Ohio Valley Conference

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Tennessee at Martin softball team fell, 12-0, in five innings to 19th-ranked Ole Miss Tuesday at the Ole Miss Softball Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

The Rebels proved why they are one of the best teams in the nation Tuesday, shutting out the Skyhawks and limiting them to just two hits in the game. Ole Miss pitchers Miali Guachino and Allison Cooper combined for the shutout in the game by allowing no runs on two hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts. Guachino gave up just one hit and struck out eight over the first 4.0 innings, while Cooper allowed one hit and struck out two in the final frame.

Carly Ward and Dylan Scott tallied the only hits for UT Martin in the game, while pinch-hitter Addie Robert reached base on an error.

TENNESSEE TECH 7, GEORGIA STATE 1
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Georgia State struck first but Tennessee Tech scored more often as the Golden Eagles took a 7-1 victory over the visiting Panthers on Tuesday afternoon.

The Golden Eagles (12-26) return to action Saturday and Sunday as they take on UT Martin on the road to continue Ohio Valley Conference play.

Emily York had a great outing in the circle as she went the distance, allowing one run on six hits, walking one and striking out seven. Sydney Boulware took the loss, allowing six runs on four hits, walking three and striking out one in an inning and a third. Emily Hodnett worked the next inning and two-thirds, holding Tech scoreless with one hit and three walks. Kate Kastelic pitched the final three frames allowing one run on five hits.

Olivia Evans and Bella Ochoa each collected two hits, while Abbee Klinefelter drove in three. Tech, as a team, had 10 total hits in the contest with Abby Shoulders, Julie Martin, Jailynn Paderez, Brooklyn Stewart and Alina Schalgeter all picked up hits in the game.

Georgia State picked up a run in the top of the first as Middlebrooks led off with a double to left field, took third on a single just in front of third base, then scored on a grounder to second.

While Tech went quiet in the bottom of the first, the Golden Eagles were anything but in the bottom of the second. Paderez led off with a walk, then Ella Bishop's sacrifice bunt moved pinch runner Bailee Stack to second. Ochoa reached on a bunt single, then stole second.

Brooklyn Stewart hit a grounder and the GSU defense elected to try to get the lead runner, but Stack scored on the play. Stewart took second on a stolen base, then Schlageter drew a walk to load the bases. Abby Shoulders singled back to the circle, sending Ochoa home, then Evans singled to short to bring Stewart home.

Klinefelter delivered the big blast as she roped a double into left center, giving Schlageter, Shoulders and Evans room to come home and make it a 6-1 Tech lead.

The next three innings were quiet once more, but Tech added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth as Paderez singled home Evans on a single past short.

BRADLEY 9, SIUE 4
PEORIA, Ill. - Despite a quick start Tuesday, SIUE softball dropped a 9-4 nonconference contest at Bradley.

SIUE fell to 20-16 while Bradley improved to 18-21. The Cougars are now idle until this weekend when they return to Cougar Field for a three-game series against Tennessee State. The Ohio Valley Conference series begins with a Saturday doubleheader at noon and completes with a noon single game Sunday.

The Cougars took advantage of two Bradley errors in the first inning as Emma Henderson and Juztyne Torres scored.

Bradley put together a pair of four-run innings in the third and the fifth to take the lead.

Anna Henderson provided a two-run double in the fifth inning, scoring Torres and Kaylynn Salyars.

Hannah Organ earned the victory for Bradley in a four-inning effort. McKayla Anderson took the loss for the Cougars.