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 this series and predicts the series winner.

By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff

Calvin Harris of Ole Miss
Calvin Harris of Ole Miss
Baum-Walker Stad. (10,737)
Baum-Walker Stad. (10,737)
Robert Moore of Arkansas
Robert Moore of Arkansas

Series Schedule April 29-1 May

  Day Start Time (ET) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 7:30 PM SEC Network+ Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 8:00 PM ESPN2 Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 1:00 PM ESPN Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Hitting

  BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR SF BB Bunts SB
Ole Miss 0.279 0.377 308 360 72 7 70 23 183 2 27
Arkansas 0.283 0.391 302 382 81 10 60 18 208 9 38

Pitching & Fielding

  ERA K/9 OBA HA/9 HB SWR WHIP HR BB/9 DP F%
Ole Miss 5.00 10.9 0.253 8.89 38 2.70 1.44 43 4.05 14 0.967
Arkansas 3.33 10.8 0.219 7.15 41 2.76 1.23 24 3.92 32 0.983

Statistical Leaders

Ole Miss Batting Leaders

Player Team AVG OBP H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Tim Elko Ole Miss 0.307 0.412 43 3 0 16 48 24 2
Justin Bench Ole Miss 0.306 0.395 45 9 0 2 27 14 4
Jacob Gonzalez Ole Miss 0.289 0.446 39 8 2 14 36 36 3
Kemp Alderman Ole Miss 0.288 0.378 32 11 0 5 19 14 1
TJ McCants Ole Miss 0.269 0.369 29 3 1 5 22 17 8
Reagan Burford Ole Miss 0.267 0.331 27 8 0 3 19 11 2
Peyton Chatagnier Ole Miss 0.222 0.275 30 4 2 6 27 8 5

Ole Miss Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA APP GS SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Dylan DeLucia Ole Miss 3 0 4.40 12 3 1 43.0 40 22 21 10 41 0.241
Derek Diamond Ole Miss 3 3 6.29 11 9 0 44.1 47 34 31 10 41 0.257

Arkansas Batting Leaders

Player Team AVG OBP H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Michael Turner Arkansas 0.338 0.410 48 10 1 5 33 18 0
Chris Lanzilli Arkansas 0.314 0.425 44 6 0 5 20 21 3
Cayden Wallace Arkansas 0.304 0.402 49 11 1 6 36 26 10
Jalen Battles Arkansas 0.304 0.367 45 9 1 7 26 15 1
Brady Slavens Arkansas 0.279 0.344 38 7 3 10 42 15 1
Zack Gregory Arkansas 0.276 0.475 24 6 0 5 15 26 4
Peyton Stovall Arkansas 0.273 0.373 36 6 0 3 16 16 1
Braydon Webb Arkansas 0.245 0.390 27 2 0 9 24 23 7
Robert Moore Arkansas 0.232 0.388 33 13 2 4 30 26 5

Arkansas Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA APP GS SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Connor Noland Arkansas 5 2 2.54 10 10 0 60.1 45 19 17 14 74 0.205
Hagen Smith Arkansas 6 2 3.83 10 10 0 51.2 42 23 22 26 53 0.226
Jaxon Wiggins Arkansas 5 1 5.55 10 10 0 48.2 44 30 30 28 57 0.238

Massey College Baseball Ranking Composite

Ole Miss:

48

Arkansas:

