SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at South Carolina

Ole Miss-South Carolina SEC baseball series preview

Ole Miss travels to South Carolina for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews this series and predicts the series winner.

By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff

Calvin Harris of Ole Miss
Calvin Harris of Ole Miss
Founders Park (8,242)
Founders Park (8,242)
Andrew Eyster of South Carolina
Andrew Eyster of South Carolina

Series Schedule April 14-16

  Day Start Time (ET) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 7:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets
Game 2 Friday 7:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets
Game 3 Saturday 1:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Hitting

  BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR SF BB Bunts SB
Ole Miss 0.280 0.384 261 281 58 6 54 20 155 2 25
South Carolina 0.263 0.370 191 266 42 3 28 13 147 10 35

Pitching & Fielding

  ERA K/9 OBA HA/9 HB SWR WHIP HR BB/9 DP F%
Ole Miss 4.87 11.1 0.251 8.82 27 2.74 1.43 30 4.04 13 0.964
South Carolina 5.43 10.0 0.266 9.41 29 2.20 1.55 40 4.56 16 0.976

Statistical Leaders

Ole Miss Batting Leaders

Player Team AVG OBP H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Tim Elko Ole Miss 0.299 0.419 32 3 0 13 43 21 1
Reagan Burford Ole Miss 0.298 0.354 25 8 0 2 15 9 2
Justin Bench Ole Miss 0.288 0.391 32 7 0 1 22 12 4
TJ McCants Ole Miss 0.286 0.376 24 3 1 4 19 13 7
Jacob Gonzalez Ole Miss 0.280 0.431 30 7 2 10 27 26 3
Peyton Chatagnier Ole Miss 0.234 0.289 26 4 2 5 26 7 5

Ole Miss Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA APP GS SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Jack Washburn Ole Miss 4 2 3.45 9 8 0 31 26 16 12 18 35 0.222
Derek Diamond Ole Miss 3 2 5.91 9 7 0 35 34 26 23 9 35 0.241

South Carolina Batting Leaders

Player Team AVG OBP H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Brandt Belk South Carolina 0.368 0.449 42 9 0 5 27 16 10
Andrew Eyster South Carolina 0.346 0.437 37 7 0 5 32 13 0
Braylen Wimmer South Carolina 0.320 0.355 41 6 0 3 23 5 7
Michael Braswell South Carolina 0.283 0.379 32 4 1 1 17 18 3
Kevin Madden South Carolina 0.270 0.348 31 1 1 4 18 10 4
Josiah Sightler South Carolina 0.213 0.330 17 5 0 4 8 10 1
Colin Burgess South Carolina 0.203 0.410 15 5 0 2 13 19 0

South Carolina Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA APP GS SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Will Sanders South Carolina 5 1 3.42 8 8 0 50 46 20 19 16 56 0.241
Aidan Hunter South Carolina 5 3 5.18 13 2 0 33 37 21 19 6 25 0.278
Noah Hall South Carolina 1 4 5.40 9 6 0 40 45 25 24 18 43 0.281

D1Baseball RPI

Ole Miss:

50

South Carolina:

