LIVE UPDATES: No. 3 Ole Miss Opens Series with VCU

The Rebels are looking to remain undefeated on the season against Virginia Commonwealth on Friday.

OXFORD, Miss. -- No. 3 Ole Miss has started its 2022 baseball season at 4-0, and it is looking to keep that momentum going this weekend when it plays host to the Rams of Virginia Commonwealth.

VCU participated in three games against three different opponents last weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C., falling to Rider and Wake Forest with a win over Lafayette sandwiched in between. Ole Miss is fresh off a weekend sweep of Charleston Southern and a midweek victory over Arkansas State. The sweep of CSU featured two run-rule wins for the Rebels, one on Saturday and one on Sunday.

The Rams are projected to throw a trio of left-handed arms at the Rebels to start each game on the mound this weekend, and Ole Miss is sticking with the same rotation from last weekend against the Buccaneers.

This will be the first-ever meeting between the Rebels and Rams, making VCU the 194th unique opponent in Ole Miss baseball history.

Follow along below for updates between Ole Miss and Virginia Commonwealth.

Pregame

The Rebels released their planned uniform rotation for the weekend on Thursday night, going with the same order as last week.

Pinstripes have returned to Fridays followed by red on Saturday and powder blue on Sunday.

This Weekends #RebThreads drip:
Friday: Pins
Saturday: 🔴
Sunday: ❄️ pic.twitter.com/i9Xd2iofBI

— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) February 25, 2022

The Rebels also released their starting lineup for Friday's game, and Calvin Harris is still behind the plate in lieu of Hayden Dunhurst as he recovers from a hamstring injury.

Here is the lineup for Ole Miss on Friday:

2B Peyton Chatagnier

CF Justin Bench

LF Kevin Graham

1B Tim Elko

SS Jacob Gonzalez

DH Ben Van Cleve

RF TJ McCants

3B Reagan Burford

C Calvin Harris

RHP Derek Diamond

Top First

An E5 and a double puts VCU on the board first.

MID 1: VCU 1, Ole Miss 0

Bottom First

The Rebels fail to cash in two VCU errors, and they trail at the end of the first.

END 1: VCU 1, Ole Miss 0

Top Second

Derek Diamond works a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the second.

MID 2: VCU 1, Ole Miss 0

Bottom Second

Back-to-back walks are cashed in by a Reagan Burford double, and Burford scores on a Chatagnier sac fly.

END 2: Ole Miss 3, VCU 1

Top Third

Derek Diamond works around a one-out double to keep VCU off the board.

MID 3: Ole Miss 3, VCU 1

Bottom Third

The Rebels go three-up, three-down quickly in the third.

END 3: Ole Miss 3, VCU 1

Top Fourth

Two hits and an E6 bring home another run for VCU, but Ole Miss retains its lead heading to the bottom of the fourth.

MID 4: Ole Miss 3, VCU 2

Bottom Fourth

Ben Van Cleve scores on a Calvin Harris double, and Reagan Burford comes home on a Chatagnier sac fly.

END 4: Ole Miss 5, VCU 2

Top Fifth

Diamond works around a hit and a walk and picks off a runner at second to end the inning.

MID 5: Ole Miss 5, VCU 2

Bottom Fifth

Kevin Graham tacks one on for the Rebels with a home run to right.

END 5: Ole Miss 6, VCU 2

Top Sixth

Hunter Elliott strikes out the side.

MID 6: Ole Miss 6, VCU 2

Bottom Sixth

Four runs, three hits and three errors in Ole Miss' half of the sixth.

END 6: Ole Miss 10, VCU 2

Top Seventh

Hunter Elliott works around a single to keep VCU scoreless in the frame.

MID 7: Ole Miss 10, VCU 2

Bottom Seventh

Some Rebel reserves coming into the game as Ole Miss has a large lead. Nothing going at the plate in that frame.

END 7: Ole Miss 10, VCU 2

Top Eighth

Mitch Murrell works a scoreless frame as this one is winding down in Oxford.

MID 8: Ole Miss 10, VCU 2

Bottom Eighth

Garrett Wood gets his first career collegiate hit, and Tywone Malone gets an at bat in a scoreless frame for Ole Miss.

END 8: Ole Miss 10, VCU 2

Top Ninth

A two-run frame from VCU seals this one in Oxford.

FINAL: Ole Miss 10, VCU 4

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