That was a good recipe from Ole Miss on the mound. You get the great outing from Elliott in his return as I wrote about, and Mason Morris showed his uptick compared to last season. Connor Spencer lost those two batters from way ahead in the count to complicate things, but it was a nice opener and a good top 25 win against one of the Big 12 favorites.
Morris ran his new four-seam fastball up to 96 and sat in the mid 90s. Ole Miss adjusted things with him in the offseason, and it should pay off. It was easy to see why he was the first one out of the bullpen. He didn't look like the same pitcher with the sinker gone.
Luke Hill had a great day. The two-hole hitter on Friday had two hits and the critical sacrifice fly on a hard-hit liner to score the first run of the game. I really like his at-bats and approach. I am bullish he's going to have a good year.
Isaac Humphrey hit a home run right after Hill's sacrifice and had two hits and a walk in the game. He was the only Rebel to reach three times. Humphrey's home run came off the bat at 111 MPH. Ole Miss, as a team, walked five times, had a hit by pitch and struck out seven times.
The defense was really critical. The double play to escape that inning was huge, and Smithwick potentially saved a run with the throw out in the first which allowed Elliott to settle in.
Ole Miss was 1-13 with runners on and 0-8 with runners in scoring position. That won't cut it. Needed to make Collin McKinney work more.
Morris ran his new four-seam fastball up to 96 and sat in the mid 90s. Ole Miss adjusted things with him in the offseason, and it should pay off. It was easy to see why he was the first one out of the bullpen. He didn't look like the same pitcher with the sinker gone.
Luke Hill had a great day. The two-hole hitter on Friday had two hits and the critical sacrifice fly on a hard-hit liner to score the first run of the game. I really like his at-bats and approach. I am bullish he's going to have a good year.
Isaac Humphrey hit a home run right after Hill's sacrifice and had two hits and a walk in the game. He was the only Rebel to reach three times. Humphrey's home run came off the bat at 111 MPH. Ole Miss, as a team, walked five times, had a hit by pitch and struck out seven times.
The defense was really critical. The double play to escape that inning was huge, and Smithwick potentially saved a run with the throw out in the first which allowed Elliott to settle in.
Ole Miss was 1-13 with runners on and 0-8 with runners in scoring position. That won't cut it. Needed to make Collin McKinney work more.
