The University of Mississippi Athletics
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Baseball Outlasts Arizona in Coral Gables Regional Opener
6/5/2022 | Baseball
Chatagnier, Pitching Staff Lead Rebs to 7-4 Win
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – When the tropical storm had finally subsided—after more than a 24-hour delay to the start of the NCAA Coral Gables Regional—the No. 3 seed Ole Miss baseball team made it worth the wait. The Rebels traded shots with the No. 2 seed Arizona all the way until early Sunday morning at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field but followed a record pitching performance and a tremendous night from Peyton Chatagnier to secure a 7-4 win.
Dylan DeLucia set a career-high with 12 strikeouts before exiting in the seventh with the game tied at four. He passed the baton to Josh Mallitz, who followed suit with five strikeouts over two scoreless innings of work to earn the win, and Brandon Johnson tallied three more Ks to close it out and give Ole Miss 20 on the night—the most in program history in postseason play and just one shy of the Rebels' single-game record.
Offensively, Chatagnier was the lead catalyst, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, including a game-tying home run in the seventh and a bases loaded three-run double in the eighth to give the Rebels a lead they would not relinquish.
Arizona took an early lead in the second via the long ball. Chase Davis opened scoring for the night with a leadoff home run to left field. Two batters later, Garen Caulfield sent a ball over the right field fence for another solo shot.
That lead would last until the fourth, when Jacob Gonzalez had his say. Following Justin Bench's leadoff single, the sophomore crushed a no-doubt bomb that just snuck inside the right field foul pole to tie the game at two runs apiece.
The Wildcats retook the lead in the sixth, plating a pair on Tony Bullard's double to the left-center gap, scoring runners from first and second.
The Rebels answered in a hurry. With Kemp Alderman standing on first after a leadoff single in the seventh, Peyton Chatagnier dropped a bomb to left, knotting the score back up at four.
With momentum on its side, Ole Miss pounced in the eighth. Walks to Gonzalez, Tim Elko and Alderman loaded the bases and Chatagnier cleared them, sending a double down the left field line to make it 7-4.
Arizona threatened in the bottom of the ninth, placing runners on second and third with no outs. With the tying run standing at the plate, Johnson fanned three straight Wildcats to give Ole Miss the victory to open NCAA Tournament play.
The Rebels now have a date with the host Miami Hurricanes. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. CT on Sunday.
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.
Dylan DeLucia set a career-high with 12 strikeouts before exiting in the seventh with the game tied at four. He passed the baton to Josh Mallitz, who followed suit with five strikeouts over two scoreless innings of work to earn the win, and Brandon Johnson tallied three more Ks to close it out and give Ole Miss 20 on the night—the most in program history in postseason play and just one shy of the Rebels' single-game record.
Offensively, Chatagnier was the lead catalyst, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, including a game-tying home run in the seventh and a bases loaded three-run double in the eighth to give the Rebels a lead they would not relinquish.
Arizona took an early lead in the second via the long ball. Chase Davis opened scoring for the night with a leadoff home run to left field. Two batters later, Garen Caulfield sent a ball over the right field fence for another solo shot.
That lead would last until the fourth, when Jacob Gonzalez had his say. Following Justin Bench's leadoff single, the sophomore crushed a no-doubt bomb that just snuck inside the right field foul pole to tie the game at two runs apiece.
The Wildcats retook the lead in the sixth, plating a pair on Tony Bullard's double to the left-center gap, scoring runners from first and second.
The Rebels answered in a hurry. With Kemp Alderman standing on first after a leadoff single in the seventh, Peyton Chatagnier dropped a bomb to left, knotting the score back up at four.
With momentum on its side, Ole Miss pounced in the eighth. Walks to Gonzalez, Tim Elko and Alderman loaded the bases and Chatagnier cleared them, sending a double down the left field line to make it 7-4.
Arizona threatened in the bottom of the ninth, placing runners on second and third with no outs. With the tying run standing at the plate, Johnson fanned three straight Wildcats to give Ole Miss the victory to open NCAA Tournament play.
The Rebels now have a date with the host Miami Hurricanes. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. CT on Sunday.
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: Mallitz, Josh (1-0)
L: Pimental, Javyn (1-1)
S: Johnson, Brandon (10)
Batting:
2B: Elko, Tim 1 ; Chatagnier, Peyton 1
HR: Gonzalez, Jacob 1 ; Chatagnier, Peyton 1
RBI: Gonzalez, Jacob 2 ; Chatagnier, Peyton 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Bench, Justin 1 ; Gonzalez, Jacob 1 ; Elko, Tim 1 ; Graham, Kevin 1 ; Alderman, Kemp 2 ; Chatagnier, Peyton 1
CS: Graham, Kevin 1
Batting:
2B: O'Tremba, Tanner 1 ; Bullard, Tony 1
HR: Davis, Chase 1 ; Caulfield, Garen 1
RBI: Davis, Chase 1 ; Bullard, Tony 2 ; Caulfield, Garen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: O'Tremba, Tanner 1 ; Davis, Chase 2 ; Caulfield, Garen 1
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