Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
Ole Miss RHP Lance Lynn (6-2, 3.6 
vs. Kentucky LHP Chris Rusin (5-2, 2.85)
Friday, 5:30 p.m.
Ole Miss LHP Drew Pomeranz (4-2, 3.66) vs. Kentucky LHP James Paxton (3-2, 3.15)
Saturday, 12 p.m.
Ole Miss RHP Cody Satterwhite (3-5, 5.01) vs. Kentucky RHP Greg Dombrowski (5-0, 3.57)
I don’t know why the smiley has inserted itself there, but it has and I can’t get it out, so just be happy.
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Come on by and talk about the Rebels.
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The Rebels’ co-captain has appeared in only 13 games this season, just one in conference play, but he’s been gradually coming back from a lower back sprain. He was hitting .293 at the time of his injury and could figure into the equation at some point this weekend, though I imagine there’s quite a bit of rust.
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An interesting matchup to watch for Ole Miss at Kentucky this season will be the number of home runs allowed by starting pitching. The Ole Miss rotation has allowed 32, the Kentucky rotation 17. The Wildcats’ park is short in right field, just 310 down the line and 350 in the alley.
I like the Rebels’ chances if it gets in the hands of the bullpen, not something I thought I’d be saying a year ago, but Scott Bittle has performed at a high level all year, and it would appear that Jake Morgan and Brett Bukvich are really coming on.
Pitching was expected to be a strength of this team. While run production has been — The Rebels’ 149 runs scored against SEC foes ranks 11th, ahead of only Mississippi State — pitching has been pretty good but not of All-American caliber.
Lance Lynn, Drew Pomeranz and Cody Satterwhite most often have given the Rebels’ a chance to win but have not had many efforts where they’ve said, “Climb aboard guys, I’m going to carry this team a while.”
The starting pitching needs to up its game this weekend and keep the ball in the park. A few more runs by the offense wouldn’t hurt either.
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