Southern Miss
7-2
Jackson State
0-3
Southern Miss Sweeps Tuesday’s Double Header Against Jackson State
2/23/2021 11:25:00 PM | Softball
Heather Hill and Karsen Pierce led the Golden Eagles’ offense with two home runs apiece.
In game one, the Golden Eagles were neck and neck with the Tigers throughout the first four innings. The tables turned in the fifth inning when first baseman Terrica Williams laced a screaming line drive RBI double to right center, giving the Golden Eagles a 2-1 lead. Southern Miss sustained its offensive momentum for the next two innings extending their lead with consecutive hits.
The first game of the afternoon's contest ended in a 6-2 Southern Miss victory.
The second game was nothing short of a slugfest seeing five Southern Miss home runs on twelve hits. In the bottom of the second inning Heather Hill and Karsen Pierce timed back-to-back homers fueling an already scolding hot Southern Miss offense. When the fifth inning came to a close, Southern Miss held a five-run lead.
Freshman Maria Smith joined in on the offensive production launching the first home run of her collegiate career and extending the Golden Eagle lead to 6-0.
The night was far from finished for the Golden Eagles. Hill and Pierce each found another home run in the contest notching the first multi-homerun games of both of their Southern Miss careers.
Southern Miss took game two by a final score of 10-0 in five innings. The game concluded after five innings due to the mercy rule.
Next up for Southern Miss is a single-game road contest against Jacksonville State on Friday, February 26 at 6:00 p.m. (CT). Following the Friday night contest the Golden Eagles will face off against the Gamecocks in a doubleheader on Saturday, February 27. The first pitch of game one of Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (CT) and game two is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. (CT).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Leinstock, Morgan (2-0)
L: Macie Kippenbender (0-0)
Batting:
2B: Samiah Huckabee 1 ; Kayla Owens 1
RBI: Alexis Arredondo 1 ; Isis Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: B. Simms Johnson 1 ; Samiah Huckabee 1
SB: B. Simms Johnson 1 ; Samiah Huckabee 1
Batting:
2B: Williams, Terrica 1
RBI: Nichols, Karley 1 ; Williams, Terrica 1 ; Davis, Tata 1 ; Worrell, Caroline 1 ; Fruge, Kaley 1
SF: Nichols, Karley 1 ; Davis, Tata 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Borden, Hannah 1 ; Brown, Destini 1 ; Holeman, Columbia 1 ; Worrell, Caroline 1 ; Fruge, Kaley 1 ; Powell, Jamie 1
SB: Brown, Destini 2 ; Holeman, Columbia 1 ; Fruge, Kaley 1
