MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Rebel bats continued to hit on Tuesday as No. 25 Ole Miss pounded out 10 hits on the way to a 10-1 win over Memphis (16-28). With the win, the Rebels sweep the season series with the Tigers.
Logan Power led the Rebels with a home run and a 2-for-5 performance, while Tim Ferguson went 2-for-3 at the plate with three runs scored and an RBI. Brett Basham also laid down two sacrifice bunts on the night, including a successful suicide play.
Brett Bukvich (2-1) picked up the win for the Rebels as he worked 5.1 innings, allowing one run on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts.
Brennon Martin (4-2) suffered the loss for the Tigers as he worked 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts
“We played well tonight and were able to get some key hits in crucial situations,” said Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco. “We were able to get the timely hit to push some runs across. We also played well defensively and it was nice to see us get some double plays. Tim Ferguson made some nice plays at shortstop as did Zach Miller up the middle.”
Ole Miss scored first as Logan Power got the Rebels on the board in the fourth with a solo home run to left field to open the inning.
The Rebels added to the lead in the fifth when Kyle Mills scored from first on a double to center field from Tim Ferguson. Mills walked a batter earlier to reach base. Brett Basham then executed a suicide squeeze to bring Ferguson home and move the lead to 3-0. Fuller Smith singled in the next at bat, pushing Memphis to go to the bullpen for Phillip Utley.
Memphis scored in the sixth when Trey Wiedman came up with an RBI single through the left side off Rory McKean to score Brett Bowen from third. McKean entered the game with one out on the board and runners at the corners as he relieved Bukvich. McKean then got a strikeout and a groundout to end the inning with the Rebels leading 3-1.
Ole Miss answered in the top of the seventh, pushing two runs across with aggressive base running and taking advantage of Memphis errors. Jordan Henry reached on a fielding error before stealing second. He then scored on a hit and run as Cullan Kight singled through the right side and advanced to second on the throw home. Kight then scored on a sac bunt attempt from Tim Ferguson that saw the Tigers throw to third, but a throwing error allowed Kight to reach safely and advance home on the play.
Ferguson then stole second before moving to third on a sac bunt from Basham. A fielding error on a grounder to short from Fuller Smith allowed Ferguson to score and pushed Ole Miss out to a 6-1 lead on the Tigers.
The Rebels then used four hits to push four more runs across in the eighth inning as the Rebels moved out to a 10-1 lead. That would prove to be the final margin of victory.
Ole Miss will return to action on Wednesday when the Rebels host Jackson State. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
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