SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Arkansas

Arkansas-Ole Miss

Ole Miss travels to Arkansas for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Ryan Olenek, Ole Miss
Ryan Olenek, Ole Miss
Baum-Walker Stad. (10,737)
Baum-Walker Stad. (10,737)
Casey Martin, Arkansas
Casey Martin, Arkansas

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 8:00 PM CT ESPNU Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 3:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 1:30 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Ole Miss 0.285 0.403 204 238 46 4 30 185 135 7 44
Arkansas 0.295 0.393 178 235 49 6 25 162 114 7 44

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Ole Miss 3.84 227 0.251 207 111 93 87 47 3 21 0.973
Arkansas 3.21 249 0.198 155 89 76 83 23 13 0.972

Statistical Leaders

Ole Miss Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Ryan Olenek 0.420 0.496 0.560 1.056 27 42 9 1 1 19 8 9 6
Thomas Dillard 0.337 0.482 0.685 1.167 28 30 2 1 9 28 25 13 8
Tyler Keenan 0.299 0.408 0.557 0.965 16 29 2 1 7 40 12 17 1
Cole Zabowski 0.284 0.352 0.463 0.815 20 27 5 0 4 19 8 18 4
Cooper Johnson 0.273 0.363 0.439 0.802 13 18 5 0 2 10 8 11 1
Grae Kessinger 0.262 0.367 0.364 0.731 27 28 8 0 1 17 17 14 6
Anthony Servideo 0.246 0.447 0.319 0.766 25 17 5 0 0 13 23 20 7

Ole Miss Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA

Arkansas Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Jacob Nesbit 0.337 0.396 0.410 0.806 17 28 3 0 1 20 9 19 4
Heston Kjerstad 0.327 0.407 0.529 0.936 21 34 4 1 5 17 7 24 3
Trevor Ezell 0.315 0.426 0.506 0.932 24 28 6 1 3 15 17 18 9
Dominic Fletcher 0.312 0.407 0.559 0.966 22 29 11 0 4 19 16 17 1
Jack Kenley 0.309 0.433 0.531 0.964 25 25 2 2 4 19 17 19 5
Christian Franklin 0.284 0.365 0.473 0.838 14 21 3 1 3 25 9 18 6
Casey Martin 0.243 0.319 0.467 0.786 24 26 9 0 5 19 9 26 7
Casey Opitz 0.218 0.430 0.255 0.685 14 12 2 0 0 12 20 12 5

Arkansas Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Isaiah Campbell 5 0 1.93 0 0 37.1 28 11 8 5 51 0.207

NCAA RPI

Ole Miss:

43

Arkansas:

4

Ole Miss Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Jacob Adams IF L/R 5′-9″ 170 Sr. Conway AR
2 Ryan Olenek OF/IF R/R 6′-4″ 190 Sr. Winter Park FL
3 Servideo Anthony IF L/R 5′-10″ 170 So. Jupiter FL
4 Knox Loposer C R/R 5′-10″ 195 Fr. Madison MS
6 Thomas Dillard OF/C S/R 6′-0″ 230 Jr. Oxford MS
7 Josh Hall OF L/R 5′-9″ 185 Fr. Birmingham AL
8 Justin Bench IF R/R 6′-0″ 180 Fr. Redington Beach FL
9 Michael Spears OF R/R 5′-11″ 190 So. Winter Park FL
10 Tyler Keenan IF L/R 6′-3″ 240 So. Clayton NC
11 Chase Cockrell IF/OF R/R 6′-4″ 225 Sr. Bastrop LA
12 Greer Holston RHP R/R 6′-4″ 220 Jr. Long Beach MS
13 Cooper Johnson C R/R 6′-0″ 215 Jr. Munedelein IL
14 Cole Zabowski IF L/L 6′-5″ 240 Jr. Lawrenceville GA
15 Grae Kessinger IF R/R 6′-2″ 200 Jr. Oxford MS
17 Gunnar Hoglund RHP/IF L/R 6′-4″ 225 Fr. Hudson FL
18 Connor Green RHP R/R 6′-4″ 225 Sr. Collierville TN
19 Hunter Nabors C R/R 5′-11″ 215 Jr. Montevallo AL
20 Will Ethridge RHP R/R 6′-5″ 240 Jr. Liburn GA
21 Jordan Fowler LHP L/L 6′-3″ 180 So. Union City TN
22 Kaleb Hill LHP R/L 6′-1″ 220 Fr. Pine Bluff AR
24 Zack Phillips LHP L/L 6′-0″ 170 Jr. Texarkana AR
25 Tim Elko IF/OF R/R 6′-4″ 225 So. Lutz FL
26 Doug Nikhazy LHP/OF L/L 5′-10″ 200 Fr. Windermere FL
27 Taylor Broadway RHP R/R 5′-11″ 205 Jr. Cypress TX
28 Austin Miller RHP R/R 6’7″ 225 Jr. North Liberty IA
29 Max Cioffi RHP R/R 6′-4″ 220 So. Chicago IL
31 Colin Coates RHP R/R 6′-0″ 205 Sr. Nesbit MS
32 Michael Fitzsimmons IF R/R 6′-1″ 230 R-Sr. Eads TN
34 Tyler Myers RHP R/R 6′-1″ 190 Jr. Houston TX
35 Kevin Graham IF L/R 6′-0″ 195 Fr. OÂ’Fallon MO
38 Logan Savell RHP R/R 6′-4″ 180 Fr. Madison MS
39 Jacob Steinberg RHP R/R 6′-2″ 225 Fr. Darnestown MD
40 Houston Roth RHP R/R 6′-3″ 220 Jr. Oxford MS
41 Pierce Smith LHP L/L 6′-5″ 220 Sr. Marietta GA
44 Carl Gindl OF L/R 5′-10″ 185 So. Cantonment FL
58 Ray Falk RHP R/R 6′-3″ 220 Jr. Pacifica CA
65 Parker Caracci RHP R/R 6′-0″ 205 R-Jr. Jackson MS

