Fresh off a non-conference sweep last week, the Rebels return home to welcome Samford to open a five-game homestand on Tuesday night.
The Rebels (25-15, 2-10 SEC) host the Bulldogs (17-23, 7-2 SoCon) at 7:30 p.m. CT, with the game set to be televised on the SEC Network. It’s the Rebels first game in six days following the team’s SEC bye week.
Ole Miss pitcher Lilly Whitten
LEADING OFF
- Ole Miss returns after five road games, welcoming Samford for a midweek clash.
- Junior Cassie Reasner is red hot and on the heels of a historic performance in which she tallied two home runs and an Ole Miss single game record seven RBI in a win at Memphis. Reasner followed it up with another home run the next day at Central Arkansas.
- Freshman Madi George has been the breakout star of the season thus far, hitting .369 with a team-high 10 home runs and 21 walks, while adding 31 RBI through the first 40 games of her career.
- Sophomore Persy Llamas remains hot as well, hitting .408 through 40 games with five home runs and 30 RBI. Llamas leads the team with 53 hits and seven doubles.
- Llamas is now 8-for-12 (.667) over the last three games, and .556 (10-for-18) over her last five games.
- The Rebels have hit 48 home runs in 2026, averaging 1.20 home runs per game. The Rebels set a program record last season with 67 home runs in 63 games (1.06 per game).
- Defense has become paramount for the Rebels, who are 16-3 when they don’t make an error, versus 9-12 when making one or more errors.