Rebels drop series against South Carolina: recap and takeaways

The Ole Miss Baseball group shed both Friday and also Saturday’s competitions versus South Carolina after playing among their ideal video games all period in the collection opener. 

Saturday’s loss went down the Rebels’ document to 21-14 and also 5-10 in SEC play. Ole Miss has actually currently placed itself in a truly hard placement to make the NCAA competition.

The Rebels controlled video game among the collection and also won 9-1. Dylan DeLucia looked truly excellent as he went 7 2/3 innings, quit just one run and also started out 4. Reagan Burford and also TJ McCants struck house runs early in the video game that would certainly move the Rebels to an unbalanced win.

Video game 2 of the collection went dramatically various for the Rebels as they dropped 4-2. Derek Ruby began the video game on the pile and also offered his ideal efficiency in an SEC video game given that he’s gone to Ole Miss. Regrettably for the Rebels, they couldn’t obtain their crime going and also shed an extremely winnable video game in head-scratching style. Tim Elko went 4-4 at home plate and also sent out 2 over the fencing, however Ole Miss players not called Elko integrated for simply 2 hits in the video game.

Video game 3 was a close video game that finished in a broken heart for the Rebels, that revealed even more battle at home plate than they have all year. The Gamecocks won 9-8 on a walk-off sacrifice fly after the Rebels rallied in the leading fifty percent of the nine inning to remove a four-run shortage and also link the video game. Jacob Gonzalez, Kevin Graham, Kemp Alderman and also Hayden Leatherwood all had multi-hit video games, however it wasn’t sufficient to provide the Rebels a collection win.

Right here are the takeaways from the collection:

Discomfort

Ole Miss simply shed 2 must-win video games versus a negative South Carolina group. What makes this pain even worse is that the Rebels have actually relatively discovered a Friday evening starter that can provide a possibility in the SEC in DeLucia, and also they are close to developing a turning that permits them to be the most effective they can be on the pile, in addition to they are beginning to strike better. 

Nevertheless, currently resting at 5-10 in the SEC, the Rebels have actually dug themselves an opening in which they’re most likely not mosting likely to have the ability to run away. Holding a local runs out the inquiry, and also they are mosting likely to require an exceptional turn-around to also make the NCAA competition.

A month earlier, the Rebels were the No. 1 placed group in the nation, and also currently they will certainly probably not make the NCAA competition. That’s a ridiculously extreme modification to the period, and also it’s one that truly hurts if you are an Ole Miss follower, particularly when you think about that this group had a few of the highest possible assumptions an Ole Miss group has actually ever before had entering into the year. 

They are mosting likely to need to complete the period on a 9-6 run in SEC play to make the NCAA competition and also they have the most difficult component of their routine coming close to. Mississippi State, that isn’t excellent however is playing better, pertains to community following weekend break and also there are still journey to Arkansas and also LSU that need to be made. 

It’s possible for the Rebels to take place a run and also slip right into the competition. Hard groups can do it, however hard groups don’t shed a must-win collection to a group like South Carolina.

Mike…………

I’m still attempting to refine a few of the late-game choices made by head train Mike Bianco in Saturday’s video game 3 loss. 

The chaos began in all-time low of the 8th inning when Bianco called Josh Mallitz to pitch. The last time Mallitz pitched significant innings for Ole Miss was precisely a year ago schedule-wise. Mallitz, just requiring one bent on leave the 8th to send out the Rebels to the nine inning routing 5-4, quit a two-run blast on the initial pitch he tossed and afterwards quit one more right after. That placed the Rebels down 8-4 heading right into the nine. 

Very first allow me state, I assume this collection was the correct time to provide Mallitz one more chance at it, however not in the late innings of a video game that you definitely needed to win for the period’s purpose. This is not a chance at Mallitz. He is a young bottle that has actually been placed in some truly unjust scenarios in his job by Bianco. 

Contrasted to what I’m about to inform you, the Mallitz choice wasn’t that negative, particularly when you think about that the Rebels racked up 4 to link the video game right afterwards. It’s what took place in all-time low of the nine that’s mosting likely to make me shed some rest. 

With the video game linked at 8 in the lower fifty percent, Bianco hired Drew McDaniel to attempt to send out the video game right into added innings as well as additionally relocated Kemp Alderman to catcher after a pinch-hitter took Calvin Harris out of the video game. 

McDaniel was as soon as the Sunday starter, however after a collection of below-average efficiencies, he was drawn from the turning and also hasn’t lent a hand a significant circumstance given that. Seeker Elliot, that has actually verified he can venture out in the SEC, had actually not pitched to that factor in the weekend break and also was the last arm in the bullpen that you can fairly be certain in venturing out. 

Pretty simple choice there right? No, except Bianco. To puzzle you much more, McDaniel began Tuesday’s video game and also pitched right into the 6th inning. Not just was he not Ole Miss’s ideal choice to start with, he wasn’t also completely relaxed. Ole Miss shed a must-win video game that was extremely winnable, and also the last 2 bottles putting on an Ole Miss attire were Josh Mallitz and also a not also completely relaxed Drew McDaniel. Quit and also think of that momentarily.

Ole Miss will certainly repeat in your home versus SEMO on Tuesday. That video game will certainly begin at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.