A run-rule series finale capped off a dominant weekend for Ole Miss baseball as it opened its season sweeping Nevada in Oxford.
The Rebels (3-0) smashed the Wolfpack (0-3) thoroughly in this three game series with a combined score of 29-6 including a 13-2 win on Sunday. In every phase of the game, Ole Miss took care of Nevada with new faces and returning players all contributing to get the season off to the kind of start fans expect.
STARTING PITCHERS
- Hunter Elliott – 5 IP, 1 ER, 7 K; Elliott is a quintessential Friday night starter, and he breezed through five innings of work. His total pitch count stayed under 100 as staff will ramp up as weather warms up and the season moves on.
- Cade Townsend – 4.2 IP, 1 ER, 8 K; Townsend was not expected to go deep into the game, but he threw 48 of his 54 pitches for strikes to mow down the Wolfpack in the closest game of the series.
- Wil Libbert – 5 IP, 2 ER, 7 K; Libbert impressed in his first start in red and blue after transferring in from Missouri. He brings SEC level experience to the mound and it showed on Sunday.
DAILY MVP
- Friday: Tristan Bissetta – 2/3, 4 RBI
- Saturday: Tristan Bissetta – 2/4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Sunday: Collin Reuter – 3/4, 3 RBI
You don’t want to take too much from the first three games of the season, but you also can’t go undefeated unless you sweep the first three. The Rebels got the job done, and the batting order seems more balanced than last year’s in the extremely early first impression category.
Next up for Ole Miss is an always pesky and dangerous Arkansas St. on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Swayze Field.