The Crimson Tide and Rebels will meet for the 355th time on Friday evening in the Tide’s second-longest standing SEC series
4/6/2017
TUSCALOOSA, AL – Alabama travels to Oxford this weekend for a three-game series with Ole Miss. The series will be the Tide's second SEC road series of the season. The Crimson Tide and Rebels are slated for a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch on Friday night in the opener before a 3 p.m. CT start for the final two games of the weekend. The first two matchups will air live on SEC Network+ with the series finale showing nationally on SEC Network. The duo of Mike Morgan and Ben McDonald will call all the action on Sunday for the Network.
FOLLOW THE TIDE
Fans can follow this weekend's games via the below outlets:
Watch: SEC Network+ (Friday & Saturday) / SEC Network (Sunday)
Listen: 102.9 FM / CTSN / TuneIn App
Twitter: @AlabamaBSB
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
LEADING OFF
• Ole Miss welcomes the Crimson Tide to Oxford with a 17-12 overall record, including a 3-6 mark in conference play. The Rebels took down Southern Miss on Tuesday, 6-5, in an extra-innings affair that went 12 frames. Prior to the matchup with the Golden Eagles, Ole Miss was swept at home by rival Mississippi State across last weekend's series. The Rebels are 1-2 in SEC series this season, taking two-of-three from Vanderbilt to start conference play before falling, 1-2, at No. 19 Kentucky the next weekend.
• Alabama and Ole Miss will square off for the 355th time in series history when the two teams meet on Friday evening. The series with the Rebels is the second-oldest standing series with an SEC opponent with only Vanderbilt series dating back further. UA holds a 208-144-2 advantage over Ole Miss and maintains a 74-65-1 record in games played in Oxford. Alabama has won seven of the last 10 pairings, including taking two-of-three games from Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa last season from April 15-17. The last matchup in Oxford came from April 25-26, 2015, with the Rebels taking the first two games of the weekend in a doubleheader before the Tide salvaged the series with a 13-4 win on getaway day thanks to a dominant performance from Geoffrey Bramblett.
• The Crimson Tide will call on its pair of regular weekend starters in Dylan Duarte and Nick Eicholtz for the first two games of the series in Oxford, with Sunday's starter to be announced. Duarte, a sophomore left-hander, will take the hill in the series opener with the senior Eicholtz, a righty, getting the nod on Saturday.
• The Rebels will use a righty and a pair of left-handers this weekend. The series opener will feature sophomore right-hander James McArthur on Friday with junior lefty David Parkinson going on Saturday. In Sunday's series finale, Ole Miss will feature freshman southpaw Ryan Rolison.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY: UA.– Dylan Duarte (So., LHP) vs. UM – James McArthur (So., RHP)
SATURDAY: UA – Nick Eicholtz (Sr., RHP) vs. UM – David Parkinson (Jr., LHP)
SUNDAY: UA – TBA vs. UM – Ryan Rolison (Fr., LHP)
SERIES HISTORY – OLE MISS
• Alabama and Ole Miss will meet for the 355th time in series history when the two teams meet on Friday evening at Swayze Field. The series dates back to 1895 and is the second-longest running SEC series in Alabama history, trailing only Vanderbilt.
• The Crimson Tide holds the all-time advantage, 208-144-2, and maintains a 74-65-1 record in games played in Oxford.
• UA has won seven of the last 10 pairings, including taking two-of-three games from then-No. 8 Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa last season from April 15-17. The Rebels took game one of the weekend, 4-0, but the Crimson Tide rallied back for a 2-0 shutout of its own on Saturday before winning the series with a 7-2 victory on Sunday.
• Last season's series opener fell in favor of Ole Miss, 4-0, in a pitcher's duel. Junior Geoffrey Bramblett worked 7.0 innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits and three walks with eight strikeouts, but did not receive any run support in the 2-0 loss.
• Game two featured another shutout, this time in favor of the Crimson Tide, 2-0. Jake Walters and closer Thomas Burrows combined for the Tide's fourth shutout victory of the season. Walters worked 7.0 innings and allowed only four hits and one walk while striking out four batters for the win. Burrows followed with 2.0 innings to record his ninth save of the season.
• A six-run fifth inning proved the difference in Sunday's rubber match, as Alabama finished off the eighth-ranked Rebels by a score of 7-2. Nick Eicholtz earned his third win of the season thanks to 6.0 innings of one-run baseball. Reliever Dylan Duarte followed for 3.0 innings of work to earn his second save of the season.
• Alabama's starters recorded a 0.45 ERA (1 ER/20.0 IP) across the three games with Ole Miss last season, allowing a combined two runs (one earned) on 12 hits and six walks with 15 strikeouts.
• The last pairing in Oxford came from April 25-26, 2015, with the Rebels taking the first two games of the weekend in doubleheader on Saturday before the Tide salvaged the series with a 13-4 win on getaway day thanks to a dominant performance from Geoffrey Bramblett.
• Alabama came out on top in the first two meetings ever in 1895 and went on to win 13 straight contests before Ole Miss earned its first victory over the Crimson Tide in the third game of the series in 1907.
• Head coach Greg Goff has never faced Ole Miss during his career.
ON DECK
Alabama returns home after the weekend in Oxford to begin a five-game homestand at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The stretch begins with a midweek contest against UAB on Tuesday, April 11. The Tide and Blazers met already this season, with Alabama claiming a 4-1 win on March 21 at Regions Field in Birmingham. Following the midweek matchup, Alabama will welcome the Texas A&M Aggies to The Joe for a Thursday-Saturday series from April 13-15.
