After being swept last weekend at Alabama, the No. 16 Ole Miss baseball team (22-8, 4-5 SEC) will look to get back on track in Southeastern Conference play when they host Auburn (19-11, 5-4 SEC) this weekend.
Ole Miss will send junior right-hander Chris Ellis (4-0 record, 1.91 ERA) to the mound to start the series today. Auburn will go with senior right-hander Dillon Ortman (5-2, 2.05 ERA) to start the series.
Sophomore lefty Christian Trent (3-0, 2.91 ERA) will get the nod for Ole Miss on Saturday, and Auburn will pitch freshman right-hander Keegan Thompson (5-0, 1.03 ERA). Thompson has thrown two complete games and also leads the team with 52.1 innings pitched and 42 strikeouts.
Junior right-hander Sam Smith (3-2, 2.36 ERA) will close out the weekend for the Rebels. Auburn will go with senior lefty Michael O’Neal (2-2 3.38 ERA) to finish the series.
First pitch tonight between Ole Miss and Auburn is set for 6:30 p.m., while Saturday’s first pitch is at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s is at 1:30 p.m.
— Matt Sigler
mcsigler@go.olemiss.edu
