Arizona falls to Ole Miss in first round of Coral Gables Regional

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Arizona Wildcats lost to the Ole Miss Rebels 7-4 Saturday night at the Coral Gables Regional.

Arizona will now face Canisius in an elimination game at 8 a.m. (Arizona time) Sunday. The game will be on ESPN+.

Arizona got on the board first, with home runs from Chase Davis and Garen Caulfield in the second inning.

Ole Miss’s Jacob Gonzalez hit a home run in the fourth inning, tying the game 2-2.

The Cats took the lead back in the bottom of the sixth with Tony Bullard’s two-RBI shot.

The Rebels responded in the seventh with Peyton Chatagnier bringing in two runs, tying the game back up 4-4.

Ole Miss’ momentum continued in the eighth, when the Rebels grabbed their first lead. Chatagnier brought in three runs with a double down the left field line, putting the Rebels up 7-4.

Ole Miss will play Miami at noon (Arizona time) Sunday. The winner advances to the regional championship round while the loser will play the winner of the Arizona and Canisius game.