SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Tennessee

Tennessee-Ole Miss

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

Ryan Olenek, Ole Miss
Ryan Olenek, Ole Miss
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Jay Charleston, Tennessee
Jay Charleston, Tennessee

Series Schedule May 16-18

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 5:30 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 2 Friday 5:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 3 Saturday 1:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Ole Miss 0.286 0.392 384 518 92 8 56 338 271 18 82
Tennessee 0.266 0.373 338 465 102 10 48 295 268 13 98

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Ole Miss 4.35 472 0.259 462 261 225 166 99 6 49 0.976
Tennessee 3.63 487 0.237 415 209 189 150 66 7 52 0.981

Statistical Leaders

Ole Miss Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Ryan Olenek 0.358 0.424 0.453 0.877 38 64 12 1 1 29 10 16 7
Grae Kessinger 0.349 0.440 0.482 0.922 55 76 17 0 4 39 32 25 14
Cole Zabowski 0.305 0.364 0.522 0.886 39 62 14 0 10 42 17 49 6
Tyler Keenan 0.299 0.429 0.517 0.946 33 60 6 1 12 56 37 40 2
Thomas Dillard 0.292 0.441 0.503 0.944 45 54 5 2 10 45 49 38 13
Anthony Servideo 0.286 0.420 0.369 0.789 51 48 9 1 1 20 35 42 20
Cooper Johnson 0.277 0.368 0.458 0.826 29 43 10 0 6 24 19 32 3

Ole Miss Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Will Ethridge 5 5 2.82 0 0 67.0 58 27 21 22 58 0.235
Doug Nikhazy 6 3 3.20 0 1 64.2 56 24 23 22 64 0.236

Tennessee Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Al Soularie 0.369 0.473 0.649 1.122 45 62 12 1 11 44 30 34 7
Andre Lipcius 0.294 0.394 0.588 0.982 46 60 15 0 15 53 29 27 8
Jake Rucker 0.288 0.373 0.359 0.732 23 44 9 1 0 25 17 18 3
Evan Russell 0.284 0.393 0.468 0.861 25 40 11 0 5 35 26 37 4
Ricky Martinez 0.274 0.352 0.384 0.736 32 52 16 1 1 24 16 39 10
Justin Ammons 0.258 0.368 0.355 0.723 42 48 7 1 3 19 31 41 20
Jay Charleston 0.227 0.322 0.276 0.598 40 46 8 1 0 22 26 36 36

Tennessee Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Garrett Stallings 7 3 3.46 1 0 83.1 91 37 32 13 91 0.273
Garrett Crochet 4 3 4.29 0 3 56.2 58 30 27 19 71 0.267
Zach Linginfelter 6 4 4.73 0 0 64.2 53 37 34 23 68 0.225

NCAA RPI

Ole Miss:

29

Tennessee:

