The Ole Miss Rebel baseball team returns to the diamond of Swayze Field to host UT-Martin this afternoon at 3 p.m.
Ole Miss enters the game with an even 18-18 record after taking two of three from No. 1 Vanderbilt over the weekend.
Sophomore Colby Bortles hit the last two Ole Miss grand slams, including the one that tied the game in the ninth against No. 1 Vanderbilt Friday night.
This season, the Rebels are 5-4 against No. 1 teams in the nation after taking the series from Florida and Vandy.
UT-Martin Skyhawks roll into town with a mark of 10-23 on the season. The Skyhawks went 1-3 last week, soaring past Bethel before dropping three games to Morehead State in conference action.
UT Martin is led by the duo of senior Taylor Douglas and junior Andrew Castillo. Douglas leads the team in batting average (.338), hits (46), doubles (11), home runs (6) and RBI (26). Castillo paces the Skyhawks with 24 runs scored, and he has also knocked in 22 runs this season.
This afternoon, the probable pitching matchup has Jackson Zarubin on the mound for UT-Martin as Sam Smith will be the Rebel hurler.
Last season, Ole Miss won 6-0 over the Skyhawks. The Rebels lead the all-time series 15-1.
Fans can listen to every pitch on the Ole Miss Radio Network or watch the game on SECNetwork+.
Adam Brown is HottyToddy.com sports editor and can be reached at adam.brown@hottytoddy.com.
