Marina Parra hits the ball during a game last season. Photo: The Daily Mississippian.
FRIDAY: FORDHAM 4, OLE MISS 3
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Ole Miss outhit Fordham on Friday morning at Patriot Point in Charleston, S.C., but could not bring enough base runners around and fell to the Rams 4-3 in the opening game of the College of Charleston Classic.
“Our pitching can’t give up free base runners. We can’t walk and hit people because they usually tend to score if we do that,” Ole Miss softball head coach Windy Thees said. “Every now and then a good hitter is going to win. That’s just going to happen. We need to make sure we keep the extra people off the bases. If we do that, we’re going to be a lot more successful.”
FRIDAY: OLE MISS 6, KANSAS 2
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Behind 4.2 scoreless relief innings from senior pitcher Shelby Jo Fenter and four RBI from senior first baseman Londen Ladner, Ole Miss topped Kansas 6-2 on Friday at the College of Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.
“The win was really big for us,” Fenter said. “It gives us some momentum that we really needed. We’re coming off some tough losses and that was the pick-me-up we all needed.”
SATURDAY: DEPAUL 3, OLE MISS 0
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Playing under sunny skies and blustery winds at Patriots Point in Charleston, S.C., on Saturday, the Ole Miss softball team dropped a 3-0 decision to the DePaul Blue Demons.
Senior outfielder RT Cantillo extended her hitting streak to seven games, and junior third baseman Allison Brown went 2-3, her first multi-hit game of the season, but Ole Miss (3-5) left seven runners on base and faced a strong performance from DePaul pitcher Kirsten Verdun.
“We faced a very good pitcher who mixed it up on us today,” Ole Miss head coach Windy Thees said. “We couldn’t get the sweet spot on the ball, so we have to come out this afternoon and just hit and score more runs. That’s the difference right now for us.”
SATURDAY: OLE MISS 16, WESTERN CAROLINA 4
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Behind a season-high 17 hits and 16 runs, the Ole Miss softball team throttled Western Carolina 16-4 on Saturday evening at Patriots Point in Charleston, S.C. Ole Miss’ 16 runs scored was its highest total since Feb. 27, 2013 when it defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16-0.
“It was really great to see our kids loosen up,” Ole Miss head coach Windy Thees said. “We got a lead and started to catch fire and we rode the wave. Everybody started to get looser and looser and got hits after that.”
Junior third baseman Allison Brown tied two Ole Miss single-game records with four hits (4-4) and four runs scored, and senior first baseman Londen Ladner had a career-high five RBI in the game. Brown, sophomore shortstop Haley Culley, senior second baseman Marina Parra and freshman left fielder Miranda Strother each had two RBI in the game.
SUNDAY: COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 2, OLE MISS 0
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Ole Miss bats couldn’t get on track Sunday afternoon against the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., and the Rebel softball team fell 2-0 to the home-standing Cougars to close out play at the College of Charleston Classic.
Ole Miss will play again Tuesday in a doubleheader against Southern Miss in Hattiesburg. The Rebels and Golden Eagles split last year’s doubleheader in Oxford.
