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Guachino Strikes Out 11 as Softball Earns Sweep of Wisconsin, Missouri State
2/7/2025 | Softball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Ole Miss softball program’s offense got going and freshman Miali Guachino delivered a gem in game one, as the Rebels earned a day two sweep at the Paradise Classic.
Led by Guachino, the Rebels (3-1, 0-0 SEC) rolled past Wisconsin (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten), 7-1 in game one, before earning a 9-1, run rule victory over Missouri State (0-1, 0-0 MVC) in the second game of the day.
GAME ONE | Ole Miss 7, Wisconsin 1
Taking the circle for her first collegiate start and third appearance was the freshman Guachino, who came out of the gate on fire. The Pala, Calif., native recorded five strikeouts through two innings and quickly stifled any momentum for the Badgers, who got runners in scoring position due to a pair of defensive errors and a hit-by-pitch.
The Rebel offense picked up Guachino in the third inning, as Taylor Malvin and Angelina DeLeon singled and Jaden Pone drew a walk to load the bases with no outs. From there, Persy Llamas and Aliyah Binford helped the Rebels take a 2-0 lead behind a pair of sacrifice flies.
While Wisconsin got a run back on double steal in the bottom half of the frame, the Rebels continued to press the issue on offense. Singles by Mackenzie Pickens and Taylor Malvin, followed by a DeLeon walk reloaded the bases in the fourth inning. Pickens would come home on a wild pitch, before Malvin came home on a groundout to make it 4-1.
The strikeouts continued to pile up for Guachino, who struck out three straight batters after two singles by the Badgers to lead off the bottom of the fourth. Her efforts helped the Rebels put the game out of reach, as Llamas drew a walk, then was lifted for Star Ferguson, who came home from first base on an Aliyah Binford RBI triple to make it 5-1. Jamie Mackay added an RBI double to extend the lead to 6-1 and another run would come home late on a double steal.
Guachino capped off the five-inning masterpiece with 11 strikeouts and only allowed three hits. Her 11 strikeouts were the first time a Rebel freshman has recorded 10 or more strikeouts in a game since Becky Nye had 10 against Arkansas on Apr. 15, 2007. The right hander now has 19 strikeouts through 10.1 innings of collegiate work.
Binford would take over from there, delivering two scoreless innings of relief.
GAME TWO | Ole Miss 9, Missouri State 1 (F/5)
The Rebels came back to the field after a nearly 30-minute break to take on the Bears and got off to a strong start offensively. A Llamas single and Mackay walk set up Taylor Roman, who showcased her power potential with a three-run, opposite field home run to give the Rebels an early advantage.
Starter Alison Cooper held Missouri State off the board through the first two innings, but met some resistance from the Bears, who were playing in their season debut. With the bases loaded, the Rebels turned to Brianna Lopez, who surrendered only one run on a groundout and shut the door on the rally.
That galvanized the Rebels, who surged on the offensive end in the third inning. Llamas singled again, before Mackay roped an RBI double to score pinch runner Tenly Grisham and make it 4-1. Later in the inning, DeLeon drove in Roman with an RBI triple and was promptly brought home by Malvin on the next at bat, making it 6-1.
In the fourth inning, Llamas capped off a 3-for-3 game with a two-run double, after Ryan Starr and Taylor Strain opened the inning with a single and a double, respectively. Needing one more run to clinch the run rule win, the Rebels got it in the fifth inning, as Ferguson and Grace Thompson singled and advanced a base, before Addison Duke recorded her first collegiate RBI on a sacrifice fly to make it 9-1.
The Rebels will wrap up the Paradise Classic on Saturday, as they face Kansas at 8 a.m., CT. The game will be streamed on FloCollege.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Guachino, Miali (2-1)
L: Molly Jacobson (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Mackay, Jamie 1
3B: Binford, Aliyah 1
RBI: Pone, Jaden 1 ; Llamas, Persy 1 ; Binford, Aliyah 2 ; Mackay, Jamie 1
SH: Pone, Jaden 1
SF: Llamas, Persy 1 ; Binford, Aliyah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ferguson, Star 1 ; Starr, Ryan 1 ; Davis, Tate 1 ; Pickens, Mackenzie 1 ; Malvin, Taylor 2 ; DeLeon, Angelina 1
SB: Davis, Tate 1 ; Pickens, Mackenzie 2 ; Malvin, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Makenzie Foster 1
SB: Makenzie Foster 1 ; Molly Schlosser 1 ; Emma King 1
HBP: Brooke Kuffel 1