Arkansas Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
4 Trevor Ezell INF S/R 5′-8″ 200 R-Sr. Bryant AR
3 Zack Gregory INF L/R 5′-10″ 175 Fr. Keller TX
5 Jacob Nesbit INF R/R 6′-0″ 175 R-Fr. Coppell TX
7 Jack Kenley INF L/R 6′-0″ 185 Jr Germantown TN
8 Jordan McFarland INF/OF R/R 6′-3″ 220 Jr. Waterloo IL
10 Matt Goodheart INF/OF L/R 6′-1″ 180 So. Magnolia AR
12 Casey Opitz C S/R 5′-11″ 175 So. Centennial CO
13 Connor Noland RHP R/R 6′-2″ 215 Fr. Greenwood AR
14 Caleb Denny INF L/R 6′-2″ 195 Fr. Owasso OK
15 Casey Martin INF R/R 5′-11″ 175 So. Lonoke AR
16 Andrew Stanley C R/R 5′-9″ 180 Fr. Searcy AR
17 Trey Harris OF R/R 5′-10″ 165 Fr. Little Rock AR
18 Heston Kjerstad OF L/R 6′-3″ 200 So. Amarillo TX
19 Coby Boulware INF R/R 5′-9″ 170 So. Anthem AZ
20 Elijah Trest RHP L/R 6′-3″ 205 Fr. White Oak TX
21 Jacob Burton RHP R/R 6′-0″ 185 Fr. Diana TX
22 Curtis Washington,Jr. OF/INF R/R 6′-2″ 165 Fr. West Memphis AR
24 Dominic Fletcher OF L/L 5′-9″ 175 Jr. Cypress CA
25 Christian Franklin OF R/R 5′-11″ 180 Fr. Overland Park KS
26 Travis Hester RHP R/R 6′-2″ 195 Fr. College Station TX
27 Dillon Lifrieri OF/INF R/R 6′-0″ 190 Fr. Wilton CT
28 Kole Ramage RHP R/R 6′-1″ 195 So. Southlake TX
29 Marshall Denton RHP R/R 5′-11″ 160 R-So. Beebe AR
31 Caleb Bolden RHP R/R 6′-2″ 170 So. Texarkana TX
32 Matt Cronin LHP L/L 6′-2″ 195 Jr. Navarre FL
33 Patrick Wicklander LHP R/L 6′-1″ 175 Fr. San Jose CA
34 Steven Sanchez LHP L/L 6’7″ 240 Fr. Mundelein IL
35 Jacob Kostyshock RHP R/R 6′-4″ 175 Jr. O’Fallon MO
37 Caden Monke LHP L/L 6′-3″ 160 Fr. Mt. Olive IL
39 Evan Taylor LHP L/L 6′-4″ 235 Fr. Florence AL
45 Kevin Kopps RHP R/R 6′-0″ 195 R-Jr. Sugar Land TX
44 Collin Taylor RHP R/R 5′-11″ 220 R-So. Florence AL
48 Zack Plunkett C R/R 6′-2″ 225 R-Sr. Hurst TX
46 Carter Sells RHP R/R 6′-0″ 195 Fr. Brentwood TN
49 Liam Henry LHP L/L 6′-2″ 180 Fr. Kansas City MO
54 Will Barker RHP R/R 6′-2″ 185 Fr. Sherwood AR
55 Isaiah Campbell RHP R/R 6′-4″ 225 R-Jr. Olathe KS
57 Cody Scroggins RHP R/R 6′-0″ 195 R-Jr. Bentonville AR
88 Zebulon Vermillion RHP L/R 6′-4″ 185 So. Prairie Village KS

