Coach Mike Smith and No.10 Ole Miss softball were back in action Tuesday night as the Rebels hosted UT-Martin at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.
Coach Mike Smith and No.10 Ole Miss softball (31-11) have had an incredible 2019 season thus far. Ole Miss entered the Tuesday night matchup against UT-Martin (25-20) coming off a SEC series against Missouri in which the Rebels picked up a doubleheader sweep Friday night but dropped game-three Sunday. The Rebels looked impressive Tuesday night and it was all Ole Miss.
The Rebels wasted no time getting started and scored 1 run in the bottom of the first to take the early 1-0 lead. Ole Miss then piled on 8 runs in the bottom of the second to push their lead to 9-0. The Rebels then added 2 runs in the bottom of the third to extend the to 11-0.
Still not done, Ole Miss added 2 more runs in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 13-0. UT-Martin was unable to score and the Rebels picked up the 13-0 run-rule win. OHT looks at the win by the numbers.
By The Numbers
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In the Tuesday night win there were 7 Rebels who combined for 8 hits at the plate. Leading all Rebels was sophomore Abbey Latham who went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. Freshman Mikayla Allee went 1 for 1 with 2 RBI at the plate.
Senior Kylan Becker and junior Autumn Gillespie each went 1 for 2 with Becker picking up 1 RBI while Gillespie had 3 RBI. Freshman Gabby Alvarez also went 1 for 2. Senior Brittany Finney and sophomore Jessica Puk each went 1 for 3 with Finney getting 1 RBI and Puk had 2 RBI.
Sophomore right-hander Ava Tillmann drew the midweek start in the circle for coach Mike Smith and the Rebels. Tillmann went for 3.0 innings allowing 0 runs on just 2 hits with 2 Ks.
Freshman right-hander Savannah Diederich entered in the fourth and finished out the game. Diederich went for 2.0 innings allowing no hits with 2 Ks. Tillman (7-2) picked up the win.
Coach Mike Smith and No.10 Ole Miss softball will be back in action this weekend as they travel to face Miss State. Because of inclement weather expected the Rebels Thursday game has moved to Friday forcing a doubleheader. First pitch for game-one from Starkville is set for 1pm with game-two set for 5pm. Game-one can be seen via SECN+ while game-two will be televised via the SEC Network. Good luck to coach Smith and the Rebels. BEAT STATE! Hotty Toddy!