The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Rally To Sweep Commodores
4/7/2002 | Baseball
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April 7, 2002
OXFORD, Miss. - Burney Hutchinson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Jonathan Swearingen in the 10th inning to lift No. 11 Ole Miss to a 10-9 win and complete a rally from a 9-1 deficit Sunday afternoon in front of 2,482 at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
The win gave the Rebels (25-7, 8-4 SEC) a three-game sweep of the Commodores (14-12, 3-7 SEC) and extended their winning streak to 10 games, Ole Miss' longest since the 1964 season.
Trailing 9-1, Ole Miss scored three runs in the eighth, highlighted by Josh Christian's two-run triple. The Rebels then rallied for five runs in the ninth. A Hutchinson double made it 9-5, and Seth Smith followed with a walk to load the bases with one out. Bryce Morrison hit a high fly ball to center that was deep enough to score Clint Farrar and make it 9-6. Chad Sterbens then sent the game into extra innings with a three-run home run to left center.
In the 10th, Swearingen was hit by a Steven Faulkner pitch with one out and Barry Gunther hit an infield single. A passed ball moved the runners to second and third, forcing Faulkner to intentionally walk Farrar to load the bases and set-up a force play at home. However, Faulkner's second pitch to Hutchinson came inside and hit him to score Swearingen.
Al Simontis (4-0), the third Ole Miss pitcher of the afternoon, worked 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win.
Faulkner (2-3) suffered the loss as he was charged with two runs on two hits and one walk in an inning of work.
Farrar led Ole Miss at the plate, going 3-for-3 with an RBI, and also drew three walks to reach base in all six plate appearances.
John Kaye went 2-for-5 with three RBIs at the plate for the Commodores. His solo home run in the sixth gave Vanderbilt a 4-1 lead, and he added a two-run double in the seventh as the Commodores took advantage of an error to score four runs and extend the lead to 8-1.
The Rebels committed five errors on the afternoon.
Both teams recorded 11 hits each.
Ole Miss will continue its nine-game home stand Tuesday evening when the Rebels host Memphis at 6:30 p.m., at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. Tuesday's game will be carried by stations along the Ole Miss Radio Network.
Ole Miss 10, Vanderbilt 9 (Apr 07, 2002 at Oxford, Miss.)----------------------------------------------------------------------Vanderbilt.......... 100 201 410 0 - 9 11 0 (14-12, 3-7 SEC)Ole Miss............ 010 000 035 1 - 10 11 5 (25-7, 8-4 SEC)----------------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Vanderbilt - Maultsby, J. Scott(8), Faulkner(9). Ole Miss - A. Horne, A. Yates(7),A. Simontis(8).Win-A. Simontis(4-0) Loss-Faulkner(2-3) T-3:39 A-2486HR VU - Kaye (5).HR UM - C. Sterbens (2).Game notes:NATIONAL RANKINGS: UM- #11 CB, #12 NCBWA, #13 BW/ESPN, #15 BAHR DISTANCES: VU- Kaye 335'-6th, UM- Sterbens 397'-9thHutchinson (UM) hit by pitch with bases loaded in the 10th.UM 10-game win streak longest in-season streak since 1964.
