The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, May 3
Fayetteville, Ark.
3:30 PM
Ole Miss
at
Arkansas
Softball Closes out Regular Season at No. 8 Arkansas
5/2/2024 | Softball
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Ole Miss softball closes out the regular season on the road against No. 8 Arkansas May 3-5. The two teams last met in the 2019 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals.
LEADING OFF
• Lefty Brianna Lopez was key in the Rebels series victory over Auburn, going 2-0 in the circle with a 1.05 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 13.1 innings of work.
• Jaden Pone went on a tear in April, racking up 20 hits and batting .351. She reached base safely in all 16 games played in the month span and had a hit in all but one contest.
• Senior Aynslie Furbush is having the best offensive season of her career. The Longwood, Florida, native is hitting .333 with 44 hits, including nine home runs and 44 RBI, all of which are career highs.
• On Sunday, Paige Smith will start her 257th career game in an Ole Miss uniform, passing former teammate Mikayla Allee for the most starts and games played as a Rebel.
• Lexie Brady leads Ole Miss with 13 home runs, the sixth most in the SEC. The junior is now two shy of tying the Ole Miss single-season program record.
• Aynslie Furbush and Jalia Lassiter each picked up their 100th career hit last weekend against Auburn.
SENIOR SENDOFF
Last weekend, Ole Miss sent its four seniors out with a bang, taking the series from Auburn in their final games in Oxford. All four of the Rebel seniors contributed in big ways to secure two crucial wins in SEC play. Paige Smith reached base in half of her at-bats, including a .375 mark at the plate. Aynslie Furbush homered twice and drove in five runs, while Delaney Rummell notched three hits, including her second home run of the season. In the circle, Makenna Kliethermes gave up one hit over 3.2 shutout innings and picked up a save in Saturday's win.
TAMING THE TIGERS
After dropping the series opener against Auburn in an 11-inning pitcher's duel on Friday night, Ole Miss responded to win the series, taking the final two games of the weekend. The Rebels took advantage of three Tiger errors and a brilliant outing from Brianna Lopez in relief to even the series. In a decisive game three, Ole Miss left no doubt, belting three home runs in a 7-2 rout of Auburn to take the series on Senior Weekend.
SPINNING IT
Down the stretch in conference play, Ole Miss has leaned heavily on Brianna Lopez in the circle. The lefty went 4-0 in 12 appearances in the month of April, registering a 1.97 ERA through a team-high 39.0 innings of work. Lopez's ability to change speed and disrupt opposing hitters' timing is a big reason for her success. This past weekend against Auburn, she earned both of the Rebels' victories while racking up 18 strikeouts to go along with a 1.05 ERA.
KEEPING IT 💯
Aynslie Furbush and Jalia Lassiter become the most recent Rebels to record their 100th career hits. Furbush, a senior, has nearly half of her career hits this season alone. In her best offensive season her her career, it was only fitting that she tallied hit No. 100 with a home run that cleared the scoreboard. Lassiter picked up her 100th career hit in just her second season of collegiate softball with a 3-for-6 night on Friday against Auburn, in which she finished a home run shy of the cycle.
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS
Playing her fifth season in an Ole Miss uniform, senior Paige Smith continues to leave her mark on the record book. The Corona, California, native has started 254 career games in a Rebel uniform, the second-most all-time. Smith also finds herself in the top-10 in program history in doubles (tied for first, 42) RBI (second, 160), home runs (fourth, 37), total bases (fourth, 344), walks (sixth, 79), slugging percentage (ninth, .460), runs (ninth, 118) and hits (ninth, 189).
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 @olemisssoftball. Also, follow head coach Jamie Trachsel on Twitter at @Jamie_Trachsel.
LEADING OFF
• Lefty Brianna Lopez was key in the Rebels series victory over Auburn, going 2-0 in the circle with a 1.05 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 13.1 innings of work.
• Jaden Pone went on a tear in April, racking up 20 hits and batting .351. She reached base safely in all 16 games played in the month span and had a hit in all but one contest.
• Senior Aynslie Furbush is having the best offensive season of her career. The Longwood, Florida, native is hitting .333 with 44 hits, including nine home runs and 44 RBI, all of which are career highs.
• On Sunday, Paige Smith will start her 257th career game in an Ole Miss uniform, passing former teammate Mikayla Allee for the most starts and games played as a Rebel.
• Lexie Brady leads Ole Miss with 13 home runs, the sixth most in the SEC. The junior is now two shy of tying the Ole Miss single-season program record.
• Aynslie Furbush and Jalia Lassiter each picked up their 100th career hit last weekend against Auburn.
SENIOR SENDOFF
Last weekend, Ole Miss sent its four seniors out with a bang, taking the series from Auburn in their final games in Oxford. All four of the Rebel seniors contributed in big ways to secure two crucial wins in SEC play. Paige Smith reached base in half of her at-bats, including a .375 mark at the plate. Aynslie Furbush homered twice and drove in five runs, while Delaney Rummell notched three hits, including her second home run of the season. In the circle, Makenna Kliethermes gave up one hit over 3.2 shutout innings and picked up a save in Saturday's win.
TAMING THE TIGERS
After dropping the series opener against Auburn in an 11-inning pitcher's duel on Friday night, Ole Miss responded to win the series, taking the final two games of the weekend. The Rebels took advantage of three Tiger errors and a brilliant outing from Brianna Lopez in relief to even the series. In a decisive game three, Ole Miss left no doubt, belting three home runs in a 7-2 rout of Auburn to take the series on Senior Weekend.
SPINNING IT
Down the stretch in conference play, Ole Miss has leaned heavily on Brianna Lopez in the circle. The lefty went 4-0 in 12 appearances in the month of April, registering a 1.97 ERA through a team-high 39.0 innings of work. Lopez's ability to change speed and disrupt opposing hitters' timing is a big reason for her success. This past weekend against Auburn, she earned both of the Rebels' victories while racking up 18 strikeouts to go along with a 1.05 ERA.
KEEPING IT 💯
Aynslie Furbush and Jalia Lassiter become the most recent Rebels to record their 100th career hits. Furbush, a senior, has nearly half of her career hits this season alone. In her best offensive season her her career, it was only fitting that she tallied hit No. 100 with a home run that cleared the scoreboard. Lassiter picked up her 100th career hit in just her second season of collegiate softball with a 3-for-6 night on Friday against Auburn, in which she finished a home run shy of the cycle.
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS
Playing her fifth season in an Ole Miss uniform, senior Paige Smith continues to leave her mark on the record book. The Corona, California, native has started 254 career games in a Rebel uniform, the second-most all-time. Smith also finds herself in the top-10 in program history in doubles (tied for first, 42) RBI (second, 160), home runs (fourth, 37), total bases (fourth, 344), walks (sixth, 79), slugging percentage (ninth, .460), runs (ninth, 118) and hits (ninth, 189).
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 @olemisssoftball. Also, follow head coach Jamie Trachsel on Twitter at @Jamie_Trachsel.
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