No. 25 Ole Miss Baseball Defeats No. 22 Southern Miss 10-3 in Pearl

PEARL, Miss. — No. 25 Ole Miss Baseball (27-11, 8-7 SEC) defeated No. 22 Southern Miss (26-12, 8-7 SBC) 10-3 Tuesday night at Trustmark Park.

Judd Utermark and Will Furniss each had two hits, with Furniss driving in four runs. Tristan Bissetta finished 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and three runs scored, coming within a triple of hitting for the cycle.

JP Robertson made his first career start, pitching three innings, allowing three hits, striking out five, and issuing no walks. Landon Koenig earned the win after working two innings and allowing just one hit with three strikeouts.

The Rebels scored five runs in the third inning, highlighted by Bissetta’s infield single, Furniss’s long single to center, and a pinch-hit RBI from Cannon Goldin. Decker’s sacrifice fly added another run, giving Ole Miss a 5-0 lead.

Bissetta’s 16th home run of the season came in the fourth inning, a shot to right-center. Southern Miss responded with a solo home run in the sixth, but Ole Miss answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning, including a bases-clearing double from Furniss to extend the lead to 10-1.

The Golden Eagles scored twice in the seventh, but strong relief pitching from Terry Hayes Jr. and Landon Waters sealed the victory for the Rebels. Ole Miss will next face Tennessee in a three-game series in Knoxville this weekend.

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