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Ole Miss Ace Hunter Elliott Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

Ole Miss Rebels pitcher Hunter Elliott has undergone Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the season
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Ole Miss Ace Hunter Elliott Undergoes Tommy John Surgery
Ole Miss Ace Hunter Elliott Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

The national title defense for the Ole Miss Rebels has gone far from expected, with the Rebels sitting 24-21 on the season, and 5-16 in SEC play. 

And on Thursday, things got even tougher for the Rebels, with their top pitcher, Hunter Elliott, being lost for the season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery, the school announced. 

“After further examination, it was decided that Hunter would need Tommy John surgery," the statement read. "He had the surgery done yesterday, everything went well and he is recovering.”

Elliott has been sidelined for most of the season, pitching just six innings in two outings, with the sophomore missing two months in between those starts. 

The injury, which was originally diagnosed as a sprained UCL, occurred during Elliott's initial outing of the season against Delaware. Elliott attempted to give it a go against No. 1 LSU on April 22 but failed to make it out of the first inning. 

That was the only complete inning thrown by Elliott on Saturday, as the 2022 Freshman All-American quickly reached his 50-pitch target in the second inning after loading the bases before being replaced by sophomore RHP Mason Nichols. Elliott finished the start with two hits, five earned runs, five walks, three strikeouts, and a 10.50 ERA.

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Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TheGroveReport.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels.

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