UM Hurricanes beginning pitcher Carson Palmquist (14) delivers a pitch through the NCAA baseball regional recreation towards Ole Miss Rebels on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables. Andrew Uloza / for THE MIAMI HERALD
FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
Miami Hurricanes ace Carson Palmquist delivered a big-time efficiency towards the Ole Miss Rebels on Sunday within the NCAA Coral Gables Regional.
His hitters? Not a lot.
In a basic pitchers’ duel, Ole Miss defeated the University of Miami 2-1, placing the Hurricanes one loss from ending their season on their dwelling discipline. The No. 6 nationwide seed Canes (40-19) had been scheduled for a do-or-die elimination recreation towards No. 2 seed Arizona (38-24) instantly following UM’s loss to the No. 3 regional seed Rebels (34-22).
Ole Miss superior to the winners bracket recreation at 1 p.m. Monday, the place the Rebels will meet the winner of Sunday’s late Canes-Arizona recreation. Should the Rebels win that recreation, they’d take the regional title and advance to a brilliant regional subsequent weekend.
Right-handed Mississippi freshman reliever Mason Nichols (3.51 ERA) earned the primary victory of his profession. He allowed no hits, no walks and most significantly no runs in 2 1/3 innings. He struck out three.
UM reliever Alex McFarlane (3-2, 4.15), who changed Palmquist with one out within the backside of the sixth, obtained the loss. Down 1-0, the Rebels, who completed with 5 hits, obtained their successful runs within the seventh. With two outs, Justin Beach singled to left, Jacob Gonzalez singled to proper and Tim Elko doubled to carry dwelling each runners for the eventual victory.
An emotional Elko pounded his chest whereas standing on second, eliciting a wild, gleeful response from his teammates, who stood and cheered in entrance of their dugout.
Palmquist (9-4, 2.72) allowed solely two hits in his 5.1 innings. He walked 4, threw a wild pitch and struck out 10 for 118 on the season, probably the most by a Hurricane since Cesar Carillo (127) in 2005. He threw 93 pitches and left presumably his final recreation at Mark Light Stadium with a 2.89 ERA.
Palmquist was taken out of the sport by UM coach Gino DiMare with one out within the sixth, after he allowed his second hit to Jacob Gonzalez, walked Tim Elko, superior them each on a wild pitch and struck out Kevin Graham.
The weekend’s double-elimination occasion is one in every of 16 four-team regionals across the nation, with every winner advancing to eight tremendous regionals June 10-13. The eight tremendous regional winners earn berths within the College World Series that begins June 17 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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