5

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

Arkansas Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
38 Mark Adamiak RHP 6′-4″ 230 R-So. Shawnee KS
2 Jalen Battles INF 6′-2″ 205 Sr. San Antonio TX
8 Jace Bohrofen OF 6′-2″ 200 So. Oklahoma City OK
59 Issac Bracken RHP 6′-0″ 195 Grad. Berthoud CO
46 Tyler Cacciatori RHP 6′-6″ 235 R-Fr. Sheridan AR
31 Dylan Carter RHP 6′-2″ 205 Jr. Bentonville AR
16 Gabe D’Arcy OF 6′-3″ 225 Fr. San Clemente CA
5 Kendall Diggs INF 6′-1″ 200 Fr. Olathe KS
37 Jake Faherty RHP 6′-3″ 180 Fr. Georgetown KY
58 Evan Gray RHP 6′-4″ 205 R-So. Swansea IL
3 Zack Gregory OF 5′-10″ 185 R-Jr. Keller TX
34 Nick Griffin LHP 6′-4″ 195 R-Fr. Monticello AR
18 Chris Lanzilli INF/OF 6′-2″ 225 Grad. Stoneham MA
15 Dylan Leach C 5′-11″ 200 So. Carthage TX
29 Austin Ledbetter RHP 6′-1″ 190 Fr. Bryant AR
50 Matthew Magre LHP 6′-1″ 210 So. Fayetteville AR
41 Will McEntire RHP 6′-4″ 225 R-So. Bryant AR
1 Robert Moore INF 5′-9″ 170 Jr. Leawood KS
32 Zack Morris LHP 6′-3″ 220 Jr. Cabot AR
27 Nick Moten RHP 6′-1″ 210 Fr. Florissant MO
13 Connor Noland RHP 6′-2″ 210 Sr. Greenwood AR
36 Peyton Pallette RHP 6′-1″ 180 Jr. Benton AR
43 Miller Pleimann RHP 6′-4″ 200 R-Jr. Fayetteville AR
4 Jude Putz INF 6′-0″ 170 Fr. Loch Loyd MO
28 Kole Ramage RHP 6′-1″ 205 R-Sr. Southlake TX
17 Brady Slavens INF/OF 6′-3″ 205 Sr. Olathe KS
33 Hagen Smith LHP 6′-3″ 210 Fr. Bullard TX
44 Max Soliz Jr. C/OF 6′-5″ 220 Fr. Madison AL
55 Gabriel Starks RHP 6′-1″ 220 So. Pine Bluff AR
10 Peyton Stovall INF 5′-11″ 190 Fr. Haughton LA
39 Evan Taylor LHP 6′-4″ 250 Sr. Florence AL
48 Heston Tole RHP 6′-6″ 210 So. Wichita Falls TX
35 Vincent Trapani RHP 6′-1″ 225 Fr. Eau Claire WI
20 Elijah Trest RHP 6′-3″ 225 Sr. White Oak TX
12 Michael Turner C/INF 6′-2″ 205 Grad. Warren OH
25 Brady Tygart RHP 6′-2″ 205 Fr. Hernando MS
9 Drake Varnado INF 6′-1″ 175 Fr. Port Neches TX
88 Zebulon Vermillion RHP 6′-5″ 230 R-Sr. Prairie Village KS
7 Cayden Wallace INF/OF 6′-1″ 205 Grad. Greenbrier AR
24 Braydon Webb OF 6′-0″ 200 Grad. McKinney TX
22 Jaxon Wiggins RHP 6′-6″ 225 So. Roland 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 2 Ole Miss 8 SEC Network+
14-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 9 South Carolina 1 SEC Network+
15-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 2 South Carolina 4 SEC Network+
16-Apr 2:00 PM ET Ole Miss 8 South Carolina 9 SEC Network+
19-Apr 7:30 PM ET SE Missouri St 13 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network+
21-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St 2 Ole Miss 4 SEC Network
22-Apr 7:30 PM ET Mississippi St 10 Ole Miss 8 SEC Network+
23-Apr 4:30 PM ET Mississippi St 7 Ole Miss 6 ESPN2
26-Apr 7:00 PM ET Ole Miss 5 Mississippi St 2 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

