Hunter Elliott leads Ole Miss to shutout win over No. 15 Kentucky in series opener
By Luke Greco
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Ole Miss starting pitcher Hunter Elliott dominated against No. 15 Kentucky and led his team to a 5-0 victory in the series opener.
Elliott was untouchable against Kentucky, giving up just 4 hits in 6.1 innings of work. He struck out 6 batters and walked just two in his outing.
LHP Hunter Elliott (@OleMissBSB) was dominant in his start, going 6.1 scoreless. FB sat 89-91, up to 92 & gets on hitters & playing better. Sells the CH extremely well & stays on same plane until late in 80-84 range. Mixed in occ SL. Veteran southpaw knows how to +/-. R-Jr./'26… pic.twitter.com/QUyZbyALlr
— PG College Baseball (@PGCollegeBall) March 20, 2026
Kentucky starting pitcher Ben Cleaver went just 3.2 innings after giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs. The Wildcats starter struck out 4 and walked 2 in a losing effort.
Tristan Bissetta had himself quite the day, launching two homers on the day and collecting 3 RBIs.
A Bissetta 2-run homer in the bottom of the first got Ole Miss on the board early. After shutout innings from both teams, Bissetta got the scoring going again with a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth.
A Brayden Randle triple in the bottom of the sixth kept the Rebels hot, scoring one, and a Will Furniss solo homer put the game away late in the bottom of the eighth inning.
The Wildcats will look to get the bats going when these teams face off for the second game of their 3-game series on Friday. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
