Junior Carly Hummel threw the fourth no-hitter in school history Tuesday night in the Lady Rebels‘ 8-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Ole Miss will be back in action this weekend against Mississippi State.
Carly Hummel releases a pitch during a previous game. (File Photo: Austin McAfee/The DM)
Ole Miss had a break from conference play Tuesday night when they defeated the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 8-0.
The Rebels (21-23) beat the Golden Lions (10-21) for the third time this season when junior Carly Hummel pitched the fourth no-hitter in school history.
“I really just care about the win to be honest,” Hummel said after the game.
“If I can break records or tie them in the meantime, it’s a bonus, but I’m really more excited about the win.”
Hummel, who just started pitching again in January after hand surgery, tallied 10 strikeouts in her five innings in the circle.
“Carly’s got great stuff. She really does,” head coach Windy Thees said of Hummel’s performance.
“I think coming back from a hand surgery and just starting to pitch in January, she’s really just actually hit her stride right now. In the next couple of weeks, I think she’s finally getting back to maybe 90 to 95 percent in her recovery from her injury.”
The Rebels had a slow start in the first inning, but put two runs on the board in the bottom of the second.
Freshman catcher Natalie Martinez and second baseman Marina Parra each got a RBI in the frame. Senior Erinn Jayjohn and freshman first baseman Madi Osias also had two RBI each for the Rebels.
Osias had the best night at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored.
“It was good to get out there and play at home and to see our girls really stay loose and fight through it,” Thees said.
“Our young ones, our freshmen, hit really well and got some big RBIs for us, so I think as a whole, obviously, I’m very proud of the way our kids played.”
Ole Miss will continue conference play this weekend as they head to Starkville to take on in-state rival Mississippi State in a three-game series. The first game of the series is set for 7 p.m. Friday.
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