Gunnar Hoglund returning to the mound was exactly what Ole Miss needed.
The No. 19 Rebels picked up their second straight Southeastern Conference win with a 5-1 victory over No. 13 South Carolina at Oxford-University Stadium on Friday.
Hoglund missed his scheduled start in last weekend’s series against LSU due to feeling soreness in his bicep following his start in Starkville against Mississippi State earlier this month.
The junior returned to the mound on Friday and was dominant against the Gamecocks (26-13, 11-8 SEC), pitching six one-hit innings of shutout baseball. Hoglund did not walk a batter and struck out nine.