Ole Miss baseball shuts out Arkansas, advances to College World Series finals vs. Oklahoma

OMAHA, Neb. — Pitching on shorter relaxation, ideal-hander Dylan DeLucia willed Ole Overlook baseball to the College Environment Sequence championship collection for the very first time in program heritage.

The Rebels defeated Arkansas 2- Thursday in a winner-consider-all elimination match to advance to face Oklahoma for the nationwide championship commencing Saturday. DeLucia pitched one of the very best and most clutch game titles in school background, throwing a entire video game shutout in which he authorized four hits and no walks with seven strikeouts.

In 4 starts given that the starting of the NCAA Tournament, DeLucia has allowed five operates in 28⅓ innings (1.59 Era) with 38 strikeouts and a few walks.

Ole Miss was the final at-massive group selected into the NCAA Match area but has designed the ideal of it, likely 8-1 in the postseason. The Rebels are now two wins away from the 1st nationwide championship the method has at any time received.

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Right here is how Ole Miss (40-23) took down Arkansas (46-21) to progress to the School Earth Collection finals.

DeLucia dominates… once more

DeLucia solidified his status as a College or university Earth Collection hero Thursday. He has allowed one operate on 8 hits in 17 ⅔ innings across his two begins in Omaha, guiding the Rebels to wins in equally.

All year, DeLucia has thrived when he’s been ready to pitch to get in touch with. That was once more his approach Thursday. Arkansas made recurrent make contact with but rarely squared DeLucia up three of the Razorbacks’ 4 hits were seeing-eye singles and the Hogs did not place two runners on base at the same time right after the to start with inning.

Offense arrives through as essential

Ole Miss’ hitters rediscovered their knack for well timed hits Thursday. Still left fielder Kevin Graham opened the scoring with a two-out double in the fourth inning, scoring Justin Bench to give the Rebels a 1- lead. Then, soon after 1st baseman Tim Elko and Graham contributed again-to-again singles to open the seventh inning, suitable fielder Calvin Harris singled Elko dwelling to lengthen the Rebels’ lead.

Tale carries on

Arkansas pitcher Connor Noland has a excellent start in his personal right, striking out 7 in eight innings. Ole Miss out on logged seven hits in opposition to him and only Graham’s double went for excess bases.

What it means

This is Ole Miss’ sixth vacation to the Higher education Earth Sequence and the first time the Rebels have gained a few games. As has been the situation given that Might, the Rebels have been lethal with DeLucia or freshman left-hander Hunter Elliott on the mound.

DeLucia probably will not be obtainable right until a possible third activity in opposition to Oklahoma on Monday, and even then he’d be throwing on a few times of rest. The Rebels will have to obtain other pitching alternatives like they did on Wednesday when John Gaddis, Jack Washburn and Jack Dougherty pitched well.

Even if Ole Miss out on can rely on Elliott to guideline them to a person victory, the Rebels are going to will need to find a different to earn the a few-recreation collection in opposition to the Sooners to claim the national championship.

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