Will Allen hits the ball during a game against Missouri. Photo: Aditya Khare, The Daily Mississippian.
After getting swept by Southeastern Conference opponent Alabama last weekend in Tuscaloosa, the No. 16 Ole Miss baseball team will look to get back on track when they host Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 11 a.m. today in Oxford-University Stadium.
The Rebels (21-8, 4-5 SEC) lost three games by a combined four runs to the Crimson Tide, and it took extra innings to decide Saturday’s game.
The Golden Lions (8-19, 5-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) are coming off a weekend series loss to Texas Southern University at the Torii Hunter Baseball Complex in Pine Bluff, Ark. The Golden Lions picked up the win Saturday after losing the opener Friday, but they dropped the series in the Sunday loss.
Freshman left-hander Evan Anderson will get the nod for the Rebels. The southpaw has a blank record and has started one game on five appearances. He carries a 1.17 ERA on 7.2 innings pitched with 7 strikeouts. His opponents are hitting 1.20 against him.
Arkansas Pine-Bluff will look to counter with senior right-hander Kyle Schwartz. Schwartz has recorded a 2-3 record in 8 starts. He has posted a 5.52 ERA with 11 walks and 29 strikeouts.
At the plate, Ole Miss ranks fourth in the SEC in batting average at .298, second in home runs with 20 and fifth in scoring with 170 runs.
Three Rebels rank in the top five in the SEC in hits. Auston Bousfield comes in at second, Austin Anderson is tied at fourth and Will Allen sits at sixth.
Allen continues to produce, as he is tied for the league lead in RBI with 33.
Offensively for the Golden Lions, Isias Alcantar leads the way with a team-high .293 average. He has belted two home-runs and has knocked in 18 RBI.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff as a whole is hitting at a .222 clip with four home runs, 95 RBI and 106 runs scored.
— Hawley Martin
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