How It Happened: Ole Miss Baseball Drops Game 3 to Vanderbilt Commodores, 13-0…

In the series finale at Swayze Field, the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels suffered a 13-0 defeat to the No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores, concluding the game in seven innings due to the NCAA’s run-rule. Despite the loss, Ole Miss secured the series with victories in the first two games.

Vanderbilt’s offense ignited early, scoring two runs in the first inning, highlighted by Mac Rose’s two-run single. Jonathan Vastine extended the lead with a solo home run in the second, followed by RJ Austin’s two-RBI single, bringing the score to 5-0. The Commodores continued their offensive surge, adding three runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, and two more in the seventh, culminating in a 13-run, 16-hit performance.

On the mound, Vanderbilt’s Connor Fennell delivered a dominant performance, pitching a complete-game shutout with a career-high 12 strikeouts, allowing only three hits and one walk.

Ole Miss struggled offensively, managing just three hits—two singles by Isaac Humphrey and a double by Luke Hill. Starting pitcher Mason Nichols took the loss, surrendering five runs over 1.1 innings