Arkansas baseball vs. Ole Miss in College World Series: Our prediction

OMAHA, Neb. — Ole Miss may be the closest factor the 2022 Faculty World Sequence has to a Cinderella story.

The Rebels have been the final at-large group added to the sphere of 64 after what was thought-about one thing of a down 12 months. Ole Miss was ranked No. 6 within the preseason coaches ballot, surged to No. 1 within the nation however struggled early in SEC play and barely superior to the postseason. 

Now, the Rebels (38-22) are one of many nation’s hottest groups, and Arkansas (44-19) will meet them within the winners bracket Monday (6 p.m. CT, ESPN) at Charles Schwab Subject. 

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Ole Miss hasn’t allowed an earned run in 33 innings after shutting out No. 10 seed Southern Miss in two video games within the Hattiesburg Tremendous Regional. 

The Rebels is 6-0 within the postseason after profitable their Faculty World Sequence opener in opposition to Auburn 5-1. In these six video games, they’ve scored a mean of 8.5 runs.

Arkansas has had an analogous turnaround after struggling late within the common season. The Razorback offense made an announcement in opposition to Stanford with a 17-2 win in Omaha on Saturday.

Arkansas gained the regular-season assembly in opposition to Ole Miss, taking two out of three shut video games in late April. Ole Miss’ presumptive starter for Monday’s sport, Hunter Elliott, pitched Sport 2 in opposition to the Razorbacks within the common season. Arkansas homered off him twice for 3 runs in a 6-3 win.

Arkansas has the benefit of getting seen — and hit — Ole Miss’ starter earlier than. Coach Dave Van Horn stated the Razorbacks will begin both righthander Will McEntire or lefthander Zack Morris. 

In McEntire, the Rebels can be going through an unfamiliar arm. Ole Miss has struggled in opposition to lefties, and Morris threw three scoreless innings in opposition to the Rebels within the common season.

However the Razorbacks have additionally struggled in opposition to lefthanders, and Elliott leads the Rebels with a 2.82 ERA in 10 begins.

One thing has to provide when the SEC foes meet once more. So who wins?

Arkansas vs. Ole Miss: Prediction

Arkansas 6, Ole Miss 4 — All streaks finish ultimately, and the additional Ole Miss makes it into the postseason, the tougher will probably be for its streaks of wins and innings with out an earned run to proceed. 

Arkansas’ offense has discovered its stride on the proper time, and the Razorbacks proved Saturday that they’ll hit even the perfect arms. Lefties give the lineup hassle, however Arkansas will manufacture sufficient runs whereas the well-rested Razorback bullpen and its robust protection maintain the sport manageable.

Christina Lengthy covers the Arkansas Razorbacks. You possibly can electronic mail her at clong@swtimes.com or observe her on Twitter @christinalong00.