No.10 Ole Miss baseball (24-10) travelled to Pearl Tuesday night to face off against Southern Miss (20-10). Coach Mike Bianco and the Rebels entered Pearl coming off a huge weekend SEC series sweep of then No.16 Florida. Over the three-game series the Rebels pounded out 49 hits and scored 40 runs. The Rebels were looking to extend their streak to 4 straight wins against the Golden Eagles.
Southern Miss wasted no time and got on the board first with 1 run in the top of the first inning to take the early 1-0 lead. The Rebels responded with 1 run in the bottom of the frame to even the game at 1-1.