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Southern Miss Defeats Houston Baptist and MVSU
2/19/2022 6:53:00 PM | Softball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- The Southern Miss softball team picked up a pair of wins against Houston Baptist and Mississippi Valley State on Saturday, Feb. 19. The Black & Gold improved to 3-1 in the Golden Eagle Invitational and now hold the first three game win streak of the 2022 season.Â
Graduate outfielder Destini Brown recorded her second home run of the 2022 season, along with a trio of stolen bases over the two contests. Morgan Leinstock pitched a complete game shutout for Southern Miss (7-4, 0-0 C-USA) while Paige Kilgore picked up the second win of her collegiate career.
Game 1: Southern Miss 3, Houston Baptist 0
Southern Miss opened day two of the Golden Eagle Invitational against the Houston Baptist Huskies. The Black & Gold utilized a three-run third inning and a strong performance in the circle from Morgan Leinstock to pick a 3-0 win to improve to 6-4 on the season.Â
Leinstock opened the contest with three scoreless innings, and the Golden Eagles rewarded the Scottsdale, Ariz. native with three runs in the bottom of the third. Brown and Tata Davis found themselves on base with a pair of singles, which forced a pitching change from Houston Baptist.
Brown was brought home for the first run of the day on a Jana Lee RBI single to give Southern Miss a 1-0 lead. Maria Smith brought home Lee and Davis to extend Southern Miss' lead to three runs heading into the top of the fourth.Â
The Golden Eagles were able to put three on base in the fourth, but were unable to convert, as the lead remained 3-0. Leinstock continued to perform well in the circle, as the Golden Eagles held the lead into the top of the sixth.
Houston Baptist loaded the bases up in the top of the sixth with no outs, but strong pitching from Leinstock and solid defensive play got Southern Miss out of the jam still with the three score advantage.Â
Southern Miss blanked Houston Baptist in the top of the seventh to end the contest and improve to 5-1 in the all-time series. The Golden Eagles also hold a 4-1 advantage in games played at the Southern Miss Softball Complex.
Game 2: Southern Miss 5, Mississippi Valley State 3
The Golden Eagles racked up four stolen bases in their 5-3 win over MVSU in a rematch from last night. Southern Miss swept the two-game series with the Devilettes to close out a doubleheader on Saturday.
Paige Kilgore picked up her second win of the season in the circle after leading the charge in the first four innings. Lee threw four strikeouts and allowed just one hit in three innings of action in relief.Â
After MVSU recorded two hits in the top of the first, Brown cut the deficit to one with a home run to left field. Southern Miss had two more runners on bases, but were unable to bring them home as the frame ended.Â
Scout Jennings reached home in the bottom of the fourth inning on an error from the Devilettes to give the Golden Eagles a 5-3 lead, which would hold through the top of the fourth. Southern Miss improves to 12-2 against the Devilettes in program history, including a stellar 11-1 mark at home.Â
Up Next:
Southern Miss finishes the Golden Eagle Invitational with one final game tomorrow against ULM at 2 p.m.Â
Single game and season tickets are available at SouthernMissTickets.com. Fans can catch the action on CUSA.tv ($).
For the latest information on Golden Eagle Softball, follow the program on Facebook (facebook.com/SouthernMissSB), Twitter (@SouthernMissSB) and Instagram (@southernmisssb).
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Graduate outfielder Destini Brown recorded her second home run of the 2022 season, along with a trio of stolen bases over the two contests. Morgan Leinstock pitched a complete game shutout for Southern Miss (7-4, 0-0 C-USA) while Paige Kilgore picked up the second win of her collegiate career.
Game 1: Southern Miss 3, Houston Baptist 0
Southern Miss opened day two of the Golden Eagle Invitational against the Houston Baptist Huskies. The Black & Gold utilized a three-run third inning and a strong performance in the circle from Morgan Leinstock to pick a 3-0 win to improve to 6-4 on the season.Â
Leinstock opened the contest with three scoreless innings, and the Golden Eagles rewarded the Scottsdale, Ariz. native with three runs in the bottom of the third. Brown and Tata Davis found themselves on base with a pair of singles, which forced a pitching change from Houston Baptist.
Brown was brought home for the first run of the day on a Jana Lee RBI single to give Southern Miss a 1-0 lead. Maria Smith brought home Lee and Davis to extend Southern Miss' lead to three runs heading into the top of the fourth.Â
The Golden Eagles were able to put three on base in the fourth, but were unable to convert, as the lead remained 3-0. Leinstock continued to perform well in the circle, as the Golden Eagles held the lead into the top of the sixth.
Houston Baptist loaded the bases up in the top of the sixth with no outs, but strong pitching from Leinstock and solid defensive play got Southern Miss out of the jam still with the three score advantage.Â
Southern Miss blanked Houston Baptist in the top of the seventh to end the contest and improve to 5-1 in the all-time series. The Golden Eagles also hold a 4-1 advantage in games played at the Southern Miss Softball Complex.
Game 2: Southern Miss 5, Mississippi Valley State 3
The Golden Eagles racked up four stolen bases in their 5-3 win over MVSU in a rematch from last night. Southern Miss swept the two-game series with the Devilettes to close out a doubleheader on Saturday.
Paige Kilgore picked up her second win of the season in the circle after leading the charge in the first four innings. Lee threw four strikeouts and allowed just one hit in three innings of action in relief.Â
After MVSU recorded two hits in the top of the first, Brown cut the deficit to one with a home run to left field. Southern Miss had two more runners on bases, but were unable to bring them home as the frame ended.Â
Scout Jennings reached home in the bottom of the fourth inning on an error from the Devilettes to give the Golden Eagles a 5-3 lead, which would hold through the top of the fourth. Southern Miss improves to 12-2 against the Devilettes in program history, including a stellar 11-1 mark at home.Â
Up Next:
Southern Miss finishes the Golden Eagle Invitational with one final game tomorrow against ULM at 2 p.m.Â
Single game and season tickets are available at SouthernMissTickets.com. Fans can catch the action on CUSA.tv ($).
For the latest information on Golden Eagle Softball, follow the program on Facebook (facebook.com/SouthernMissSB), Twitter (@SouthernMissSB) and Instagram (@southernmisssb).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Leinstock, Morgan (3-1)
L: Venker, Sarah (0-1)
Base Running:
CS: Drake, Avery 1
Batting:
2B: Davis, Tata 1
RBI: Lee, Jana 1 ; Smith, Maria 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Destini 1 ; Davis, Tata 1 ; Lee, Jana 1
SB: Brown, Destini 1 ; Holeman, Columbia 1 ; Agren, Lorna 1
HBP: Borden, Hannah 2 ; Kilgore, Paige 2
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
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H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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