The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, April 15
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Baseball Drops Friday Night Matchup to South Carolina
4/15/2022 | Baseball
Tim Elko Hammers Two Homers in Defeat
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ole Miss took an early lead on Friday but couldn't make it stick, falling 4-2 to South Carolina as the Gamecocks evened up the series at Founders Park.
Derek Diamond took the loss on the hill, allowing four runs on five hits. Freshman Riley Maddox came on in relief and retired all eight batters he faced.
Tim Elko posted the fourth multi-homer game of his career in the defeat, taking Gamecock starter Noah Hall deep twice to take over the SEC lead and move into a tie for fifth on Ole Miss' all-time career home run list. The Rebel captain finished the game with four hits in all.
Elko got the Rebels off on the right foot, planting a ball into the palmetto trees in left-center for a solo homer in the top of the first.
South Carolina, however, took the lead in the third with some pop of its own as Josiah Sightler's high fly to left kept carrying all the way over the fence. The Gamecocks added another run in the fourth on a wild pitch, making it 4-1.
Elko went yard again in the sixth, cutting the deficit to two. Sitting on a 1-0 count, the Rebel captain touched one to center field, clearing the wall and the leaping attempt by Gamecock center fielder Evan Stone.
That was as close as the Rebels would get as South Carolina closed things out to setup a rubber match.
The Rebels and Gamecocks will play the decisive game three on Saturday, squaring off at 2 p.m. CT. The game will be available for streaming through SEC Network + and the call can be heard through the Ole Miss Radio Network.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss baseball on Twitter at @OleMissBSB, on Facebook at Facebook.com/OleMissBaseball, on Instagram at Instagram.com/officialolemissbsb and on TikTok at @olemissbsb. Also, follow head coach Mike Bianco on Twitter at @CoachMikeBianco.
Derek Diamond took the loss on the hill, allowing four runs on five hits. Freshman Riley Maddox came on in relief and retired all eight batters he faced.
Tim Elko posted the fourth multi-homer game of his career in the defeat, taking Gamecock starter Noah Hall deep twice to take over the SEC lead and move into a tie for fifth on Ole Miss' all-time career home run list. The Rebel captain finished the game with four hits in all.
Elko got the Rebels off on the right foot, planting a ball into the palmetto trees in left-center for a solo homer in the top of the first.
South Carolina, however, took the lead in the third with some pop of its own as Josiah Sightler's high fly to left kept carrying all the way over the fence. The Gamecocks added another run in the fourth on a wild pitch, making it 4-1.
Elko went yard again in the sixth, cutting the deficit to two. Sitting on a 1-0 count, the Rebel captain touched one to center field, clearing the wall and the leaping attempt by Gamecock center fielder Evan Stone.
That was as close as the Rebels would get as South Carolina closed things out to setup a rubber match.
The Rebels and Gamecocks will play the decisive game three on Saturday, squaring off at 2 p.m. CT. The game will be available for streaming through SEC Network + and the call can be heard through the Ole Miss Radio Network.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss baseball on Twitter at @OleMissBSB, on Facebook at Facebook.com/OleMissBaseball, on Instagram at Instagram.com/officialolemissbsb and on TikTok at @olemissbsb. Also, follow head coach Mike Bianco on Twitter at @CoachMikeBianco.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Noah Hall (2-4)
L: Diamond, Derek (3-3)
S: Matthew Becker (3)
Batting:
2B: Dunhurst, Hayden 1
HR: Elko, Tim 2
RBI: Elko, Tim 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Elko, Tim 2
Batting:
HR: Josiah Sightler 1
RBI: Josiah Sightler 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Brandt Belk 1 ; Josiah Sightler 1 ; Talmadge LeCroy 1 ; Michael Braswell 1
SB: Talmadge LeCroy 1
Game Leaders
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