LIVE UPDATES: Rebels Go For National Championship in Game Two of CWS Finals
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Ole Miss Rebels are now one win away from winning the national championship after capturing game one of the College World Series finals 10-3 over the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday.
Jack Dougherty drew the start for Ole Miss on the mound and had a perfect game bid entering the sixth inning before he ran into some trouble on the base paths. The Rebel right-hander was credited with two earned runs on his line, but Ole Miss never trailed in the game and held a 4-2 lead after six.
The Rebels drew first blood in Saturday's game with two runs in the top of the first inning and another run in the second. The offensive highlight of the game, however, came in the top of the eighth when Ole Miss hit back-to-back-to-back home runs to extend its lead to 8-2. T.J. McCants, Calvin Harris and Justin Bench were responsible for the big flies.
The Rebels would also push across two more runs in the ninth. Tim Elko led Ole Miss in hits, going 4-for-5 at the plate in the win. McCants and Bench led the way in RBIs with two apiece.
Ole Miss is now one win away from claiming its first baseball national championship in school history. Follow along for updates between the Rebels and the Sooners.
Pregame
Ole Miss released its starting lineup for Sunday's game, found below.
First Inning
Oklahoma with a leadoff single to start the game.
Elliott bounces back with a strikeout and a double play to end the inning.
MID 1: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Nothing going for the Rebels in the bottom half.
END 1: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Second Inning
Elliott works a clean top half of the second.
MID 2: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Kevin Graham with a leadoff single in the bottom half for the Rebels' first hit.
Nothing else for the Rebels in the inning.
END 3: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Third Inning
Elliott issues a two-out walk.
Runner is picked out trying to steal second to in the inning.
END 3: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
The Rebels go down in order via a groundout and two deep fly outs.
END 3: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Fourth Inning
Elliott works a clean frame. He's at 59 pitches through four.
MID 4: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Jacob Gonzalez with a leadoff single in the bottom half.
Elko works an 11-pitch at bat, but he goes down looking on a close one.
Graham is hit by a pitch with a 1-2 count, and the Rebels have runners on first and second with one out.
Alderman strikes out on three pitches for the second out.
Calvin Harris grounds out, stranding both runners. Horton now at 62 pitches after that inning.
END 4: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Fifth Inning
Elliott doesn't allow a base runner in the fifth and has faced the minimum thus far.
MID 5: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
The Rebels go down quietly in the bottom half.
END 5: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Sixth Inning
Elliott hits the first batter of the sixth.
Sacrifice bunt moves the runner to second.
Dropped third strike that results in runners at the corners with one out. Bianco out to chat.
A bunt brings home a run for Oklahoma, and the throw to first gets away. Still one out now with runners at second and third. After review, the runner at first is called out for interference, so the runners go back, and no run on the board.
The Rebels get out of the inning without allowing a run.
MID 6: Ole Miss 0, Oklahoma 0
Jacob Gonzalez hits a solo home run with one out, and the Rebels now lead 1-0.
Nothing else for the Rebels in the inning, but they now have the lead.
END 6: Ole Miss 1, Oklahoma 0
Seventh Inning
Oklahoma with a two-out double to right. Followed by a walk to put runners on first and second.
Oklahoma ties the game on a pop up in no man's land in left. Bianco going to the bullpen to bring in Mason Nichols with two runners in scoring position with two down.
Nichols hits the first man he sees, and the bases are now loaded with two down. Bases loaded walk gives Oklahoma a 2-1 lead.
Bianco going to the pen to get John Gaddis.
Gaddis gets a strikeout to end the inning, but the Sooners claim the lead.
MID 7: Oklahoma 2, Ole Miss 1
The Rebels are retired in order in the bottom half.
END 7: Oklahoma 2, Ole Miss 1
Eighth Inning
Gaddis issues a one-out walk.
Nothing else for the Sooners in the frame.
MID 8: Oklahoma 2, Ole Miss 1
T.J. McCants with a one-out single. Oklahoma going to the bullpen.
McCants stealing on the pitch, and Bench drives it into right to put runners at the corners with one out.
Jacob Gonzalez ties the game with a single. Bench to third. It's now 2-2.
A wild pitch scores Bench from third, and Ole Miss leads.
Elko grounds out, and a runner advances to third with two down.
Another wild pitch brings Gonzalez home from third, and Ole Miss leads 4-2.
Graham pops out, but the Rebels are three outs away from a national championship.
END 8: Ole Miss 4, Oklahoma 2
Ninth Inning
Brandon Johnson out of the bullpen for Ole Miss to try and close this one out.
One away via the strikeout.
Two down with another strikeout.
Three down, and the Ole Miss Rebels, despite all odds, are the 2022 National Champions.
FINAL: Ole Miss 4, Oklahoma 2
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