Saturday, February 29
Montgomery, Ala.
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Softball Splits Games Against Mercer and Eastern Kentucky in Alabama State Tournament
2/29/2020 6:59:00 PM | Softball
Box Score 1Box Score 2Southern Miss vs. Mercer (Box Score)Southern Miss vs. Eastern Kentucky (Box Score)
Southern Miss defeated Mercer 10-1 and fell to Eastern Kentucky 1-0.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Miss softball team (11-5) split games against Mercer (8-11) and Eastern Kentucky (15-2) on Saturday in the Alabama State Tournament in Montgomery, Ala.
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Southern Miss defeated Mercer 10-1 in its first game of the day and dropped a 1-0 nail-biter to Eastern Kentucky in its second game of the day.
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Southern Miss began its stint in the Alabama State Tournament on Saturday by capturing a victory over Mercer. The Golden Eagles banged out a total of 12 hits in the contest, and five were extra-base hits.
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Senior shortstop Lacey Sumerlin led the Golden Eagles' offense in the game. The Mobile, Ala. native went 3-for-4 at the plate with four runs scored, a double and a walk.
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Sophomore right-handed pitcher Makenna Pierce earned the start in the circle for the Golden Eagles and tossed a complete game. The Daphne, Ala. native scattered three hits, allowed one run (earned), issued three walks and struck out five, marking one of the best performances of her Southern Miss career.
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Pierce (3-0) earned the win while Mercer starting pitcher Bailey Pattison (5-3) suffered the loss.
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Game Notes
T1 – Borden roped a two-run double to left center that scored Rayner and Sumerlin (Southern Miss – 2, Mercer – 0).
T1 – Brown ripped a single up the middle, plating Borden (Southern Miss – 3, Mercer – 0).
T3 – Sumerlin scored on a wild pitch (Southern Miss – 4, Mercer – 0).
T4 – Rayner homered to right center (Southern Miss – 5, Mercer – 0).
B4 – Sophie Sumner produced a sacrifice fly to right center that allowed Abby Walsh to score (Southern Miss – 5, Mercer – 1).
T5 – Freshman utility player/catcher Caroline Worrell tallied a pinch-hit single to center field that drove in redshirt junior outfielder Amber Pack (Southern Miss – 6, Mercer – 1).
T6 – Davis singled, and then advanced to second base on the throw. Sumerlin and Pack scored (Southern Miss – 8, Mercer – 1).  Â
T7 – Brown reached on a throwing error that also allowed freshman second baseman Maddie Vasquez and Sumerlin to score (Southern Miss – 10, Mercer – 1).
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Southern Miss' second game of the day proved to be a pitcher's duel as scoring opportunities were limited for both teams.
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The Golden Eagles' best scoring opportunity of the game came in the top of the first inning when Sumerlin reached base after singling through the left side, and then advanced to third base on a Mercer fielding error that allowed Hannah Borden to reach base, but a strikeout ended the inning before Southern Miss could push any runs across the plate.
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Sophomore right-handed pitcher and Kiln, Miss. native Kaylan Ladner drew the start in the circle for Southern Miss and pitched well. Ladner threw a complete game in which she limited Eastern Kentucky to five hits and one run over the course of her 6.2 innings pitched. Ladner also issued two walks and struck out three.
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Eastern Kentucky relief pitcher Mollie Paulick (6-1) was credited with the win and Ladner (2-3) took the loss.
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Game Notes
B7 – Ariyana Miranda reached on a fielding error that ultimately led to Miranda Lopez scoring the game winning run (Eastern Kentucky – 1, Southern Miss – 0).
Next Game
Southern Miss will return to action tomorrow morning (Mar. 1) when they take on Mercer at 9:00 a.m. on what will be the final day of the Alabama State Tournament. Southern Miss will conclude its time in the tournament with a 1:30 p.m. matchup against Alabama State (7-10).
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*All game times are listed in Central Time (CT)*
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For all of the latest Southern Miss softball news, fans can follow the official Southern Miss softball Twitter account (@SouthernMissSB), Instagram account (@southernmisssb) and Facebook account (Southern Miss Softball).
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Southern Miss defeated Mercer 10-1 in its first game of the day and dropped a 1-0 nail-biter to Eastern Kentucky in its second game of the day.
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Southern Miss began its stint in the Alabama State Tournament on Saturday by capturing a victory over Mercer. The Golden Eagles banged out a total of 12 hits in the contest, and five were extra-base hits.
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Senior shortstop Lacey Sumerlin led the Golden Eagles' offense in the game. The Mobile, Ala. native went 3-for-4 at the plate with four runs scored, a double and a walk.
