The University of Mississippi Athletics
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Pitching Rules the Day as Softball Sweeps Doubleheader Over Samford
3/5/2021 | Softball
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Rebels Open Ole Miss Classic with Pair of Shutout Victories
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss (10-7) got the job done both ways on Friday during the opening day of the Ole Miss Classic, defeating Samford (6-7) in a tight 3-0 pitcher's duel in the afternoon before returning to trounce the Bulldogs 8-0 in five innings in the night cap.
GAME ONE | Ole Miss 3, Samford 0
Delivering a career performance in the circle, Savannah Diederich didn't need much help in the early game as Ole Miss downed the Bulldogs by a 3-0 score line.
The junior hurler had her stuff working early and carried the momentum throughout the game. Surrendering just three hits in seven strong, Diederich struck out a career high 11 batters in recording the first complete game shutout of her career.
After failing to capitalize on some chances in the first two innings, Ole Miss struck in the third. Following a Jessica Puk HBP and Paige Smith double, Sydney Gutierrez slashed a two-run single through the left side of the infield, bringing both runners home.
Ole Miss tacked on an insurance run late off of a Samford error and Diederich sealed the deal, locking up the final batter of the ball game for strike three.
GAME TWO | Ole Miss 8, Samford 0 (5)
Though not much offense was needed, plenty was provided in the second game of the twin billing as Ole Miss utilized a massive seven-run second frame to ease by the Bulldogs in five innings.
Ava Tillmann got the nod in the circle and kept Samford guessing all game long, allowing a single hit and one walk while striking out half of the 14 batters she faced in four full innings. Freshman Aynslie Furbush came on in relief for the last innings, striking out the side.
On offense, the Rebels received eight hits from eight different players, with eight different Rebels also scoring a run.
Ole Miss did the vast majority of its damage in the second frame, when the Rebels batted around en route to seven runs. Autumn Gillespie got things started with an RBI infield single, with three more runs coming in on a pair of throwing errors and a Blaise Biringer RBI knock. Furbush finished thing off with authority, tattooing a three-run moon shot over the left field fence.
Tate Whitley slapped an RBI single up the middle in the third to score Abbey Latham and with an eight run lead, pitching and defense finished things off to bring the run rule into effect.
Quick Hits
• With the pair of shutout wins on Friday, Ole Miss has not allowed a run in any of its first three home games for the first time since 2014. The Rebel arms have posted a shutout in five of the last eight games.
• Savannah Diederich tossed her first-ever complete game shutout in the game one win, racking up a career high 11 strikeouts.
• Despite only pitching four innings, Tillmann tallied a career high seven strikeouts in picking up the win in game two. It was the second-straight start allowing a single hit for the senior.
• Tate Whitley tallied a hit in both ends of the doubleheader, extending her hitting streak to nine games, the longest for a Rebel this season. Whitely is also riding a 12-game reached base streak, also a team high for 2021.
• With her three-run homer in the nightcap, Aynslie Furbush moved just one RBI behind Jessica Puk's team lead with 1t6 runs driven in. This comes despite only garnering 18 at-bats for the freshman. Furbush's three home runs is also good for a tie for second most on the team.
For all Ole Miss softball news and information, go to OleMissSports.com and follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissSoftball, on Facebook at Ole Miss Softball and on Instagram at Instagram.com/olemisssoftball. Also, follow head coach Jamie Trachsel on Twitter at @Jamie_Trachsel.
GAME ONE | Ole Miss 3, Samford 0
Delivering a career performance in the circle, Savannah Diederich didn't need much help in the early game as Ole Miss downed the Bulldogs by a 3-0 score line.
The junior hurler had her stuff working early and carried the momentum throughout the game. Surrendering just three hits in seven strong, Diederich struck out a career high 11 batters in recording the first complete game shutout of her career.
After failing to capitalize on some chances in the first two innings, Ole Miss struck in the third. Following a Jessica Puk HBP and Paige Smith double, Sydney Gutierrez slashed a two-run single through the left side of the infield, bringing both runners home.
Ole Miss tacked on an insurance run late off of a Samford error and Diederich sealed the deal, locking up the final batter of the ball game for strike three.
GAME TWO | Ole Miss 8, Samford 0 (5)
Though not much offense was needed, plenty was provided in the second game of the twin billing as Ole Miss utilized a massive seven-run second frame to ease by the Bulldogs in five innings.
Ava Tillmann got the nod in the circle and kept Samford guessing all game long, allowing a single hit and one walk while striking out half of the 14 batters she faced in four full innings. Freshman Aynslie Furbush came on in relief for the last innings, striking out the side.
On offense, the Rebels received eight hits from eight different players, with eight different Rebels also scoring a run.
Ole Miss did the vast majority of its damage in the second frame, when the Rebels batted around en route to seven runs. Autumn Gillespie got things started with an RBI infield single, with three more runs coming in on a pair of throwing errors and a Blaise Biringer RBI knock. Furbush finished thing off with authority, tattooing a three-run moon shot over the left field fence.
Tate Whitley slapped an RBI single up the middle in the third to score Abbey Latham and with an eight run lead, pitching and defense finished things off to bring the run rule into effect.
Quick Hits
• With the pair of shutout wins on Friday, Ole Miss has not allowed a run in any of its first three home games for the first time since 2014. The Rebel arms have posted a shutout in five of the last eight games.
• Savannah Diederich tossed her first-ever complete game shutout in the game one win, racking up a career high 11 strikeouts.
• Despite only pitching four innings, Tillmann tallied a career high seven strikeouts in picking up the win in game two. It was the second-straight start allowing a single hit for the senior.
• Tate Whitley tallied a hit in both ends of the doubleheader, extending her hitting streak to nine games, the longest for a Rebel this season. Whitely is also riding a 12-game reached base streak, also a team high for 2021.
• With her three-run homer in the nightcap, Aynslie Furbush moved just one RBI behind Jessica Puk's team lead with 1t6 runs driven in. This comes despite only garnering 18 at-bats for the freshman. Furbush's three home runs is also good for a tie for second most on the team.
For all Ole Miss softball news and information, go to OleMissSports.com and follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissSoftball, on Facebook at Ole Miss Softball and on Instagram at Instagram.com/olemisssoftball. Also, follow head coach Jamie Trachsel on Twitter at @Jamie_Trachsel.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Diederich, Savannah (4-4)
L: Emily Barnett (4-2)
Base Running:
HBP: Whitney Hinton 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Paige 1
RBI: Gutierrez, Sydney 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Puk, Jessica 1 ; Smith, Paige 1 ; Banks, Maddi 1
HBP: Puk, Jessica 1 ; Smith, Paige 1
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