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Rebels Drop Game Two to No. 9 Alabama
Ole Miss could not get
its offense going Saturday afternoon against No. 9 Alabama (23-4, 5-0
Southeastern Conference) and fell 7-0 in game two of the three-game
series at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.
“(Alabama pitcher
Leslie Jury) is a tough one,” Ole Miss head coach Windy Thees said.
“She’s been solid ever since she came into the league and it’s actually
the first time we’ve faced her since we haven’t played them in a few
years. She did a pretty good job. It was hard getting down early a
little bit.
“(Emily) Gaitan did a good job while she was
in there only giving up those three runs, and then in the fifth she was
a little fatigued so I thought I made a strategic play and switched it
up, but it didn’t necessarily work out for us. But she came back in the
game in the seventh and got the three outs we needed to keep us in the
game so we had a chance.”
Ole Miss (16-12, 1-4 SEC) put a
runner on base in every inning but one, but could not advance its base
runners to get on the board. Sophomore Madi Osias had another strong
day at the plate for the Rebels. After going 1-3 with a home run
Friday, Osias went 2-3 Saturday to lead all Rebels.
“She’s
really relaxed right now and she’s a big-game player,” said Thees of
Osias. “She loves big stages and she loves hitting so if you put those
two together I think she really excels.”
Alabama scored
two runs on three hits in the top of the first to take an early 2-0
lead, and tacked on one run in the fourth followed by four runs in the
fifth to win 7-0.
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