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Rolison ready for first SEC start against Mississippi State

Mike Bianco stood with his arms crossed over his chest behind one of the two pitching mounds in the Ole Miss bullpen in the left field corner of Swayze Field and watched freshman left-hander Ryan Rolison toss pitch after pitch under a clear and sunny sky Wednesday afternoon. It was Rolison’s final tuneup before he makes his first SEC start Saturday against Mississippi State in the series finale.

“It went pretty good,” Bianco said of his freshman pitcher. “He’s ready to go.”

Bianco announced earlier this week that Rolison would be inserted into the weekend rotation after right-handers Brady Feigl, Will Ethridge and Greer Holston tried their hand in the No.