Southern Miss
20-19, 0
Coastal Carolina
32-15, 0
Softball Refuses Coastal Series Sweep With a 3-2 Win
4/23/2023 5:48:00 PM | Softball
HATTIESBURG, Miss.-- The Southern Miss Softball team (20-19, 4-13 Sun Belt) upsets the Coastal Carolina (32-15, 9-9 Sun Belt) series sweep when the Golden Eagles pull a 3-2 win over the Chanticleers Sunday afternoon at the Southern Miss Softball Complex.
Southern Miss started the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when Paris Ferguson pounded an RBI double to left field, the second of her career, to seize a 1-0 lead. Soon after, in the third inning, Coastal Carolina would tie the game on Iyanla De Jesus' solo home run over the center field wall.
The Golden Eagles would push past when Maria Smith recorded the second double of the afternoon to force a lead by two as pinch runner Jana Lee and Natalie Taylor made their way across home plate. When shortstop Abbey Montoya bunted, allowing first baseman Kierstin Roose to cross home on the throw, the Chanticleers leaped at the chance to land behind the Black and Gold in the top of the sixth inning.
The Black and Gold clinched the game when they executed a 6-4-3 ground double play to end it at 3-2 with two runners on and one out in the top of the seventh. Morgan Leinstock recorded her eleventh win of the season striking out two batters and issuing five walks.
Up Next:
The Golden Eagles will host their last home series of the season at the Southern Miss Softball Complex on April 28-30 against South Alabama. The matchups will be streamed, and live stats will be available.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Leinstock, Morgan (11-12)
L: Brabham, Raelee (11-8)
Batting:
HR: De Jesus, Iyanla 1
RBI: De Jesus, Iyanla 1
SH: Pippin, Libby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: De Jesus, Iyanla 1 ; Roose, Keirstin 1
SB: Miller, Sam 1 ; Montoya, Abbey 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Maria 1 ; Ferguson, Paris 1
RBI: Smith, Maria 2 ; Ferguson, Paris 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, Natalie 1 ; Lee, Jana 1 ; Smith, Maria 1
SB: Allen, Shelby 1
HBP: Borden, Hannah 1 ; Taylor, Natalie 1
