The Lady Rebel softball team (22-26) got another home victory after defeating the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (17-24), 8-0, in five innings Wednesday.
Ole Miss started slowly offensively before scoring a run in both the third and fourth innings. The Lady Rebels then exploded for six runs in the fifth.
“It was great to see the bottom half of our lineup really come through today and really stroke the ball well,” head coach Windy Thees said. “Our freshmen are really starting to grow into players, college ball players.”
Ole Miss had four players with two hits in the contest, including freshman right fielder Bri Payne, who was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored.
“I’m feeling more relaxed at the plate and more comfortable and confident,” Payne said after the game.
Junior Carly Hummel pitched another shutout for the Rebels, giving up just one hit and tallying four strikeouts and one hit.
Junior catcher Marina Parra also helped Ole Miss in the field, throwing out her SEC-leading 19th want-to-be base stealer.
Ole Miss will resume conference play this weekend as it takes on No. 5 Tennessee in a three-game series.
The first pitch is set for 6 p.m. Friday at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.
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