Kevin O’Sullivan was faced with a choice on Thursday night. With Tyler Dyson dealing with a shoulder impingement and new Sunday starter Jack Leftwich having thrown just four days ago he needed to pick a starter for Thursday.
He could have bumped up Brady Singer and Jackson Kowar a day each and keep the weekend rotation intact but with Leftwich struggling in his last three starts (12 earned runs in 17.1 innings) he went with another freshman, Tommy Mace, who would make his first career SEC start on the road.
Mace posted career highs for innings (6.