Thomas Dillard was 0-for-4 when he came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning against Long Beach State on Saturday afternoon. That’s a notable stat line for a guy who came into the game with .500 batting average and a strong argument as the best hitter in college baseball.
“He can make all that go away with one one swing of the bat here,” Ole Miss color commenter and former pitcher Brady Bramlett said as Dillard dug in. “He’s more than capable.”
Away it went.
A long way.
With the game tied at 6 and a runner on base, Dillard obliterated a 3-0 fastball, sending it out toward the student section to clinch the weekend series for the Rebels.