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Drew McConnell Ole Miss G3 recap
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Evansville UE 3-11
8
Winner Ole Miss OM 15-2
Evansville UE
3-11
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Final
8
Ole Miss OM
15-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Evansville UE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 2
Ole Miss OM 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 X 8 7 0

W: Wil Libbert (2-1) L: Reed, Kevin (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Aces Drop Game Three at Ole Miss on Sunday

OXFORD, Miss.  –  The University of Evansville baseball team dropped game three of the series at Ole Miss on Sunday, falling by a score of 8-3.

Drew McConnell (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs) drove in all three runs for Evansville, while Aaron Nehls (Evansville, Ind./North) scored two runs. Kellen Roberts (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) was excellent out of the bullpen, striking out four across two shutout innings. Kevin Reed (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) took the loss for the Aces, while Wil Libbert got the win for Ole Miss.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Ole Miss took the lead in the bottom of the first, using a double and a sac fly to plate a run. However, the Aces responded in their next at-bats, loading the bases before McConnell delivered a single to center field, driving in two runs to give the Aces a 2-1 lead.

In the bottom of the second, the Rebels got a run back, using another double and a sac fly to even the score at two.

Ole Miss broke through in the bottom of the third, delivering a three-run home run to take a 5-2 lead.

The Rebels chased Reed in the fourth after a leadoff home run and a walk, with Tanner Graham (Rocheport, Mo./Hickman) taking over on the mound. Graham recorded the final two outs of the inning, including a punch-out, but surrendered two runs in the fifth as the Rebels took advantage of two walks and an error.

Roberts came in from the bullpen in the sixth and quieted the Rebels, striking out the side in his first inning fo work and working around a leadoff walk to put up another zero in the seventh. Roberts was helped was center field Reid Haire (Hudson, N.C./Charlotte), who made a terrific catch for the third out, tracking a deep fly ball to the warning track and hanging on after crashing into the wall.

Chris McCormack (Naperville, Ill./Iowa Central CC) took the mound in the eighth inning and put up a zero of his own, picking up a strikeout in the process.

Evansville made things interesting in the ninth inning, taking advantage of three walks before McConnell drove in Nehls with a sac fly, but that would be where the game ended, as the Rebels took an 8-3 win.

UP NEXT
Evansville plays five games in Southwest Ohio next week, beginning with a meeting with Cincinnati on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 2 PM Central.   
 
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