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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Memphis
Ole Miss Baseball Blanks Memphis, 12-0
3/5/2002 | Baseball
March 5, 2002
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Burney Hutchinson and Bryce Morrison hit two home runs each, and five Rebel pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout as No. 9 Ole Miss blanked Memphis 12-0 Tuesday night in front of 3,354 at AutoZone Park, home of the AAA Memphis Redbirds.
Hutchinson gave the Rebels a 2-0 lead in the first with a two-run home run to right field off Joel Posey.
Ole Mis (9-2) then broke the game open with five runs in the fourth. Morrison led off the inning with a solo shot to center, and Hutchinson later added another two-run blast to extend the Rebels' lead to 6-0. Chad Sterbens capped the inning two batters later with an RBI single to center that scored Seth Smith.
Morrison later hit his second homer of the game with a two-out solo shot in the seventh.
Hutchinson finished 3-for-5 on the night with five RBIs, as he also had a run-scoring double in the eighth. Morrison was also 3-for-5 with two RBIs as 10 different Rebels picked up at least one hit on the night.
Nick Bradshaw (1-1) pitched five scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. He allowed only one hit and two walks, and struck out five after coming on in the second for starter Alan Horne.
Horne, a first round draft choice out of Marianna (FL) High School by the Cleveland Indians last June, worked just the first inning as he was on a limited pitch count after missing the first three weeks of the season with discomfort in his back. He retired all three batters he faced, including striking out Kyle Scott to end the inning in his Rebel debut.
Posey (0-2) was charged with the loss, allowing six runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Michael Lewis had the only hit of the night for Memphis (2-4) with a one-out single to right in the fifth.
Ole Miss, winners of four straight, will return home Friday to open a three-game series with Indiana State at 6:30 p.m., at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
