OXFORD — Tate Blackman, Colby Bortles Henri Lartigue, and Errol Robinson had two hits Thursday to lead the No. 6 Ole Miss baseball team to a 3-1 victory against Kentucky at Swayze Field.
Robinson increased his hitting streak to 15 games, while sophomore Will Golsan, a former standout at New Hope High School in Columbus, hit his first career triple and scored a run for the Rebels (37-13, 15-10 Southeastern Conference).
Ole Miss were 6-for-11 and scored all of its runs with two outs to defeat Kentucky (29-21, 13-12) in Game 1 of the three-game SEC weekend series.
Right-hander Brady Bramlett (7-2) allowed one run on seven hits and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. Brady Feigl, Will Stokes, and Wyatt Short combined to throw 3 2/3 scoreless
innings out of the bullpen. Feigl got the Rebels out of a jam in the sixth, Stokes pitched two scoreless frames, and Short locked up his 10th save of the season, and 23rd of his career.
“Our pitchers made some big pitches in certain innings to get off the field,” Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said. “Brady (Bramlett) was terrific and looked like his normal self. He’s been taking a lot of criticism lately; however he’s out here winning games. For Feigl to come in with first and second with one out as a freshman and get out without a run was terrific. That set it up for Stokes and Short to close it out.”
The win gave Ole Miss its ninth victory in the last 10 SEC games at Swayze Field. Along with its two-out hitting, the Rebels kept the Wildcats hitless with runners in scoring position (0-for-11).
The Rebels’ defense was a key as well, posting their fourth-consecutive game without an error.
“Another errorless game, and our fielding percentage has really gone up lately. We fielded more like we’re capable of doing,” Bianco said.
Starter Zack Brown (2-10) suffered the loss, giving up two runs on nine hits. Evan White and Luke Becker had three hits to account for six of Kentucky’s nine hits.
Ole Miss and Kentucky will play Game 2 at 6:30 tonight. Ole Miss will honor seniors Connor Cloyd, Matt Denny, Cameron Dishon, and Holt Perdzock, who are playing their final regular season series at Swayze Field. Senior Night festivities will begin at approximately 6:15 p.m.
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