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Softball Splits C-USA Series with UTEP
4/15/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 15, 2007
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Sophomore Ashlyn Harmon singled to left field to score Jennifer Fox and give Southern Miss the 4-3 extra-inning win in game one, while UTEP recorded a four-run third inning to win game two, 6-2, and split the C-USA series, today, at the Southern Miss Softball Complex.
Freshman Megan Hill notched her twelfth home run of the season, a two-RBI shot over center field, to send game one into extra innings. In the bottom of the eighth, Fox led off for Southern Miss, reaching first on a free pass from pitcher Stacie Townsend. She then advanced to second on a throwing error by third baseman Amber Bennett and third on a walk by Kristin Pilgrim. Harmon battled to reach a full count, before sending a hard short into left to give the Lady Eagles the win.
In game two, Southern Miss scored first, but the Miners quickly answered back with a single run in the top of the second, followed by four additional runs in the third to take the 5-2 lead.
UTEP's first two runs of the third inning resulted from an error by Lady Eagle catcher Kristin Pilgrim. Later in the inning, Meghan Stone and Sara Hernandez each recorded doubles, Stone scoring Kelly Lombard and Hernandez scoring Stone.
The Miners added another run in the fourth to extend the lead to 6-2.
Hill recorded a double down the left field line to score Logan James for Southern Miss' first run of the game, and Fox walked in the third inning to score Brandi Alonzo for the final run.
Samantha Davis (4-8) received the win in game one, while Shea Naramore (9-19) was credited with the game-two loss. Townsend went 1-1 on the day for UTEP, moving her overall record to 9-4.
Southern Miss (15-28, 6-7 C-USA) tallied eight hits in game one, three from Hill, two from Pilgrim and one each from Lauren Castellvi, Harmon and Brittany Wright, while the Miners recorded seven.
UTEP (26-16, 5-9 C-USA) finished the second game with 11 hits, while the Lady Eagles recorded 10. Alonzo recorded three doubles, while James also recorded three hits and Hill, Castellvi, Pilgrim and Chaney each recorded one hit.
Southern Miss returns to action on Wednesday, April 18, as they travel to Oxford, Miss., to take on in-state rival Ole Miss in a doubleheader, beginning at 5 p.m. The second game will begin at approximately 7 p.m.
