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WATCH: Ole Miss pitcher throws complete game, takes down Mississippi State

Barkley-Truaxby:Barkley Truax•04/21/22•

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Dylan DeLucia
Ole Miss pitcher Dylan DeLucia

Ole Miss snapped a six-game losing streak against in-state rivals Mississippi State Thursday night 4-2, marking the first time the Rebels defeated the Bulldogs on their home turf since 2015.

Hayden Dunhurst led the way in the box with a double, home run and an RBI, while Dylan DeLucia pitched a complete game on 117 pitches and eight strikeouts. Despite giving up two home runs and five hits during Thursday’s rivalry matchup, DeLucia improves to 3-0 on the season.

The Rebels currently sit at 22-15 (6-10, SEC) on the season, but looks to gain momentum from picking up the first win of the three game series this weekend against their rival Bulldogs. Friday’s game is set for 6:30 p.m. ET live on SEC Network+. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Ole Miss heading into game two.

Tony Vitello on four-game suspension: ‘I probably deserved it’

Tennessee Volunteers head baseball coach Tony Vitello is serving a four-game suspension after a heated incident with an umpire last weekend. It seems the Vols head coach understands the error of his ways amid the four-game reflection period. 

“It is what it is. I probably deserved it,” he said.

Things got off to a heated start in the first inning of last week’s Tennessee vs. Alabamabaseball matchup. The Crimson Tide stunned the top-ranked Volunteers 6-3 the night before and it didn’t take long before blood began to boil between the to clubs.

Alabama’s Zane Denton hit a line drive off of Tennessee starting pitcher Chase Dollander. The Vols got the out to close out the inning, but Dollander fell to the ground in pain. Tennessee pitching coach Frank Anderson quickly came out of the dugout yelling at the Alabama dugout and had to be separated by the umpires. 

Vitello wasn’t far behind as the Vols trainer was tending to the injured Dollander. Both coaches were arguing with various umpires when Anderson was then ejected. Third base umpire Jeffrey Macias eventually ejected Vitello after a quick back and forth. 

After the ejection, Vitello removed his hat and marched toward Macias, bumping him with his chest before being separated from the rest of the officiating crew.