GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Ole Miss Baseball (21-10, 4-6 SEC) defeated No. 21 Florida (23-8, 6-4 SEC) to open the series in Gainesville on Thursday 6-4.<\/p>\n
Every starter in the lineup reached base at least once and eight of the nine had at least one hit in the win. Cannon Goldin<\/a> went 2-for-2 with an RBI and Brayden Randle<\/a> hit his second home run of the season. Tristan Bissetta<\/a> drew three walks, reached base four total times, and stole two bases.<\/p>\n Taylor Rabe<\/a> made his first SEC start, striking out six batters over a career-high 4.2 innings of work. Hudson Calhoun<\/a> would end up picking up the win with two innings of scoreless relief. Walker Hooks<\/a> earned his first save of the season, allowing just one hit over the final two innings.<\/p>\n Florida scored the first run of the game in the first inning as the leadoff hitter singled on the first pitch, stole second base, and came home on a single to center field.<\/p>\n The Gators held onto the 1-0 lead until the third inning when the Rebels put up three runs. Bissetta and Will Furniss<\/a> each drew a walk to open the inning. Collin Reuter<\/a> hit a double down the left field line to tie the game, and Dom Decker<\/a> gave Ole Miss the lead with an RBI groundout. Goldin collected his second hit of the day and drove in a run to make it 3-1 Rebels.<\/p>\n Randle hit his home run in the fifth inning after a lengthy at bat, muscling a 3-2 pitch over the fence in right field to make it 5-1.<\/p>\n Florida answered with a two-RBI home run of their own in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to two runs.<\/p>\n Ole Miss added another run in the sixth inning as Judd Utermark<\/a> and Furniss traded doubles to make it 6-3.<\/p>\n Florida would put up another run in the eighth on a solo shot but that would be all for the Gators as Hooks shut the door the rest of the way.<\/p>\n The Rebels and Gators will play game two tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+<\/p>\n STAY CONNECTED Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss baseball on X at\u00a0@OleMissBSB<\/a>, on Facebook at\u00a0Facebook.com\/OleMissBaseball<\/a>, on Instagram at\u00a0Instagram.com\/officialolemissbsb<\/a>\u00a0and on TikTok at\u00a0@olemissbsb<\/a>. Also, follow head coach\u00a0Mike Bianco<\/a>\u00a0on X at\u00a0@CoachMikeBianco<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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