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WATCH: Ole Miss baseball finally has its first SEC series win of the year

Ben Garrettby:Ben Garrett04/30/23

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Ole Miss second baseman Peyton Chatagnier

The defending-champion Ole Miss baseball team finally has an SEC series win this season. 

The Rebels on Sunday walked off Georgia, 8-7, in game three to take the weekend series. Ole Miss is now 23-21 overall and 5-16 in the SEC. The Bulldogs fell to 24-20 (8-13). 

Georgia scored two runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game at seven runs apiece. However, in the bottom half, veteran Rebel outfielder TJ McCants singled to score pinch-runner Judd Utermark from third on a close play at the plate.

Freshman right-hander Grayson Saunier gave a desperate Ole Miss pitching staff his best start of the season. Saunier went six complete innings and allowed just one earned run on two hits with six strikeouts. He didn’t walk any of his 20 batters faced.

Rebel third baseman Ethan Lege was 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBI to lead the Rebels.

Senior second baseman Peyton Chatagnier was 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI. Veteran slugger Kemp Alderman was 2 for 5 with an RBI, and star shortstop Jacob Gonzalez was 1 for 3 with a two-run homer.

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Ole Miss hosts Arkansas-Little Rock on Tuesday at 11 a.m., then travels to Missouri for a Thursday through Saturday series against the Tigers. Ole Miss and Missouri are tied in SEC play heading into the month of May.

Here’s what the SEC series winner looked like, in highlights and photos provided by Ole Miss Athletics.

Rebel RHP Grayson Saunier
Rebel third baseman Ethan Lege
Ethan Lege
Rebel outfielder Ethan Groff
Ethan Lege
Ole Miss slugger Kemp Alderman
Grayson Saunier
Ethan Lege
Star Rebel shortstop Jacob Gonzalez admires his long home run
Grayson Saunier
Peyton Chatagnier points to the student section after his home run
Peyton Chatagnier celebrating at home plate with his teammates
TJ McCants singles in the winning run
Ole Miss pinch runner Judd Utermark slides home for the winning run
Judd Utermark knocks the ball out to score the winning run
TJ McCants

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