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RTR,
Diamond Tide :biga:
4/6/2017
TUSCALOOSA, AL – Alabama travels to Oxford this weekend for a three-game series with Ole Miss. The series will be the Tide's second SEC road series of the season. The Crimson Tide and Rebels are slated for a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch on Friday night in the opener before a 3 p.m. CT start for the final two games of the weekend. The first two matchups will air live on SEC Network+ with the series finale showing nationally on SEC Network. The duo of Mike Morgan and Ben McDonald will call all the action on Sunday for the Network.
FOLLOW THE TIDE
Fans can follow this weekend's games via the below outlets:
Watch: SEC Network+ (Friday & Saturday) / SEC Network (Sunday)
Listen: 102.9 FM / CTSN / TuneIn App
Twitter: @AlabamaBSB
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
LEADING OFF
• Ole Miss welcomes the Crimson Tide to Oxford with a 17-12 overall record, including a 3-6 mark in conference play. The Rebels took down Southern Miss on Tuesday, 6-5, in an extra-innings affair that went 12 frames. Prior to the matchup with the Golden Eagles, Ole Miss was swept at home by rival Mississippi State across last weekend's series. The Rebels are 1-2 in SEC series this season, taking two-of-three from Vanderbilt to start conference play before falling, 1-2, at No. 19 Kentucky the next weekend.
• Alabama and Ole Miss will square off for the 355th time in series history when the two teams meet on Friday evening. The series with the Rebels is the second-oldest standing series with an SEC opponent with only Vanderbilt series dating back further. UA holds a 208-144-2 advantage over Ole Miss and maintains a 74-65-1 record in games played in Oxford. Alabama has won seven of the last 10 pairings, including taking two-of-three games from Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa last season from April 15-17. The last matchup in Oxford came from April 25-26, 2015, with the Rebels taking the first two games of the weekend in a doubleheader before the Tide salvaged the series with a 13-4 win on getaway day thanks to a dominant performance from Geoffrey Bramblett.
• The Crimson Tide will call on its pair of regular weekend starters in Dylan Duarte and Nick Eicholtz for the first two games of the series in Oxford, with Sunday's starter to be announced. Duarte, a sophomore left-hander, will take the hill in the series opener with the senior Eicholtz, a righty, getting the nod on Saturday.
• The Rebels will use a righty and a pair of left-handers this weekend. The series opener will feature sophomore right-hander James McArthur on Friday with junior lefty David Parkinson going on Saturday. In Sunday's series finale, Ole Miss will feature freshman southpaw Ryan Rolison.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY: UA.– Dylan Duarte (So., LHP) vs. UM – James McArthur (So., RHP)
SATURDAY: UA – Nick Eicholtz (Sr., RHP) vs. UM – David Parkinson (Jr., LHP)
SUNDAY: UA – TBA vs. UM – Ryan Rolison (Fr., LHP)
SERIES HISTORY – OLE MISS
• Alabama and Ole Miss will meet for the 355th time in series history when the two teams meet on Friday evening at Swayze Field. The series dates back to 1895 and is the second-longest running SEC series in Alabama history, trailing only Vanderbilt.
• The Crimson Tide holds the all-time advantage, 208-144-2, and maintains a 74-65-1 record in games played in Oxford.
• UA has won seven of the last 10 pairings, including taking two-of-three games from then-No. 8 Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa last season from April 15-17. The Rebels took game one of the weekend, 4-0, but the Crimson Tide rallied back for a 2-0 shutout of its own on Saturday before winning the series with a 7-2 victory on Sunday.
• Last season's series opener fell in favor of Ole Miss, 4-0, in a pitcher's duel. Junior Geoffrey Bramblett worked 7.0 innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits and three walks with eight strikeouts, but did not receive any run support in the 2-0 loss.
• Game two featured another shutout, this time in favor of the Crimson Tide, 2-0. Jake Walters and closer Thomas Burrows combined for the Tide's fourth shutout victory of the season. Walters worked 7.0 innings and allowed only four hits and one walk while striking out four batters for the win. Burrows followed with 2.0 innings to record his ninth save of the season.
• A six-run fifth inning proved the difference in Sunday's rubber match, as Alabama finished off the eighth-ranked Rebels by a score of 7-2. Nick Eicholtz earned his third win of the season thanks to 6.0 innings of one-run baseball. Reliever Dylan Duarte followed for 3.0 innings of work to earn his second save of the season.
• Alabama's starters recorded a 0.45 ERA (1 ER/20.0 IP) across the three games with Ole Miss last season, allowing a combined two runs (one earned) on 12 hits and six walks with 15 strikeouts.
• The last pairing in Oxford came from April 25-26, 2015, with the Rebels taking the first two games of the weekend in doubleheader on Saturday before the Tide salvaged the series with a 13-4 win on getaway day thanks to a dominant performance from Geoffrey Bramblett.
• Alabama came out on top in the first two meetings ever in 1895 and went on to win 13 straight contests before Ole Miss earned its first victory over the Crimson Tide in the third game of the series in 1907.
• Head coach Greg Goff has never faced Ole Miss during his career.
ON DECK
Alabama returns home after the weekend in Oxford to begin a five-game homestand at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The stretch begins with a midweek contest against UAB on Tuesday, April 11. The Tide and Blazers met already this season, with Alabama claiming a 4-1 win on March 21 at Regions Field in Birmingham. Following the midweek matchup, Alabama will welcome the Texas A&M Aggies to The Joe for a Thursday-Saturday series from April 13-15.
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RTR,
Diamond Tide :biga:
