After dropping the series opener 5-3 on Friday night, Texas A&M baseball returns to Swayze Field for a doubleheader against Ole Miss on Saturday.
Game 1 featured a career night from left-hander pitcher Hunter Elliott, who recorded 11 strikeouts and allowed one earned run across six innings. Elliott’s performance put him third in program history with 300 career strikeouts. While the Ole Miss lefty was carving up Texas A&M’s lineup, the Rebels were teeing off on Ethan Darden, who replaced Shane Sdao in the Friday starting role. The Clemson transfer tossed one strikeout, but allowed two walks, two hits and two earned runs in his two innings on the mound for the Aggies.
Texas A&M could not find its rhythm offensively against the Ole Miss pitching staff in the series opener, which consisted of Hudson Calhoun, Walker Hooks and Elliott. Earley’s club recorded seven hits and three RBIs in the effort.
Right-hander Aiden Sims will have an opportunity to garner momentum for the Aggies and potentially force a rubber match in the series finale, which will begin an hour after Game 2.
Follow along with live coverage of Texas A&M’s doubleheader against Ole Miss below:
End of T2: Texas A&M 0, Ole Miss 0
The Aggies go down in order again at the top of the second. Townsend has thrown just 19 pitches and has two strikeouts so far.
End of B1: Texas A&M 0, Ole Miss 0
Sims escapes the inning unscathed and leaves two Ole Miss runners stranded in the home half of the first.
B1: Texas A&M 0, Ole Miss 0
Utermark draws a one-out walk to put runners on first and second for the Rebs.
B1: Texas A&M 0, Ole Miss 0
After an impressive outing for the Rebels in the series opener, Decker leads off today’s doubleheader with a single.
End of T1: Texas A&M 0, Ole Miss 0
Townsend pitches a 1-2-3 inning, forcing a ground out, fly out and capped off the first with a strikeout against the Aggie lineup.
Starting lineup
Texas A&M:
Ole Miss:
Texas A&M’s depth takes more hits due to injuries
GAME SCHEDULE
Game 2 – May 9 at 2 p.m. CT
Channel: SEC Network +
Texas A&M: RHP Aiden Sims
Stats: 8-1, 3.60 ERA, 65.0 IP, 68 K, 18 BB
Ole Miss: RHP Cade Townsend
Stats: 5-1, 2.42 ERA, 52.0 IP, 73 K, 13 BB
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Game 3 – May 9 at 6 p.m. CT (subject to change)
Streaming: SEC Network+
Texas A&M: TBD
Stats: N/A
Ole Miss: RHP Taylor Rabe
Stats: 3-4, 4.17 ERA, 61.2 IP, 62 K, 9 BB
WAYS TO FOLLOW THE SERIES
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This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss: Baseball DH live updates, score, highlights
Reporting by Dylan Flippo, Aggies Wire / Aggies Wire
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