Ole Miss wins wild series finale to complete sweep of LSU
By Andrew Olson
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Ole Miss saw a 7-0 lead disappear in one half inning, but the Rebels recovered to complete the sweep. No. 25 Ole Miss managed to score the game’s last run and hold on for an 8-7 victory to win all 3 games against No. 24 LSU.
The Rebels didn’t wait to start the scoring action. Ole Miss put up 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning. Mike Bianco’s squad scored in 3 of the first 4 frames, leading 7-0 after a 4-run 4th. The Tigers, though, weren’t going away quietly.
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Ole Miss starter Taylor Rabe had not given up a hit through the first 6 innings. He returned for the 7th inning, but his final line shows only 6 IP. LSU chased Rabe by breaking up the no-no with back-to-back solo homers by Derek Curiel and Cade Arrambide.
Bianco pulled Rabe, bringing on Wil Libbert. The pitcher changed, but the result remained the same. Jake Brown continued the solo home run parade, cutting it to 7-3.
Libbert gave up back-to-back singles. He then notched 2 outs, but gave up a 2-RBI single to Brayden Simpson, as LSU cut it to 7-5.
It was time for another, as Ole Miss turned to Hudson Calhoun in relief of Libbert. Calhoun gave up back-to-back singles and had the tying run score on a wild pitch to make it 7-7 before recording the third out of the inning.
After the stretch, it was a whole new ball game at 7-7. Ole Miss grabbed the lead back on a 1-out RBI single to left field by Brayden Randle.
Randle with the RBI pic.twitter.com/ltX9Thilyt
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Calhoun, the winning pitcher, tossed a scoreless 8th. Bianco turned to Walter Hooks for the 9th, and he did not allow a baserunner, ending the game on back-to-back strikeouts.
Will LSU figure things out and get it going? Can Ole Miss keep things rolling? Kalshi is taking early action on predictions to win the College World Series!
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