No.9 ranked Ole Miss baseball is 8-0 and on the road for a weekend series on the West Coast with the Long Beach State Dirtbags.
Ole Miss baseball is 8-0 and coming off an eight game home-stretch in Oxford and are finally hitting the road. The Rebels are travelling to California to take on Long Beach State (3-6) in a weekend series. Of course, the three-game series will begin today and run thru Sunday.
Of course, it’s an exciting season for Ole Miss baseball and Rebels fans are ready for more baseball action this weekend. Right now the Rebels are sitting in the driver’s seat however the Dirtbags are looking to spoil the Rebels perfect record this weekend.
This weekend...Ole Miss Baseball meets California. 👀 #RoadRebs pic.twitter.com/9mz1HwFulZ
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) March 2, 2018
Probable Pitching Matchups
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For the Friday game Ole Miss baseball will go with the regular Friday starter in sophomore left-hander Ryan Rolison. Rolison is 2-0 and has a .90 ERA in 10 innings on the mound. Left-hander Zak Baayoun will get the start for Long Beach State. Baayoun is 2-0 and has an ERA of 1.26 in 14.1 innings.
The Saturday game will feature redshirt junior right-hander Brady Feigl as the starter. Feigl is 2-0 and has a 0.00 ERA in 12.0 innings of work.The Rebels will face left-hander Clayton Andrews for the Dirtbags. Andrews is 0-2 with a 3.27 ERA in 11 innings pitched.
The Sunday game will see junior right-hander James McArthur on the mound for the Rebels. McArthur is 0-0 with a 0.87 ERA in 10.1 innings pitched. However, there has been no designated starter for the Dirtbags at this time.
What To Expect
As Philip Westmoreland pointed out earlier this week this is a very good Long Beach State team. Although hey are solid on the mound, they have struggled at the plate. Of course, Baayoun is a very good pitcher and has been effective as a Friday starter for Long Beach State. However, the game tonight could easily be a low scoring affair between the two teams.
Of course, the Rebels will be on fire on the rubber for this weekend. They have something they want to prove against a quality opponent. However, Long Beach State will be a formidable opponent this weekend and could be a really resume’ builder for the Rebels moving forward.
If the Ole Miss baseball team can be effective at the plate against Baayoun there should be no problem with the Dirtbags. First pitch for game-1 is set for 8pm CT and can be viewed via Beachvision.Of course, good luck to coach Mike Bianco and the Rebels. Hotty Toddy!