Preview: Ole Miss Baseball vs. Murray State Racers in Pivotal Midweek Matchup

OXFORD, Miss. – No. 17 Ole Miss Baseball (29-12, 10-8 SEC) hosts Murray State (24-16, 10-5 MVC) Tuesday night in a 2025 Oxford Regional rematch at Swayze Field. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.

LEADING OFF
- Ole Miss has won 10 of their last 12 games after taking two of three in a road series against Tennessee last weekend.
- Tristan Bissetta was named Co-SEC Player of the Week for his performance last week. He hit a home run in each game the Rebels played last week, hitting .500 with four home runs, three doubles, 10 RBI, and seven runs scored.
- Cade Townsend was named Co-SEC Pitcher of the Week for his performance last week. He put together his third-consecutive quality start, taking a no-hit bid into the sixth inning. He allowed just four baserunners while striking out seven.
- Over his last 12 games, Hayden Federico has hit .515 (17-for-33) with eight walks, four HBPs, 10 RBI, and six runs scored.
- Judd Utermark and Tristan Bissetta have combined to hit 34 of Ole Miss' 64 (53%) home runs this season.
- Cade Townsend now owns the second-lowest ERA (1.73), the third-lowest WHIP (0.91), and the fourth-lowest hits per nine innings (6.05) in the SEC.
- Hunter Elliott is ranked sixth in the SEC in strikeouts with 73 punchouts on the season.
- The Ole Miss pitching staff has struck out 463 batters, second-most in the SEC and fifth in the NCAA. Their K/9 of 11.7 is the second-highest in the SEC and their ERA of 3.88 is the fifth-lowest in the conference.

PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP
RHP Owen Kelly (1-1, 3.66 ERA) vs. RHP Preston Chaudoin (0-0, 3.60 ERA)

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Tuesday's game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ with Jake Hromada (PxP) and Keith Kessinger (analyst) on the call.

Fans can listen to all Ole Miss Baseball games, home and away, on the Ole Miss Radio Network with David Kellum (PxP) and Brad Henderson (analyst) on the call.