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Ole Miss Softball: Rebels SEC Tourney Run Ends With Early Loss

By Daniel 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) /
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Ole Miss softball was back in action Wednesday as they began their SEC Tourney Championship defense against the LSU Tigers.

Ole Miss softball was looking forward to defending their 2017 SEC Tourney Championship with a strong run in this years tourney. However, they had a tough draw for their first game and the LSU Tigers sent the Rebels back to Oxford after their opening game.

After one and a half scoreless innings and with the bases loaded LSU went yard to make the score 4-0 after 2 innings. With the Tigers leading 4-0 in the top of the 4th the Rebels scored 1 run to cut the lead to 4-1. The Rebels couldn’t rally any further in the game and took the 4-1 loss to the LSU Tigers.

Of course, this is a tough loss for Ole Miss softball who appeared to have momentum headed into Columbia, Missouri. Now, the Rebels will be watching and waiting to see if they make the selection on Sunday for the NCAA tourney. As we all await our fate we will look at this game by the numbers.

By The Numbers

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Senior right-hander Kaitlin Lee drew the start in the circle for coach Mike Smith and the Rebels. Lee went the complete game and allowed 3 earned runs on 6 hits. Lee had 1 K and 1 BB. Of course, Lee was solid other than 1 hit which happened to be a grand-slam.

At The Plate

On the day there were 5 Rebels who combined for 6 hits at the plate. Leading all Rebels was junior Kylan Becker who went 2 for 3. Senior Paige McKinney went 1 for 2 at the plate while junior Brittney Finney and sophomore Kaylee Horton both went 1 for 3. Freshman Abbey Latham also went 1 for 3 but had 1 RBI.

What’s Next

Well, as stated before, now we all can do is watch and wait for the NCAA selections to be made Sunday. Right now the Rebels have several key wins which include a win over Oregon early and the series over Georgia. When it all boils down to RPI and SOS there is optimism Ole Miss will be at least a 3 seed in a regional. For now we wait.

Next: Don't Give Up Just Yet!

OHT is expecting good things for Ole Miss softball this Sunday and will be watching with the rest of Rebel nation as the selections are made. Good luck to coach Mike Smith and the Rebels in the postseason. Hotty Toddy!

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