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Ole Miss Baseball: No.4 Rebels Advance With Win Over Georgia

By Daniel Skipper

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 23: A general view of baseballs before game one of the College World Series Championship between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Virginia Cavaliers on June 23, 2014 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 23: A general view of baseballs before game one of the College World Series Championship between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Virginia Cavaliers on June 23, 2014 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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After a loss to Auburn in their first game of the SEC Tourney Ole Miss baseball was back in action Thursday against Georgia in an elimination game.

After a not so surprising loss to Auburn we knew Ole Miss baseball (43-15) would bounce back big against the Georgia Bulldogs (37-19). Of course, Thursday mornings game was the first elimination game in the SEC Tourney. With their backs against the wall and fighting a 2 hour rain and lightening delay the Rebels struck hard in a long crazy tight game and eliminated Georgia from the tourney and Hoover.

The Rebels jumped on the board first with a solo homer in the bottom of the 1st. Ole Miss maintained the 1-0 lead thru 3.5 innings. Then the Rebels struck again in the bottom of the 4th with 1 more run to extend the lead to 2-0. Georgia answered in the top of the 7th with 1 run to cut into the Rebels lead. With the 2-1 lead Ole Miss struck again in the bottom of the 7th with 1 run to extend the lead to 3-1.

The Rebels entered the 8th with the 3-1 lead but the Dawgs tied the game with 2 runs on a crazy throwing error. With the game tied at 3-3 headed into the bottom of the 9th the Rebels the Rebels couldn’t rally and the game went to extra innings. The Dawgs scored 1 run on a solo homer to take the 4-3 lead. However, the Rebels would win on a walk-off by Tim Rowe to get the 5-4 win.

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By The Numbers

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Junior right-hander Brady Feigl (8-5, 4.03) drew the start on the mound for Mike Bianco and the Rebels. Feigl went for 7.2 innings and allowed just 1 earned runs on 3 hits. Feigl had 3 Ks and 1 BB. After the long weather delay Bianco went with sophomore closer Parker Caracci (4-2, 1.85, 10). Caracci entered in the 8th and went the rest of the way for the Rebels in the must win game. Caracci allowed 1 earned run on just 3 hits and had 7 Ks in 3.1 innings 0 BB.

At The Plate

In the game there were 6 Rebel who combined for 11 hits at the plate. 5 Rebels went for multiple hit games against solid Georgia pitching. Junior Nick Fortes (.300, 11 HR) went 2 for 2 at the plate while junior Chase Cockrell (.338, 8 HR) went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. Senior Will Golson (.290, 4 HR) went 2 for 5 while sophomore Thomas Dillard (.314, 12 HR) also went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI. Sophomore Grae Kessinger (.306, 7 HR) also went 2 for 5 (HR) with 1 RBI. Junior Tim Rowe (.300, 1 HR), who had the biggest hit of the game, went 1 for 5 with 1 RBI.

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Up Next

Ole Miss baseball will be back in action Friday as they face the loser of the Auburn and Texas A&M match-up later Thursday night. First pitch for the double elimination match-up is set for 3pm CT Friday. The game will probably be delayed but will be aired on SEC Network in it’s entirety. Good luck to coach Mike Bianco as they go for the second SEC tourney win in 2018. Hotty Toddy!

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