The Ole Miss baseball team faced their first setback in conference play on Thursday.
The No. 3 Rebels lost to No. 15 Florida, 4-1, at Florida Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla. for their first Southeastern Conference loss on the season.
Errors and struggles at the plate doomed the Rebels (20-5, 6-1 SEC) who were unable to solve the pitching puzzle that was presented to them by Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan, who made changes to his rotation on Wednesday.
Tommy Mace, the usual Friday starter and ace for the Gators (17-8, 4-3), did not get the start on Thursday as reliever Franco Aleman took the mound in Mace’s stead.