60

Ole Miss Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
12 Kemp Alderman UT/RHP 6′-3″ 265 So. Decatur MS
43 Cole Baker RHP 6′-2″ 195 Jr. Hoover AL
8 Justin Bench IF/OF 6′-0″ 185 Sr. Redington Beach FL
6 Reagan Burford IF 6′-0″ 180 So. Germantown TN
55 Wes Burton RHP 6′-8″ 235 Jr. Santa Monica CA
1 Peyton Chatagnier IF/OF 5′-10″ 175 Jr. Cypress TX
22 Max Cioffi RHP 6′-4″ 220 Sr. Chicago IL
44 Dylan DeLucia RHP 6′-1″ 205 Jr. Port Orange FL
2 Derek Diamond RHP 6′-2″ 200 Jr. Ramano CA
39 Jack Dougherty RHP 6′-4″ 215 So. Collierville TN
13 Hayden Dunhurst C 5′-11″ 220 Jr. Carriere MS
25 Tim Elko IF/OF 6′-4″ 240 Sr. Lutz FL
26 Hunter Elliott LHP 6′-3″ 205 Fr. Tupelo MS
31 Luke Ellis LHP 6′-1″ 175 Fr. Somerville TN
27 John Gaddis LHP 6′-0″ 190 Sr. Corpus Christi TX
7 Jacob Gonzalez IF 6′-2″ 200 So. Glendora CA
35 Kevin Graham IF/OF 6′-1″ 195 Sr. O’fallon MO
20 Calvin Harris C/INF 6′-0″ 205 So. Peosta IA
37 Brandon Johnson RHP 6′-0″ 195 Sr.* Cottondale AL
46 Brayden Jones RHP 6′-0″ 185 Fr. Madison MS
24 Jackson Kimbrell LHP 6′-1″ 195 Jr. Birmingham AL
17 John Kramer OF 6′-1″ 215 Fr. Wildwood MO
9 Hayden Leatherwood OF 6′-1″ 200 Sr. Collierville TN
4 Knox Loposer C 5′-10″ 195 Sr.* Madison MS
34 Riley Maddox RHP 6′-1″ 185 Fr. Pearl MS
32 Noah Magee RHP 6′-0″ 220 Jr. Mount Olive MS
23 Josh Mallitz RHP 6′-3″ 195 So. Tampa FL
54 Tywone Malone IF 6′-4″ 315 Fr. Jamesburg NJ
16 TJ McCants IF 6′-3″ 190 So. Cantonment FL
21 Drew McDaniel RHP 6′-2″ 185 Jr. Lafayette LA
50 Blake McGehee RHP 6′-0″ 170 Fr. Tioga LA
18 Mitch Murrell RHP 6′-4″ 210 Jr. Ocean Springs MS
45 Mason Nichols RHP 6′-5″ 205 Fr. Jackson MS
19 Matt Parenteau RHP 6′-6″ 220 Jr. Carmel IN
3 Hudson Sapp OF 5′-10″ 190 R-Fr. Dawsonville GA
38 Logan Savell RHP 6′-4″ 185 R-Jr. Madison MS
14 Tim Simay IF 6′-0″ 160 Fr. Hoschton GA
28 Banks Tolley OF 6′-0″ 185 Jr. Madison MS
33 Ben Van Cleve IF 6′-3″ 265 Sr. Indianola MS
56 Jack Washburn RHP 6′-2″ 211 Jr. Webster WI
40 Garrett Wood IF 5′-11″ 175 Sr.* Claremore OK

South Carolina Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
36 Cade Austin RHP 6′-3″ 230 R-Fr. Chapin SC
29 Matthew Becker LHP 6′-3″ 200 Fr. Chapin SC
13 Brandt Belk OF 6′-5″ 180 Grad. Houston TX
18 Julian Bosnic LHP 6′-3″ 218 R-Jr. Lutz FL
7 Michael Braswell INF/RHP 6′-2″ 195 Fr. Mabelton GA
10 Colin Burgess C 5′-8″ 195 Jr. Lexington KY
21 Connor Cino OF 6′-1″ 206 So. Mt. Pleasant SC
44 Parker Coyne RHP 6′-2″ 210 5th Suwanee GA
31 David Cromer OF 6′-2″ 225 R-Fr. Lexington SC
26 Thad Ector OF 6′-2″ 195 Fr. Tyrone GA
24 Michael Esposito LHP 5′-10″ 190 Jr. Port Washington NY
11 Andrew Eyster OF 6′-3″ 220 5th Ocala FL
16 John Gilreath LHP 6′-0″ 179 5th Rock Hill SC
33 Noah Hall RHP 6′-0″ 190 Jr. Charlotte NC
34 James Hicks RHP 6′-2″ 190 Jr. Conway AR
20 Matt Hogan OF 6′-0″ 195 Sr. Melville NY
15 Carson Hornung INF 6′-3″ 210 Fr. Overland Park KS
38 Aidan Hunter RHP 6′-4″ 205 Fr. Summerville SC
14 Eli Jones RHP 6′-1″ 190 Fr. Peachtree City GA
22 Elijah Lambros OF 6′-2″ 195 Fr. Fredericksburg VA
5 Talmadge LeCroy UTL 6′-2″ 190 Fr. Belton SC
50 Kevin Madden INF 6′-1″ 215 Sr. Glenwood MD
23 Jack Mahoney RHP 6′-3″ 210 So. Arlington Heights IL
19 Cole Messina C 6′-0″ 215 Fr. Summerville SC
4 Jackson Phipps LHP 6′-5″ 225 So. Dallas GA
32 Will Sanders RHP 6′-6″ 215 So. Atlanta GA
12 Josiah Sightler INF/LHP 6′-5″ 235 Sr. Gaston SC
25 Sam Simpson RHP 6′-1″ 175 Fr. Carrollton GA
9 Evan Stone OF 6′-0″ 180 Fr. Irmo SC
40 Wesley Sweatt RHP 6′-3″ 225 Sr. Rock Hill SC
30 Brett Thomas RHP 6′-5″ 245 Jr. Atlanta GA
37 Cam Tringali RHP 6′-4″ 230 Gr. Columbia SC
28 Vytas Valincius INF 6′-4″ 230 Fr. Lockport IL
2 Jalen Vasquez INF 6′-0″ 170 So. North Charleston SC
45 CJ Weins RHP 6′-3″ 223 Sr. Lockport IL
3 Braylen Wimmer INF 6′-4″ 200 Jr. Yukon OK

