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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Alabama
Hutchinson, Voltz Lift Rebels Past Tide
4/30/2000 | Baseball
April 23, 2000
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Burney Hutchinson hit two home runs, and Jude Voltz belted a two-run home run in the sixth inning to give Ole Miss a 7-6 lead as the Rebels salvaged the final game of the weekend's three-game Southeastern Conference series with a 9-8 win over Alabama Sunday afternoon.
The victory stopped a four-game SEC losing streak for Ole Miss (25-18, 9-11), and snapped Alabama's (29-17, 10-11 SEC) seven-game winning streak.
Alabama jumped out to a 6-0 lead, chasing Rebel starter Joseph Liberto after 3 1/3 innings. The Crimson Tide scored two in the second on a sac fly by Erik Smallwood and a bases loaded walk by Darren Wood.
Alabama scored four more in the fourth, highlighted by Casey Lambert's three-run home run, to put the Tide up 6-0 after four innings.
Ole Miss rallied with three runs in the fifth and then took the lead with a five-run sixth. Ole Miss hit three home runs in the sixth inning. Hutchinson's two-run pulled the Rebels to within 6-5, and two batters later, Voltz hit his two-run shot to put Ole Miss up 7-6. Banks Robinson capped the inning with his first career home run, a solo shot to right to put Ole Miss up 8-6.
Alabama got a run back in the bottom of the sixth, before Hutchinson hit his second home run, a two-out solo shot in the seventh to make it 9-7.
The Crimson Tide put the winning run on base in the bottom of the ninth. Ben King pulled Alabama to within 9-8 with a solo home run, and Erik Smallwood was awarded first base with two-outs in the inning on catcher's interference. Pinch-hitter Aaron Clark then drew a walk to put runners on first and second, but Justin Huisman came in to get Darren Wood to ground out to second to end the game.
Joel Lyons (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief for Liberto to earn his first career win.
Jeff McAvoy, who gave up nine runs in his start on Friday night, came back to work 3 2/3 innings to set-up Huisman, who earned his 10th save of the season.
Lance Cormier (5-4) suffered the loss, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks during four innings of relief work for starter Jeremy Vaughn. Vaughn allowed six runs, five earned, on nine hits and one walk in five-plus innings.
Ole Miss will wrap-up an eight-game road swing Tuesday night 7 p.m., game at Memphis. The Rebels will then host Austin Peay Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., before opening a three-game SEC series against LSU, Friday night in Oxford.
Ole Miss 9, Alabama 8 (Apr 23, 2000 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.)------------------------------------------------------------Ole Miss............ 000 035 100 - 9 13 1 (25-18)Alabama............. 020 401 001 - 8 9 2 (29-17)------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Ole Miss - J. Liberto, J. Lyons (4), J. McAvoy (6), Ju. Huisman (9).Alabama - Vaughn, Cormier (6).Win-J. Lyons (1-0) Save-Ju. Huisman (10) Loss-Cormier (5-4)T- 2:54 A- 6,151HR UM - Hutchinson 2 (7), J. Voltz (8), B. Robinson (1).HR ALABAMA - King (8), Lambert (4).Vaughn faced 3 batters in the 6th.
