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Ole Miss Baseball: Rebels Drop Game To Auburn, Georgia Up Next

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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Ole Miss baseball couldn’t make it four wins in row over the Auburn Tigers and dropped their first game in the SEC Tourney on Wednesday.

Ole Miss baseball (42-15) opened the tourney with the Auburn Tigers (39-19) who beat Kentucky in the opening round on Tuesday. The Rebels were coming into the tourney off their final series win over Bama and a SEC West division title. The Rebels were also bringing a series sweep of Auburn into the SEC Tourney as well. However, the No.2 seed Rebels couldn’t make it four in a row over the Tigers.

The Rebels jumped on the board early with two runs in the bottom of 3rd as a result of a throwing error by the Tigers. Ole Miss maintained the 2-0 lead thru the bottom of the 6th. However, the Tigers took the 3-2 lead in the top of the 7th. Auburn added 2 more runs in the top of the 8 to extend the Tigers lead to 5-2. Ole Miss closed the gap at 5-3 with 1 run in the bottom of the inning. Auburn slammed the door shut on the Rebels with a 4 run shot in the 9th to take the 9-3 win.

Of course, it may not be the outcome we had hoped for but the Rebels still have a lot left to play for in Hoover as they play Georgia in the elimination game on Thursday. For now we look at the loss to Auburn by the numbers.

By The Numbers

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Sophomore lefty Ryan Rolison (8-4, 3.95) took the start on the hill against the Tigers and went for 6.1 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits. Rolison had 6 Ks and 3 BB. Coach Mike Bianco went to the bullpen in the 7th and Greer Holston (2-1, 3.52) entered. Holston only faced 2 batters and had 1 BB.

Bianco went back to the bullpen and sophomore right-hander Will Ethridge (3-1, 3.77, 2) entered the game. Ethridge went for 1.0 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on no hits. Ethridge had 1 K and 3 BB. Mike Bianco hit the bullpen again and sophomore right-hander Houston Roth (5-0, 4.14) entered in the 8th. Roth went for 1.2 innings and allowed 4 earned runs on 4 hits. Roth had 2 Ks and 1 BB.

At The Plate

On the afternoon there were 7 Rebels who combined for 7 hits on Tigers pitchers. Junior Jacob Adams (.246, 2 HR) went 1 for 1 at the plate. Juniors Ryan Olenek (.373, 3 HR) and Chase Cockrell (.333, 8 HR) both went 1 for 3 while Olenek had the Rebels only RBI in the game. Sophomore Thomas Dillard (.312, 12 HR) also went 1 for 3 at the plate. Sophomore Cole Zabowski (.318, 9 HR) and senior Will Golsan (.288, 4 HR) both went 1 for 4 while sophomore Grae Kessinger (.306, 6 HR) went 1 for 5 at the plate.

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Up Next

Ole Miss baseball will be back in action Thursday morning as they take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the early morning elimination game. The Rebels took a series win over the Bulldogs during the regular season. First pitch from the SEC Tourney in Hoover is set for 9:30am CT and the game will be televised via the SEC Network. Good luck to coach Mike Bianco and the Rebels. BEAT THE DAWGS! Hotty Toddy!

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