Recap: No. 6 Ole Miss at No. 2 Texas A&M (Game 3)

Ole Miss Squeaks Out Win Despite Late Scare

After having lost game 1 and 2 by a good amount(Game 1: 6-1/Game 2: 11-6), the Ole Miss Rebels were desperate for win number forty. It would in all likelihood lock the Rebels' shot at hosting a regional, a goal which this team had set from day 1.

As a fan, you were just waiting for that one big inning from A&M. They had a five-run inning on Thursday and won by five. They had a six-run inning on Friday and won by six. That inning would not come around for A&M. Chad Smith started this game, and he was throwing straight heaters. He was touching 96 MPH it seemed like every other pitch. He touched 97 on a big K early in the contest. After having played about half of the game, Ole Miss put Sophomore Will Stokes in the ballgame. He had some good stuff, giving up one ER, and he came out with one out in the eighth inning.

Short was great. There were bases loaded with one out against one of the best offensive teams in the country. As a spectator, one is thinking that the Rebs will give up at least one run, and this ballgame will go to extras or an A&M win. Neither happened. Short forced a pop-up in foul territory for the second out, and that gave every Rebel fan a sigh of relief. The next batter, highly-touted MLB prospect Nick Banks, would ground out to Robinson, and the game was over.

Ole Miss had achieved its 40th win and 18th SEC win, but that was only good for 7th best in the conference. The SEC has so much depth. The Rebels play ten-seeded Georgia on Tuesday in Hoover at 1 PM on the SEC Network. Although the Bulldogs have shot to win that one, the Rebels have a shot to win the whole thing. Anything can happen. No predictions coming from me, but I expect the Rebels to do fairly well. Nonetheless, Ole Miss is heading into postseason on a high note with a huge 3-2 win, and we will just have to see how this Rebel team will finish off this great year.