Lane Kiffin to throw out first pitch at Ole Miss-Tennessee baseball series opener

Lane Kiffin is heading to the Swayze Field mound for this weekend’s big Ole Miss-Tennessee baseball series.

Ole Miss baseball announced that Kiffin will throw out the first pitch for Friday’s series opener.

See you tomorrow, @Lane_Kiffin! pic.twitter.com/XFV0kpx11T

— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) March 24, 2022

Both teams enter this weekend’s showdown with No. 1 rankings. Ole Miss is ranked No. 1 in the Baseball America Poll and D1Baseball Poll. Tennessee is ranked No. 1 by the publication Perfect Game, giving the program its first No. 1 ranking in any poll.

Tennessee is atop the SEC East standings with records of 20-1 overall and 3-0 in SEC play. Ole Miss, meanwhile, is 16-4 overall. Arkansas leads the SEC West with a 3-0 record in conference play. The Rebels and Texas A&M are tied for second place with conference records of 2-1.

Friday’s game is set for 6:30 p.m. CT, streaming on SEC Network+. The projected starting pitchers are Ole Miss’ John Gaddis (2-0, 2.78 ERA, 25 K, 7 BB) and Tennessee’s Chase Burns (4-0, 0.67 ERA, 34 K, 9 BB).

We’ll see if Kiffin puts any mustard on his ceremonial first pitch.

Andrew Olson

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