University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Softball To Play At Ole Miss Thursday
3/16/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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Ole Miss Game Notes
Softball To Play At Ole Miss Thursday
Jessica Huerta continues to lead Southern Miss in numerous offensive categories this season. |
Krystal Crooks leads the pitching staff with an 8-2 record and 1.97 ERA, including three shutouts and eight complete games. |
The two teams will meet for the 10th and 11th times Thursday, with Southern Miss holding a 6-4 series advantage. The Lady Eagles split a doubleheader in
Since the first series meeting in the 2000 season, Southern Miss and Ole Miss have split every series, except in the 2001 season, when the Lady Eagles swept both games in
Southern Miss (14-13) enters Thursday?s doubleheader off a 2-4 performance in the Speedline Tournament (3/10-13). In the tournament, the Lady Eagles fell twice in extra-innings, a 4-3 decision to Central Michigan and 4-3 defeat in eight innings to Hofstra, and once in the bottom of the seventh, a 5-3 loss to
As a team, Southern Miss .287, with 132 runs, 203 hits, 39 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 119 RBIs and 54 stolen bases.
Jessica Huerta continues to lead the Lady Eagles in multiple offensive categories, including batting average (.395), hits (32), runs (23), doubles (seven), RBIs (19), total bases (51), slugging percentage (.630) and on-base percentage (.469). She also ranks second on the team with 13 stolen bases.
Charity Butler ranks second on the team with a .387 batting average and 29 hits, while Diane Hammes ranks third on the team with a .308 batting average and 28 hits. Ashley Davis leads the team with three home runs.
The team?s pitching staff has a 3.10 ERA, and has allowed 178 hits, 101 runs, 81 earned, 61 walks, 102 strikeouts and holds opponents to a .252 batting average.
Krystal Crooks continues to lead the staff with an 8-2 record and 1.97 ERA, including three shutouts and eight complete games. In 89 innings of work, she has allowed 74 hits, 31 runs, 25 earned, walked 20, struck out 32, and holds opposing hitters to a .224 batting average. Danielle Wymer is coming off a two-hit shutout against
Ole Miss is currently 18-9 on the season, including a 6-2 mark at home. The Lady Rebels own three victories over ranked teams, including then No. 24 Southern Illinois, then No. 21 Texas A&M and then No. 3 UCLA this year.
The Lady Rebels hit .267 as a team, with 111 runs, 187 hits, 35 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 87 RBIs, 39 stolen bases, a slugging percentage of .375 and on-base percentage of .338.
Mary Jane Callahan leads the squad with a .429 batting average. DeDe Justice leads the team with 29 hits, four home runs and 14 RBIs, while Chloe Kloezeman has a team-high seven doubles and 17 runs scored.
The pitching staff has an ERA of 1.48. In 189.1 innings of work, it has allowed 169 hits, 66 runs, 40 earned, 46 walks, 162 strikeouts and holds opponents to a .238 batting average.
Dana Brill leads the staff with a 1.33 ERA, while Tara Willitt has a staff best 6-1 record with a 1.55 ERA. Callahan also has a 7-4 record in the circle, with a team-high 14 appearances, eight complete games and three shutouts. She has thrown a staff high 80 innings, allowing 62 hits, 28 runs, 18 earned, 21 walks, 87 strikeouts and holds batters to a .210 batting average.
Following the Ole Miss game, Southern Miss returns to Conference USA action at Saint Louis this weekend. Game times are set for 1 and 3 p.m., on Saturday, with the series finale set for 12 p.m., on Sunday. Live stats will not be available.
