{"id":34033,"date":"2016-05-31T16:42:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T21:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=34033"},"modified":"2016-05-31T16:55:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T21:55:39","slug":"rebs-welcome-stacked-regional-to-oxford-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/rebs-welcome-stacked-regional-to-oxford-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebs Welcome Stacked Regional to Oxford This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
Postseason baseball returns to Swayze Field<\/strong> this weekend after Ole Miss<\/strong>\u2019s strong showing in the SEC tournament. Despite an inability to take down Texas A&M<\/strong> when it mattered most, the Rebels<\/strong> once again find themselves in good position to advance to a super regional and – perhaps – repeat 2014\u2019s visit to Omaha<\/strong> for the College World Series<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Even though the Rebels were snubbed in favor of the hated LSU Tigers<\/strong> for the last national seed (of which the SEC earned a record-number four), quality baseball is still in store at Swayze this weekend. In arguably the toughest regional overall, Ole Miss will have to face off against Tulane<\/strong> (2 seed), Boston College<\/strong> (3), and Utah<\/strong> (4). Tulane<\/strong> (39-19, 15-7 AAC) boasts some serious power at the plate, slugging 60 home runs on the season so far, and will be a solid test for the Rebs\u2019 pitching rotation. Boston College (31-20, 13-15 ACC) cannot boast the same offensive numbers, but a 10-10 record against top 25 RPI teams and a solid finish in the stacked ACC reflect the Eagles\u2019 overall strength. Finally, Pac-12<\/strong> champions Utah (that\u2019s right, a major conference champion is our 4 seed this year) rounds out the field. Yes, they have a losing overall record (25-27, 19-11 PAC-12), but they have faced some solid talent in an admittedly-down PAC-12 and came out on top, despite preseason projections that they\u2019d repeat last year\u2019s result as dead last. Clearly, they have some grit.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The only thing that is set in stone at this point is that the Rebs will play Utah at 7 PM<\/span><\/span> on Friday<\/span><\/span> night after BC and Tulane spar at 3. From there, the double-elimination tournament games will take place at 1 PM and 5 PM<\/span><\/span> on Saturday<\/span><\/span> and Sunday<\/span><\/span>. If necessary, a rematch of Sunday\u2019s<\/span><\/span> game 6 will take place on Monday<\/span><\/span> evening to determine the winner. The Oxford regional is paired with Miami\u2019s national seed; here\u2019s hoping that the Rebs make it to Miami<\/strong> and beyond.\u00a0\"The<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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