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Ole Miss Softball: Rebels Softball Rolls Against ULM In Midweek

ByDaniel Skipper|
BEIJING - AUGUST 21: The shoes worn by players from the United States remain at home plate after the five players left them there following USA's 3-1 loss to Japan during the women's grand final gold medal softball game at the Fengtai Softball Field during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
BEIJING - AUGUST 21: The shoes worn by players from the United States remain at home plate after the five players left them there following USA's 3-1 loss to Japan during the women's grand final gold medal softball game at the Fengtai Softball Field during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Ole Miss softball was back in action  Wednesday evening as they hosted Louisiana Monroe at the Ole Miss Softball Complex in Oxford.

Coming off a weekend series loss against Miss State Ole Miss softball (21-18, 5-13) was once again needing to have a huge midweek win to stay on track. The Rebels did take the final game against the Bulldogs but would now have to host ULM (23-18, 9-9) at home in Oxford. ULM was coming off a midweek 18-2 win over Mississippi Valley State.

Wednesday night the Rebels wasted no time getting cranked up against the Warhawks. After a scoreless first frame, the Rebels scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 2nd. With the score 5-0 the Rebels added 2 more runs in the bottom of the 4th to extend the lead to 7-0. The Rebels held ULM scoreless for the duration of the game and won 7-0.

Ole Miss softball has shown what capable pitching and offensive production can accomplish. However, the Rebels have failed to produce on a consistent basis. Of course, a mid-major midweek is not the SEC so for now we look at Wednesdays win by the numbers.

By The Numbers

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Senior right-hander Kaitlin Lee drew the start in the circle for the Rebels. Lee went 4.0 innings and allowed just 1 hit while tossing 3 Ks. Freshman left-hander Anna Borgen entered in the 5th and went for 2.0 innings allowing no hits. Borgen had 1 K. Sophomore right-hander Morgan Bruce entered in the 7th and finished out the circle for the Ole Miss softball pitching staff. Bruce went 1.0 innings and allowed no hits while chalking up 2 Ks.

At The Plate

Wednesday night 8 Rebels combined for 11 hits while 3 Rebels had multiple hit games against solid ULM pitching. Leading all Rebels were always clutch sophomores Kaylee Horton and Autumn Gillespie who both went 2 for 2. Horton had 2 RBI.

Seniors Bry Castro and Alex Schneider and junior Izzy Werdan all went 1 for 1. Castro had 2 RBI. Senior Paige McKinney went 2 for 3 while freshman Amanda Roth went 1 for 3 with 1 RBI. Senior Elantra Cox went 1 for 4 and had 1 RBI. It is believed this team has overcome the mid-season lag and are beginning to get in a final stretch groove. Of course, we have to wait and see if the Rebels are back in their comfort zone which is solid pitching and plate production.

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Up Next

Ole Miss softball will be back in action this weekend as they travel to El Paso, Texas for a two-game series with UTEP. UTEP (18-26, 7-11) enters the series coming off a 7-0 win over New Mexico. First pitch for game-one will be Friday at 8pm CT. Good luck to coach Mike Smith and Ole Miss softball! BEAT THE MINERS! Hotty Toddy!

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