The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, April 28
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Softball Suffer’s Tough 2-1 Loss to No. 9 Tennessee in Extras
4/28/2019 | Softball
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Ninth-Inning Error the Difference as Rebels Miss Chance to Sweep
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 17 Ole Miss (36-12, 13-7 SEC) and No. 9 Tennessee (37-12, 12-9 SEC) went back-and-forth all afternoon long Sunday in a pitchers' duel at the Ole Miss Softball Complex, with the Volunteers coming out on top 2-1 in Game 3 of the series.
Molly Jacobsen was the tough-luck loser in the circle despite not allowing a single earned run. The junior was charged with one unearned run on four hits in 7.2 frames. Brittany Finney pitched 1.1 innings out of the bullpen, surrendering a run on three hits.
On the other side, Ole Miss struggled to find their footing against Vols starter Matty Moss, who earned the win in a complete-game showing, allowing one run on four hits and a pair of walks.
With neither side showing much life offensively through three and a half innings, Ole Miss broke through in the fourth. Abbey Latham got things started with a one-out double down the left field line, with Katelin Cooper coming in to pinch run. A deep fly ball advanced Cooper to third and Gabby Alvarez came up clutch with a looping single to right, plating the speedy freshman.
Tennessee struck back to tie the game in the sixth, leading off the inning with a single off the third base bag and eventually knotting the score with a sacrifice fly to center field. After a one-out double in the seventh, the Rebels re-entered Jacobsen and the junior got Ole Miss out of dodge to keep the score tied.
Jacobsen and Moss continued to do work in their respective half innings, sending the game into extras, where the Volunteers took advantage of a Rebel error to score what turned out the be the winning run. The Rebs brought the tying run to third in the home half but couldn't keep the rally going, allowing Tennessee to salvage a win in Game 3.
Ole Miss will look to bounce back in the final series of the regular season, heading to Athens for a three-game set with Georgia Friday through Sunday.
Quick Hits
• Sunday's attendance of 1,734 fans breaks the all-time record at the Ole Miss Softball Complex, set against North Carolina during the 2017 Oxford Regional.
• The loss is just the second in extra innings for Ole Miss in 2019 as the Rebels fall to 6-2 in extra frames.
• Despite the loss, Ole Miss claimed its sixth SEC series of the season over the weekend after winning each of the first two games.
• Gabby Alvarez reached in 3-of-4 plate appearances, going 2-for-3 at the plate with the Rebels' only RBI.
• Autumn Gillespie has now reached base in each of her last eight games, while Kylan Becker, Abbey Latham and Whitley have all reached in six-straight contests.
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 was the tough-luck loser in the circle despite not allowing a single earned run. The junior was charged with one unearned run on four hits in 7.2 frames. Brittany Finney pitched 1.1 innings out of the bullpen, surrendering a run on three hits.
On the other side, Ole Miss struggled to find their footing against Vols starter Matty Moss, who earned the win in a complete-game showing, allowing one run on four hits and a pair of walks.
With neither side showing much life offensively through three and a half innings, Ole Miss broke through in the fourth. Abbey Latham got things started with a one-out double down the left field line, with Katelin Cooper coming in to pinch run. A deep fly ball advanced Cooper to third and Gabby Alvarez came up clutch with a looping single to right, plating the speedy freshman.
Tennessee struck back to tie the game in the sixth, leading off the inning with a single off the third base bag and eventually knotting the score with a sacrifice fly to center field. After a one-out double in the seventh, the Rebels re-entered Jacobsen and the junior got Ole Miss out of dodge to keep the score tied.
Jacobsen and Moss continued to do work in their respective half innings, sending the game into extras, where the Volunteers took advantage of a Rebel error to score what turned out the be the winning run. The Rebs brought the tying run to third in the home half but couldn't keep the rally going, allowing Tennessee to salvage a win in Game 3.
Ole Miss will look to bounce back in the final series of the regular season, heading to Athens for a three-game set with Georgia Friday through Sunday.
Quick Hits
• Sunday's attendance of 1,734 fans breaks the all-time record at the Ole Miss Softball Complex, set against North Carolina during the 2017 Oxford Regional.
• The loss is just the second in extra innings for Ole Miss in 2019 as the Rebels fall to 6-2 in extra frames.
• Despite the loss, Ole Miss claimed its sixth SEC series of the season over the weekend after winning each of the first two games.
• Gabby Alvarez reached in 3-of-4 plate appearances, going 2-for-3 at the plate with the Rebels' only RBI.
• Autumn Gillespie has now reached base in each of her last eight games, while Kylan Becker, Abbey Latham and Whitley have all reached in six-straight contests.
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: Matty Moss (11-2)
L: Jacobsen, Molly (12-6)
Batting:
2B: Cailin Hannon 1
RBI: Chelsea Seggern 1
SH: Ashley Morgan 1
SF: Chelsea Seggern 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Treasuary Poindexter 1 ; Jenna Holcomb 1
Batting:
2B: Latham, Abbey 1
RBI: Alvarez, Gabby 1
SH: Horton, Kaylee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cooper, Katelin 1
SB: Gillespie, Autumn 1 ; Alvarez, Gabby 1
CS: Becker, Kylan 1 ; Loftin, Kelsha 1
HBP: Alvarez, Gabby 1 ; Whitley, Tate 1
Game Leaders
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