Ole Miss got an early start to the weekend on Thursday night, but it’ll have to spend the rest of it working to get caught up.

Tyler Spoon drove in three runs, Joe Serrano had two hits and scored twice, and Arkansas rolled over the Rebels 10-3 in the opener of a three-game Southeastern Conference series in Fayetteville.

Ole Miss managed only five hits in the game and couldn’t take advantage of eight walks issued by Arkansas’ pitching staff. It left nine runners on base.

Errol Robinson went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base for Ole Miss (13-13, 3-4 SEC), which lost its fourth straight game.

Arkansas (13-12, 2-5) had 15 hits, including a pair of fifth-inning doubles by Spoon and Cullen Gassaway that led to three runs and a 5-2 lead.

Ole Miss got a run back in the sixth on an RBI single by Austin Knight, but didn’t get any more and then left the bases loaded in the seventh. Arkansas responded with three more runs in the bottom of the seventh and two in the eighth to turn the game into a rout.

Gassaway finished the game 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Brett McAfee was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Dominic Taccolini (5-2) got the win for Arkansas, allowing three runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked six batters and struck out seven.

Ole Miss’ Christian Trent (4-2) also pitched 5 2/3 innings and didn’t walk anyone, but gave up five runs on 11 hits to take the loss.

Game two of the series is tonight at 6 p.m., and the finale is Saturday at 2 p.m.