After a night in which the Ole Miss offense struck out looking nine times, the Rebels came back on Saturday with a noticeably simpler approach. The result was immediate: putting the ball in play changed the tone of the game. Sometimes it's really that simple.

Dom Decker hit a bullet that hit Arkansas starting pitcher Cole Gilber in the shoulder, to give Ole Miss an early baserunner. After a Tristan Bissetta walk, Will Furniss would send a ball bouncing off the infield grass in no man's land between first and second. Arkansas didn't cover the bag, and Ole Miss loaded the bases with one out.

Hayden Federico would hit a line drive shot to left field that dropped just out of reach of Arkansas left fielder Damien Ruiz, scoring Decker.…