Ole Miss baseball drops road series at No. 2 Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – (Release) Ole Miss Baseball (16-5, 1-2 SEC) dropped the rubber match and the series against No. 2 Texas (18-1, 2-1 SEC) 8-2 Sunday afternoon in Austin.
Texas scored two runs before an out was recorded in the bottom of the first inning. A dropped foul ball by Austin Fawley allowed a Longhorn to reach base and then a two-RBI home run over the batter’s eye by Carson Tinney would make it 2-0.
The Longhorns scored another run in the second inning and three more in the fourth with another two-RBI home run to take a 6-0 lead after four innings.
Ole Miss scored their first run of the game in the fifth inning as Fawley opened the inning with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch. Judd Utermark drove him in with a single through the left side.
Texas answered with two more runs in the sixth, both scored with two outs and with help from an error on the mound.
The Rebels scored another run in the top of the seventh as Fawley got to second base on an error by the Texas center fielder and scored on a double by Brayden Randle.
Ole Miss will host Austin Peay on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Swayze Field.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn's love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception. Email Evie at: Evie@TheRebelWalk.com
