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Ole Miss Baseball: No.4 Rebels Pick Up Tight Game-One Win At Bama

By Daniel Skipper

Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Baseball fans gather outside TD Ameritrade Park prior to game one of the College World Series Championship Series, between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on June 26, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Baseball fans gather outside TD Ameritrade Park prior to game one of the College World Series Championship Series, between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on June 26, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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No.4 Ole Miss baseball was back in action Thursday night as they traveled to Tuscaloosa to take on the Crimson Tide in the last SEC series of the season.

Thursday night Ole Miss baseball (41-13, 16-11) was on the road taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide in game-one of the final SEC series of the 2018 season. Ole Miss was coming into the series off a midweek win over Arkansas State. The Rebels were riding a five game win streak which included a series sweep of No.16 Auburn. Alabama came into the series as the worst team in the SEC and only 7 conference wins on the season.

No SEC series is a gimme when it comes to baseball. Any team can win on any given day and Bama would prove to be a tough host in a tight game-one. After a scoreless 1st the Rebels got on the board first with 1 run in the top of the 2nd. The Tide answered with 1 run in the bottom of the 2nd to tie the game at 1-1.

The game stayed tied at 1-1 thru the 3rd but Ole Miss added 1 run in the top of the 4th to take the 2-1 lead. However, the Tide answered once again in the bottom of the 4th with 1 run to tie the game at 2-2. The game stayed tied at 2-2 thru the 5th when Ole Miss scored 1 run in the 6th to take the 3-2 lead which would prove to be enough for the Rebels in game-one.

The tight 3-2 win was enough to give the Rebels their 41st win on the season, which is a program best. The win also kept the Rebels in the final weekend grind for the SEC West title. Of course, we look at the game-one win by the numbers.

By The Numbers

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Sophomore lefty Ryan Rolison (7-4, 4.03) took the regular game-one start on the mound for the Rebels. Rolison went for 6.0 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on 2 hits. Rolison had 8 Ks and 5 BB. Junior right-hander Will Ethridge (3-1, 3.29, 2) entered in the 7th and went for 1.0 innings. Ethridge allowed no hits and had 1 K. Sophomore closer Parker Caracci  (3-2, 1.95, 9) entered in the 8th and finished out the night on the mound for the Rebels. Caracci went for 2.0 innings and allowed no hits with 2 Ks.

At The Plate

In game-one there were 6 Rebels who combined for 9 hits while 3 Rebels had multiple hit games. Senior Will Golsan (.285, 4 HR) went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. Sophomore Thomas Dillard (.312, 12 HR) and freshman Tyler Keenan (.322, 8 HR) also went 2 for 4 at the plate. Sophomore Cole Zabowski (.311, 7 HR) went 1 for 4 (HR) with 1 RBI. Juniors Chase Cockrell (.348, 8 HR) and Nick Fortes (.299, 11 HR) both also went 1 for 4. Cockrell had 1 RBI.

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No.4 Ole Miss baseball will be back in action tonight as they once again face the Crimson Tide on the road in Tuscaloosa. First pitch for game two is set for 6pm CT and the game will be televised via SEC Network+. Good luck to coach Mike Bianco and the Rebels. BEAT THE TIDE! Hotty Toddy!

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