University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Ole Miss Pitching Strands 12 McNeese Runners in 9-5 Victory
2/6/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
LAFAYETTE –Ole Miss broke open a game of unearned runs with seven runs scored in the fourth and fifth innings combined as the Rebels finished play in the 2nd Annual Louisiana's Mardi Gras Classic with a 9-5 victory over McNeese State.
The score was tied 2-2 going into the fourth inning with each team pushing across a pair of unearned runs apiece.
Chloe Kloezeman got the Rebels rally going in the fourth inning with a one-out single and advanced to second base on a grounder to shortstop by Jordan Chitwood. Mandy followed Chitwood's grounder with a single through the heart of the infield that scored Kloezeman with the go-ahead run.
Ole Miss pushed across two more two-out runs before the inning ended giving the Rebels a 5-2 advantage.
The Rebels plated four more runs in the top of the fifth inning to chase McNeese State starter Jessica Denham.
The Rebels began the inning with three straight singles. After a fielder's choice grounder forced out DeDe Justice at home plate. With the bases still loaded, Kloezeman cashed in with a double deep into right field that plated two more Ole Miss runs making it 7-2.
The double forced McNeese to lift Denham in favor of Jana Jones. Jones got the final two outs, but the Rebels pushed across two more runs on a Chitwood RBI single and a Vanessa Gibbs groundout.
Jones gave the Cowgirls solid relief, holing Ole Miss to just two hits and no runs over the final 2 2/3 innings.
McNeese State added single runs in the fifth, sixth and seven innings, but will be left pondering the 12 runners left on base.
Ole Miss finished 3-2 in tournament play with the victory. The Rebels finished third in the overall standings.
McNeese State lost its fourth consecutive game since a season-opening 19-5 win over Prairie View. The Cowgirls finished fifth in the overall team standings.
Ole Miss 9, McNeese State
5 (Feb 06, 2005 at Lafayette, La.)
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Ole Miss............ 011 340 0 - 9 12 3
(3-2)
McNeese State....... 020 011 1 - 5 12 3
(1-4)
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Pitchers: Ole Miss - Brill; Callahan(7). McNeese State -
Denham; Jones(5).
Win-Brill(1-1) Loss-Denham(0-3) T-2:41 A-0
Brill faced 2 batters in the 7th.
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