quick Hits
• With her fourth triple of the season, Kylan Becker is now tied for second for the single-season school record, matching her own mark from 2017. The outfielder is just one three-bagger away from matching Miranda Strother's record of five that same year.
• Becker now has 11 career triples to her credit, one shy of Strother's career record of 12.
• Becker also extended her team-high reached base streak to 19 games with a single in the first. The senior has also notched a hit in seven-straight games.
• Jessica Puk took sole possession of the Rebel home run lead with her fifth dinger of the season. The sophomore is just one RBI shy of Abbey Latham for the team lead, driving in 16 runs in 2019.
• Amanda Roth made her first start of the season on Wednesday. The sophomore started 48 games at third base during her freshman season.
• Molly Jacobsen has now allowed one run or fewer in eight of her nine appearances this season, throwing at least 5.0 innings seven times.
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.
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