By Jeff Roberson

Ole Miss Sports

No. 15 Ole Miss (19-5, 4-2 SEC) stretched its winning streak to four games Tuesday night with a 7-5 win against Memphis (11-13, 0-3 The American) at Oxford-University Stadium. The Rebels were coming off a three-game sweep at Missouri over the weekend.

The Rebels took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a solo home run to right by Campbell Smithwick.

Memphis responded with two runs in the top of the third to lead 2-1. Brayden Randle’s RBI single in the bottom of the fourth tied the game at 2-2.

In the bottom of the fifth inning that the Rebels moved out in front in a big way. A four-spot, highlighted by a Randle two RBI double and Judd Utermark RBI single, put Ole Miss up 6-2 through five complete.

Memphis came right back with two runs in the top of the sixth and added another in the top of the seventh, trimming the lead to 6-5.

A solo home run by Mitchell Sanford to right center in the bottom of the eighth gave the Rebels a bit of a cushion with a two-run lead heading to the top of the ninth.

Right-hander Landon Waters, who had entered for Ole Miss with one out in the eighth, took care of the Tigers the rest of the way.

It was a career-high RBI game for Randle with three. The sophomore second baseman was 2-for-4 in the game, and he also tied a career high with seven assists. Utermark was also 2-for-4 in the contest.

Right-hander Hudson Calhoun, the second of five Rebel pitchers, got his first win of the season and had a career high five strikeouts. Memphis also sent five pitchers to the mound, and the loss went to the third Tiger hurler, Connor Pittman (0-1).

Ole Miss will host Florida on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Rebels are 4-2 in Southeastern Conference play, while the Gators will arrive in Oxford 0-6 in the league.