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Ole Miss
10-1
Wright State
3-6
No. 24 Baseball Completes Sweep of Wright State in Sunday Finale
3/2/2025 | Baseball
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss completed the sweep of Wright State on Sunday afternoon with a 7-3 victory at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.
The Rebels had beaten the Raiders 9-1 and 8-3 in the prior two games of the weekend.
On Sunday, after starter Mason Nichols got through the top of the first inning, the Rebels (10-1) had a productive bottom of the first. Three consecutive singles by Hayden Federico, Luke Hill, and Ryan Moerman. With the bases loaded, Mitchell Sanford singled up the middle to score Federico and Hill. Isaac Humphrey later grounded out to score Moerman from third.
The Raiders had a productive top of the third to tie the game. Nate Manley led off with a double to left center. After two outs, Conlan Daniel walked. Boston Smith homered to right, and the score was 3-3.
Sanford scored a run for Ole Miss in the bottom of the third for the Rebels to take a one-run lead. Sanford walked, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and then scored on a wild pitch. It was 4-3.
Mason Morris started the fifth inning on the mound for Nichols, who finished with a career-high 10 strikeouts. Morris made quick work of WSU to move things to the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Judd Utermark homered to right field. After Humphrey doubled, Austin Fawley homered to left to give Ole Miss a 7-3 lead.
After Humphrey doubled, Austin Fawley homered to left to give Ole Miss a 7-3 lead.
Brayden Jones came in for Morris to start the eighth, allowing a one-out double but nothing else. Connor Spencer closed the game in the ninth for the Rebels with a strikeout, ground out, and strikeout.
The Rebels’ eight hits in the contest went to eight different players - Federico, Hill, Moerman, Sanford, Utermark, Humphrey, Fawley, and Will Furniss.
Morris (1-0) got his first win of the season. The second of six WSU pitchers, Cam Allen (1-1) got the loss.
The four Rebel pitchers in the game limited WSU to only five hits and seven total baserunners.
Ole Miss is scheduled to host Southeastern Louisiana Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and Murray State Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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Gallery: BSB vs Wright State
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Morris, Mason (1-0)
L: Cam Allen (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Conlan Daniel 1 ; Nate Manley 1
HR: Boston Smith 1
RBI: Boston Smith 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Conlan Daniel 1 ; Boston Smith 1 ; Nate Manley 1
PO: Boston Smith 1
Batting:
2B: Humphrey, Isaac 1
HR: Utermark, Judd 1 ; Fawley, Austin 1
RBI: Sanford, Mitchell 2 ; Utermark, Judd 1 ; Humphrey, Isaac 1 ; Fawley, Austin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Federico, Hayden 1 ; Hill, Luke 1 ; Moerman, Ryan 1 ; Sanford, Mitchell 1 ; Utermark, Judd 1 ; Humphrey, Isaac 1 ; Fawley, Austin 1
SB: Sanford, Mitchell 1
HBP: Hill, Luke 1 ; Cheng, Luke 1
