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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Tuesday, March 31
Oxford, Miss.
11 AM
Ole Miss
vs
Little Rock
Baseball Hosts Little Rock for Kid’s Day Game
3/30/2026 | Baseball
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss Baseball (19-10, 3-6 SEC) hosts Little Rock (17-11, 5-1 OVC) for their annual Kid's Day game Tuesday afternoon at Swayze Field. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.
LEADING OFF
LHP Grayson Gibson (1-1, 2.25 ERA) vs. LHP Nic Bronzini (0-1, 11.57 ERA)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Tuesday's game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ with Will Kollmeyer (PxP) and Matt McLaughlin (analyst) on the call.
Fans can listen to all Ole Miss Baseball games, home and away, on the Ole Miss Radio Network with David Kellum (PxP) and Brad Henderson (analyst) on the call.
SCOUTING REPORT
Chris Curry leads Little Rock in his 12th season at the helm. He's recorded over 280 wins for the program. Curry and the Trojans have broken out the past three seasons to have some of the most postseason success in program history. 2023 and 2024 saw the Trojans break the 30-win plateau, while last season Little Rock took home its first-ever OVC Tournament crown and second-ever NCAA Regional berth.
The Trojans are off to a good start in 2026, holding a 17-11 record entering Tuesday's game, which includes a 5-1 record against OVC opponents. Little Rock opened conference play by sweeping Tennessee Tech in a three-game series and are coming off two wins against Southern Indiana. The Trojans are capable of putting up runs, earning a pair of run-rule victories.
Kade Smith and Easton Roe have been Little Rock's strongest hitters this season, each hitting over .350. Smith has also been a threat in power hitting as he's second on the team in homers with four. Angel Cano leads the home run department with five. Smith has also driven the most runs home with 25 and Ty Rhoades is just behind with 24.
The Trojans have thrown five different Tuesday pitchers. Gage Haley has started on Tuesday's twice this season, holding a 5.73 ERA and 19 strikeouts. He's earned a 2-1 record in his 11 appearances this season. Nic Bronzini (11.57), Malcolm Brown (5.91) and Jack Cline (10.80) are other midweek pitchers who could see action in Tuesday's competition.
WORLD BASEBALL REBS
Ole Miss had two representatives in the recently completed World Baseball Classic, Dylan DeLucia and Josh Mallitz.
DeLucia pitched for Team Italy, making two appearances including a start against Great Britain. Over two outings for the Italians, DeLucia worked 7.2 innings with eight strikeouts and a 2.35 ERA. In the quarterfinals against Puerto Rico, DeLucia worked four scoreless innings and earned a hold for his efforts.
Mallitz made two appearances for Team Israel allowing just two baserunners over two innings of work.
MOVING ON UP
With seven strikeouts on Friday against Mississippi State, Hunter Elliott moved further up the list and is fifth all-time in career strikeouts. He most recently passed former Rebels Doug Nikhazy and Scott Bittle
Elliott should be able to move into third place over his next couple of starts but would have to have a career year to catch MLB veterans Lance Lynn and Drew Pomeranz.
Ole Miss Career Strikeout List
1. Drew Pomeranz 344
2. Lance Lynn 332
3. Jeff Calhoun 282
4. Mark Holliman 281
5. Hunter Elliott 267
6. Doug Nikhazy 259
7. Scott Bittle 257
8. Brett Bukvich 245
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Judd Utermark now sits at 40 career home runs which is eight shy of the Ole Miss all-time record. He is now tied with Brad Henderson and Jacob Gonzalez for fifth all-time.
Utermark is just the seventh Rebel to hit 40 home runs in their career.
Ole Miss Career Home Run List
1. Kyle Gordon 48
2. Tim Elko 46
3. Matt Smith & Matt Snyder 41
5. Brad Henderson & Jacob Gonzalez 40
5. Judd Utermark 40
7. Kevin Graham 38
8. Burney Hutchinson & Stephen Head 37
10. David Dellucci & Michael Rosamond 36
EARLY LEAD
Ole Miss is outscoring opponents 106-57 over the first four innings. The Rebels are 14-1 when scoring in the first inning and 11-3 when they are the team that scores first.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW
Brett Moseley and Tate Sirmans each launched a home run for their first collegiate hit Opening Weekend against Nevada. Moseley hit a pinch-hit, two-RBI home run in the eighth inning of game one and Sirmans hit a solo shot in the fourth inning of game two. It was also Sirmans' first career start.
Moseley and Sirmans join a decent sized list of Rebels who hit a home run for their first career hit. Will Furniss and Judd Utermark each hit a pinch-hit home run for their first hits in 2023 when they were freshmen. Austin Fawley also hit a home run for his first career hit as a redshirt freshman at Kentucky in 2024.
BIG GAME HUNTER
Hunter Elliott returns to the Ole Miss rotation as the most experienced pitcher on the staff. He turned in one of the best seasons in Rebel history last year, becoming just the fifth pitcher to record a 10-win, 100-strikeout season finishing with a 10-3 record and 102 punchouts. He also became just the fourth pitcher in program history to record 100+ strikeouts in two different seasons. His 2.94 ERA was the lowest by a Rebel starting pitcher since his freshman season when he finished with an ERA of 2.70.