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Sophomore right-handed pitcher Makenna Pierce earned the start in the circle for the Golden Eagles and tossed a complete game. The Daphne, Ala. native scattered three hits, allowed one run (earned), issued three walks and struck out five, marking one of the best performances of her Southern Miss career.
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Pierce (3-0) earned the win while Mercer starting pitcher Bailey Pattison (5-3) suffered the loss.
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Game Notes
- In the top of the third inning, Sumerlin notched her eighth double of the season. Sumerlin's eight doubles are the most doubles recorded by any Southern Miss player in 2020.
- Sophomore left fielder Madison Rayner belted a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning, marking her first home run of the season.
- Pierce pitched the first complete game of her collegiate career.
- After improving her win/loss record to 3-0, Pierce is now tied with senior right-handed pitcher Bailie Springfield for the best record on the Southern Miss pitching staff.
- Rayner and Sumerlin both recorded multiple hits in the game.
- Freshman catcher Hannah Borden, junior center fielder Destini Brown and junior third baseman Alyssa "Tata" Davis all registered multiple RBIs in the contest.
T1 – Borden roped a two-run double to left center that scored Rayner and Sumerlin (Southern Miss – 2, Mercer – 0).
T1 – Brown ripped a single up the middle, plating Borden (Southern Miss – 3, Mercer – 0).
T3 – Sumerlin scored on a wild pitch (Southern Miss – 4, Mercer – 0).
T4 – Rayner homered to right center (Southern Miss – 5, Mercer – 0).
B4 – Sophie Sumner produced a sacrifice fly to right center that allowed Abby Walsh to score (Southern Miss – 5, Mercer – 1).
T5 – Freshman utility player/catcher Caroline Worrell tallied a pinch-hit single to center field that drove in redshirt junior outfielder Amber Pack (Southern Miss – 6, Mercer – 1).
T6 – Davis singled, and then advanced to second base on the throw. Sumerlin and Pack scored (Southern Miss – 8, Mercer – 1).  Â
T7 – Brown reached on a throwing error that also allowed freshman second baseman Maddie Vasquez and Sumerlin to score (Southern Miss – 10, Mercer – 1).
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Southern Miss' second game of the day proved to be a pitcher's duel as scoring opportunities were limited for both teams.
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The Golden Eagles' best scoring opportunity of the game came in the top of the first inning when Sumerlin reached base after singling through the left side, and then advanced to third base on a Mercer fielding error that allowed Hannah Borden to reach base, but a strikeout ended the inning before Southern Miss could push any runs across the plate.
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Sophomore right-handed pitcher and Kiln, Miss. native Kaylan Ladner drew the start in the circle for Southern Miss and pitched well. Ladner threw a complete game in which she limited Eastern Kentucky to five hits and one run over the course of her 6.2 innings pitched. Ladner also issued two walks and struck out three.
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Eastern Kentucky relief pitcher Mollie Paulick (6-1) was credited with the win and Ladner (2-3) took the loss.
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Game Notes
- Rayner, Sumerlin and junior first baseman Karley Nichols produced Southern Miss' three hits in the contest.
- Ladner tossed her fourth complete game of the season.
B7 – Ariyana Miranda reached on a fielding error that ultimately led to Miranda Lopez scoring the game winning run (Eastern Kentucky – 1, Southern Miss – 0).
Next Game
Southern Miss will return to action tomorrow morning (Mar. 1) when they take on Mercer at 9:00 a.m. on what will be the final day of the Alabama State Tournament. Southern Miss will conclude its time in the tournament with a 1:30 p.m. matchup against Alabama State (7-10).
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*All game times are listed in Central Time (CT)*
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For all of the latest Southern Miss softball news, fans can follow the official Southern Miss softball Twitter account (@SouthernMissSB), Instagram account (@southernmisssb) and Facebook account (Southern Miss Softball).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pierce, Makenna (3-0)
L: Bailey Pattison (5-3)
Batting:
2B: Rayner, Madison 1 ; Vasquez, Maddie 1 ; Sumerlin, Lacey 1 ; Borden, Hannah 1
HR: Rayner, Madison 1
RBI: Rayner, Madison 1 ; Borden, Hannah 2 ; Brown, Destini 2 ; Davis, Tata 2 ; Worrell, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rayner, Madison 2 ; Vasquez, Maddie 1 ; Sumerlin, Lacey 4 ; Borden, Hannah 1 ; Pack, Amber 2
HBP: Pack, Amber 1 ; Brown, Destini 1
Batting:
RBI: Sophie Sumner 1
SH: Elisa Rosado 1
SF: Sophie Sumner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Abby Walsh 1
Game Leaders
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H
1
RBI
2
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