The Ole Miss Rebels got a huge win in the player retention category with Riley Maddox returning.
Maddox officially announced his decision to remain in Oxford for another season, and you can view his post on social media below.Maddox turned into the Rebels' de facto ace at the beginning of SEC play and excelled in his new pitching style in 2024. After needing Tommy John surgery and missing all of 2023, Maddox got to work reinventing his strategy of the mound.
In a world of high strikeouts and high velocity, Riley worked on developing a sinker, his most effective pitch in 2024. Maddox also found a swagger that helped him compete and led him to big-time outings, like when he struck out seven in a big-time win over Texas A&M late in the year. Maddox will most likely return to a weekend role next season as he showed the most consistency in that position in 2024.who will need to milk the most out of Maddox to get the best he has to offer in 2025. The Rebels need a leader to bring this program back to where it once was, and perhaps he can fill that slot.
Maddox finished the year with a 6.05 ERA but only gave up four homers all year thanks to that new sinker which produces more weak contact. He also had a quality start in the loss to Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament where he tied his career-high with seven strikeouts while only allowing three hits.Harris, a native of Dallas, Texas, is a staff writer at The Grove Report, specializing in football and baseball coverage of the Ole Miss Rebels.
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