No. 18 Baseball Set for Rivalry Battle With No. 6 Mississippi State This Weekend OXFORD, Miss. – No. 18 Ole Miss (19-7, 3-3 SEC) and No. 6 Mississippi State (21-4, 4-2 SEC) are set to clash this weekend in Oxford as ranked opponents for the first time since 2021. First pitch at Swayze Field on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m. while Saturday is set for 1:30 p.m. and Sunday is set for 3 p.m. Ole Miss dropped their midweek game against Memphis on Tuesday on the road, collecting just four hits in a 6-2 loss. The Rebels opened their home slate 16-0 before losing to Kentucky last Saturday. The 16-0 home start was the best in program history. Tristan Bissetta had two multi-home run games last week, hitting five home runs over four games. He hit his 12th and 13th home runs on Friday against Kentucky, becoming the fastest Rebel in program history to reach the 13-home run mark, doing it in just 23 games. Bissetta comes into the weekend ranked second in the SEC in home runs (14), second in total bases (85), third in hits (38), fourth in RBI (38), fourth in RBI per game (1.46), fourth in slugging percentage (.859). Judd Utermark is ranked fourth in the SEC in runs scored (32), sixth in runs per game (1.23), and ninth in home runs (10). Utermark and Bissetta have combined to hit 24 of Ole Miss’ 46 (52.2%) home runs this season. Dom Decker is ranked third in the SEC and 11th in the NCAA in walks with 28. He is averaging 1.08 walks per game. Hunter Elliott is ranked 13th in the SEC in strikeouts with 44 punchouts on the season. His K/9 sits at 12.77, which is 10th in the SEC. Ole Miss has pitched two shutouts this season, one against Ohio State and one against Kentucky. Taylor Rabe has worked the back end of both of those shutouts, taking over for the starting pitcher and closing out the game.#ole_miss #mississippi_state #tristan_bissetta #judd_uttermark #brian_ocker
Mississippi State vs Ole Miss score, Bulldogs rally in ninth inning Mississippi State baseball pulled off a dramatic late rally to defeat Ole Miss 5-4 in a tightly contested game on March 27 at Swayze Field. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 4, secured a crucial victory in the opening game of a three-game series against the No. 18 Rebels. The game featured a series of dramatic moments, including a game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning that turned on a defensive error. Ole Miss took an early lead in the bottom of the seventh when catcher Austin Fawley hit a three-run home run that barely cleared the left-field fence. The home run gave the Rebels a 4-3 advantage. Mississippi State, however, refused to fold. In the top of the ninth, the Bulldogs staged a comeback, scoring two runs to take the lead. Chone James, the game’s hero, reached third base on an error when Ole Miss right fielder Tristan Bissetta slipped on wet grass. James then drove in the winning run with a single to right field, sealing the victory for Mississippi State. The game was marked by defensive miscues and clutch hits. In the sixth inning, Mississippi State tied the game 4-4 after a bases-loaded hit that Ole Miss second baseman Dom Decker failed to catch. The Bulldogs’ resilience continued into the ninth, where their ability to capitalize on errors proved decisive. Pitching was another key factor. Ole Miss starter Hunter Elliott pitched 5⅓ innings, allowing three runs, but reliever Taylor Rabe (3-1) took the loss after giving up the game-tying run. Mississippi State’s Charlie Foster (2-1) was solid, surrendering just one earned run in 4⅔ innings. The Bulldogs’ offense, led by Noah Sullivan’s double in the fifth inning, kept the pressure on the Rebels throughout the game.#ole_miss #mississippi_state #austin_fawley #tristan_bissetta #dom_decker
