Recap: Auburn softball’s comeback falls short in game two with Ole Miss
Auburn softball looked to continue momentum on Saturday evening, trying to win the series over Ole Miss. The Tigers won a pitcher’s duel on Friday in extra innings and wanted to rebound after a long night.
That attempt was not successful, though, as the Rebels evened the series with a 4-2 victory, despite the late surge by Auburn.
The Tigers got things going early on in the game, scoring in the top of the 1st. After KK McCrary and Nelia Peralta both singled in their plate appearances, Anna Wohlers hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored McCrary with one out, making it a 1-0 ball game.
Nothing else happened until the 3rd inning came around. With a runner on third base and two outs, Jalia Lassiter reached and advanced to second after a throwing error, scoring the first Ole Miss run.
Jaden Pone followed that up with a single into center, scoring Lassiter and giving the Rebels a 2-1 lead.
Ole Miss continued momentum in the 4th. After a strikeout led off the inning, Aynslie Furbush launched a home run over the center field wall to stretch the lead to two runs.
Delaney Rummell and Angelina DeLeon reached the corner bases immediately following this, which set up Jamie Mackay to hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Rummell and making it 4-1.
Auburn did not give up fight despite a quiet next couple of innings. The 7th showed a large fight put up by the Tigers.
Chalea Clemmons singled to left field to lead things off. Mariah Penta came in to run for Clemmons, and advanced to second on a passed ball.
Amelia Lech then drew a four-pitch walk, followed by a walk from McCrary later in the inning to load the bases with just one out.
Rose Roach fouled out deep enough to left field to score Penta, making it 4-2 with two gone. Peralta then ground out right after the RBI, ending the game and the chance to win the series in game two for the Tigers.
Annabelle Widra picked up the loss, dropping to 4-3 on the season. She pitched four full innings for the night, giving up four runs on three hits, while striking out three.
Brianna Lopez earned the win for the Rebels. She pitched five innings in the game, giving up one run on three hits. She also struck out eight and walked three.
The series will come down to game three in Oxford on Sunday. First pitch is set for noon CST, and the game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
