March 24, 2010

Final Stats

THIBODAUX, La. - Entering the bottom of the seventh trailing by two runs to Southern Miss, the Nicholls State University softball team needed some magic, and got it by tying the game and then using a RBI single by senior Lyndsay Mesh to right field to prevail 8-7 on Wednesday night in the Colonel Softball Complex.

The Colonels (15-9) and Golden Eagles (12-11) exchanged leads four times in the game and were tied twice in the contest that featured a total of 15 runs, 22 hits and four errors. All errors were by Southern Miss.

"I'm so proud of our team for staying the course and getting this win," said Head Coach Jenny Parsons. "To get this win over a really good and well coached team is a big confidence boost for us. I'm proud of the entire team and of Lyndsay Mesh for stepping up and getting that hit."

Mesh's hit was her only hit of the night, going 1-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored.

Southern Miss started the seesaw scoring affair with a run in the bottom of the first, but Nicholls responded in the bottom half of the first with two of its own with a two RBI single to right center. Scoring on the play were senior Audrey Wood and Mesh.

Nicholls would add to its lead in the bottom of the third via sophomore Kayla Watterson RBI single through the right side that plated Wood to take the 3-1 advantage. Wood led off the inning with a double, and finished the 2-for-3 with two runs and a RBI.

The Golden Eagles evened the score in the top of the fourth with a two-spot, but the Colonels responded with a run in the bottom half to retake the lead, 4-3.

However, the lead would not hold as Southern Miss kept on swinging hot bats and put two runs in the books in the top of the fifth to take the 5-4 lead.

Nicholls scored a run in the bottom of the sixth on a double another RBI double by Wood that plated senior Lacey Gros to even the score, 5-5, heading into the last frame.

In the last frame, Southern Miss jumped out and took a 7-5 lead, requiring a comeback in the bottom half by the Colonels to get the win or send the game into extra innings.

The Colonels got its first run in the seventh via a RBI double by senior Natalie Travasos that scored sophomore Tsade Joubert who was pinch running for Watterson. After the double, sophomore Mandy Granger singled up the middle to plate Travasos to even the score, 7-7.

Nicholls went on to load the bases with two outs in the seventh, and Mesh delivered the game ender.

Getting the win for the Colonels in the circle was Gros, improving to 8-3 on the season as she relieved Wood in the third inning. Gros surrendered four runs - all earned - but stayed the course and guide the team to victory.

The Colonels will be back in action this weekend when they host conference foe Central Arkansas. The series is set to start on Friday with a doubleheader set for 4 p.m.

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