A day after Bama bounced Ole Miss hoops out of the SEC Tournament, the Diamond Rebs will get their own shot at the Tide. Mike Bianco’s club, which suffered a midweek sweep at No. 7 Louisville this week, heads back to Oxford to open conference play.
The No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels (12-5) were out-hit and out-pitched by Louisville, losing two games by a score of 14-11. The offense struggled mightily, with preseason All-American Thomas Dillard looking human (he’s now only hitting .371). After rough midweek outings, Grae Kessinger, Chase Cockrell and Tim Elko are hitting a combined .