Despite an injury-shortened outing from Will Ethridge, Ole Miss baseball rode a strong performance from its offense to claim the first of its three-game set against the Florida Gators on Friday with a score of 12-4.
Ethridge went 3.2 innings before rolling his ankle in the fourth and aggravating a blister on his pitching hand that plagued him earlier in the year. In his short outing, Ethridge was effective, and although he gave up two earned runs, kept the Gators at bay long enough for Ole Miss to snag a 3-2 lead in the third after falling behind early.