Ole Miss went 0 for 14 with runners on-base and 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position against Memphis Tuesday night as the Rebels dropped their matchup with the Tigers 6-2 at FedExPark.

Junior Owen Kelly got the start for Ole Miss (19-7) and surrendered two earned runs over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out three batters and allowed seven baserunners. The Rebels had just four hits in the game.

Ole Miss was held without a baserunner the first two innings prior to junior second baseman Dom Decker’s leadoff single in the third. Decker eventually came around to score the game’s first run later in the inning on a sacrifice fly from sophomore shortstop Owen Paino.

Memphis (7-16) took advantage of its baserunners in the fourth, as Tyler Harrington’s two-run single gave the Tigers their first lead. Caden Hitson hit a two-out, two-run home run off sophomore Terry Hayes Jr. in the fifth to make it 4-1.

Ole Miss’ first three batters reached in the top of the seventh to load the bases, and senior outfielder Daniel Pacella drove in a run on a groundout. Senior outfielder Tristan Bissetta struck out with the bases again loaded later in the inning to end the Rebels’ threat.

Senior third baseman Judd Utermark led off the eighth with a walk but was wiped off the basepaths via a double play from senior first baseman Will Furniss. Senior catcher Collin Reuter reached on an infield single with two outs, though redshirt freshman pinch-hitter Brett Moseley struck out to end the inning. Memphis’ Michael Gupton hit a solo home run off sophomore Owen Hancock in the bottom of the eighth, the first of two runs the Tigers scored in the inning. The Rebels put a pair of runners on base with one out in the top of the ninth, but sophomore outfielder Hayden Federico and Bissetta flew out and struck out, respectively.

Ole Miss hosts No. 6 Mississippi State for a three-game series beginning Friday. First pitch in Game 1 is set for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network+.