Ole Miss Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb 5:00 PM ET Charleston So 3 Ole Miss 9 SEC Network+
19-Feb 2:30 PM ET Charleston So 1 Ole Miss 11 SEC Network+
20-Feb 2:30 PM ET Charleston So 2 Ole Miss 12 SEC Network+
22-Feb 5:00 PM ET Arkansas State PPD Ole Miss PPD SEC Network+
25-Feb 5:00 PM ET VCU 4 Ole Miss 10 SEC Network+
26-Feb 2:30 PM ET VCU Ole Miss SEC Network+
27-Feb 1:30 PM ET VCU 3 Ole Miss 14 SEC Network+
1-Mar 7:30 PM ET UL Monroe 2 Ole Miss 10 SEC Network+
2-Mar 5:00 PM ET UL Monroe 1 Ole Miss 11 SEC Network+
4-Mar 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 8 UCF 7
5-Mar 5:00 PM ET Ole Miss 0 UCF 1 SEC Network+
6-Mar 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss 9 UCF 1
8-Mar 7:30 PM ET Memphis PPD Ole Miss PPD SEC Network+
11-Mar 7:30 PM ET Oral Roberts 2 Ole Miss 16 SEC Network+
12-Mar 2:30 PM ET Oral Roberts PPD Ole Miss PPD SEC Network+
13-Mar 2:30 PM ET Oral Roberts 8 Ole Miss 4 SEC Network+
15-Mar 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 1 SE Louisiana 5
17-Mar 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 13 Auburn 6 SEC Network
18-Mar 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 5 Auburn 19 SEC Network+
19-Mar 3:00 PM ET Ole Miss 15 Auburn 2 SEC Network+
22-Mar 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 11 Memphis 8
25-Mar 7:30 PM ET Tennessee 12 Ole Miss 1 SEC Network+
26-Mar 8:00 PM ET Tennessee 10 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network
27-Mar 2:30 PM ET Tennessee 4 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network+
29-Mar 7:30 PM ET North Alabama 3 Ole Miss 20 SEC Network+
1-Apr TBA Ole Miss 2 Kentucky 1 SEC Network+
2-Apr TBA Ole Miss 2 Kentucky 9 SEC Network+
3-Apr 1:00 PM ET Ole Miss 10 Kentucky 1 SEC Network+
5-Apr TBA Ole Miss 7 Southern Miss 10
8-Apr 7:30 PM ET Alabama 7 Ole Miss 4 SEC Network+
9-Apr 3:00 PM ET Alabama 12 Ole Miss 10 SEC Network+
10-Apr 3:00 PM ET Alabama 7 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network
12-Apr 12:00 PM ET Murray State Ole Miss SEC Network+
14-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss South Carolina SEC Network+
15-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss South Carolina SEC Network+
16-Apr 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss South Carolina SEC Network+
19-Apr 7:30 PM ET SE Missouri St Ole Miss SEC Network+
21-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St Ole Miss SEC Network
22-Apr 7:30 PM ET Mississippi St Ole Miss SEC Network+
23-Apr 4:30 PM ET Mississippi St Ole Miss ESPN2
26-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Mississippi St SEC Network+
29-Apr 7:30 PM ET Ole Miss Arkansas SEC Network+
30-Apr 8:00 PM ET Ole Miss Arkansas ESPN2
1-May 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss Arkansas ESPN2
6-May 7:30 PM ET Missouri Ole Miss SEC Network+
7-May 5:00 PM ET Missouri Ole Miss SEC Network+
8-May 2:30 PM ET Missouri Ole Miss SEC Network+
11-May 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss Southern Miss
13-May 8:30 PM ET Ole Miss LSU ESPN2
14-May 3:00 PM ET Ole Miss LSU SEC Network
15-May 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss LSU SEC Network+
17-May TBA Ole Miss Arkansas State SEC Network+
19-May 7:30 PM ET Texas A&M Ole Miss SEC Network+
20-May 7:30 PM ET Texas A&M Ole Miss SEC Network+
21-May 2:30 PM ET Texas A&M Ole Miss SEC Network+
May 24-29 SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

