University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Softball To Host Southeastern Louisiana
2/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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Southeastern Louisiana Game Notes
Softball To Host Southeastern Louisiana
Southern Miss (6-6) and
The Lady Eagles enter the game following a 1-3 performance in the Mardi Gras Classic. The Lady Eagles defeated tournament host Louisiana-Monroe to open the tournament, before falling to San Jose State, 6-1, Louisiana Tech, 2-1, in eight innings and 4-0 to Conference USA rival Louisville, in a non-league game.
Jessica Huerta and Krystal Crooks were both named to the Mardi Gras All-Tournament team. Huerta finished the event with five hits, two RBIs, scored two runs and stole a base. She also hit her first home run of the season in the team?s 5-4 victory over Louisiana-Monroe, a game that also saw Ashley Brenan hit her first home run of the season and Jennifer Fox hit her team leading second longball. Crooks pitched two complete games in the tournament, throwing 14.2 innings. She earned her fourth win of the season against Louisiana-Monroe.
Southern Miss hits .281 as a team, with 85 hits, 59 runs, 17 doubles, six home runs and 21 stolen bases.
Huerta continues to lead Southern Miss in numerous categories, including batting average (.457), hits (16), RBIs (12), runs (nine), total bases (25), triples (one), slugging percentage (.714) and on-base percentage (.512). The team?s starting shortstop also is tied for the team lead in doubles (four) and ranks second on the team in stolen bases (four). She has at least one hit in all but two games, and multi-hits in five games.
Diane Hammes, the team?s lone senior and starting centerfielder, leads the team with eight stolen bases this season. Hammes also ranks second on the team with 13 hits, 19 total bases, eight runs, and is tied for second in RBIs with seven. She hit her first home run of the season, a walk-off blast in the bottom of the seventh inning against
The Lady Eagle pitching staff has a ERA of 5.52, with 88 hits, 49 runs, 47 earned, 26 walks, 47 strikeouts and holds opponents to a .287 batting average.
Crooks leads the team with a 3.46 ERA and 4-1 record. She has pitched three consecutive complete games, in three consecutive starts, after making her first career start against Louisiana-Monroe (2/15), in which she threw the team?s first complete game shutout of the season. Crooks has also combined to pitch two shutouts, 11-0 and 17-0 against
Rebecca De La Garza leads the team with a .360 batting average, including a team-high nine hits. Karin Smith leads the team with two home runs, two doubles, four RBI and 14 total bases.
The pitching staff has an ERA of 4.81. In 58 innings of work, the Lady Lions have allowed 64 hits, 36 runs, 31 earned, 10 walks, 53 strikeouts and teams to a .278 batting average.
Summer Delaneuville leads the staff with a 3-3 record. She has thrown three complete games, including a shutout. In 28 innings of work, she has allowed 25 hits, 13 runs, 12 earned, walked three, struck out 42 and holds opponents to a .231 batting average.
Following the Southeastern Louisiana game, Southern Miss returns to action in the Mercer/Comfort Inn Classic, in
