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Softball Splits Friday Doubleheader with MSU
4/19/2019 | Softball
Box Score 1Box Score 2<i class="icon-stats"></i> Game One Box Score (PDF)<i class="icon-stats"></i> Game Two Box Score (PDF)
Rebels Put on History Offensive Performance in First Game of the Day
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Ole Miss and Mississippi State each took one end of their doubleheader on Friday, with the Rebel offense putting up historic numbers in the first game but struggling to come up with the timely hits in Game Two at Nusz Park.
Game One | Ole Miss 21, Mississippi State 0 (5 innings)
In one of the most impressive offensive showings the Rebels (32-12, 10-6 SEC) have ever put forth, Ole Miss dismantled Mississippi State (27-18, 4-13 SEC) in the first game of the day, hanging a crooked number in every inning on the way to a 21-0 hammering at Nusz Park.
The 21 runs scored were the most ever in a conference game and just one shy of the all-time record of 23. Meanwhile, all 21 runs were scored with an RBI, tying the all-time program-record. On the other side, the loss was the largest margin of defeat in MSU-history as well as the most runs and hits the Bulldogs have ever allowed.
10 Different Rebels registered a hit, including multi-hit games from Abbey Latham, Autumn Gillespie, Kaylee Horton and Amanda Roth. Roth clobbered three doubles in the game, tied for the most in a single game in school-history. 10 players posted at least one RBI, including five apiece for Puk and Roth, tied for the team-high this season.
Brittany Finney earned her 12th win in the circle, throwing three scoreless innings with just one hit allowed. Of the nine outs the senior collected, six came via a strikeout. Ava Tillmann finished things off, surrendering just a pair of walks in two complete with two strikeouts.
The Rebels jumped all over the Bulldogs right from the word go. After Kylan Becker reached on an error to lead things off, Puk tattooed a pitch to straight-away center for a two-run shot and from there, the route was on. Roth smoked her first double to the left field fence with the bases loaded to score a pair, pushing the lead to four for the Rebels.
An HBP for Tate Whitley re-loaded the bases, leaving nowhere to put Mikayla Allee after her walk. Latham followed with an infield single to bring Whitley across and Puk put the cherry on top with a bases-clearing triple to right-center, putting the Rebel lead at nine runs after one half inning of play.
After Finney quickly set down MSU in their first trip to the plate, the Rebels got right back to work. Gillespie opened the second frame with a solo shot the opposite way to right field, with a pair of HBPs putting runners on for Ole Miss. Becker delivered a double to center to bring in Roth and Latham singled home two more to push the lead to 13-0.
In the third, Roth drilled a double to the left field wall to bring Finney around from second, with Whitley following with an RBI single to center to score Horton. Gabby Alvarez came in to pinch hit and rounded out scoring with an infield single to short, plating Roth.
After a Finney walk and a Gillespie double got the Rebs rolling in the fourth, Horton punched a single through the right side to bring Finney in and Roth brought the score to 19-0 at the end of four with her third double of the day, scoring both runners.
Katelin Cooper finished out scoring for the game in the fifth, cashing in her first career hit for a triple to right-center, bringing home Puk and Ally Mena. The Rebels finished things off in the bottom half, turning a 6-3 double play to bring the run-rule into effect.
Game Two | Mississippi State 6, Ole Miss 0
While the Rebel offense was an unstoppable force in the early game, Game Two saw Ole Miss struggle to find its rhythm in the box. The Bulldogs took a one-run lead in the first and never looked back, setting up a rubber match for the series on Saturday.
Molly Jacobsen took the loss in the circle, surrendering five runs on seven hits in three innings of work. Tillmann once again came on in relief, allowing a single run on five hits in the final three frames.
Emily Heimberger got the Bulldogs off to a fast start with a leadoff triple in the first, coming home on a sacrifice after a fantastic diving catch by Becker in left-center.
After taking an early lead in the opening frame, MSU opened things up with four runs in the second. A Sarai Niu single up the middle got things started for the Bulldogs, bringing one run home before a Heimberger single scored two more. Mia Davidson lifted a deep fly ball to center and the Rebel doubled off the runner tagging for second, but the runner from third was ruled to have touched home plate before the third out.
The Bulldogs would go on to tack another run on in the fifth and Ole Miss was never able to get the wheels fully moving on the offensive end, settling for a doubleheader split.
The Rebels and Bulldogs will play for the series on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT. Ole Miss is seeking its fifth SEC series victory of the season.
Quick Hits
• The Rebels' 21 runs in the first game were a program-record for an SEC game and just one run shy of the overall record of 22 runs scored.
• Ole Miss also tied the school-record for RBIs in a single game with 21. Jessica Puk and Amanda Roth each had five to match the season-high for the Rebels.
• Roth tied the single-game school-record for doubles, posting three in the game.
• 10 different Rebels registered a hit, with 10 different players recording at least one RBI.
• The 21 runs and 17 hits were both the most ever allowed by MSU, while the 21-run margin of defeat was the biggest for the Bulldogs by seven runs.
• Brittany Finney picked up her 12th win of the season in Game One, registering six of her nine outs via a strikeout.
• The Rebels put at least one runner on in 6-of-7 innings in the second game of the day, leaving eight runners on base.
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.
Game One | Ole Miss 21, Mississippi State 0 (5 innings)
In one of the most impressive offensive showings the Rebels (32-12, 10-6 SEC) have ever put forth, Ole Miss dismantled Mississippi State (27-18, 4-13 SEC) in the first game of the day, hanging a crooked number in every inning on the way to a 21-0 hammering at Nusz Park.
