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No. 18 Ole Miss Completes Sweep Of Birmingham-Southern
2/22/2004 | Baseball
Feb. 22, 2004
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OXFORD, Miss. - Senior shortstop Matt Tolbert went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and sophomore left-hander Eric Fowler worked 6 1/3 scoreless innings to lead No. 18 (Baseball America) Ole Miss to a 5-2 win over Birmingham-Southern Sunday afternoon, in front of 2,116 at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. With the win, the Rebels (3-0) swept the weekend series from the Panthers (0-3).
Tolbert gave Ole Miss a 1-0 lead in the third with a two-out single to score freshman center fielder Alex Presley, who singled to start the inning. Tolbert later gave the Rebels some insurance runs with a two-run single in the eighth to make it 5-2.
Fowler (1-0) earned the win, allowing three hits and two walks, while striking out one.
Sophomore right-hander Anthony Cupps worked 2 2/3 innings to earn his first save of the year. He allowed two runs on one hit and one walk, while striking out three.
Junior right-hander Josh Britnell (0-1) was charged with the loss, allowing two runs on eight hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings. He also recorded five strikeouts.
Junior right fielder Seth Smith and freshman center fielder Alex Presley also went 3-for-4 at the plate as Ole Miss out-hit Birmingham-Southern 13-4.
The Rebels will conclude a four-game home stand to open the season Wednesday afternoon against Murray State. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m., at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
Ole Miss 5, Birmingham-Southern 2 (Feb 22, 2004 at Oxford, Miss.)----------------------------------------------------------------------Birmingham-Southern 000 000 020 - 2 4 2 (0-3)Ole Miss 001 001 12X - 5 13 0 (3-0)----------------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Birmingham-Southern - Britnell; Brennan(6); Woods(6); Robertson(8). Ole Miss -Eric Fowler; A. Cupps(7).Win-Eric Fowler(1-0) Save-A. Cupps(1) Loss-Britnell(0-1) T-2:51 A-2116HR BSC - Cline (1).Game notes:NATIONAL RANKINGS: UM- #18 BA; #20 NCBWA; #22 SW/ESPN; #26 CBHR DISTANCES: Cline (BSC) 338'-8th.UM: Tolbert 1st career 4-hit game; host Murray State Wednesday at 3 p.m.BSC: Tuesday at UAB, 6 p.m.Game: UM0222
