Tennessee at Ole Miss baseball starting pitchers announced
No. 4 Tennessee (29-4, 9-3 SEC) will play a top 10 road series in the fifth week of Southeastern Conference play. No. 7 Ole Miss (26-7, 8-4 SEC) will host the Vols, Friday-Sunday, at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Ole Miss leads the all time baseball series against Tennessee, 51-45-1. The Rebels are 25-23-1 in Oxford against Tennessee. The Vols are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in the series.
First pitch for Friday's series opener between the Vols and Rebels is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+). Saturday's game No. 2 will take place at 5 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+), while Sunday's series finale is slated for 3 p.m. EDT (SEC Network).
Starting pitchers were announced for Tennessee and Ole Miss ahead of game No. 1.
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Tennessee at Ole Miss baseball series projected starting pitchers
Game 1 – FridayTennessee: LHP Liam Doyle (8 GS, 5-1, 2.53 ERA)Ole Miss: LHP Hunter Elliott (8 GS, 5-0, 3.63 ERA)
Game 2 – SaturdayTennessee: RHP Marcus Phillips (8 GS, 2-1, 2.68 ERA)Ole Miss: RHP Riley Maddox (8 GS, 3-2, 6.10 ERA)
Game 3 – SundayTennessee: RHP Tegan Kuhns (5 GS, 2-1, 2.79 ERA)Ole Miss: RHP Mason Nichols (8 GS, 2-0, 4.83 ERA)
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