University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss
BYU -- Hawaii Tournament
Hawaii Paradise Classic Day 1
2/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 9, 2006
HONOLULU, Hawaii -
The Southern Miss Lady Eagle softball team dropped a 5-4 decision to No. 25 BYU in its season opener today. The Lady Eagles will play again at 6 p.m., central time, against Texas State.
With the loss, the team opens its season 0-1, while BYU improves to 1-0.
In the first inning, Jessica Huerta led off with a single, and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Ashley Brenan. But Jennifer Fox then popped into a double play to end the inning.
BYU loaded the bases in the bottom of the first, but did not score.
The Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second, thanks to a RBI single by Monica Gonzales, which scored Jennifer Whiteley, who walked with one out.
BYU added a single run in the fourth, on a solo home run by Tracee Hoch, to take a 2-0 lead.
Southern Miss got its first run in the fifth. With one out, Kristin Pilgrim singled to left and went to second on a groundout by Melissa Prouty. But a throwing error by Cougar first baseman Laneta Lei, which traveled all the way to the left field fence, allowed Pilgrim to score, to make the score 2-1.
BYU added a single run in the fifth, on a RBI single by Jodi Norton and made the score 5-1 in the sixth, thanks to a two-run home run by Lei.
The Lady Eagles loaded the bases in the top of the seventh, as Fox, Ashley Davis and Charity Butler each singled, as Fox scored on a throwing error by Cougar right fielder Lindi Kennedy. Pilgrim then flew out to center, allowing Davis to score. Butler then advanced to third on a wild pitch by Cougar starting pitcher Sumer Tobias, and scored on a double down the left field line by pinch hitter Krystal Crooks, making the score 5-4. With pinch runner Courtney Kelly at second, Tobias got Bullard to strike out, ending the game.
Tobias (1-0) got the win, allowing six hits, four runs, three earned, while striking out six.
Lacey Gros (0-1) took the loss, allowing six hits and five runs, while striking out eight.
Southern Miss returns to action at 6 p.m., central time against Texas State.