Arkansas Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb 4:00 PM ET Illinois State 3 Arkansas 2 SEC Network+
19-Feb Illinois State 1 Arkansas 5 SEC Network+
20-Feb 2:00 PM ET Illinois State 2 Arkansas 4 SEC Network+
25-Feb 8:00 PM ET Arkansas 5 Indiana 2 SEC Network+
26-Feb 7:00 PM ET Stanford PPD Arkansas PPD SEC Network+
27-Feb 7:00 PM ET Stanford 5 Arkansas 0 SEC Network+
2-Mar 4:00 PM ET Omaha 3 Arkansas 15 SEC Network+
4-Mar 4:00 PM ET SE Louisiana 7 Arkansas 3 SEC Network+
5-Mar 3:00 PM ET SE Louisiana 1 Arkansas 11 SEC Network+
6-Mar 2:00 PM ET SE Louisiana PPD Arkansas PPD SEC Network+
10-Mar 4:00 PM ET UIC 4 Arkansas 12 SEC Network+
10-Mar 4:00 PM ET UIC 4 Arkansas 5 SEC Network+
11-Mar 4:00 PM ET UIC Arkansas SEC Network+
12-Mar 3:00 PM ET UIC 1 Arkansas 10 SEC Network+
13-Mar 1:30 PM ET UIC 8 Arkansas 10 SEC Network+
15-Mar 7:30 PM ET Grambling 1 Arkansas 14 SEC Network+
16-Mar 5:00 PM ET Grambling 3 Arkansas 13 SEC Network+
18-Mar 7:30 PM ET Kentucky 2 Arkansas 6 SEC Network+
19-Mar 7:30 PM ET Kentucky 9 Arkansas 3 SEC Network+
20-Mar 3:00 PM ET Kentucky 1 Arkansas 3 SEC Network+
23-Mar 4:00 PM ET Omaha PPD Arkansas PPD SEC Network+
25-Mar 7:00 PM ET Arkansas 7 Missouri 5 SEC Network+
26-Mar 3:00 PM ET Arkansas 5 Missouri 7 SEC Network
27-Mar 2:00 PM ET Arkansas 6 Missouri 4 SEC Network+
29-Mar 7:30 PM ET Little Rock 8 Arkansas 16 SEC Network+
29-Mar 5:00 PM ET Little Rock 8 Arkansas 16 SEC Network+
1-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St 1 Arkansas 8 SEC Network
2-Apr 7:30 PM ET Mississippi St 5 Arkansas 12 SEC Network+
3-Apr 3:00 PM ET Mississippi St 5 Arkansas 3 SEC Network+
5-Apr TBA C Arkansas 9 Arkansas 21 SEC Network+
7-Apr 7:00 PM ET Arkansas 8 Florida 1 SEC Network
8-Apr 7:30 PM ET Arkansas 2 Florida 7 SEC Network+
9-Apr 3:00 PM ET Arkansas 7 Florida 9 SEC Network+
12-Apr 7:30 PM ET AR-Pine Bluff 0 Arkansas 6 SEC Network+
13-Apr 5:00 PM ET AR-Pine Bluff 0 Arkansas 15 SEC Network+
14-Apr 7:30 PM ET LSU 4 Arkansas 5 SEC Network+
15-Apr 7:00 AM ET LSU 0 Arkansas 4 SEC Network
16-Apr 3:00 PM ET LSU 2 Arkansas 6 SEC Network+
19-Apr 7:30 PM ET Arkansas State 1 Arkansas 10 SEC Network+
20-Apr 5:00 PM ET Arkansas State 3 Arkansas 10 SEC Network+
22-Apr 8:30 PM ET Arkansas 1 Texas A&M 2 SEC Network
23-Apr 3:00 PM ET Arkansas 3 Texas A&M 1 SEC Network+
24-Apr 2:00 PM ET Arkansas 10 Texas A&M 11 SEC Network+
26-Apr 7:00 PM ET C Arkansas 1 Arkansas 2 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
3-May 7:30 PM ET Missouri State Arkansas SEC Network+
6-May 7:00 PM ET Arkansas Auburn SEC Network+
7-May 5:30 PM ET Arkansas Auburn SEC Network
8-May 2:00 PM ET Arkansas Auburn SEC Network+
13-May 7:30 PM ET Vanderbilt Arkansas SEC Network+
14-May 7:30 PM ET Vanderbilt Arkansas SEC Network+
15-May 3:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Arkansas SEC Network+
19-May TBA Arkansas Alabama SEC Network+
20-May TBA Arkansas Alabama SEC Network+
21-May TBA Arkansas Alabama SEC Network+
May 24-29 SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Ole Miss-Arkansas Series Prediction

Ole Miss (6-12) at Arkansas (12-6)
Ole Miss has had Arkansas’ number in this series, winning four of the last five and seven of the last nine. Arkansas did win last year in Oxford and is seeking its first home series win over the Rebels since 2015. It’s been a tightly contested series over the last 29 seasons with Arkansas holding a 15-14 series lead and a 44-43 lead in regular season games played. The series is even at 7-7 in Fayetteville. Arkansas hasn’t won back-to-back series over Ole Miss since 2010-11. The Rebels last swept the Hogs in 2016 in Oxford and 2009 in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks posted their last sweep in 2002 in Oxford and last swept in Fayetteville in 1999.

Ole Miss has dropped its last three SEC series and is 1-8 through three conference home series to sit at 6-12 in the standings. The Rebels haven’t been 6-12 since 1998 and it’s only the fourth time since then that they have been below .500 after six weeks of conference play (1998, 2000, 2015, 2022). Ole Miss does have a pair of SEC road series wins this season over Auburn and Kentucky. The Rebels are seeking to win three SEC road series for the first time since 2014 when it went 3-2.

Arkansas finds itself in a familiar position, either being tied for first or holding down second place in the overall SEC standings after six weeks of conference play each of the last five seasons. For the fourth time in the last five seasons, Arkansas holds a 12-6 mark or better. The Razorbacks return home where they have built an 11-series SEC home winning streak. In fact, they have only lost one home series the last four seasons, posting a 17-1 SEC home series record. Arkansas has swept LSU and Kentucky this season at Baum Stadium and owns an 8-1 record in conference home games. (Source: SEC)

This is one that won’t be hard to predict. Ole Miss, after being picked by some to contend for or even win the national title, has been a train wreck. Ole Miss could steal a win but I doubt it. Arkansas, while nowhere near Tennessees’s prowess, is locked in as the league’s No. 2 team. They don’t lose often at home.

Arkansas 3 wins, Ole Miss 0 wins

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