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Ole Miss, Murray State Play To 5-5 Tie
3/14/2001 | Baseball
March 14, 2001
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OXFORD, Miss. - Burney Hutchinson hit a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at 5-5 just before heavy rains forced the contest to be called a tie after the inning. It marked the first time Ole Miss had played to a draw since 1989 when the Rebels tied Vanderbilt 9-9 in Nashville.
Hutchinson finished the night 2-for-3 with a career-high four RBI to pace the Rebels at the plate. Trailing 5-1 in the fourth, Hutchinson laced a two-out double down the left field line to plate two runs and pull the Rebels to within 5-3.
Gordon Dugan was in the position to earn the win after allowing three runs on four hits and five walks in four innings of work.
Murray State (11-7-1) jumped on Rebel starter Nathan Lyons for five, first-inning runs as the Thoroughbreds sent 10 batters to the plate.
Lyons faced nine batters, allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits in 2/3 of an inning.
Jon Dickens then came on in relief and allowed just one hit in 4 1/3 innings.
Ole Miss (15-5-1) will next travel to Auburn for a three-game Southeastern Conference series beginning Friday night at 6:30 p.m.
Murray State 5, Ole Miss 5 (Mar 14, 2001 at Oxford, MS)----------------------------------------------------------------------Murray State........ 500 000 - 5 6 1 (11-7-1)Ole Miss............ 100 202 - 5 7 1 (15-5-1)----------------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Murray State - Dugan, Noonan(5). Ole Miss - N. Lyons, J. Dickens(1), N. Bradshaw(6).T-2:16 A-1211HR UM - Hutchinson (5).Game notes:Game called after six innings due to inclement field conditions.Ole Miss' first tie game since tying Vanderbilt 9-9 in 1989.Hutchinson hits 2-out, 2-run HR in bottom of 6th to tie game.Hutchinson career-high 4 RBI.
