The third day of an SEC baseball series usually comes with decreased pitching depth and increased run totals. On Saturday against Mississippi State, though, Ole Miss leaned on two of the country’s top freshman arms to hold one of the best offenses in the conference to just two runs.
And they lost.
That’s because Ole Miss’ moribund lineup mustered just four hits and one run in the third game against a depth-starved State pitching staff that’s missing seven arms due to injury and holds the second to last ERA in the conference. The Rebels put just three men on base through the first eight innings and wasted a bases-loaded, one-out opportunity in the bottom of the ninth, handing the Bulldogs their first sweep in the series since 2003.