10

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

Tennessee Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Brodie Leftridge OF R/R 6′-1″ 175 Sr. Baltimore MD
2 Alex Sosnowski INF R/R 6′-1″ 190 R-Fr. Orange CA
4 Jay Charleston OF/INF R/R 5′-10″ 170 So. Longwood FL
5 Zach Daniels OF R/R 6′-1″ 190 Fr. Stockbridge GA
6 Evan Russell C/INF R/R 5′-11″ 190 Fr. Lexington TN
7 Cal Gobbell OF R/R 6′-0″ 190 R-Fr. Savannah TN
8 Brandon Chinea INF R/R 5′-8″ 165 So. Miami FL
9 Justin Ammons OF L/R 5′-10″ 180 So. Memphis TN
10 Pete Derkay UTL L/R 5′-11″ 210 So. Acworth GA
11 Will Heflin LHP L/L 5′-11″ 165 So. Morristown TN
12 Wyatt Stapp INF L/R 6′-1″ 180 Fr. Keller TX
13 Andre Lipcius INF R/R 6′-1″ 190 So. Williamsburg VA
14 Nick Woods INF R/R 6′-1″ 190 Fr. Chattanooga TN
15 Will Neely RHP R/R 5′-11″ 155 Jr. Knoxville TN
17 Connor Darling RHP R/R 6′-4″ 200 So. Suwanee GA
18 Chase Wallace RHP R/R 6′-2″ 195 Fr. Sevierville TN
19 Gunnar Ricketts OF L/R 5′-11″ 185 Fr. Chattanooga TN
20 Donovan Benoit RHP R/R 6′-4″ 190 Fr. Pensacola FL
21 Evan Gilliam OF R/R 5′-10″ 180 Fr. Lexington TN
23 Riley Watkins RHP R/R 6′-1″ 180 Fr. Eads TN
25 Zach Linginfelter RHP L/R 6′-5″ 220 So. Sevierville TN
26 Brandon Trammell INF/RHP L/R 6′-5″ 235 Fr. Knoxville TN
27 Garrett Stallings RHP R/R 6′-2″ 200 So. Chesapeake VA
28 Alex Harper-Cook LHP L/L 6′-2″ 180 R-So. Maryville TN
29 Daniel Vasquez RHP R/R 5′-10″ 175 Jr. El Cajon CA
30 Andrew Schultz RHP R/R 6′-4″ 195 So. Alpharetta GA
31 Benito Santiago C L/R 6′-0″ 190 Sr. Pembroke Pines FL
32 Sean Hunley RHP R/R 6′-4″ 220 Fr. Mount Juliet TN
33 Joshua Plummer RHP S/R 6′-3″ 205 Fr. Mechanicsville VA
34 Garrett Crochet LHP L/L 6′-5″ 210 Fr. Ocean Springs MS
35 Nico Mascia C S/R 5′-10″ 200 R-So. Knoxville TN
37 Richard Jackson RHP R/R 5′-11″ 185 R-Jr. Atlanta GA
40 Luc Lipcius INF/OF L/L 6′-2″ 215 So. Williamsburg VA
41 Sam Springer LHP L/L 6′-0″ 190 Fr. Knoxville TN
42 Reed Fell INF L/R 6′-1″ 165 Jr. Springdale AR
46 Redmond Walsh LHP L/L 5′-11″ 155 R-Fr. Louisville TN

