Swayze Field, Oxford, Mississippi,
it's time for game two of this weekend series
between The Knights of UCF
and the number one ranked Ole Miss Rebels.
It's going to be a bounce back day for Ole Miss,
at least they'll try to, as they saw their school record
20 game winning streak snapped last night by UCF.
Gunnar Hoglund, the junior out of Hudson, Florida,
trying to even this series.
Last year Hoglund was terrific.
When you look at his numbers, he did not lose a game,
and his earned run average was an eye-popping 1.16.
Check swing and ring him up.
And Hoglund strikes out the side,
here at the top of the first.
Just two of 18 though, to start the season.
And Elko lifts one into center, and Payne makes the catch.
Wow, Jeffrey Payne.
Bouncer to the right side, diving play by Bench.
Wow.
How about Bench making his first start of the year
at second base, and he makes it look easy.
Stetson, seven, zip.
Before winning last night,
there's a base hit out in the left center field
and it's going to go all the way to the wall.
And that will allow Dunhurst to come in to score,
and it's a RBI, double for Baker,
and the Rebels are on the board.
And here is Hayden Leatherwood, the right fielder.
And Leatherwood lifts one to deep right center field,
and it's gone.
Leatherwood dialing long distance
for the first time this year.
The two-run, Jackets three, zip Rebels.
That ball may have skipped off the outfield wall,
but not because of a skip all the way home,
just a huge two-run homer there.
Two home runs so far this year.
But not this time, another strikeout, second time
that Hoglund has struck out McKade.
He's got seven K's.
To short, Gonzalez the flip to Bench.
The relay is not in time.
So Ruiz will reach on the fielder's choice to Gonzalez.
His first time up.
And a rip to right by Montes, that score is Freeland.
Ruiz is going to be asked to score as well.
Bench's relay is off to mark.
Dunhurst throw down to third will be in time to get Montes.
You see that big two-run double
in the top of the fifth by Montes.
This is going to be a tough play by Gonzalez.
He spins and does make the play.
We've got a new pitcher,
as we head to the bottom of the sixth,
for UCF it is right-hander Zack Hunsicker, six, four, 230.
A sophomore from the state of Missouri.
And a swing and a miss, and Baker strikes out.
Bouncer to third.
How about Elko showing off that glove, making the play.
Bouncer up the middle.
Gonzalez will not be able to get there in time.
And Hoglund has done it again.
Payne comes in with a 389 batting average on the year.
Bullpen for the first time here today,
it's Josh Mallitz, the freshman from Tampa,
making his second appearance as an Ole Miss Rebel.
You know, so if you give them three chances,
eventually they're going to make you pay for them.
Again, that's why Hoglund is so good,
as we see Rathbone bunt down the third base line.
Elko will not be able to make the play.
The throw back to second is not in time.
Braden Forsyth is the new pitcher for Ole Miss.
Forsyth from nearby Coldwater, Mississippi, on this staff.
Fly ball, center field by McCabe.
Plumlee back to the track, and it's gone.
A three-run homer by Ben McCabe.
And McCabe has just given the Knights
the first lead of the afternoon.
Huge play.
Jackson Kimbrell is the third Rebel reliever
of this top of the eight inning.
Last year Kimbrell with both of his decisions,
had an ERA right at two and a half.
A little flare out into center field,
and Bench makes the play.
Put an asterisk next to that one.
UCF has gone to the bull pen one more time.
This time head coach Greg Lovelady
has brought in Jack Sinclair.
He is a preseason American Athletic Conference.
You mentioned his facial expressions.
And he gets hit again.
Bench looked back to make sure.
Is this one going to count?
Billy McKay, the junior out of Plant City, Florida,
is the new pitcher for UCF.
Check out his delivery, folks.
Dunhurst, a hopper to Montes.
Showed bunt, pulled it back,
and now let's see if the Rebels can turn two.
Gonzalez to Bench, the relay to LaFleur is in time.
Six, four, three killer.
He does just that.
A strikeout of Connor Allen, and that takes care of UCF.
Head coach Greg Lovelady of UCF
is bringing back David Litchfield
to close this one out for UCF.
Last year two and oh, and ERA, 0.73.
Looks like we got McCants picked up a bat,
and LaFleur sends one deep to left center field.
And this one is gone.
So LaFleur with his second home run of the week,
the first one against the Longhorns.
Today against the Knights, and we've got a one-run game
here at the bottom of the ninth.
Is it deja vu? No.
[Indistinct] in the ninth inning for this Ole Miss team.
...arm injury, so he'll do a lot of pitch
hitting for Ole Miss this year.
Wind to right, a base hit
It's going to be extra bases against the wall.
The right fielder, Rathbone, slip,
but it's a double by Harris.
Gonzalez sends one to right field.
Coming on and making a diving catch is Rathbone.
Harris will tag and slide into third safely,
and so the Rebels have the tying run 90 feet away,
but there's two outs.
Take it one pitch at a time.
That's what Bench was doing.
One hopper in the hole.
There will not be a play to first,
and we've got a tie ball game.
This one to the right side,
and it's going to get past the shift.
And you've got Bench going all the way to third.
There goes Grant, and Elko has the walk-off
down the right field line.
That will score Bench, and the Rebels rally.
And the captain Elko delivers,
and that is quite a win coming from behind
with three runs in the bottom of the ninth.
So for my partner Matt McLaughlin,
I'm Will Kollmeyer saying, "So long from Oxford."
Once again our final score, Ole Miss wins it with a 10,
Elko walk-off in the bottom of the ninth, six to five.
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