Ole Miss to play Friday doubleheader against Eastern Illinois
Published 9:57 am Thursday, March 8, 2018
- Ole Miss' Ryan Olenek (2) is tagged out by Arkansas-Little Rock catcher Kale Emschoff (23) at Oxford-University Stadium, in Oxford, Miss. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Bruce Newman, Oxford Eagle via AP)
For the third straight weekend, Mother Nature is affecting Ole Miss baseball’s series.
The ninth-ranked Rebels will start their home series against Eastern Illinois with a doubleheader Friday because of rain in the forecast Saturday. The first game at Oxford-University Stadium will start at 3 p.m. with the second game to begin approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first.
The teams are scheduled to wrap up the series Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Ole Miss (12-1) took two of three from Tulane and Long Beach State the last two weekends in series that were each postponed by rain. The Rebels enter the weekend on a four-game winning streak.
Eastern Illinois (5-5), picked by league coaches to finish eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference in the preseason, was swept by Georgia State last weekend.
TICKET INFO | Season ticket holders and single-game purchasers will use Friday's ticket for both games starting 3 pm CT. Gates open at 1 pm CT.
Anyone who purchased a Saturday individual game ticket, may come to the Swayze box office to exchange for a Friday doubleheader ticket. https://t.co/jDFLmexdhn
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) March 8, 2018