Schedule/Results

Ole Miss

Tennessee

Date Opponent Score
15-Feb vs Wright State W 10-1
16-Feb vs Wright State L 9-5
17-Feb vs Wright State Cancelled
20-Feb vs Arkansas State W 15-3
22-Feb @ Tulane W 6-4
23-Feb @ Tulane L 13-12
24-Feb @ Tulane W 6-3
26-Feb vs UT Martin W 12-6
1-Mar vs Long Beach St W 7-2
2-Mar vs Long Beach St W 7-6
3-Mar vs Long Beach St W 5-3
5-Mar vs Little Rock W 11-8
6-Mar vs East Carolina L 3-2
8-Mar vs UAB W 15-9
9-Mar vs UAB W 13-4
10-Mar vs UAB W 2-1
12-Mar @ Louisville L 4-3
13-Mar @ Louisville L 10-8
15-Mar vs Alabama W 1-0
16-Mar vs Alabama L 8-6
17-Mar vs Alabama W 12-2
19-Mar vs Ark-Pine Bluff W 12-2
20-Mar-19 vs Ark-Pine Bluff W 25-0
22-Mar @ Missouri L 2-1
23-Mar @ Missouri W 3-0
24-Mar @ Missouri L 8-5
26-Mar @ Memphis W 9-6
29-Mar @ Arkansas L 5-3
30-Mar @ Arkansas W 4-3
31-Mar @ Arkansas W 10-5
2-Apr-19 vs North Alabama L 10-6
5-Apr vs Florida W 12-4
6-Apr vs Florida W 16-4
7-Apr vs Florida W 12-10
9-Apr vs Southern Miss W 11-2
12-Apr vs Kentucky W 8-2
13-Apr vs Kentucky L 4-1
14-Apr vs Kentucky L 4-2
16-Apr vs Memphis W 5-2
18-Apr @ Auburn L 7-4
19-Apr @ Auburn W 5-3
20-Apr @ Auburn L 6-5
23-Apr vs Mississippi St L 8-1
25-Apr vs Texas A&M W 5-4
26-Apr vs Texas A&M W 13-3
27-Apr vs Texas A&M W 3-2
1-May @ Southern Miss L 5-3
3-May @ LSU L 8-3
4-May @ LSU W 5-1
5-May @ LSU W 19-15
10-May vs Mississippi St L 2-0
11-May vs Mississippi St L 8-5
12-May vs Mississippi St L 11-5
14-May @ Arkansas State L 6-5
16-May @ Tennessee
17-May @ Tennessee
18-May @ Tennessee
Date Opponent Score
15-Feb vs Appalachian St W 6-0
16-Feb vs Appalachian St W 2-0
17-Feb vs Appalachian St W 3-0
19-Feb vs N Kentucky W 18-0
22-Feb vs Indiana W 5-1
23-Feb vs Indiana W 11-0
24-Feb vs Indiana W 5-3
26-Feb vs Liberty W 7-1
27-Feb vs Middle Tenn W 2-0
1-Mar @ UL Monroe W 7-2
2-Mar @ North Florida W 10-2
3-Mar @ W Kentucky W 6-3
5-Mar @ Troy W 11-2
8-Mar vs Fresno State W 8-3
9-Mar vs Fresno State W 13-9
10-Mar vs Fresno State L 10-7
12-Mar vs UNC Asheville W 8-4
13-Mar vs UNC Asheville W 7-2
15-Mar @ Auburn L 2-0
16-Mar @ Auburn L 5-2
17-Mar @ Auburn L 5-3
19-Mar @ ETSU W 5-1
22-Mar vs South Carolina W 15-5
23-Mar vs South Carolina L 3-2
24-Mar vs South Carolina W 6-3
26-Mar vs ETSU L 6-5
29-Mar @ Vanderbilt L 4-2
30-Mar @ Vanderbilt L 10-4
31-Mar @ Vanderbilt W 7-6
2-Apr vs Belmont W 6-2
5-Apr vs Mississippi St L 6-3
6-Apr vs Mississippi St W 2-1
7-Apr vs Mississippi St L 7-5
9-Apr vs Lipscomb W 11-2
11-Apr vs Georgia W 2-0
12-Apr vs Georgia W 3-0
13-Apr vs Georgia L 7-1
16-Apr vs Morehead State W 3-1
18-Apr @ Kentucky W 4-2
19-Apr @ Kentucky W 16-1
20-Apr @ Kentucky W 8-2
23-Apr vs Gardner-Webb W 5-0
26-Apr @ Arkansas L 11-9
27-Apr @ Arkansas L 15-3
28-Apr @ Arkansas L 4-3
3-May vs Missouri W 11-5
4-May vs Missouri L 6-2
5-May vs Missouri L 10-8
7-May vs Austin Peay W 9-4
10-May @ Florida L 10-9
11-May @ Florida W 8-7
12-May @ Florida W 5-4
14-May vs Tenn Tech W 15-5
16-May vs Ole Miss
17-May vs Ole Miss
18-May vs Ole Miss

Ole Miss-Tennessee Prediction

This is one of better, more important SEC series for this weekend. Ole Miss has fallen on hard times after a strong start to the season. The Rebels are kind of the head scratcher of the SEC this season. How do you win a series at Arkansas but lose a series at home to Kentucky? Neither team can really afford to lose this series. The Vols get the edge in fielding and pitching while Ole Miss has better hitting. You probably have to give Tennessee the edge in this one. Ole Miss has been in kind of a nose dive while the Vols are now the team no one wants to play. Tennessee 2 wins, Ole Miss 1 win.

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