Mississippi outfielder Cameron Dishon hits the ball in a game earlier this season. (File Photo | Jason Zhang)
Game 2- Ole Miss 5, Arkansas 4
Ole Miss used timely hitting and great pitching to lift them over the Arkansas Razorbacks in game two of a three-game series 5-4.
The Rebels opened up the scoring top half of the second inning with a two-out rally that plated three runs.
Freshman left fielder Kyle Watson and sophomore outfielder JB Woodman got the action started by each drawing walks before junior right fielder Cameron Dishon lined a base hits through the left side of the infield scoring Watson. Dishon went 3-for-4 on the day, including a home run and two RBIs. Sophomore designated hitter Conner Cloyd drew another walk and freshman infielder Will Golsan followed up with a base hit that brought two more runs home.
Sophomore right-hander Brady Bramlett was on the mound in game two for the Rebels. Bramlett allowed two runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings of work and earned his fourth win of the season. Bramlett struck out five Razorback batters on the day. Senior right-hander Scott Weathersby came on and allowed two runs in three innings of relief. Sophomore right-hander Wyatt Short closed the game out for Ole Miss in the ninth and earned his third save of the year.
The Rebels added two more runs after solo home runs by Dishon in the fourth and sophomore infielder Colby Bortles in the fifth increasing their lead to 5-2.
The Razorbacks threatened late after a two-run home run by sophomore center fielder Andrew Benintendi in the seventh that made the score 5-4, but Weathersby and Short kept the Razorback offense in check in the final two innings leading to the victory.
With the win, Ole Miss improved to 14-13 on the year and 4-4 in Southeastern Conference play.
Game 3- Arkansas 5, Ole Miss 2
Ole Miss fell to Arkansas 5-2 in the rubber game of the three-game series.
The Rebels scored the first run of the game in the second after freshman left fielder Kyle Watson drew a walk and later scored on an RBI double from senior catcher Austin Knight. Knight tied his career high in hits with three on the day.
The Rebels added another run in the fifth after junior outfielder Connor Cloyd singled to score Cameron Dishon. It was Cloyd’s first RBI of his Ole Miss career and gave the Rebels a 2-0 lead.
Freshman right-hander Will Stokes took the ball in game three for the second consecutive week for Ole Miss. Stokes improved from his outing last week and was dealing through four innings as he retired the first ten batters he faced. The right-hander ran into trouble in the fifth after Arkansas loaded the bases.
Senior Scott Weathersby came on in relief for Stokes to try to work the Rebels out of the jam, but all three runs crossed the plate giving Arkansas a 3-2 lead. Stokes was credited with all three runs and took the loss despite giving up three runs on just two hits and one walk in 4.2 innings of work.
Sophomore Wyatt Short came on in relief for Weathersby for the second consecutive day and allowed one run on two hits in 2.2 innings of work. It was Short’s first run allowed in 13.1 innings of relief this season.
Ole Miss threatened in each of the final four frames by getting two runners on base but could not get a run across and stranded ten runners on the day.
Arkansas added a run in the sixth and another in the eighth en route to the 5-2 win.
With the loss, Ole Miss dropped the series and fell to 14-14 on the year and 4-5 in Southeastern Conference play. Ole Miss will take on Memphis Tuesday at Autozone Park in Memphis. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
