Game 1: Ole Miss 10, Alabama 2

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Colby Bortles

Christian Trent

Ole Miss chased Alabama starter Taylor Guilbeau early and had 17 hits in a 10-2 win in the series opener with the Crimson Tide today.

Game 2 is at 7, about 3 1-2 hours away.

Colby Bortles went 3-for-5 with five RBIs, one of his hits a three-run home run in the fourth that set the Rebels (22-21, 9-10 SEC) on their way.

“With the wind blowing out, as a hitter, I wanted to get a ball in the air and see if it could fly,” he said.

It did.

Cameron Dishon was 4-for-5, and Errol Robinson was 3-for-4. Sikes Orvis had an RBI double, showing rare opposite field power. The left fielder had Orvis, as many do, shaded far toward center. He had a lot of ground to cover…