By Jeff Roberson

Ole Miss Sports

No. 3 Arkansas scored four runs in the top of the 9th inning to rally and defeat No. 13 Ole Miss 12-9 win at Oxford-University Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
 The Rebels (15-4, 1-2 SEC) won Friday night 10-6, while the Razorbacks (18-2, 2-1 SEC) won Saturday 12-3. 
 The Rebels scored two runs in the bottom half of the first inning to take an early lead. After Hayden Federico walked, Luke Hill launched a home run to right for a 2-0 Ole Miss lead.

Ole Miss doubled its lead in the 3rd inning when Judd Utermark homered following a Mitchell Sanford double.
 Arkansas got a run in the top of the fourth, and after the Razorbacks tacked on another in the top of the fifth, Nichols’ day was done. Walker Hooks came in to pitch with a runner on second, and a RBI single from Logan Maxwell made it 4-3 Rebels after five innings.

A four-run sixth gave the Razorbacks a 7-4 lead, but Will Furniss got one back for the Rebels on a solo home run to center field and the score was 7-5 Arkansas through six.
 Arkansas added another run in the top of the 7th to make it 8-5 before the Rebels got back in it. Sanford solo homered to right. Utermark singled and Furniss walked. Fawley singled to score Utermark. Furniss scored on an Owen Paino fielder’s choice to tie the game after seven complete.
 Ole Miss took the lead on a Furniss single to score Sanford from first base as the home crowd erupted with cheers in the bottom of the 8th.
Arkansas would rally in the 9th. Cam Kozeal reached on an error and moved to second on a Rocco Peppi single.

A fielder’s choice forced out Kozeal at third base. After a strikeout Charles Davalan singled through the right side to score one runner to tie the game. Wehiwa Aloy’s second home run of the game gave Arkansas a 12-9 lead with a three-run home run to right.
 Ole Miss had 10 hits to Arkansas’ 16 in the game. Six of Arkansas’ 12 runs were unearned. The Rebels were led by Utermark’s 3-for-5 day with two RBI and two runs scored.

Carson Wiggins, the Hogs’ last pitcher of six on the day, was the winner. He’s now 1-0 on the season. Rebel reliever Spencer got the loss and is 0-1.
 Next up for Ole Miss is a 6 p.m. Tuesday game on March 18, in Pearl against Southern Mississippi. Ole Miss defeated Southern Mississippi 15-8 earlier this season in Oxford.