OXFORD, Miss. (Interstat) — Will Furniss drove in five runs and Austin Fawley added a home run and four RBIs as Mississippi routed Tennessee-Martin 17-6 in seven innings Tuesday night at Swayze Field.

The Rebels improved to 35-18 while the Skyhawks dropped to 23-26.

Mississippi broke the game open with a 10-run second inning that turned a 2-0 deficit into a 12-6 lead. The inning featured a three-run double by Furniss, a two-run single by Fawley and a two-run homer by Fawley later in the frame.

Tennessee-Martin took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Terence Grines flied out, Lawrence grounded out, and Payton reached on a fielding error by second base before being caught stealing. The Skyhawks failed to score.

The Rebels answered in the bottom of the first when Judd Utermark hit a two-run home run to left field, scoring D. Decker.

The game’s decisive second inning began with walks and hits. After O. Paino walked, C. Reuter doubled. A. Fawley singled to drive in two runs. D. Pacella singled. D. Decker walked. T. Bissetta singled to drive in two runs. Utermark walked. Then Furniss doubled to right center for three RBIs. After a groundout, a pitching change to Wright, a hit by pitch, a sacrifice fly by Reuter scored Furniss, and Fawley homered to left center for two more. The inning ended with a flyout, but the damage was done.

The Skyhawks scored an unearned run in the top of the third after an error by third base, a double by Grines, a walk and a double play groundout that allowed a run to score, making it 12-6.

Mississippi added three more in the bottom of the third. After walks to Decker and Bissetta, Utermark singled. Furniss singled through the right side for two RBIs. A sacrifice fly by H. Federico scored Utermark. The Rebels led 15-6.

Tennessee-Martin scored two unearned runs in the fifth inning after Anderson singled, Grines was hit by pitch, and both runners stole bases, with Anderson scoring on a throwing error by the catcher. Cole Anderson stole third and scored on the error.

Mississippi made it 16-6 in the bottom of the fifth when B. Moseley pinch-hit and homered to left field.

Tennessee-Martin answered with a three-run sixth. After Davis and Popick singled, Greene walked, and Koch singled to left center to score two. After a pitching change, Conley reached on an error, Grines singled to drive in a run, and a walk to Strickland forced in another unearned run. Mississippi led 16-12.

The Rebels added an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth when C. Reuter walked, advanced on a hit by pitch, and scored on a fielding error by the shortstop. The score was 17-12, and the game ended after seven innings under the run rule.

Furniss finished 2 for 4 with five RBIs. Fawley went 2 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs. Utermark was 2 for 2 with a home run and two RBIs.

On the mound, Wil Libbert threw three innings of relief, allowing three hits and no earned runs with three strikeouts. Owen Kelly pitched two innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs with four strikeouts. Owen Hancock and Noah Allen each pitched scoreless relief.

For Tennessee-Martin, Silas Jones pitched two innings, allowing one earned run. Drake Bayles threw one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Grines went 2 for 3 with an RBI.

Mississippi had 12 hits to Tennessee-Martin’s nine.

The game was a far cry from projections. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tennessee-Martin 5, Mississippi 4. Interstat’s ELO system had given Mississippi a 91.10 percent probability to win.