OXFORD, Miss. – The Rebel offense continued to produce at the plate as No. 4 Ole Miss (3-0) pounded out 18 hits on the way to a 15-4 win over Minnesota (0-3) on Sunday to sweep the series.

The sweep was the first for the Rebels since the 2006 season when Ole Miss took a three-game set against the Tennessee Volunteers in Oxford at the end of April.

“It was a good day and a good finish to the weekend,” said Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco. “We really wanted to focus on finishing strong and we came out today and did that.”

Sophomore Nathan Baker (1-0) picked up the win as he struck out five and allowed only two walks and three hits in 5.0 scoreless innings of work.

Dustin Brabender (0-1) took the loss for the Golden Gophers as he allowed six runs on six hits with five walks and two strikeouts in his 2.2 innings on the mound.

Zach Miller and Sean Stuyverson paced the Rebel offense as both players went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI. Brett Basham also went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI on a sacrifice fly, while Cody Overbeck produced another home run, this one a three-run shot to left center.

Ole Miss got things going early with a four run second inning as Ole Miss sent 10 batters to the plate. Logan Power opened things with a walk before four-singles and a sac fly in the next five at bats pushed four runners across the plate.

The Rebels would then go on to score in every remaining inning except the eighth on the way to the 15-4 win.

Minnesota fought back in the top of the ninth, pushing four runs across in the final frame including a two-out, three-run home run from Jason Macej, but the Rebels got the next batter to fly out to left field to squelch the Golden Gopher rally and claim the series.

The Rebel offense was solid on the weekend, putting 45 runs on the board off of 50 hits, including six home runs. Ole Miss’ pitching staff was equally impressive in the series as the Rebels held Minnesota to 10 runs and recorded 39 strikeouts in the three-game set.

Ole Miss will continue its 10-game home stand to open the season when the Rebels will host Northwestern State on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. It is the first game in a two-game set against the Demons.