Sports Briefs

By Staff
March 27, 2002
East Central downed by Pearl River
East Central dropped two games to Pearl River in softball action at Poplarville on Monday.
Pearl River won the first game 8-0 and took the second game 6-3 to sweep the South Division doubleheader.
In the first game, the Lady Wildcats blew open a scoreless ball game in the bottom of the fourth as they scored seven runs. Candice Hyatt and Felycia Andrews had big doubles in the inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Andrews and Georgelynn Bennett led off with back-to-back singles for Pearl River. Mindy Ladner was hit by a pitch to load the bases. After a fielder's choice, Alicia Horne got an RBI sacrifice to end the game via the eight-run rule.
Christy Wilson got the win for Pearl River and Emily Casey ended with the loss. Bernice Hannah had a triple for East Central and Jackie Avant and Frances McDougle singled.
In the second game, the Lady Wildcats scored three runs in both the first and fifth innings to help them take a 6-3 victory.
East Central tied the ball game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth inning when Paige Posey hit an RBI double to knock in Avant. Pearl River took the lead with a three-run fifth highlighted by an RBI triple by Andrews.
Carly Buckeley struck out a career-high nine batters and picked up the win for the Lady Wildcats while April Bufkin took the loss for East Central.
Sommer Averett had two singles and Paige Sullivan also had a single for the Lady Warriors.
The loss drops East Central to 14-3 overall and 5-2 in division play. Pearl River improves to 6-10 overall and 6-3 in division.
Ryan Satcher
Bulldogs hold first scrimmage
STARKVILLE Mississippi State head football coach Jackie Sherrill sent his Bulldogs through its first scrimmage of the spring, an 88-play, nearly two-hour workout Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field.
The controlled scrimmage, which featured yard-line situations for the first, second and third offensive and defensive units, marked the mid-point of State's spring practice period. State ran 26 different series, some short-field, some goal line going in, and some coming of the goal line. State's offense gained 423 yards on those 88 plays.
Both units played without some of their top performers. Tailback Dontae Walker (thigh bruise), wide receivers McKinley Scott (knee rehab) and Justin Jenkins (back spasms), fullback Justin Griffith (illness) and Darnell Jones (shoulder separation) were missing from the offense. Linebacker T.J. Mawhinney (groin strain), Dog safeties Walter Burdett (shoulder dislocation) and Clarence McDougal (knee rehab) did not scrimmage for the defense.
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South Alabama downs Golden Eagles
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Shane Scoville hit an RBI double in the 10th inning that gave South Alabama a 6-5 victory over Southern Mississippi on Tuesday night.
The Golden Eagles (17-8) took a 5-4 lead in the top of the 10th on an RBI single by Jeff Cook.
But the Jaguars rallied in the bottom of the inning, tying the score on Ryan Mulhern's run-scoring single against Anthony DeWitt (0-2).
Brent Leach relieved DeWitt and didn't record an out. Pinch-hitter Buck Pettus reached on catcher's interference and Scoville followed with a double to center that scored Mulhern.
Adam Wood (2-1), the third South Alabama pitcher, worked 2-3 of an inning. He allowed Cook's run-scoring hit in the 10th.
Rebel defense looking good
OXFORD Defense dominated a 45-play scrimmage here
Tuesday afternoon as coach David Cutcliffe sent his Ole Miss Rebels through a two-hour practice session.
Cutcliffe said it was important for the team to stay healthy this week, which will see two more practices before breaking for Easter. "This is a big week for us and we need to see how we respond Thursday afternoon and Friday morning."
Following Easter break, Ole Miss will practice twice next week before ending spring drills here Saturday, April 6 with the annual "Grove Bowl" Red-Blue game.
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