OXFORD, Miss. – A late-innings comeback for fourth-ranked Ole Miss (5-1) led to a 12-6 victory over Thirteenth-ranked Maryland (3-3) on Saturday at Oxford-College Stadium/Swayze Subject.

The Rebels and Terrapins every have a win this weekend, and the deciding recreation is ready for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

It was within the seventh inning when issues actually shifted the Rebels’ means on this one. At that time, Ole Miss trailed 5-4.

Calvin Harris led off that inning with a single, and a double by Ethan Groff put runners on second and third. Ethan Lege walked, and the Terps made their third pitching change of the as Nigel Belgrave got here on for reliever Kyle McCoy. After two outs had been recorded, Belgrave walked Garrett Wooden for a run. Belgrave was then relieved by Dave Falco, and Jacob Gonzalez singled to attain two runs.

The Rebels had been up 7-6 after seven innings, and the momentum was of their favor.

Mason Nichols, the fifth pitcher for the Rebels within the contest, got here on to pitch within the eighth. He would finally get the save. After two fast outs within the eighth, the Terrapins acquired a single, successful by pitch, and a stroll to load the bases.

However after a mound go to by head coach Mike Bianco, Nichols was in a position to get out of it with a protracted fly ball to proper on the dwelling bullpen by Zmarzlak that Kemp Alderman crashed into the fence and caught. It was maybe a game-saving second, however an essential one both means.

The Rebels maintained their 7-6 lead heading to the underside of the eighth. However it would not keep that means for lengthy.

Ole Miss added two runs on an Anthony Calarco dwelling run over the house bullpen and into the suitable discipline college students after Harris walked with one out. Lege reached on a Maryland error, and pinch-hitter John Kramer walked. Riley Maddox got here in to pinch run for Kramer. After Peyton Chatagnier fouled out to the second baseman, Lege scored from third on a single by group captain Wooden. The Rebels led 10-6.

Groff added to the lead with a single to left, scoring Wooden and Maddox for a six-run benefit for Ole Miss at 12-6 after eight full innings.

Within the high of the ninth, Nichols went again to the mound to complete issues up.

Within the early phases of the sport, right-handed starter Grayson Saunier gave up no runs within the high of the primary inning, though Maryland threatened. Ole Miss picked up a run within the backside of the primary for a 1-0 lead. After Groff walked, Alderman doubled to attain Groff.

The Terrapins tied the sport within the second inning however left three stranded as Saunier continued to compete within the early-going.

Within the backside of the second, Lege had gotten issues going for Ole Miss with a single up the center off Maryland starter Nick Dean. After Will Furniss struck out and Chatagnier flew out to proper, Reagan Burford walked. Gonzalez then had a stable at-bat and wound up with a single that bounced previous the primary baseman and stayed truthful to attain Lege. Groff flew out to proper, and it was 2-1 Ole Miss after two.

Within the third inning, Saunier gave up a one-out solo dwelling run to Ian Petrutz. After successful by pitch, a strikeout, and a stroll, the true freshman’s day was finished. Saunier’s line: 2.2 innings, two runs, one earned, on two hits with 4 strikeouts and three walks.

Freshman Sam Tookoian got here in and acquired the ultimate out of the inning, a strikeout by Bobby Zmarzlak. The rating was tied 2-2.

Within the high of the fourth Tookoian was sturdy, placing out three Terrapins. Within the backside of the fourth, Ole Miss scored two runs as Groff singled to left to plate Furniss, who had singled, and Burford, who had walked.

Within the fifth, walks haunted the Rebels. 5 of them contributed to a few Terrapin runs, and the guests led 5-4 heading to the underside of the body. Matt Parenteau got here in to pitch for Tookoian when Ole Miss was main 4-3. However two walks later, the Terps had been up a run. A popup to 3rd baseman Lege, who made a pleasant catch in entrance of the Maryland dugout, ended the inning.

Left-hander Kyle McCoy changed Dean to begin the inning. Ole Miss acquired a pair aboard on singles by Gonzalez and Groff with two outs within the backside of the sixth. However the Rebels could not get them dwelling, and that left issues 5-4 with the guests nonetheless main.

The Rebels dominated the offensive statistics with 14 hits to 4 for the Terrapins.

J.T. Quinn, the fourth of 5 pitchers for Ole Miss acquired the win and is 2-0. The second pitcher of 5 for Maryland, McCoy (0-1), acquired the loss.