Tide's Denton Homers In 10th To Clinch Series Over No. 7 Rebels

OXFORD, MS — Alabama junior third baseman Zane Denton hit a two-run home run to right-center field in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night in Oxford to help the Crimson Tide clinch the weekend series at No. 7 Ole Miss.

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The win moves the Tide to 20-12 on the season and 6-5 in SEC play, following Alabama's 7-4 win over Ole Miss to open the series Friday.

After Ole Miss knocked two homers in the fourth inning to grab the lead, Alabama first baseman Drew Williamson hit a grand slam in the seventh to push the Crimson Tide ahead. Williamson went on to finish 3-for-5 on the night, with five RBIs and three runs, along with a walk.

Redshirt sophomore Andrew Pinckney also went 3-for-4 with a double, one walk and three runs scored.

However, Tim Elko would hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth for the Rebels to tie the game and send it to extra innings with the score tied at 10.

With two outs, Tide outfielder William Hamiter got on base with a single, before Denton came to the plate, eventually hitting the go-ahead home run.

Dylan Ray (1-2) finished the game on the bump for the Tide, forcing a pair of fly balls and a ground out to give Alabama the win.

"This was an amazing effort from so many guys who made so many winning plays today," Tide coach Brad Bohannon said. "We kept fighting all game. The way Dylan Ray responded after the home run was huge. Drew Williamson had the big grand slam. Obviously, Zane (Denton) had the big home run. Tommy Seidl had the amazing catch in right in the ninth. And the list goes on and on. It was just a really complete team effort and a huge, huge win today."

Alabama (20-12, 6-5 SEC) will close out the series Sunday against No. 7 Ole Miss (19-11, 4-7 SEC) at Oxford-University Stadium at 2 p.m.

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