Despite plowing through the first 18 games of the season Ole Miss baseball (17-2, 0-1) knew the SEC schedule would amp up the competition level. The Rebels returned from a midweek road series sweep against Georgia State to host the Tennessee Vols (13-6, 1-0) in the SEC weekend opener. Game-one would prove to be a shootout late and the Rebels fell to the Vols 8-6.
The Rebels jumped on the board first with 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st. However, the Vols answered with 2 runs of their own in the top of the 2nd.