Elliott is the only returning pitcher in the country to have earned 10+ wins and struck out 100+ hitters in 2025.
BRING THE BOOM
The Ole Miss offense set a new program record for home runs in a season in 2025, crushing 124 home runs. It was just the second time in program history that an Ole Miss team has cracked the 100-home run mark.
The Rebels finished fifth nationally in total home runs, ninth nationally in home runs per game (1.94), and 13th nationally in walks drawn (345). They were one of just four programs in the country to have two 20+ home run hitters and one of six programs to finish with 100+ home runs, 100+ doubles, and 100+ hit by pitches.
There are only 16 returning players who hit 20 or more home runs in 2025 and three of them will be in Ole Miss' Opening Day lineup: Judd Utermark, Austin Fawley, and Daniel Pacella.
BASH BROS
Judd Utermark and Austin Fawley both broke the 20-home run mark in 2025, becoming the first pair of Rebel teammates in program history to each hit 20+ home runs in a single season.
Utermark finished with 22 home runs, the second-most by a Rebel in a single season, just two shy of the program record of 24 set by Tim Elko in 2022.
The 2025 Rebels finished with three hitters with 15+ home runs for the first time in program history and six hitters with 10+ home runs, also for the first time in program history.
IMPROVEMENT ON THE MOUND
In the first season under pitching coach Joel Mangrum, the Ole Miss pitching staff finished sixth nationally in total strikeouts. They struck out 669 hitters, 127 more than their total from 2024, which was the largest increase in the country.
The staff also finished 12th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings, averaging 10.8 strikeouts per game.
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LEADING OFF
- Ole Miss went 0-4 last week, losing the midweek to Memphis and being swept by Mississippi State over the weekend.
- The Rebels opened their home slate 16-0 before losing in game two of the Kentucky series. The 16-0 home start was the best in program history.
- Tristan Bissetta became the fastest Rebel to hit 13 home runs in a season, hitting his 13th home run on March 19, just 23 games into the year.
- Bissetta comes into the week ranked second in the SEC in home runs (14), third in total bases (85), fourth in RBI (38), sixth in RBI per game (1.31), and sixth in slugging percentage (.766)
- Judd Utermark is ranked fourth in the SEC in runs scored (34), fifth in home runs (11), and 10th in runs per game (1.17).
- Utermark and Bissetta have combined to hit 25 of Ole Miss' 48 (52.1%) home runs this season.
- Dom Decker is ranked second in the SEC and fifth in the NCAA in walks with 32. He is averaging 1.10 walks per game.
- Hunter Elliott is ranked ninth in the SEC in strikeouts with 51 punchouts on the season. His K/9 sits at 12.63 which is also ninth in the SEC.
- Ole Miss has pitched two shutouts this season, one against Ohio State and one against Kentucky. Taylor Rabe has worked the back end of both of those shutouts, taking over for the starting pitcher and closing out the game.
- The Ole Miss pitching staff has struck out 331 batters, second-most in the SEC and fifth in the NCAA.
LHP Grayson Gibson (1-1, 2.25 ERA) vs. LHP Nic Bronzini (0-1, 11.57 ERA)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Tuesday's game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ with Will Kollmeyer (PxP) and Matt McLaughlin (analyst) on the call.
Fans can listen to all Ole Miss Baseball games, home and away, on the Ole Miss Radio Network with David Kellum (PxP) and Brad Henderson (analyst) on the call.
SCOUTING REPORT
Chris Curry leads Little Rock in his 12th season at the helm. He's recorded over 280 wins for the program. Curry and the Trojans have broken out the past three seasons to have some of the most postseason success in program history. 2023 and 2024 saw the Trojans break the 30-win plateau, while last season Little Rock took home its first-ever OVC Tournament crown and second-ever NCAA Regional berth.
The Trojans are off to a good start in 2026, holding a 17-11 record entering Tuesday's game, which includes a 5-1 record against OVC opponents. Little Rock opened conference play by sweeping Tennessee Tech in a three-game series and are coming off two wins against Southern Indiana. The Trojans are capable of putting up runs, earning a pair of run-rule victories.
Kade Smith and Easton Roe have been Little Rock's strongest hitters this season, each hitting over .350. Smith has also been a threat in power hitting as he's second on the team in homers with four. Angel Cano leads the home run department with five. Smith has also driven the most runs home with 25 and Ty Rhoades is just behind with 24.
The Trojans have thrown five different Tuesday pitchers. Gage Haley has started on Tuesday's twice this season, holding a 5.73 ERA and 19 strikeouts. He's earned a 2-1 record in his 11 appearances this season. Nic Bronzini (11.57), Malcolm Brown (5.91) and Jack Cline (10.80) are other midweek pitchers who could see action in Tuesday's competition.
WORLD BASEBALL REBS
Ole Miss had two representatives in the recently completed World Baseball Classic, Dylan DeLucia and Josh Mallitz.
