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Rebels Take Down No. 17 USM In Extra Innings

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The Rebels look on as stating lineups are announced, Photo by Steven Gagliano

Freshman pitcher Jason Barber stepped up the plate in the 12th inning before scoring the winning run on a wild pitch and completing Ole Miss baseball’s comeback victory over No. 17 Southern Miss Tuesday night at Trustmark Park. The Rebels (17-12) rallied from a four-run deficit, scoring once in the ninth to force extra innings and winning their longest game of the year, 6-5.
With Ole Miss out of position players, Barber was hit by a pitch in his first career at-bat. While he scored the winning run, redshirt-freshman Carson Klepzig tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on a passed ball.
Ryan Olenek went 3-for-6 with a double as Ole Miss pounded 11 hits throughout the night. Eight other Rebels recorded hits as well. The Ole Miss bullpen tossed 7.1 innings without allowing an earned run as Dallas Woolfolk (2-1) collected the win by pitching 2.0 scoreless innings of relief.
For the Golden Eagles (24-6), leadoff hitter Dylan Burdeaux tallied four hits, while Hunter Slater and Taylor Braley added two hits apiece. Braley also started on the mound for USM, allowing three runs on five hits over 5.0 innings.
Southern Miss played small ball to score the game’s first run in the top of the second. After the leadoff hitter was plunked by a pitch, back-to-back sacrifice bunts moved him to third. With a fielder’s choice on one of the sacrifices, the extra out allowed a grounder to shortstop to plate the Golden Eagle. Two innings later, USM used a pair of hits and two more sacrifice bunts to add to its lead and make it 3-0.
The Golden Eagles added another run in the fifth, but the damage was limited thanks to an outfield assist by Will Golsan. On a shot to right that bounced off the wall, the junior made a perfect relay to Tate Blackman who threw across the diamond to third. The relay was in time to prevent a triple and wipe a runner off the base path. A double on the next at-bat would have scored the run, but the play by the Ole Miss defense kept the difference at four runs.
Ole Miss got the run back in the bottom half of the inning. Olenek doubled down the left field line before crossing the plate on a base hit to right by Golsan. The RBI single put the Rebels on the board and brought the deficit back to three, but USM countered with a run in the top of the sixth.
The Rebels answered with a big sixth inning of their own. Thomas Dillard started off the frame with a single to center before stealing second to get into scoring position. A Grae Kessinger single followed by a double to the center field wall by Blackman scored Dillard, and Colby Bortles hit a flyball deep enough to score the Ole Miss shortstop. Completing the three-run inning, Tim Rowe found the gap in left-center field to represent the tying run on second. USM recorded back-to-back outs to end the inning, but not before Ole Miss brought the game to 5-4.
Will Stokes and Brady Feigl kept Southern Miss from scoring in the final three innings of regulation, allowing the Rebels to rally with a run in the ninth. Nick Fortes walked, and Klepzig pinch ran for him at first base. On the next at-bat, Klepzig raced from first to third on a single to right field by Cole Zabowski. Only 90 feet from home, Klepzig used heads-up baserunning to score the tying run on a passed ball and force extra innings.
Southern Miss attempted to take the lead in the 11th, but another outfield assist kept the game tied at 5-5. With a runner on first and two outs, Mason Irby doubled down the left field line, and Burdeaux raced around the bases to try and score from first. However, Bryan Seamster found Kessinger, who gunned a strike to the plate. Protecting the dish and hanging on to the ball, Cooper Johnson tagged the go-ahead run out to end the inning.
Woolfolk retired the side in the 12th, and two Rebels were quickly sent down in the bottom half of the inning. However, Barber entered the box for his first career plate appearance and was plunked by a pitch to give Ole Miss a baserunner. Representing the go-ahead run, Barber advanced to second on a wild pitch before Olenek singled to move his teammate to third. With runners on the corners and Golsan at the plate, USM elected to intentionally walk the junior Rebel. On the first pitch of the attempt, the ball sailed high over the catcher’s head as Barber scooted home for the winning run, and the Rebels poured onto the field to celebrate with their teammate.
Up next, Ole Miss will host Alabama at Swayze Field for another three-game set (April 7-9). Saturday afternoon (April 8) will feature the football team’s spring game, the Grove Bowl, at 11 a.m. followed by game two of the baseball weekend series at 3 p.m. The series finale will be broadcast nationally on SEC Network, slated for 3 p.m.
Courtesy of Ole Miss Sports
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