OXFORD, MISS. – Ajay Sczepkowski's RBI-single to score Connor Aldrich in the top of the fourth inning stood as the lone highlight in Charleston Southern's loss to 5^th-ranked Ole Miss in the second of a three-game set. The Bucs fell 11-1 Saturday evening at Swayze Field in a shortened game.
 
Charleston Southern (0-2) will look to avoid the opening series sweep in the final installment of the three-game set tomorrow evening back at Swayze Field as first pitch is set for 2:30 p.m.
 
Ole Miss (2-0) had things going consistently all evening, scoring in every frame but the first. A four-run second inning opened the door for the Rebels, as Hayden Leatherwood followed up a TJ McCants RBI-single with a two-run shot to right, putting the home team up 4-0.
 
The Rebels would add two in the third and match it with two in the fourth. Hayden Dunhurst was credited with an RBI on an infield single and Ben Van Cleve brought Dunhurst around to score on a double down the line in the third, while the fourth frame was capped Tim Elko's second home run in as many games, this one a two-run shot.
 
Charleston Southern's lone run came in the fourth, as Sczepkowski made the most of his first start of the season, bringing Connor Aldrich across to score with a single through the six-hole.
 
Ole Miss added one in the fifth as Elko was credited with his third RBI of the contest after a HBP with the bases loaded brought Leatherwood across, and a CSU miscue on the infield allowed the Rebels to pick up two more in the bottom-half of the sixth frame to push the advantage to 11-1.
 
Ole Miss starter John Gaddis (1-0) gets the win after working through four of the seven innings, tallying three strikeouts while chasing three hits and just surrendering a single earned run. 
 
Jerry Couch (0-1) takes the loss for Charleston Southern, as the CSU starter was charged with four earned across six hits and two walks.

IN THE BOX
"Understanding the blueprint for success, we are making that formula very complex for us, against a very good team," said Head Coach Marc MacMillan. "Keep it simple, and you put yourself in a position to be successful. Make it complex and end up with a score like today."