OXFORD, Miss. -- Friday's Tulane baseball series opener at Ole Miss was suspended with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning and the Rebels leading 2-1. The game will resume at noon Saturday, and Game 2 will follow 45 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1.
All three runs were scored in the first inning. Tulane senior designated hitter Matt Rowland hit a two-out solo home run beyond the stands in left field in the top of the first. Ole Miss countered with two runs in the bottom half when right fielder Ryan Olenek was hit by a pitch and scored on a throwing error as first baseman Nick Fortes stole second after reaching on a single.