Live updates: No. 1 Ole Miss looks to rebound vs. No. 5 Tennessee

Mar. 26—OXFORD — After a 12-1 loss in the opener of a huge three-game series with No. 5 Tennessee, top-ranked Ole Miss will try to rebound in Game 2 with sophomore Jack Dougherty on the mound. Follow along on our Facebook page and with beat reporter Michael Katz on Twitter.

Pregame:

Here is tonight's starting lineup.

1) SS Jacob Gonzalez

2) 2B Peyton Chatagnier

3) CF Justin Bench

4) 1B Tim Elko

5) 3B Reagan Burford

6) RF T.J. McCants

7) DH Kemp Alderman

8) LF Hayden Leatherwood

9) C Hayden Dunhurst

First inning:

Tennessee scored two runs off Dougherty on hits from Drew Gilbert and Trey Lipscomb. Volunteers pitcher Chase Dollander struck out the side in an easy 1-2-3 inning. Tennessee leads 2-0.

Second inning:

The Volunteers tacked on another run on a sacrifice fly from Jared Dickey. Tennessee leads 3-0. The Rebels are still looking for their first baserunner.

Third inning:

Dougherty has five strikeouts through three innings, and his third inning was his best — a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts. Ole Miss got the first two runners of the inning on via error and advanced a runner to third. The Rebels were unable to score any runs, though.

MICHAEL KATZ is the Ole Miss athletics reporter for the Daily Journal. Contact him at michael.katz@djournal.com.