Sunday, February 25
Jacksonville, Ala. / Jana McGinnis Field
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Southern Miss
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Southern Miss Erupts For Season-High in Hits In 7-1 Win Against Southern Indiana
2/25/2024 12:43:00 PM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Ala.-Southern Miss Softball (5-8, 0-0 SBC) snapped a four-game skid at the Cocky Classic in Jacksonville, Ala. with an offensive burst of 13 hits against Southern Indiana, a season-high that led the Golden Eagles to a 7-1 victory.
Southern Miss' total in hits Sunday morning matched the most the team has produced since belting 13 against Nicholls last season on April 4, 2023. Hannah Borden, Kinsley Gordon and Shelby Allen each fielded two hits, while KK Agner blasted a season-high three hits. Altogether, Southern Miss saw production throughout the order with eight different batters registering a hit.
Starting pitcher Loganne Stepp notched her second win of the season through five innings pitched, allowing four hits, walking three and allowing just one run with three strikeouts.
After two scoreless innings from the field, Southern Miss bats began to fire at the bottom of the third with a leadoff single from Allen-her first hit of the season. After a sacrifice bunt from McManus, Borden hit an RBI double to score Allen.Â
Lee followed with a double of her own and Natalie Taylor drew a walk to load the bases. Ryanna Valdivia seized the opportunity with a double that drove in two runs, a team-high in the game. A day after earning her first hit of the season, Agner batted in a run with a single. Fox ended the team's second highest-scoring inning of the season with a final run batted in on a fielder's choice.Â
BrookLynn White came in relief of Stepp in the fifth inning. While USI plated one run in the frame, Southern Miss added insurance with three consecutive hits in the bottom of the fifth.Â
Agner led the inning with a single, shortly followed by an RBI single from Gordon. Allen and McManus followed with singles of their own, scoring Gordon for a 7-1 lead that the team held onto for the remainder of the match.
The Golden Eagles finished the weekend with a win against Southern Indiana after starting the Jacksonville State Cocky Classic with a 5-4 loss to the Screaming Eagles.
Up Next:Â
The Golden Eagles will travel to Starkville, Miss. next week to play in the Bulldog Invitational Presented by C Spire. Southern Miss plays first against Mississippi State on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. at Nusz Park.
For the latest information on Southern Miss Softball, follow the program on Facebook (facebook.com/SouthernMissSB), Twitter (@SouthernMissSB) and Instagram (@southernmisssb).
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Southern Miss' total in hits Sunday morning matched the most the team has produced since belting 13 against Nicholls last season on April 4, 2023. Hannah Borden, Kinsley Gordon and Shelby Allen each fielded two hits, while KK Agner blasted a season-high three hits. Altogether, Southern Miss saw production throughout the order with eight different batters registering a hit.
Starting pitcher Loganne Stepp notched her second win of the season through five innings pitched, allowing four hits, walking three and allowing just one run with three strikeouts.
After two scoreless innings from the field, Southern Miss bats began to fire at the bottom of the third with a leadoff single from Allen-her first hit of the season. After a sacrifice bunt from McManus, Borden hit an RBI double to score Allen.Â
Lee followed with a double of her own and Natalie Taylor drew a walk to load the bases. Ryanna Valdivia seized the opportunity with a double that drove in two runs, a team-high in the game. A day after earning her first hit of the season, Agner batted in a run with a single. Fox ended the team's second highest-scoring inning of the season with a final run batted in on a fielder's choice.Â
BrookLynn White came in relief of Stepp in the fifth inning. While USI plated one run in the frame, Southern Miss added insurance with three consecutive hits in the bottom of the fifth.Â
Agner led the inning with a single, shortly followed by an RBI single from Gordon. Allen and McManus followed with singles of their own, scoring Gordon for a 7-1 lead that the team held onto for the remainder of the match.
The Golden Eagles finished the weekend with a win against Southern Indiana after starting the Jacksonville State Cocky Classic with a 5-4 loss to the Screaming Eagles.
Up Next:Â
The Golden Eagles will travel to Starkville, Miss. next week to play in the Bulldog Invitational Presented by C Spire. Southern Miss plays first against Mississippi State on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. at Nusz Park.
For the latest information on Southern Miss Softball, follow the program on Facebook (facebook.com/SouthernMissSB), Twitter (@SouthernMissSB) and Instagram (@southernmisssb).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stepp, Loganne (2-1)
L: Gotshall, Hailey (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Effinger, Carlee 1
RBI: Effinger, Carlee 1
SH: Bedrick, Mackenzie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Effinger, Carlee 1
SB: Bedrick, Mackenzie 1
Batting:
2B: Borden, Hannah 1 ; Lee, Jana 1 ; Valdivia, Ryanna 1 ; Agner, Kayla 1
RBI: Borden, Hannah 1 ; Valdivia, Ryanna 2 ; Agner, Kayla 1 ; Fox, Mikaila 1 ; Gordon, Kinsley 1 ; McManus, Nealy 1
SH: McManus, Nealy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Borden, Hannah 1 ; Lee, Jana 1 ; Taylor, Natalie 1 ; Valdivia, Ryanna 1 ; Worrell, Caroline 1 ; Gordon, Kinsley 1 ; Allen, Shelby 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
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R
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3
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
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