Connect with us

Athletics

Carleigh’s Corner: Basketball Buzzers and Baseball Home-Run Showers

Published

on

By Carleigh Holt

HottyToddy Intern

It’s the time of year for bundling up in layers in the morning and changing to shorts with a T-shirt by the afternoon. It is time for home runs and strikeouts, too. The Ole Miss sports season is transitioning from basketball to baseball. 

Last week I was able to attend the Ole Miss Men’s Basketball game against South Carolina that resulted in a loss but was an intense game. I sat on the court watching the back and forth between the teams until South Carolina hit a game-ending half-court shot in overtime. Although Ole Miss lost, I was proud to capture the raw emotions of Jarkel Joiner and the South Carolina team at the buzzer.

If the basketball season is coming to an end, that means the baseball season is beginning. 

The season started this past weekend in a series against Charleston Southern. I was not able to attend the baseball game, but expectations are high for the season. Tim Elko made his reappearance with the first home run of the season, leading to one of several right-field beer showers for the weekend. The last game of the series resulted in a run-rule victory for the Rebels on Sunday.

Some records were broken, including season ticket sales of 8,000, Tim Elko being tied for lead home runs in the SEC, and opening day attendance of 11,146.  Attention turned to Oxford and the road to Omaha this season after Ole Miss’s in-state rival—and national champs—had lost its series of games. 

Last year I was able to photograph some baseball games and experience Swayze after it was allowed to return to full capacity. I am excited to see what “Swayze Season” brings, and I am ready to take pictures of the student section reactions after home runs. 

Jarkel Joiner and South Carolina basketball team reacts after the overtime buzzer. 
Photo by: Carleigh Holt Sports Illustrated

Carleigh Holt at a baseball game during the summer.

Sports Editor

Ole Miss Men’s Basketball

Mon, Nov 4Long Island University Logovs Long Island University W, 90-60
Fri, Nov 8Grambling Logovs GramblingW, 66-64
Tue, Nov 12South Alabama Logovs South AlabamaW, 64-54
Sat, Nov 16Colorado State Logovs Colorado StateW, 84-69
Thu, Nov 21Oral Roberts Logovs Oral RobertsL, 100-68
Thu, Nov 28BYU Logovs BYUW, 96-85 OT
Fri, Nov 29Purdue Logovs 13 PurdueL, 80-78
Tue, Dec 3Louisville Logo@ LouisvilleW, 86-63
Sat, Dec 7Lindenwood Logovs LindenwoodW, 86-53
Sat, Dec 14Georgia Logovs Southern MissW, 77-46
Tue, Dec 17Southern Logovs SouthernW, 74-61
Sat, Dec 21Queens University Logovs Queens UniversityW, 80-62
Sat, Dec 28Memphis Logo@ MemphisL, 87-70
Sat, Jan 4Georgia Logovs GeorgiaW, 63-51
Wed, Jan 8Arkansas Logo@ 23 ArkansasW, 73-66
Sat, Jan 11LSU Logovs LSUW, 77-65
Tue, Jan 14Alabama Logo@ 5 AlabamaW, 74-64
Sat, Jan 18Mississippi State Logo@ 17 Mississippi StateL, 81-84
Wed, Jan 22Texas A&M State Logovs 13 Texas A&ML, 62-63
Sat, Jan 25Missouri Logo@ MissouriL, 83-75
Wed, Jan 29Texas Logovs TexasW, 72-69
Sat, Feb 1Auburn Logovs 2 AuburnL, 92-82
Tue, Feb 4Kentucky Logovs 10 KentuckyW, 98-84
Sat, Feb 8LSU Logo@ LSU7:30 PM
SECN
Wed, Feb 12South Carolina Logo@ South Carolina6:00 PM
SECN
Sat, Feb 15Mississippi State Logovs 17 Mississippi State5:00 PM
TBA
Sat, Feb 22Auburn Logo@ Vanderbilt2:30 PM
SECN
Wed, Feb 26Auburn Logo@ 2 Auburn6:00 PM
TBA
Sat, Mar 1Oklahoma Logovs 12 Oklahoma1:00 PM
TBA
Wed, Mar 5Tennessee Logovs 1 Tennessee8:00 PM
TBA
Sat, Mar 8Florida Logo@ 6 Florida5:00 PM
SECN

@ COPYRIGHT 2024 BY HT MEDIA LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. HOTTYTODDY.COM IS AN INDEPENT DIGITAL ENTITY NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.