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Despite hitting three solo home runs, the Eastern Illinois baseball team fell in the series finale at Ole Miss 7-3.
With the loss Eastern Illinois dropped to 5-8, while Ole Miss improved to 15-1 on the season.
Eastern Illinois got on the board first, for the first time in the series in the top of the second when
Dougie Parks hit his second home run of the season.
Ole Miss answered back in the bottom of the second. Will Golson got the rally started for the Rebels hitting a one-out double to right center. Tyler Keenan would advance Golson to third on a sacrifice fly to center. Ole Miss would earn tie the game on a Cooper Johnson single through the right side. The one-out rally continued with two straight singles by Chase Crockwell and Jacob Adams to load the bases. Grae Kessinger was able to bring one run in on a single to short. Ryan Olnek followed up extending the rebel lead to 4-0 with a two run single up the middle.
Jimmy Govern hit the Panthers second leadoff home run of the game to cut the Rebel lead to 4-2 in the top of the fourth inning.
Ole Miss' Crockewell answered back in the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer of his own to push the Ole Miss lead to 5-2.
EIU would battle back in the top of the fifth with
Tyler Tesmond hitting the Panthers third solo home run of the afternoon to left center.
The Rebels were able to keep the offensive pressure on as they would score in both the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings to secure the victory 7-3.
Carson Haws suffered the loss on the mound for the Panthers, going 4.1 innings surrendering six runs.
Parks finished the afternoon 2-for-4 with a run, RBI, and home run. Govern and Tesmond both finished 1-for-4 with a run, RBI, and home run.
Andrew Curran finished the afternoon going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.
The Panthers will travel to Itta Benna on Tuesday to take on Mississippi Valley in a two game series (Mar. 13 & 14).