The 21 runs scored were the most ever in a conference game and just one shy of the all-time record of 23. Meanwhile, all 21 runs were scored with an RBI, tying the all-time program-record. On the other side, the loss was the largest margin of defeat in MSU-history as well as the most runs and hits the Bulldogs have ever allowed.
10 Different Rebels registered a hit, including multi-hit games from Abbey Latham, Autumn Gillespie, Kaylee Horton and Amanda Roth. Roth clobbered three doubles in the game, tied for the most in a single game in school-history. 10 players posted at least one RBI, including five apiece for Puk and Roth, tied for the team-high this season.
Brittany Finney earned her 12th win in the circle, throwing three scoreless innings with just one hit allowed. Of the nine outs the senior collected, six came via a strikeout. Ava Tillmann finished things off, surrendering just a pair of walks in two complete with two strikeouts.
The Rebels jumped all over the Bulldogs right from the word go. After Kylan Becker reached on an error to lead things off, Puk tattooed a pitch to straight-away center for a two-run shot and from there, the route was on. Roth smoked her first double to the left field fence with the bases loaded to score a pair, pushing the lead to four for the Rebels.
An HBP for Tate Whitley re-loaded the bases, leaving nowhere to put Mikayla Allee after her walk. Latham followed with an infield single to bring Whitley across and Puk put the cherry on top with a bases-clearing triple to right-center, putting the Rebel lead at nine runs after one half inning of play.
After Finney quickly set down MSU in their first trip to the plate, the Rebels got right back to work. Gillespie opened the second frame with a solo shot the opposite way to right field, with a pair of HBPs putting runners on for Ole Miss. Becker delivered a double to center to bring in Roth and Latham singled home two more to push the lead to 13-0.
In the third, Roth drilled a double to the left field wall to bring Finney around from second, with Whitley following with an RBI single to center to score Horton. Gabby Alvarez came in to pinch hit and rounded out scoring with an infield single to short, plating Roth.
After a Finney walk and a Gillespie double got the Rebs rolling in the fourth, Horton punched a single through the right side to bring Finney in and Roth brought the score to 19-0 at the end of four with her third double of the day, scoring both runners.
Katelin Cooper finished out scoring for the game in the fifth, cashing in her first career hit for a triple to right-center, bringing home Puk and Ally Mena. The Rebels finished things off in the bottom half, turning a 6-3 double play to bring the run-rule into effect.
Game Two | Mississippi State 6, Ole Miss 0
While the Rebel offense was an unstoppable force in the early game, Game Two saw Ole Miss struggle to find its rhythm in the box. The Bulldogs took a one-run lead in the first and never looked back, setting up a rubber match for the series on Saturday.
Molly Jacobsen took the loss in the circle, surrendering five runs on seven hits in three innings of work. Tillmann once again came on in relief, allowing a single run on five hits in the final three frames.
Emily Heimberger got the Bulldogs off to a fast start with a leadoff triple in the first, coming home on a sacrifice after a fantastic diving catch by Becker in left-center.
After taking an early lead in the opening frame, MSU opened things up with four runs in the second. A Sarai Niu single up the middle got things started for the Bulldogs, bringing one run home before a Heimberger single scored two more. Mia Davidson lifted a deep fly ball to center and the Rebel doubled off the runner tagging for second, but the runner from third was ruled to have touched home plate before the third out.
The Bulldogs would go on to tack another run on in the fifth and Ole Miss was never able to get the wheels fully moving on the offensive end, settling for a doubleheader split.
The Rebels and Bulldogs will play for the series on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT. Ole Miss is seeking its fifth SEC series victory of the season.
Quick Hits
• The Rebels' 21 runs in the first game were a program-record for an SEC game and just one run shy of the overall record of 22 runs scored.
• Ole Miss also tied the school-record for RBIs in a single game with 21. Jessica Puk and Amanda Roth each had five to match the season-high for the Rebels.
• Roth tied the single-game school-record for doubles, posting three in the game.
• 10 different Rebels registered a hit, with 10 different players recording at least one RBI.
• The 21 runs and 17 hits were both the most ever allowed by MSU, while the 21-run margin of defeat was the biggest for the Bulldogs by seven runs.
• Brittany Finney picked up her 12th win of the season in Game One, registering six of her nine outs via a strikeout.
• The Rebels put at least one runner on in 6-of-7 innings in the second game of the day, leaving eight runners on base.
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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Finney, Brittany (12-5)
L: C. Denis (3-1)
Batting:
2B: Becker, Kylan 1 ; Gillespie, Autumn 1 ; Roth, Amanda 3
3B: Puk, Jessica 1 ; Cooper, Katelin 1
HR: Puk, Jessica 1 ; Gillespie, Autumn 1
RBI: Becker, Kylan 1 ; Latham, Abbey 3 ; Puk, Jessica 5 ; Gillespie, Autumn 1 ; Horton, Kaylee 1 ; Cooper, Katelin 2 ; Roth, Amanda 5 ; Whitley, Tate 1 ; Allee, Mikayla 1 ; Alvarez, Gabby 1
SH: Whitley, Tate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Becker, Kylan 3 ; Latham, Abbey 1 ; Mena, Ally 1 ; Puk, Jessica 2 ; Finney, Brittany 2 ; Loftin, Kelsha 1 ; Gillespie, Autumn 3 ; Horton, Kaylee 3 ; Roth, Amanda 2 ; Whitley, Tate 1 ; Allee, Mikayla 2
SB: Becker, Kylan 1
HBP: Gillespie, Autumn 1 ; Roth, Amanda 1 ; Whitley, Tate 1 ; Allee, Mikayla 1
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Base Running:
HBP: C. Denis 1 ; Mi. Davidson 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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