DeLucia pitched for Team Italy, making two appearances including a start against Great Britain. Over two outings for the Italians, DeLucia worked 7.2 innings with eight strikeouts and a 2.35 ERA. In the quarterfinals against Puerto Rico, DeLucia worked four scoreless innings and earned a hold for his efforts.
Mallitz made two appearances for Team Israel allowing just two baserunners over two innings of work.
MOVING ON UP
With seven strikeouts on Friday against Mississippi State, Hunter Elliott moved further up the list and is fifth all-time in career strikeouts. He most recently passed former Rebels Doug Nikhazy and Scott Bittle
Elliott should be able to move into third place over his next couple of starts but would have to have a career year to catch MLB veterans Lance Lynn and Drew Pomeranz.
Ole Miss Career Strikeout List
1. Drew Pomeranz 344
2. Lance Lynn 332
3. Jeff Calhoun 282
4. Mark Holliman 281
5. Hunter Elliott 267
6. Doug Nikhazy 259
7. Scott Bittle 257
8. Brett Bukvich 245
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Judd Utermark now sits at 40 career home runs which is eight shy of the Ole Miss all-time record. He is now tied with Brad Henderson and Jacob Gonzalez for fifth all-time.
Utermark is just the seventh Rebel to hit 40 home runs in their career.
Ole Miss Career Home Run List
1. Kyle Gordon 48
2. Tim Elko 46
3. Matt Smith & Matt Snyder 41
5. Brad Henderson & Jacob Gonzalez 40
5. Judd Utermark 40
7. Kevin Graham 38
8. Burney Hutchinson & Stephen Head 37
10. David Dellucci & Michael Rosamond 36
EARLY LEAD
Ole Miss is outscoring opponents 106-57 over the first four innings. The Rebels are 14-1 when scoring in the first inning and 11-3 when they are the team that scores first.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW
Brett Moseley and Tate Sirmans each launched a home run for their first collegiate hit Opening Weekend against Nevada. Moseley hit a pinch-hit, two-RBI home run in the eighth inning of game one and Sirmans hit a solo shot in the fourth inning of game two. It was also Sirmans' first career start.
Moseley and Sirmans join a decent sized list of Rebels who hit a home run for their first career hit. Will Furniss and Judd Utermark each hit a pinch-hit home run for their first hits in 2023 when they were freshmen. Austin Fawley also hit a home run for his first career hit as a redshirt freshman at Kentucky in 2024.
BIG GAME HUNTER
Hunter Elliott returns to the Ole Miss rotation as the most experienced pitcher on the staff. He turned in one of the best seasons in Rebel history last year, becoming just the fifth pitcher to record a 10-win, 100-strikeout season finishing with a 10-3 record and 102 punchouts. He also became just the fourth pitcher in program history to record 100+ strikeouts in two different seasons. His 2.94 ERA was the lowest by a Rebel starting pitcher since his freshman season when he finished with an ERA of 2.70.
Elliott is the only returning pitcher in the country to have earned 10+ wins and struck out 100+ hitters in 2025.
BRING THE BOOM
The Ole Miss offense set a new program record for home runs in a season in 2025, crushing 124 home runs. It was just the second time in program history that an Ole Miss team has cracked the 100-home run mark.
The Rebels finished fifth nationally in total home runs, ninth nationally in home runs per game (1.94), and 13th nationally in walks drawn (345). They were one of just four programs in the country to have two 20+ home run hitters and one of six programs to finish with 100+ home runs, 100+ doubles, and 100+ hit by pitches.
There are only 16 returning players who hit 20 or more home runs in 2025 and three of them will be in Ole Miss' Opening Day lineup: Judd Utermark, Austin Fawley, and Daniel Pacella.
BASH BROS
Judd Utermark and Austin Fawley both broke the 20-home run mark in 2025, becoming the first pair of Rebel teammates in program history to each hit 20+ home runs in a single season.
Utermark finished with 22 home runs, the second-most by a Rebel in a single season, just two shy of the program record of 24 set by Tim Elko in 2022.
The 2025 Rebels finished with three hitters with 15+ home runs for the first time in program history and six hitters with 10+ home runs, also for the first time in program history.
IMPROVEMENT ON THE MOUND
In the first season under pitching coach Joel Mangrum, the Ole Miss pitching staff finished sixth nationally in total strikeouts. They struck out 669 hitters, 127 more than their total from 2024, which was the largest increase in the country.
The staff also finished 12th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings, averaging 10.8 strikeouts per game.
STAY CONNECTED
Get rewarded for attending events by joining Rebel Rewards powered by Coca-Cola, the official fan loyalty program of the Ole Miss Rebels. Download the Ole Miss Sports mobile app, sign up for a Rebel Rewards account, and start earning points immediately that can be redeemed for exclusive prizes and experiences.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss baseball on X at @OleMissBSB, on Facebook at Facebook.com/OleMissBaseball, on Instagram at Instagram.com/officialolemissbsb and on TikTok at @olemissbsb. Also, follow head coach Mike Bianco on X at @CoachMikeBianco.
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