OXFORD | Nevada outfielder Sam Kane took a pitch for a ball in the second inning. It happened again a pitch later before he struck out during the five-pitch at-bat.
That would be seemingly ordinary, but it was an anomaly thanks to Cade Townsend on Saturday.
The Ole Miss sophomore opened the game with 11 straight strikes and threw only six balls out of his 54 pitches during the 5-1 Rebel win to clinch the series against the Wolf Pack. The weekend finale is at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday…