OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI - Seth Smith and Charlie Waite scored two runs each for Mississippi in a 10-2 victory over Alabama in the opener of a three-game Southeastern Conference series Friday night.
The Rebels (23-15, 9-7) now stand in fifth place in the SEC Western Division with Alabama (26-12, 8-8) closely behind at sixth.
Ole Miss took off with an early lead, scoring nine runs in the first inning seven of those run unearned.
``You don't see that every day -- seven runs with two outs is very unusual,'' said Alabama head coach Jim Wells. ``We had a couple chances to get out of the inning, but we gave them too many outs that inning.
``Sometimes things break down, and the pitching was not good, but we let runs in by not blocking the ball.''
T.J. Beam (6-1) recorded his first career complete game, allowing two runs on seven hits and walked none while striking out four.
Taylor Tankersley (5-2) was charged with nine runs on six hits and two walks in 2/3 of an inning in suffering the loss.
Travis Garner and Beau Hearod had two hits each for the Crimson Tide. Alabama plated its two runs of the game in the fourth and ninth innings.
The two teams will continue the series Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.
Tuesday
April 1st, 2025
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