Schedule/Results

Ole Miss

Arkansas

Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs Wright State W 10-1
Feb 16 vs Wright State L 9-5
Feb 17 vs Wright State Cancelled
Feb 20 vs Arkansas State W 15-3
Feb 22 @ Tulane W 6-4
Feb 23 @ Tulane L 13-12
Feb 24 @ Tulane W 6-3
Feb 26 vs UT Martin W 12-6
Mar 1 vs Long Beach St W 7-2
Mar 2 vs Long Beach St W 7-6
Mar 3 vs Long Beach St W 5-3
Mar 5 vs Little Rock W 11-8
Mar 6 vs East Carolina L 3-2
Mar 8 vs UAB W 15-9
Mar 9 vs UAB W 13-4
Mar 10 vs UAB W 2-1
Mar 12 @ Louisville L 4-3
Mar 13 @ Louisville L 10-8
Mar 15 vs Alabama W 1-0
Mar 16 vs Alabama L 8-6
Mar 17 vs Alabama W 12-2
Mar 19 vs Ark-Pine Bluff W 12-2
20-Mar vs Ark-Pine Bluff W 25-0
Mar 22 @ Missouri L 2-1
Mar 23 @ Missouri W 3-0
Mar 24 @ Missouri L 8-5
Mar 27 @ Memphis W 9-6
Mar 29 @ Arkansas
Mar 30 @ Arkansas
Mar 31 @ Arkansas
31-Mar vs North Alabama
Apr 5 vs Florida
Apr 6 vs Florida
Apr 7 vs Florida
Apr 9 vs Southern Miss
Apr 12 vs Kentucky
Apr 13 vs Kentucky
Apr 14 vs Kentucky
Apr 16 vs Memphis
Apr 18 @ Auburn
Apr 19 @ Auburn
Apr 20 @ Auburn
Apr 23 vs Mississippi St
Apr 25 vs Texas A&M
Apr 26 vs Texas A&M
Apr 27 vs Texas A&M
May 1 @ Southern Miss
May 3 @ LSU
May 4 @ LSU
May 5 @ LSU
May 10 vs Mississippi St
May 11 vs Mississippi St
May 12 vs Mississippi St
May 14 @ Arkansas State
May 16 @ Tennessee
May 17 @ Tennessee
May 18 @ Tennessee
Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs E Illinois W 15-7
Feb 16 vs E Illinois W 12-3
Feb 17 vs E Illinois W 3-2
Feb 21 @ USC W 6-3
Feb 22 @ USC W 8-6
Feb 23 @ USC L 6-4
Feb 27 vs Memphis W 10-3
Mar 1 vs Stony Brook W 3-1
Mar 2 vs Stony Brook W 4-3
Mar 3 vs Stony Brook W 15-7
Mar 5 vs Charlotte Cancelled
Mar 6 vs Charlotte W 9-2
Mar 8 vs La Tech W 4-2
Mar 9 vs La Tech L 12-7
Mar 10 vs La Tech W 11-0
Mar 12 vs W Illinois W 8-0
Mar 13 vs W Illinois W 11-1
Mar 15 vs Missouri W 2-0
Mar 16 vs Missouri W 4-3
Mar 17 vs Missouri W 3-2
Mar 19 @ Texas W 11-4
Mar 20 @ Texas L 7-6
Mar 22 @ Alabama W 12-3
Mar 23 @ Alabama L 10-0
Mar 24 @ Alabama W 10-2
Mar 26 @ Missouri State W 8-2
Mar 29 vs Ole Miss
Mar 30 vs Ole Miss
Mar 31 vs Ole Miss
Apr 2 vs Little Rock
Apr 4 @ Auburn
Apr 5 @ Auburn
Apr 6 @ Auburn
Apr 9 vs Oral Roberts
Apr 12 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 13 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 14 @ Vanderbilt
Apr 16 vs Ark-Pine Bluff
Apr 18 vs Mississippi St
Apr 19 vs Mississippi St
Apr 20 vs Mississippi St
Apr 23 vs Northwestern St
Apr 24 vs Northwestern St
Apr 26 vs Tennessee
Apr 27 vs Tennessee
Apr 28 vs Tennessee
Apr 30 vs Grambling
May 3 @ Kentucky
May 4 @ Kentucky
May 5 @ Kentucky
May 9 vs LSU
May 10 vs LSU
May 11 vs LSU
May 16 @ Texas A&M
May 17 @ Texas A&M
May 18 @ Texas A&M

Ole Miss-Arkansas Prediction

Ole Miss and the Hogs tangle in Fayetteville. The Rebels have had a very favorable first two SEC series (at MO, vs. @Bama). Things are about to get a little bumpier. Losing a series at Missouri indicates some vulnerabilities in Ole Miss, particularly batting. Arkansas is probably one of top two teams in the SEC and among the best in the nation. Arkansas 3 wins, Ole Miss 0 wins.

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