COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 21 Mizzou baseball (28-20, 14-10) fell to the Ole Miss Rebels (25-24, 11-13) by a 4-3 final score on Sunday afternoon (May 3) at Taylor Stadium. The Rebels were able to avoid the Mizzou sweep behind 10 hits including two homeruns from Sikes Orvis.

Orvis crushed two homeruns in back-to-back at bats in the second and fourth innings, respectively, to give the Rebels a 2-0 lead. The Tigers responded in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run of their own after Shane Benes (St. Louis, Mo.) smashed a solo shot over the right field wall for his first career homer. Peter Fairbanks (St. Louis, Mo) was lifted after four innings for Andrew Schwaab (St. Charles, Mo.). Schwaab pitched three innings, striking out a career-high six Rebel batters.

Jake Ivory (St. Charles, Mo.) and Jake Ring (Ingleside, Ill.) reached on singles in the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Tigers were unable to capitalize after an interference call gave Ole Miss a 5-3 double play. Ole Miss added another run to their 3-1 lead in the top of the eighth with a J.B. Woodman RBI sacrifice bunt. The Tigers grabbed two runs in the bottom half of the frame. Josh Lester (Columbus, Ga.) and Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) hit back-to-back singles to lead off the inning. Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) smoked a two-RBi single to right field for his fourth consecutive game with an RBI. Bond’s single brought the Tigers within one, 4-3. Both teams went 1-2-3 in the ninth inning as Ole Miss sealed the victory.

Missouri completes their four-game home stand Tuesday against Southeast Missouri State. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

— MU Sports Information —