Players walk off the field during the game Friday. / (Austin McAfee)
BY MATT SIGLER
mcsigler@go.olemiss.edu
No. 24 Ole Miss will look to get on track tonight as they take on Saint Louis in a nonconference midweek matchup. The Rebels (31-14) are coming off a weekend where they dropped two of three to conference foe Kentucky, while St. Louis (30-13) enters the game after dropping two of three to Richmond University.
Ole Miss will send sophomore right-hander Josh Laxer to the mound to start the game. Laxer, who has been the Rebels’ consistent midweek starter, enters the game with a 2-0 record and 2.08 ERA in 10 appearances, seven of those being starts.
Saint Louis will counter with freshman right-hander Joe Powell, who is 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA. Powell has seen action in 14 games this season, but this will be just his third start of the year.
At the plate for the Rebels, junior catcher Stuart Turner continues to lead the way with a .376 batting average, but senior third baseman Andrew Mistone has begun to swing it well and has moved into second position on the team with a .297 average.
At the plate for Saint Louis, Grant Nelson leads the way with a .350 batting average and 33 runs scored. The Billikens will turn to senior outfielder Alex Kelly and sophomore first baseman Mike Vigliarolo for their power supply. The duo rank first and second on the team in home runs with seven and six, respectively.
First pitch between Ole Miss and Saint Louis is set for 6:30 p.m. at Swayze Field.
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