Southern Miss Picks Up Two Versus Softball
April 12, 2003
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss made it three wins in a row, taking a pair of games against the Charlotte 49ers softball Saturday afternoon. After picking up a 5-0 shutout in game one, the Golden Eagles picked up a 4-2 win in game two to finish off the series.
In game one, Southern Miss (20-23, 6-9 in C-USA) scored a run in each of the first four innings and went on to complete the shutout. Heather Bell blasted her third home run of the season for the Eagles. Danielle Hatfield scattered six hits and three walks over seven innings to up her record to 5-3. Shannon Carson took the loss, falling to 2-5. Charlotte (13-24, 4-13) loaded the bases in the top of the sixth, as Lynne LaPorte singled down the left field line to advance Autumn Lawson to second and Melanie Thevenote to third. With no outs, Hatfield held strong, striking out Lindsay Fleming and then throwing out Thevenote at home to get the first two outs. The 49ers left the bags filled when Shannon Carson's grounder allowed Ashley Davis to throw out Laurie Roycroft at second.
The Golden Eagles got off to a quick start on picking up the sweep, scoring three runs in the first inning. Auriel Jenkins scored from third, when Tammy Edwards reached base after Denise Atmar mishandled a throw while covering first base. Davis drove in Edwards and Sarah Boyd with a double to right center field, and Southern Miss claimed an early 3-0 lead. The 49ers got on the board in the third, when Karianne Huffstetler came home on a passed ball. Danielle Wymer pitched the complete game to improve to 5-8 on the season. Amy Morse picked up the loss, dropping to 4-11 on the year.
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The Niners return to action on Wednesday, when they play a doubleheader at Furman, before heading to DePaul for a three-game series.
