How Mississippi State beat Ole Miss with pinch-hitter who hadn't batted in 2 weeks
OXFORD — The situation was playing out perfectly for the idea Mississippi State baseball coach Brian O'Connor had in the back of his mind. The No. 4 Bulldogs had just tied No. 18 Ole Miss at Swayze Field in the ninth inning after Jacob Parker's RBI groundout. With left-handed Walker Hooks pitching for the Rebels, O'Connor, coaching in his first MSU-Ole Miss rivalry, knew it was time to pinch-hit utilityman Chone James. "If you look at his splits against...