South Carolina Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb 4:00 PM ET UNC Greensboro 7 South Carolina 9 SEC Network+
19-Feb 2:00 PM ET UNC Greensboro 5 South Carolina 4 SEC Network+
20-Feb 1:30 PM ET UNC Greensboro 7 South Carolina 8 SEC Network+
22-Feb 4:00 PM ET Winthrop 1 South Carolina 7 SEC Network+
25-Feb 4:00 PM ET G Washington 4 South Carolina 13 SEC Network+
26-Feb 2:00 PM ET G Washington 6 South Carolina 10 SEC Network+
27-Feb 1:30 PM ET G Washington PPD South Carolina PPD SEC Network+
1-Mar 6:00 PM ET South Carolina 9 Appalachian St 6 SEC Network+
4-Mar 7:00 PM ET Clemson 3 South Carolina 2 SEC Network+
5-Mar 4:00 PM ET South Carolina 2 Clemson 10 SEC Network+
6-Mar 3:00 PM ET South Carolina 2 Clemson 5 ACC Network
8-Mar 7:00 PM ET Xavier 15 South Carolina 7 SEC Network+
11-Mar 7:00 PM ET Texas PPD South Carolina PPD SEC Network+
11-Mar 7:00 PM ET Texas 9 South Carolina 5 SEC Network+
12-Mar 4:00 PM ET Texas 9 South Carolina 5 SEC Network+
13-Mar 1:30 PM ET Texas 9 South Carolina 5 SEC Network+
13-Mar 1:30 PM ET Texas 2 South Carolina 4 SEC Network+
15-Mar 7:00 PM ET Gardner-Webb 0 South Carolina 12 SEC Network+
18-Mar 6:30 PM ET South Carolina 3 Tennessee 7 SEC Network+
19-Mar 12:00 PM ET South Carolina 2 Tennessee 5 SEC Network
20-Mar 1:00 PM ET South Carolina 0 Tennessee 10 SEC Network+
22-Mar TBA South Carolina 3 The Citadel 4
24-Mar 8:00 PM ET Vanderbilt 10 South Carolina 0 ESPN2
25-Mar TBA Vanderbilt 2 South Carolina 8 SEC Network+
26-Mar TBA Vanderbilt 6 South Carolina 8 SEC Network+
29-Mar 7:00 PM ET Presbyterian 9 South Carolina 6 SEC Network+
1-Apr 7:00 PM ET South Carolina 4 Missouri 1 SEC Network+
2-Apr 3:00 PM ET South Carolina 7 Missouri 8 SEC Network+
3-Apr 2:00 PM ET South Carolina 3 Missouri 10 SEC Network+
6-Apr 7:00 PM ET South Carolina 15 North Carolina 2
8-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia 3 South Carolina 2 SEC Network+
9-Apr 4:00 PM ET Georgia 7 South Carolina 13 SEC Network+
10-Apr 12:00 PM ET Georgia 13 South Carolina 9 SEC Network
12-Apr 7:00 PM ET North Florida South Carolina SEC Network+
14-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss South Carolina SEC Network+
15-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss South Carolina SEC Network+
16-Apr 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss South Carolina SEC Network+
20-Apr 6:00 PM ET South Carolina Winthrop ESPN+
22-Apr 7:00 PM ET South Carolina Auburn SEC Network+
23-Apr 3:00 PM ET South Carolina Auburn SEC Network+
24-Apr 2:00 PM ET South Carolina Auburn SEC Network+
28-Apr 7:00 PM ET Alabama South Carolina SEC Network
29-Apr 7:00 PM ET Alabama South Carolina SEC Network+
30-Apr 12:00 PM ET Alabama South Carolina SEC Network
4-May 7:00 PM ET NC A&T South Carolina SEC Network
6-May 7:30 PM ET South Carolina Texas A&M SEC Network+
7-May 3:00 PM ET South Carolina Texas A&M SEC Network+
8-May 2:00 PM ET South Carolina Texas A&M SEC Network+
10-May 7:00 PM ET SC Upstate South Carolina SEC Network+
13-May TBA Kentucky South Carolina SEC Network+
14-May 12:00 PM ET Kentucky South Carolina SEC Network
15-May TBA Kentucky South Carolina SEC Network+
17-May 7:00 PM ET Charlotte South Carolina SEC Network+
19-May 7:00 PM ET South Carolina Florida SEC Network+
20-May 7:00 PM ET South Carolina Florida SEC Network+
21-May 2:00 PM ET South Carolina Florida SEC Network+
May 24-29 SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Ole Miss-South Carolina Series Prediction

Many college baseball “experts” projected Ole Miss to be the National Champion for 2022 but right now that prediction does not look very promising. This season has been crazy so far with Tennessee on an unheard-of terror run while last year’s conference powers, Mississippi State and Vandy have struggled for the most part. This series is another hard-to-pick trio of games. I’m going with the Gamecocks, who have looked improved so far.

South Carolina 2 wins, Ole Miss 1 win

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