Ole Miss Baseball scored its first victory of the season, and of its 3 game series with Eastern Carolina, in front of a record-breaking crowd on opening night. Ole Miss defeated the #6 ranked Pirates 5-4 in front of 12,000 in Swayze Field. The game saw the debut performances of 4 freshmen for Ole Miss, each contributing to the game in multiple ways.
Of the freshmen who played, Thomas Dillard and Cole Zabowski each earned a hit, with Dillard also grabbing his first collegiate RBI. Grae Kessinger and Cooper Johnson both went 0-3 on the night, but each made some impressive defensive plays throughout the game.