Recap: (12) LSU vs. (13) Ole Miss

Woodman Propels Rebels to Series Win

RF J.B. Woodman celebrates his 2-run HR with 2B Tate Blackman at home plate.

Ole Miss took 2/3 from LSU this weekend, helping Ole Miss improve to 33-12(12-9 SEC). Before the Governor's Cup loss and series win, Ole Miss was ranked 13 in D1baseball.com's poll, 12 in USA Today's poll, and most importantly, 7 in the RPI.

On Thursday, the Rebels won a close game on Thursday. The final score was 7-6. Brady Bramlett pitched just below 4 innings on Thursday, and he had a decent(at best) performance. JB Woodman was #8 on SportsCenter's top ten plays with TWO rockets to home base to get the runner out. If he doesn't get those throws perfectly in on time, the Rebels give up two more runs than they did and lose the game. Woodman also had 2 RBI doubles to lead the Rebels to victory in game 1.

On Friday, Alex Lange for LSU pitched a complete and phenomenal game which led to a 6-3 Tigers win. Woodman went 2-3 in the game and accounted for 2 of Ole Miss' 3 runs. He belted a 2-run homer in the very first inning, but obviously, one player's performance usually does not get you a win over this quality of a team. It set up a rubber match on Saturday.

On Saturday, the Rebels' bats were on FIRE. JB Woodman and Colby Bortles hit back-to-back HR's in the first inning to give the Rebs an early 3-0 lead. With another JB Woodman laser to home plate to get the runner out, Ole Miss was just on flames. You turned around, and there was another run on the board. JB Woodman hit a 2-run shot later in the game, and LSU had one inning of good baseball offensively which accounted for their two runs. James McArthur had his first SEC start and pitched lights out. There was a 45 minute rain delay, and he pitched before and after the delay. The final score was 8-2, and the Rebels are inching closer to a hopeful regional hosting bid in the NCAA Tournament.