Miami, FL
Elko drives in 2 to help Rebels down No. 6 Miami at home
Tim Elko double in two runs within the backside of the seventh inning and Mississippi used two freshmen pitchers to maintain Miami in verify because the Rebels knocked the general No. 6 seed into the loser’s bracket with a 2-1 win on Sunday within the Coral Gables regional.
Miami (40-19) needed to bounce again towards Arizona in a Sunday evening loser-out sport.
Hunter Elliott began for the Rebels (34-22) and struck out eight in 5 innings. A leadoff stroll and single within the sixth ended his day. One other freshman, Mason Nichols, got here in and allowed a sacrifice fly earlier than shutting down the Hurricanes.
Nichols (1-0) went 2 1/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Brandon Johnson confronted six batters, permitting successful, to earn his eleventh save.
Miami starter Carson Palmer went 5 1/3 of two-hit ball with 10 strikeouts. Alex McFarlane (3-2) completed the sport and took the loss.
Scripps Solely Content material 2022