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Texas State - Hawaii Tournament
Softball Falls Twice In Hawaii Paradise Classic
2/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 9, 2006
HONOLULU, Hawaii -
Texas State-Southern Miss Box Score
The Southern Miss Lady Eagle softball team dropped a pair of games today, as it opened its 2006 season in the Hawaii Paradise Classic in Honolulu.
The Lady Eagles fell 5-4 in the first game of the tournament to No. 25 BYU, and dropped a 9-0 decision to Texas State in game three. The Lady Bobcats no-hit Southern Miss in game three.
With the losses, Southern Miss begins its season 0-2.
Against BYU, Jessica Huerta led off the first inning 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.
Against Texas State, pitcher Katie Ann Trahan pitched a no-hitter, striking out seven, while walking two, the Lady Bobcats defeated the Lady Eagles 9-0.
Texas State scored single runs in the first three innings, and added three runs in the fourth and fifth innings, to claim the victory.
Danielle Wymer (0-1) took the loss, allowing seven hits, six runs, four earned, walking five and striking out three.
Southern Miss returns to action on Friday, playing Texas Arlington at 6 p.m., central time and tournament host Hawaii at 10 p.m., central time.
The games can be heard over the internet, by logging on to SouthernMiss.com. Softball SID Jared Florreich will provide play-by-play coverage of the action.
