East Carolina leadoff hitter Dwanya Williams-Sutton trotted around the base path after a delivering a tone-setting solo shot to left field to lead off the game, the glimmering product of an 11-pitch at bat that immediately put Ole Miss starter David Parkinson on the ropes a bit.
He exhaled, and then settled in.
“There was really nothing I could have done about that at bat. I made a good pitch, he just capitalized on it,” Parkinson said. “All I could do was come back and face the next batter.”
The junior lefty went seven innings, surrendering three runs on six hits and earning a win in his first outing that saw him toss first-pitch strikes to all 26 batters he faced.