Rebels sweep doubleheader with South Carolina SOURCE: Ole Miss Athletics (Source: Ole Miss Athletics) By Ole Miss Sports Information | May 2, 2021 at 12:30 AM CDT - Updated May 2 at 12:30 AM
OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss (31-12, 13-8 SEC) outshined South Carolina (26-15, 11-10 SEC) at Swayze Field in an all-day doubleheader on Saturday, taking a 7-3 win in Game 1 and a 6-4 victory in Game 2 to secure the series sweep.
Ole Miss earned its third SEC sweep of the season (Alabama and Auburn) and earned its highest-ranked series victory of the season over the No. 7 Gamecocks. The Rebels earned their first-ever series sweep over the Gamecocks and had last earned a series win over South Carolina in 2011.
Preview: Diamond Rebs host South Carolina in Battle Between SEC East and West
OXFORD, Miss. This weekend, Swayze Field will play host to a battle between teams from the SEC East and West. The East will be represented by the South Carolina Gamecocks (26-12, 11-7 SEC), who come into Oxford with a good record against league foes after sweeping Florida, winning 2-1 both at Georgia and at home against Missouri. The Rebels (28-12, 10-8 SEC) have recorded two sweeps this season, Auburn at home and on the road at at Alabama.
Going into this weekend, Ole Miss has lost its last four SEC series: to Florida in Gainesville, Arkansas at home, Mississippi State in Starkville, and LSU at Swayze. The Rebs just have not had the right pieces of the puzzle fall into place yet, and much of that goes back to injuries and absences due to COVID protocols. The Rebels have a lot of young talent but many of them had never before participated in an SEC game prior to the Auburn series in Oxford in March, s
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Gamecocks beat Missouri to earn series win The Gamecocks added a pair in the second on Brennan Milone’s first home run of the year. (Source: Ryan Bethea) By South Carolina Athletics | April 11, 2021 at 8:47 PM EDT - Updated April 11 at 8:47 PM
COLUMBIA - The University of South Carolina baseball team belted out 13 hits and received solid pitching from the duo of Will Sanders and Brett Kerry in a 13-4 win over Missouri Sunday afternoon (April 11) at Founders Park.
Brady Allen had three hits to lead the Gamecocks, while Josiah Sightler, Andrew Eyster and Colin Burgess had a pair of hits apiece. Allen and Sightler scored three runs apiece in the win.