Orvis Shines in Thriller at Baton Rouge
The Ole Miss Rebels have not won a series in Baton Rouge in 33 years. Yes, 1982 is a long time ago. After a game 1 loss, the Rebels looked to steal one in Baton Rouge tonight in their first televised game of the season. Christian Trent suffered his first career loss in game 1, and Brady Bramlett had the pitching duties for game 2. Bramlett handled business for the most part while getting out of some jams. Bramlett surrendered six hits and three unearned runs. Scott Weathersby pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, and he was followed by the lefty Wyatt Short, who pitched 2.2 innings without allowing a run. Sam Smith will have the pitching duties for Sunday's matchup. With the score 3-2 in the top of the ninth inning, the Rebels needed a run to stay alive. They got it. Orvis smashed one to right field after a base hit by Golsan, who represented the tying run. LSU had nothing going in the bottom on the ninth inning, and we headed the extras. In the first 4 innings, no runs were scored for either team. In the 14th inning, Ole Miss got hot. After J.B. Woodman was walked, Sikes Orvis was up to bat. The senior smashed another one all the way to the wall, and Woodman came from first base to home plate, and the Rebels took the lead. Errol Robinson was up to bat with two outs in the 14th, and he smacked one to right field, and Orvis scored. That was it for the Rebels in the 14th. It was LSU's turn to respond. Freshman Will Stokes came in, and he delivered. With the bases loaded and two outs, LSU's best player and All-American was up to bat. Of course, he nailed toward left field, and Kyle Watson ended up with an incredible catch in foul territory. The Rebels would beat the number 1 team in the country in incredible fashion. During the game, Twitter blew up with the hashtag, "#FearTheStache". In fact, it was the 6th most trending topic on twitter which is awesome. That hashtag was for, of course, Sikes Orvis because of his mustache and his incredible play Saturday night. Here are some stats -- Hits: Ole Miss 7, LSU 11, Runners Left on Base: Ole Miss 6, LSU 10.
Player of the Game: Sikes Orvis(6 AB, 3 H, 2 RBI, 1 R, Great Stache)
Next Game: Sunday, March 15, 3 PM(TV Provider: SEC Network)
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