No.7 Ole Miss baseball was finally back home off the road as they hosted the Arkansas State Red Wolves Wednesday night at Swayze Field.
No.7 Ole Miss baseball (30-8, 8-7) was coming off a SEC road series loss at No.15 Vanderbilt and was glad to be back home. Wednesday night the Rebels would be hosting the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Swayze Field. Arkansas State (12-21, 4-11) was coming off a Sun Belt series loss on the road at UT Arlington.
The Rebels wasted no time taking control of the game and scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st. Arkansas State answered with 1 run in the top of the 2nd to cut the lead to 3-1 Rebels. However, Ole Miss added 4 runs in the bottom of the frame to take a 7-1 lead.
After a scoreless 3rd the Rebels added 2 more runs in the bottom of the 4th to make the score 9-1. The Rebels added an insurance run in the bottom of the 5th to extend the lead to 10-1. The Red Wolves added 2 runs in the top of the 6th to cut the lead to 10-3 Ole Miss. However, Arkansas State couldn’t close the deal and the Rebels took the 10-3 midweek win.
HIGHLIGHTS | Ole Miss defeats Arkansas State: 10 - 3 (04/18/18) #WAOM #FinsUpRebels pic.twitter.com/plJojpZZeL
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) April 19, 2018
The midweek win gave Ole Miss baseball their 30th win of the season and pushed their midweek record to 11-0 on the season. The win also pushed the Rebels home record to 20-2. Baseball is a game of momentum and Ole Miss was capable of seizing control of the momentum in this game. This sets the Rebels up well for a good home series this coming weekend but for now we’ll enjoy this game by the numbers.
By The Numbers
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Freshman left-hander Jordan Fowler (4-0, 3.43) drew the start on the mound for the Rebels. Fowler went 5.0 innings and allowed 1 earned run on 5 hits. Fowler had 4 Ks and 1 BB. Sophomore right-hander Austin Miller (0-0, 2.61) entered in the 6th and went for 0.2 innings. Miller allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits and had 2 Ks.
Coach Mike Bianco made the call and junior right-hander Connor Green entered. Green went for 0.2 innings and allowed no hits but did have 2 BB. Bianco once again made a call in the 7th and senior right-hander Will Stokes (1-1, 7.24) took the hill. Stokes went 1.2 innings and allowed only 1 hit. Stokes had 2 Ks. Sophomore right-hander Greer Holston (1-0, 4.19) finished out the game in the 9th. Holston had 2 Ks.
At The Plate
On the evening 8 Rebels combined for 11 hits while 3 Rebels had multiple hit games. Leading the Rebels at the plate was junior Ryan Olenek (.403, 2 HR) who went 2 for 2. Junior Nick Fortes (.295, 7 HR) went 2 for 3 while senior Will Golsan (.276, 1 HR) went 2 for 4. Golsan had 2 RBI. Freshman Anthony Servideo (.190) went 1 for 2 and had 1 RBI.
Sophomore Grae Kessinger (.301, 2 HR) went 1 for 3 (HR) while junior Jacob Adams (.279, 2 HR) and sophomore Cooper Johnson (.218, 2 HR) also went 1 for 3. Of course, Kessinger had 1 RBI. Sophomore Thomas Dillard (.324, 8 HR) also went 1 for 3 (HR) and had 3 RBI.
Up Next
No.7 Ole Miss baseball will be back in action this weekend as they play host to the No.23 Georgia Bulldogs (26-11, 9-6) in a weekend SEC series. First pitch for game-one from Swayze Field is set for 6:30pm CT this Friday. The game will be televised via SEC Network+. Good luck to coach Mike Bianco and the Rebels. BEAT THE DAWGS! Hotty Toddy!