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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Kentucky
Rebels Unable To Complete Rally, Fall 9-7 To Kentucky
5/13/2007 | Baseball
Ole Miss had won eight consecutive home series heading into the weekend. The last home series loss came at the hands of Vanderbilt in the opening weekend of conference play in the 2006 season.
Jordan Henry led the Rebels at the plate with a 2-for-5 performance as he scored two runs on the afternoon. Zack Cozart was 1-for-5 at the plate with a two-run home run as he scored two runs and notched two RBI.
Nathan Baker (6-2) suffered the loss, his first in Southeastern Conference play, as he gave up five runs on four hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Only three of the runs scored against Baker were earned. Brett Bukvich, Justin Cryer and Cody Satterwhite all saw time on the mound for the Rebels to close out the game.
Greg Dombrowski (5-2) picked up the win for
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Ole Miss got a run back in the bottom half of the frame when Fuller Smith came up with a two-out RBI single through the right side to score Logan Power from second as he slid under the tag in the play at the plate. Power reached on a fielder’s choice before moving to second on a groundout to first by Evan Button.
The Rebels took the lead in the third inning when Zack Cozart homered to left field to put Ole Miss up 3-2. Jordan Henry scored on the play after leading off the inning with a single up the middle before Cozart’s shot.
The Wildcats answered in the fourth when Keenan Wiley hit a chop single to second base to score Ryan Wilkes from third. Wilkes singled before moving to second on a passed ball and third on a sac bunt.
Two more runs crossed the plate for the Wildcats in the sixth inning as
Ole Miss loaded the bases with one out in the seventh inning and pushed a run across on a groundout to first from Justin Henry that scored Alex Kliman, who pinch hit for Basham. The play allowed Cozart to move to second and Jordan Henry to move to third. A double down the left field line from Overbeck scored both runners and cut the lead to 8-6 in favor of the Wildcats. Zach Miller then singled through the left side to score Overbeck who had moved to third on a wild pitch and pull the Rebels to within one at 8-7.
The Rebels were unable to push another run across the plate, as
Ole Miss will return to action when the Rebels close out the regular season on the road at
