The temperature at first pitch of Furman's game at Ole Miss Saturday was 40 degrees and the Paladins' offense remained just as cold. While Furman outhit the Rebels 4-3, Ole Miss won 5-0. After back-to-back shutouts for the 20th-ranked Rebels (10-5) in the series, the Paladins have gone 24 consecutive innings without a run.
For the second consecutive day, an Ole Miss starter worked eight scoreless innings and piled up strikeouts. Brady Feigl (2-1) allowed just three hits, one walk and struck out 10.
It was also a second straight day that Furman wasted a solid effort from its starter. Grant Schuermann (3-1) had a complete game, but suffered his first loss of the season. He allowed three earned runs and three hits and threw 99 pitches in his eight innings.
After Ole Miss' Colby Bortles led off the second with a walk, Michael Fitzsimmons had the lone extra-base hit of the game with a home run. The Rebels added two runs in the third on a double steal, which included a steal of home, and a Furman error. A passed ball in the eighth led to another unearned run.
After just one hit over the first seven innings, the Paladins (8-6) had three hits over the final two but couldn't score in running their losing streak to three games.
Furman will try to salvage the final game of the series Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
*Video courtesy of Dan Scott.
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