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Ole Miss Baseball: No.4 Rebels Get Series Win And SEC West Title

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 Saturday as they were facing Alabama and going for the SEC West Division title.

No.4 Ole Miss baseball was coming off a game-two loss to Bama and was looking for some help as they went for the SEC West title. The Rebels needed a win at Bama and some help from UGA to secure the SEC West. Of course, rubber games are never fun and especially on the road so the Rebels were under pressure to secure the series.

Ole Miss jumped out front early with 2 runs in the top of the 1st to take the 2-0 lead. The Tide answered with runs in the bottom of the 1st and 2nd to tie the game at 2-2. The Rebels exploded with 4 runs in the top of the 3rd to retake the lead at 6-2. However, the Tide answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd to cut the lead to 6-4 Rebels.

The Rebels held onto the 6-4 lead thru the 5th inning and then added a run in the top of the 6th to extend the lead to 7-4. Alabama added 2 runs in the bottom of the inning to once again cut into the lead at 7-6. The Rebels added 3 runs in the top of the 8th to push the lead to 10-6. The Tide attempted a rally in the bottom of the 8th with 2 runs to cut the lead to 10-8. Ole Miss shut down the Tide in the 9th and took the 10-8 win.

History Made

"The Rebels finished SEC play with an 18-12 record and secured the No. 2 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament. Ole Miss’ 42 victories also set a program record for most regular season wins in school history. ~OleMissSports.com"

The entire series was important for Ole Miss to finish out strong in the regular season. While Alabama played exceptionally well against the Rebels the Rebels closed out regular season play with the series win. Of course, lets look at the huge and historic win by the numbers.

By The Numbers

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Junior right-hander James McArthur (5-0, 4.47) took the regular game-three start for the Rebels. McArthur went for 2.0 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on 2 hits. McArthur had 1 K and 1 BB. Sophomore right-hander Will Ethridge (3-1, 3.77, 2) entered in the 3rd and went for 3.1 innings while allowing 4 earned runs on 9 hits. Ethridge had 5 Ks.

Coach Mike Bianco went to the bullpen in the 6th and senior Will Stokes (1-1, 7.06, 1) took the hill. Stokes went 0.2 innings finishing out the 6th inning. Stokes allowed no hits. Freshman lefty Jordan Fowler (6-0, 3.74) entered in the 7th but only lasted one batter with 1 BB.

Bianco went to the pen again and sophomore right-hander Greer Holston took the mound. Holston went for 1.2 innings and allowed no earned runs on no hits. Holston had 1 K. Bianco went to the pen again in the 8th and sophomore closer Parker Caracci (3-2, 1.79, 10) entered the game. Caracci went for 1.1 innings and allowed 3 hits. Caracci had 2 Ks. Holston picked up the win and there was no save.

At The Plate

In the final regular season win there were 7 Rebels who combined for 12 hits while 3 Rebels went for multiple hit games. Leading all Rebels was sophomore Cole Zabowski (.318, 9 HR) who went 4 for 5 (HR) with 6 RBI. Junior Jacob Adams (.246, 2 HR) went 2 for 3 while junior Nick Fortes (.299, 11 HR) went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI.

Sophomore Thomas Dillard (.312, 3 HR) went 1 for 2 with 1 RBI while senior Will Golsan (.288, 4 HR) went 1 for 4 at the plate. Sophomore Grae Kessinger (.306, 6 HR) and freshman Tyler Keenan  (.321, 8 HR) both went 1 for 5. Keenan had 1 RBI.

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Ole Miss baseball will be back in action Wednesday in the SEC Tourney in Hoover. The Rebels will face the winner of Auburn and Kentucky who play today. The game is set for 1pm CT and the game will be televised via the SEC Network. Good luck to coach Mike Bianco and the Rebels in the SEC tourney! Hotty Toddy!

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