OXFORD, Miss. — No. 16 Ole Miss scored three runs in the first
inning Friday to support the two-hit pitching of sophomore Bobby Wahl in
the 3-0 win over top-ranked Florida.
Wahl (5-0) went eight innings, struck out six and walked three
for Ole Miss (19-7, 4-3 SEC). Brett Huber picked up the save in the
ninth. He gave up Daniel Pigott's leadoff triple, but got the Gators out
in order after that.
Florida (23-3, 5-2 SEC) was outhit 9-3.
The Rebels jumped on Hudson Randall (3-1) quickly. Tanner Mathis hit the game's first pitch for a single and later scored on a single by Alex Yarbrough. Matt Snyder followed with a two-run home run.
Randall was tagged with his first loss of the season by allowing eight hits over six innings and the three earned runs. He struck out four and walked one. Bobby Poyner and Ryan Harris limited Ole Miss to one hit the rest of the way.
Florida's only other scoring threat came in the fourth inning after two were out. Mike Zunino and Brian Johnson walked, but Taylor Gushue fouled out.
Notes: UF was shut out for the first time since a 7-0 defeat to Georgia Southern last March. … Former Buchholz High School standout Will Allen started at catcher for Ole Miss. The sophomore entered the night with a .343 batting average. He had one hit Friday. … The Gators played before another sold out stadium: 9,311.
Florida (23-3, 5-2 SEC) was outhit 9-3.
The Rebels jumped on Hudson Randall (3-1) quickly. Tanner Mathis hit the game's first pitch for a single and later scored on a single by Alex Yarbrough. Matt Snyder followed with a two-run home run.
Randall was tagged with his first loss of the season by allowing eight hits over six innings and the three earned runs. He struck out four and walked one. Bobby Poyner and Ryan Harris limited Ole Miss to one hit the rest of the way.
Florida's only other scoring threat came in the fourth inning after two were out. Mike Zunino and Brian Johnson walked, but Taylor Gushue fouled out.
Notes: UF was shut out for the first time since a 7-0 defeat to Georgia Southern last March. … Former Buchholz High School standout Will Allen started at catcher for Ole Miss. The sophomore entered the night with a .343 batting average. He had one hit Friday. … The Gators played before another sold out stadium: 9,311.
