Kentucky vs. Ole Miss series opener postponed due to inclement weather

Thursday’s series opener between Kentucky baseball and Ole Miss has been postponed due to heavy rain and potentially severe weather in the Lexington area, UK announced. Instead, both teams will play a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 3 p.m. ET.

Both games will be nine innings, per UK’s announcement. Game two will take place approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game one. Saturday’s series finale is still set to go on as planned, as of this report. However, rain has the potential to continue hitting Lexington throughout the weekend.

Moreover, for fans in Lexington who had tickets for Thursday’s game — their tickets will be valid for game one of the doubleheader on Friday, but not game two. Fans are encouraged to reach out to the platform in which they bought their tickets for potential refunds if they aren’t able to make it.

Kentucky enters its first series of April 17-9 overall, including a 4-5 record against SEC opponents. They’re coming off a 2-1 series win against preseason top-ranked Texas A&M last weekend, which saw the Bat ‘Cats score a total of 31 runs during the three-game set. This included all three of the Aggies’ starting pitchers allowing the Wildcats to score seven runs a piece on them.

For the Rebels, they enter the weekend ranked No. 9 in the country with a 22-6 overall record. They most recently defeated Jackson State on Tuesday night 18-7, where they scored those 18 runs off of just 10 hits. They also drew 18 walks during the victory — which was one BB shy of a program record.

Ole Miss is also off to a 6-3 start in SEC play, which is the best start to conference action since the Rebels started 2021 7-2. They’ve been helped by some nuclear bats and offensive fireworks down the stretch, as they rank seventh in the country in home runs with 58 so far on the year, tied with Florida State.

As the transfer portal reshapes college athletics each offseason, it’s not surprising to know that the Rebels also feature a former Wildcat on their roster. Sophomore Austin Fawley played for Kentucky last season as a freshman, appearing in 10 games for Nick Mingione’s squad.

Hunter Elliott (5-0, 3.12 ERA) is expected to take the start on the bump for Ole Miss in game one. Kentucky has not yet announced its expected lineup. All games in this series are set to be aired on SECN+.