McDaniel strikes out career-high 11, Ole Miss tops Georgia

<p>HOOVER, Ala. &mdash; Drew McDaniel struck out a career-high 11 in 6 2/3 innings to lead fifth-seeded Mississippi past No. 8 seed Georgia 4-0 on Thursday in the SEC Tournament.</p>
<p>Mississippi (40-18) advances to the fourth round on Friday. Georgia (31-25) has been eliminated.</p>
<p>McDaniel (5-1) gave up just four hits and set another career high for innings. Brandon Johnson and Taylor Broadway combined for three strikeouts as Ole Miss totaled 14 with just two walks.</p>
<p>Kevin Graham hit his 13th home run to give Ole Miss the lead in the second, and Jacob Gonzalez and Peyton Chatagnier each had RBI singles. </p>
<p>Justin Bench was hit by a pitch, for the 25th time this season, in the fifth and later scored on an error to make it 3-0.</p>
<p>Georgia starter Liam Sullivan (1-2) had six strikeouts in three innings. All five Georgia hits were singles.</p>