University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Lady Eagle Softball Drops Opener To Pacific, 10-2
5/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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Lady Eagle Softball Drops Opener To Pacific, 10-2
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Fourth-seeded Pacific scored four runs in both the first and third innings to take the eventual 10-2 victory over No. 5 Southern Miss in Thursday's opening day action of the 2004 NCAA Softball Region 7 Tournament here at Stanford University's Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium.
The Tigers (35-21) scored 10 runs on 13 hits and made two errors in the run-rule, six-inning win, while the Lady Eagles (32-25) managed just two runs on six hits in the game.
Pacific now advances in the winner's bracket of the tournament, facing the winner of the No. 1 Stanford-No. 8 Utah game Friday at 3 p.m. Southern Miss takes on the loser of that contest in an elimination game at 10 a.m., Friday.
"We just never got into a rhythm today," Southern Miss Head Coach Gay McNutt said. "We have an extremely young team, and when you can't score, you are not going to win. This team will bounce back tomorrow, and we will be just fine."
Jennifer Dacre (15-11) earned the complete-game victory, allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Lady Eagle starter Jessica Holaway (17-7) took the loss, giving up eight runs, seven earned, on 10 hits with two walks and one strikeout in 2.0 innings. Jessica Saunier also pitched in the game, allowing two runs on three hits with four walks and one strikeout in 3.1 innings.
The Tigers opened with four runs in the bottom of the first on four hits, including RBI singles by Brandi Gordon, Crystal Presson and Nicole Inouye.
Southern Miss scored countered with a single run in the top of the second, courtesy of Auriel Jenkins' solo home run to left center field.
But Pacific built up its lead once more with four runs in the bottom of the third, two of which came on a single by Jennifer Harrell.
The Lady Eagles added their final run in the top of the fifth, when Ashley Brenan scored on Jenkins' fielder's choice.
Presson paced the Tigers with three hits and two runs scored, while Michelle Anunciation, Jennifer Curtier and Inouye each added a pair of hits.
Sue Logan led Southern Miss with two hits, while Jenkins had a team-best two RBIs.
Friday's Southern Miss game will be broadcast on WUSM-FM 88.5 in Hattiesburg, Miss., with Jason Baker handling the play-by-play duties. The broadcast also can be accessed by logging on to SouthernMiss.com and clicking on the "Lady Eagle Softball Audio" link on the main page of the site.
NCAA Region 7 Tournament
Hosted by Stanford
Palo Alto, Calif.
Thursday, May 20
Game 1 - #6 Southern Illinois 2, #3 Fresno State 0 - Final
Game 2 - #7 Hofstra 1, #2 Auburn 0 - Final
Game 3 - #4 Pacific 10, #5 Southern Miss 2 - Final
Game 4 - #8 Utah vs. #1 Stanford - 5:30 p.m. PT
Game 5 - # Fresno State vs. #2 Auburn - 8 p.m. PT
Friday, May 21
Game 6 - #5 Southern Miss vs. Loser Game 4 - 10 a.m. PT
Game 7 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - 12:30 p.m. PT
Game 8 - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - 3 p.m. PT
Game 9 - Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8 - 5:30 p.m. PT
Game 10 - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7 - 8 p.m. PT
Saturday, May 22
Game 11 - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 1 p.m. PT
Game 12 - Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 - 3:30 p.m. PT
Game 13 - Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 - 7 p.m. PT
Sunday, May 23
Game 14 - Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13 - 1 p.m. PT
Game 15 - Winner Game 14 vs. Loser Game 14 - 3:30 p.m. PT (If necessary)
