Rebels snap skid with rout of UAPB
Published 11:30 am Thursday, April 3, 2014
Ole Miss snapped out of its funk Wednesday by working the day shift.
J.B. Woodman homered, Austin Anderson went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored, and the Rebels ended their four-game losing streak by beating up on Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11-1.
The game started at 11 a.m. as part of Ole Miss’ annual Kids Day. The promotion allowed local school children to attend the game for free.
The Rebels (22-8) put on a show for the kids, and didn’t waste time doing it. They scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, three more in the third, and led 11-1 after five.
Anderson’s RBI double highlighted the first-inning rally, and Sikes Orvis brought in two with a double in the third. Woodman hit a solo home run in the fifth, and Auston Bousfield doubled in a pair of runs.
Orvis finished 2-for-2 with three RBIs.
Evan Anderson, the first of six pitchers used by Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, got the win. Working on a predetermined pitch count, he allowed one hit in 3 2/3 shutout innings.
Five relievers combined to hold UAPB (8-20) to just one hit the rest of the way.
Southern Miss 3, South Alabama 1
Southern Miss took advantage of a pair of errors to score three times in the top of the eighth inning, and went on to beat South Alabama.
Southern Miss went 5-1 on a six-game road trip, and has won 10 of its last 13 games overall. It’ll open a three-game series with Middle Tennessee Friday night in Hattiesburg.
Southern Miss (17-13) only had three hits against South Alabama (13-15). The last was a single by catcher Chuckie Robinson to lead off the eighth inning, and set the stage for the winning rally.
Robinson was replaced by pinch-runner Andrew Furr, who was bunted to second. Nick Dawson reached on an error, and both runners scored on a throwing error to give Southern Miss a 2-1 lead.
Tim Lynch brought in USM’s last run with a sacrifice fly, then Bradley Roney pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 10th save of the season.
SE Louisiana 20, Alcorn State 4
Sam Roberson tied a school record by scoring five runs, and Southeastern Louisiana (18-11) posted a season-high for runs in routing Alcorn State (5-27).
Christian Hickman went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs for Alcorn.
LSU 10, McNeese State 3
LSU coach Paul Mainieri earned career win No. 1,200 as LSU (21-8-1) beat McNeese State (16-11). Sean McMullen and Alex Bregman both homered for the Tigers.