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Ole Miss baseball’s resume is looking a lot better after beating Arkansas

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With all of the NFL Draft-ing that happened over the weekend, we haven't had a chance to discuss the fact that Ole Miss baseball won two of three on the road against a top-15 Arkansas club, providing a significant boost in the arm to the Rebels’ NCAA Tourney hopes.

You’ll never guess it, but it was pitching that carried the Rebels to wins in the first two games (that was sarcasm!) against the Hogs. James McArthur was named the SEC pitcher of the week for his one-hit, eight-inning gem on Thursday night and freshman Ryan Rolison, bumping up from his customary third spot in the rotation, allowed just one run over six innings of work in the first leg of Friday’s double-header (a big storm that ended up closing the Razorbacks’ spring football game moved Game 3 up a day).