OXFORD, Miss. (5/4/21) – Persistent rain fell throughout the day on Tuesday in Oxford, but by nightfall, the clouds cleared and hits began to fall, as No. 9 Ole Miss held off the Arkansas State baseball team in a 15-12 shootout at Swayze Field.
The Red Wolves (14-23) belted 16 hits, with 10 of those being for extra bases, and rallied from an 11-2 deficit to cut it to one with an eight-run sixth. The Rebels (32-12) maintained the lead with insurance runs in the sixth and seventh.
Liam Hicks was once again the leader at the plate, with career-high-tying four hits – including two doubles and a home run – with three RBI and four runs scored.