Ole Miss wins first baseball series at Tennessee since 2016
Ole Miss baseball wins Game 2 at Tennessee to win series.
Game 2 between Tennessee (25-14, 7-10 SEC) and No. 23 Ole Miss (29-11, 10-7 SEC) was contested Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium . The Rebels won the three-game series with a, 8-1, win.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll . Cade Townsend (4-1) started for Ole Miss and pitched six innings. He recorded seven strikeouts and 88 pitches (52 strikes) against 22 batters.
Townsend allowed one hit, two walks, zero runs and hit one batter. Tegan Kuhns started for the Vols and pitched 5. 2 innings, totaling 10 strikeouts and 96 pitches (67 strikes).
He allowed five hits, one walk and zero runs. Tennessee’s offense totaled two hits in Game 2, including a ninth-inning solo home run from Trent Grindlinger . Tristan Bissetta hit a grand slam off Cam Appenzeller (5-1) and Judd Utermark hit a solo home run off Brady Frederick in the ninth inning for Ole Miss.