Ole Miss won the annual Governor’s Cup game against Mississippi State in Pearl, Mississippi, by a score of 5-2 to even the season series against the Bulldogs.
The Rebels bounced back from their series loss to the Bulldogs over the weekend and were able to get back on the winning side of things as they head into the final stretch of the season.
Junior starting pitcher Drew McDaniel went five innings on the mound while giving up only one earned run on two hits and secured the win.
Freshman pitcher Mason Nichols held the Bulldogs scoreless in three innings of relief, and senior closer Brandon Johnson picked up his fourth save of the year.