OXFORD, Miss. – The Rebel offense continued to produce as six players recorded multiple hits, paced by Logan Power’s 3-for-5 performance that included two home runs, as No. 2 Ole Miss (5-0) defeated Northwestern State (2-3) by a score of 14-1 on Wednesday.

Power led the way with his two home runs and a double as he scored three runs and notched two RBI. He was joined in the offensive outburst by Fuller Smith, who also hit a home run as he went 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs scored.

Freshman southpaw Drew Pomeranz (1-0) picked up the win for the Rebels as the designated pitcher of record, going 3.1 innings as he allowed one run on three hits with four walks and eight strikeouts.

Kyle Broughton (0-1) suffered the loss for Northwestern State as he allowed eight runs, five earned, on eight hits with one walk in his 3.0 innings on the mound.

“We continued to swing the bat well and we did a good job of capitalizing on opportunities,” said Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco. “I thought Drew Pomeranz did a good job in his first start and our pitching staff did a good job of continuing to put zeros up on the board despite walking a few more batters than we would like.”

Four other Rebel pitchers saw time on the mound as the staff combined for 15 strikeouts and held the Demons to only two hits in the final 5.2 innings of play.

Ole Miss started scoring early, plating three runs in the first inning. Jordan Henry opened the game with a single before moving to second on grounder from Michael Hubbard that saw Hubbard reach safely on a fielding error by the Demon first baseman. Cody Overbeck then singled down the left field line to score Henry. Michael Guerrero singled to load the bases before Zach Miller would be hit by a pitch and Cullan Kight would draw a bases loaded walk to push two more runs across. The inning ended on an infield fly rule that caught Guerrero off the bag at third, resulting in two outs to let the Demons escape the inning with no more damage.

The Rebels added to the lead in the third inning on a sac fly from Sean Stuyverson that scored Power.

Ole Miss would add four runs in the fourth inning before Power and Fuller Smith would close out the scoring for the Rebels the rest of the way. The duo drove in the remaining runs as Power hit a solo shot in the sixth and Smith notched a two-run shot in the seventh. Power then homered again in the eighth before Smith added a two-RBI double to cap the scoring for the Rebels.

Northwestern State’s lone run came in the top of the fourth when Denny Choate singled to left field after back-to-back walks to score Dylan Libadisos from second.

Ole Miss will return to action on Friday when the Rebels open a three-game set against Indiana State. Friday’s game is set for a 6:30 p.m. start at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field.