As Thomas Dillard flipped his bat down the baseline and raised an open hand toward the sky, he seemed to be celebrating more than a walk-off win against a division rival. Dillard’s 11th-inning single up the middle iced a 5-4 Ole Miss comeback win in the opening round of a three-game tilt against Texas A&M but, more importantly, it gave the Rebels reason to hope during a brutal slump.
Two weeks ago, Ole Miss was tied for first in the SEC West and riding high on series wins over ranked Arkansas and Florida teams. Then, after crushing Kentucky on a Friday night opener, the Rebs dropped a double-header to the Cats to lose the series.