OSU Softball Falls Just Short of Upsetting No. 11 Southern Mississippi – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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After opening the first inning with a 2-0 lead the Buckeyes looked to capture the upset, but would eventually fall to No. 11-ranked Southern Mississippi, 3-2, today at the Winthrop Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C. The Golden Eagles rallied in the bottom of the sixth, posting two runs to capture their 14th-consecutive win this season.%^$
%^$Ohio State went up 2-0 when both Anna Smith and Jennifer Link were walked by Southern Mississippi’s Felicia Gonzales in the beginning of the first. Stacy Roth followed with a grounder to the third baseman to score Smith. Link would then score on a missed catch by Kenya Peters at home plate.%^$
%^$Kristi Martin held the Golden Eagles to only one hit and striking out four until the bottom of the fifth when Amy Berman belted a solo home run to come within one run.%^$
%^$Late in the bottom of the sixth, Southern Mississippi’s Jennifer Collins batted in the game-winning run off a two-run double to advance to the finals of the Winthrop Invitational.%^$
%^$Southern Mississippi’s Courtney Blades, who relieved Gonzales in the first inning, struck out 15 Buckeyes to capture her 22nd win of the season.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes fall to 13-9 for the season and will travel to Southern California this week to compete against DePaul (March 21), Long Beach State (March 22) and Cal-State Fullerton (March 23), before beginning a six-game homestand next week.
