Southern Miss
Houston
Softball Team Loses 10-5 In Game Two
3/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 13, 2010
HOUSTON, Texas - Houston scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth in a come-from-behind effort to defeat Southern Miss, 10-5, in game two of Conference USA play Saturday.
Southern Miss falls to 12-8 and 0-2 while Houston improved to 12-9 and 2-0.
"We came out early and scored," Coach Howard Dobson said. "We jumped out on them 3-0 in the first game and 5-0 in the second game. We have to figure out a way to keep our intensity up for the entire game. We gave them some runs and they chipped their way back and beat us 4-3 in extra innings. They score the first run on a walk and two errors and we should have been out of the inning. Errors are becoming a reoccurring thing for us. We have to do a better job of playing defense and figure out a way to keep scoring instead of coasting through the middle innings."
Bailey Watts (7-3) got win giving up five runs on six hits, but allowed only three bases runners in the final five innings. Beth Dietrich (3-2) who came in relief of Gabby Luciani took the loss.
Southern Miss put a run on the board in the top of the first when Leslie LeJune walked and stole second. Jill Mathis singled to left to score LeJune.
The Eagles added four runs in the top of the second inning when Danielle LaPointe was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on an error allowing Castellvi to get to first. Brandi Alonzo singled up the middle to load the bases. LeJune drew a walk to push the first of four runs across. Christina Roosmalen had a pinch hit fielder's choice that scored Castellvi. Shiflet re-entered the game was stole second. Megan Hill was intentionally walked and Mathis singled through the left side scoring Alonzo and Shiflet.
Houston got its first run in the bottom half of the frame on a solo home run by Jennifer Klinkert. The Cougars added another run in the bottom of the fourth when Angela Spittler hit a solo home run.
The Cougars tied the game, scoring three runs in the fifth when Brooke Lathan led off the inning with a single to center then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ashleigh Jones. Mary Tyler Dobson drew a walk and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Lathan scored on a Gregson's fielder's choice to the pitcher. Dobson then scored on a sacrifice to center by Klinkert. Spittler then singled to center and advanced to second on the throw while moving Gregson to third. Gregson then scored on a wild pitch and Spittler scored on a single by Holly Anderson.
Watts then retired the final three outs in order in the seventh.
Southern Miss plays the final game of the series Sunday with first pitch set for 12 p.m.
