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Southern Miss Softball Drops Series Finale to UCF 7-2
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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ORLANDO, Fla. - The UCF softball team completed the three-game series sweep of Southern Miss Sunday as the Golden Eagles fell 7-2 in the series finale.
Starter Beth Dietrich (10-16) took the loss for the Golden Eagles in allowing five runs on five hits. UCF's Diana Rojas (9-11) got the complete game win giving up two runs on just four hits.
Southern Miss (17-33, 4-17) took the early 2-0 in the top of the second when Michelle Takeda led off with a single and advanced to second on a ground out by Chanell Thurman. Alexis Hurley then singled past the third baseman sending Takeda to third. Takeda then scored on the errand throw by the left fielder with Hurley moving to second. With two outs, Brittany Lilly singled to right center and moved to second on the throw as Hurley scored from second.
UCF (21-28, 11-10) came right back to put five runs on the board in the home half of the inning as Abby McClain got things started with a solo home run over left. Tiffany Lane followed with a single just out of reach of Thurman. Marissa Menendez doubled to right field and Lane advanced to third. The Knights loaded the bases when Patrice Fee drew a walk. Tawny Swan had an RBI single to plate Lane before Ashley Schmitt's double drove home Menendez and Fee. USM's Courtney Ramos came in relief with no out. Allie Jest was able to beat out a bunt to load the bases again. Ramos then retired Perez before Natalie Land's single scored Swan. Ramos then got McClain looking and got Lane to ground out to first to end the inning.
The Golden Eagles threatened in the top of the fifth as Lilly drew a one-out walk and got third on an illegal pitch and wild pitch, but UCF's starter Diana Rojas got Leslie LeJune on a pop out and Taylor Brown grounded out to end the inning.
UCF added two more runs on the bottom half of the inning when McClain and Lane drew back-to-back walks. Both runners moved up a base on a deep fly to right and eventually scored on a Swan's two RBI single.
Brown, Takeda, Hurley and Lilly accounted for the hits for the Golden Eagles while Swan led UCF with two hits.
Southern Miss wraps up the regular season with a four-game homestand when the Golden Eagles host Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday, May 4, before closing out the week with a three-game series against Memphis, May 7-8. First pitch against Southeastern is at 6 p.m.
