Ole Miss wins 1-run thriller to take series against Texas A&M
By David Wasson
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The 20th-ranked Ole Miss baseball team took down the ninth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies 6-5 in a doubleheader nightcap Saturday to earn a pivotal SEC series victory.
Ole Miss (34-18 overall, 14-13 SEC) dropped Saturday’s opening game 18-5 in seven innings. Texas A&M (37-12, 16-10) also lost Friday’s series opener 5-3.
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The Rebels grabbed a 5-0 lead in Saturday’s nightcap via the long ball – as Austin Fawley cranked a two-run homer and Topher Jones hit a solo shot in the second and Collin Reuter added a two-run blast in the third.
Texas A&M stormed back with five runs in the fourth, as Blake Binderup hit a three-run homer, Ben Royo belted a solo homer and Ole Miss issued a run-scoring balk.
Ole Miss snagged the lead for good in the seventh when Judd Utermark singled home a run. Starter Taylor Rabe struck out 14 over six innings, while reliever JP Robertson (3-1) earned the win. Walker Hooks took home his seventh save.
Texas A&M cranked out seven homers in Saturday’s opener. Royo and Chris Hacopian each had two deep flies, with Binderup, Caden Sorrell and Bear Harrison each adding solo shots in the 15-hit attack. Hacopian and Royo each finished with three hits.
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.
