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Ole Miss vs. Murray State: How to watch, start time, odds

11by: Jake Thompson05/30/25JakeThompsonOn3
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Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco at Oxford-University Stadium. Mandatory credit: Ole Miss Athletics

The Oxford Regional begins today and for Ole Miss baseball it not only is a return to postseason play since winning it all in 2022, it is the first time Swayze Field is host to NCAA Tournament action since 2021.

Friday sees 2 Seed Georgia Tech and 3 Seed Western Kentucky start the day off with Ole Miss and 4 Seed Murray State closing out the opening day of the Oxford Regional. The nightcap is also a rematch from nearly three months ago.

The Rebels held off the Racers for an 8-7 win in 10 innings on March 5. But when the two teams meet this weekend there is not a lot of stock being put into that previous meeting.

“I think everybody’s different,” Ole Miss outfielder Isaac Humphrey said. “As the year goes on teams grow. Teams get better. At the end of the day, though, you got to show up and just like it’s a normal game. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing. …Everybody at this point is good. They’ve won a lot of games. Doesn’t matter who you play, where it is. They’re going to be good.”

Neither team saw the best pitching Ole Miss had to offer with midweek arms used and weekend starters held back. Rebels head coach Mike Bianco announced on Thursday that they are shifting the usual pitching rotation around, starting Riley Maddox in the opener and holding Hunter Elliott for, presumably, Saturday.

Ole Miss is a 2.5-run favorite according to Draft Kings.

Ole Miss vs. Murray State

When: Friday, May 30, 2025; 7 p.m. CT
Where: Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field; Oxford, Miss.

HOW TO WATCH

Television/Online: ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Derek Jones
Color: Jay Walker

HOW TO LISTEN

Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: David Kellum
Color: Brad Henderson

TOURNEY TIME

The Ole Miss pitching staff was the story of the week at the SEC Tournament last week in Hoover, Alabama. The staff as a whole posted a 1.29 ERA over four games, allowing just five earned runs over 35 innings. They struck out 35 batters while issuing just nine walks and holding opponents to a .151 batting average.

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