The Ole Miss Rebels became the first team to hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the Men’s College World Series since the LSU Tigers did so in 1998.
Ole Miss crushed back-to-back-back jacks in the eighth inning of Saturday night’s 10-3 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in Game 1 of the MCWS Finals (a best-of-three series).
First, TJ McCants — in his first plate appearance of the game — went deep in the always tough lefty-lefty matchup. Nice catch in the bullpen by Ole Miss reliever Josh Mallitz too.
What was better: @mccants_tj's homer or @joshmallitz's catch?
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/jfmbJa0WTx
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) June 26, 2022
That was followed two pitches later by another lefty-lefty home run. Calvin Harris cranked a 430-foot blast to make it back-to-back homers for the Rebels.
BACK-TO-BACK JACKS‼️ 😱
📺 ESPN#MCWS x @OleMissBSB pic.twitter.com/GdBAv1e8JG
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 26, 2022
And then Justin Bench made it back-to-back-to-back with this dinger over the left-center field wall:
OLE MISS GOES BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK! ⚾️💣💣💣 #CWS pic.twitter.com/uVmIejbjAr
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) June 26, 2022
Ole Miss also impressed with the pitching and defense. Jack Dougherty took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, with some help from some stellar Rebels defense.
What a play to keep the no-hitter alive! ⚾️ #MCWS pic.twitter.com/5oyki0dWri
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) June 26, 2022
The Rebels are searching for their first baseball national title in school history, and they’re just one win away.
