OLE MISS FALLS TO WILLIAM & MARY 4-1
RALEIGH, N.C. – Missed
opportunities were the difference on Sunday as No. 23 Ole Miss (38-24)
fell to William & Mary (39-23) by a score of 4-1 in an elimination
game at the NCAA Regional hosted by N.C. State University.
With
the loss, the Rebels end the 2013 season at the NCAA Regional after
advancing to the post season for the 11th time in the last 13 seasons
and 18th time in program history.
Sam Smith (3-1) took his first loss of the season, allowing four runs on seven hits with no walks or strikeouts.
Brett
Koehler (7-5) picked up the win, working a complete-game and allowing
the one unearned run on seven hits with a walk and five strikeouts.
“Those
were two good teams out there today, and William & Mary played
better,” said Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco. “They got all of the big
hits today – especially the middle of their lineup. We didn’t get
enough opportunities and when we did, we didn’t get the big hit. They
did more with their few opportunities.
“It’s disappointing when
it ends,” Bianco said. “We had four great seniors this year, including
the one sitting next to me (Tanner Mathis). He got off to a tough start
to the season, but really played well down the stretch. Andrew Mistone
did the same for us. Brett Huber finished the season as the all-time
saves leader at Ole Miss, while Tanner Bailey pitched well for us all
year, including yesterday’s game here at the Regonal.”
William
& Mary struck first on Sunday, using a pair of two-out doubles from
Michael Katz and Ryan Lindemuth to push a run home and take the early
lead on the Rebels. Ole Miss got out of the inning with a fly out in
the next at bat, but the Tribe held the one-run lead after the first.
Ole
Miss tied things up in the fourth, loading the bases with a single, a
walk and a throwing error on a sac bunt before Austin Anderson would
score on a double play ball to short from Preston Overbey. The Rebels
got nothing else in the inning, as Will Jamison hit a fly ball to right
that dropped in at the warning track to end the inning a batter later.
The
Tribe answered immediately in the bottom half of the inning, using a
hit batter and a single to right to put two men on. A sac bunt moved
both runners into scoring position for Jackson Shaver, who singled up
the middle to drive in both runners for the 3-1 lead.
A leadoff double in the bottom of the sixth sent the Rebels to the bullpen for left-hander Jeremy Massie. The
next batter singled through the left side, bringing the runner home and
William & Mary took the 4-1 lead on the Rebels. Massie then got a
strikeout and a double play ball to limit the inning and send things to
the seventh.
Neither team would score down the stretch as the
Tribe held on for the 4-1 win, keeping the Rebels off the board in the
final three frames.
William & Mary 4, #23 Ole Miss 1 (Jun 02, 2013 at Raleigh, N.C.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ole Miss............ 000 100 000 - 1 7 0 (38-24) William & Mary...... 100 201 00X - 4 9 1 (39-23) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers:
Ole Miss - Sam Smith; Jeremy Massie(6); Aaron Greenwood(8) and Stuart
Turner. William & Mary - KOEHLER, BRETT and HISSEY, RYAN. Win-KOEHLER, BRETT(7-5) Loss-Sam Smith(3-1) T-2:09 A-2175 S. Smith faced 1 batter in the 6th. J. Massie faced 1 batter in the 8th.
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