Ole Miss stuns Florida with a 5-run 9th inning to win rubber game
By David Wasson
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The Ole Miss baseball team stunned No. 21 Florida with five ninth-inning runs to earn a 5-2 victory in front of 5,847 at Condron Ballpark and the 3-game series 2-1.
The Gators took a 1-0 lead on a Rebels wild pitch in the third inning and then doubled that margin via a Kolt Myers RBI single in the seventh.
But Ole Miss wiped that gap away with one swing of the bat in the ninth, as Judd Utermark belted a two-run homer to left field.
Tie Ballgame. Utermark answers. pic.twitter.com/OIAwN2OFZ9
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) April 5, 2026
Ole Miss kept pouring on insurance runs in the inning, as Brayden Randle lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 3-2 and Hayden Federico smacked a two-run single to center for the final tally.
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Rebels reliever Walker Hooks (2-0) earned the victory, striking out three in the final 2 1/3 innings. Florida reliever Joshua Whritenour (2-1) took the loss. Landon Stripling went 3-for-4 for Florida and Myers finished 2-for-3.
COMEBACK REBS pic.twitter.com/v9PDMXe4nR
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) April 5, 2026
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An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
