Ole Miss moves to SEC semis with blowout win over Auburn
Published 10:47 pm Friday, May 25, 2018
- Auburn shortstop Will Holland dives for a base hit by Mississippi's Tim Rowe during the fourth inning of a Southeastern Conference tournament NCAA college baseball game, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
HOOVER, Ala. — Jacob Adams, Thomas Dillard and Chase Cockrell homered to lead Ole Miss into the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals with a 7-0 victory over Auburn on Friday night.
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The Rebels (44-15) will face Texas A&M on Saturday for a berth in the championship game. Auburn (39-21) awaits its NCAA regional fate after producing only two runs combined in back-to-back tournament losses.
The game started after a lengthy rain delay.
James McArthur (6-0), Max Cioffi and Austin Miller combined on the five-hit shutout. McArthur made it into the sixth and Cioffi went three hitless innings before running into some trouble in the ninth. Miller struck out the final two batters.
Nick Fortes and Cole Zabowski each had two hits and an RBI for the Rebels.
Auburn starter Andrew Mitchell (2-2) was knocked out in the sixth inning. He allowed four runs.
Arkansas 8,
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Florida 2
Hunter Wilson hit a grand slam and Casey Martin had a two-run homer to lead Arkansas to an 8-2 victory over top-seeded Florida Friday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
The Razorbacks (39-17) moved on to the semifinals in a game that had been postponed from Thursday night. The Gators (42-16) face LSU Friday night in an elimination game.
Blaine Knight (10-0) allowed just one run on four hits in six innings for Arkansas. Wilson’s home run in the top of the ninth was his first of the season. Martin had a two-homer game Thursday night against South Carolina.
Closer Matt Cronin worked out of a bases loaded, one-out jam in the eighth and earned his 11th save. He struck out five in two innings.
SEC player of the year Jonathan India got Florida on the board with a leadoff homer in the sixth.