Coach Mike Smith and No.24 Ole Miss softball (21-8, 2-2) were back on the road after a 13 game home stand which saw the Rebels win 12 games. No.24 Ole Miss travelled to Columbia, South Carolina to face the No.16 Gamecocks (23-7, 2-5) in a three game weekend series which began Saturday. The Rebels entered the matchup hoping to extend their 7 game win streak but came up just short.
On Saturday in game-one after a scoreless first inning the Gamecocks got on the board first with 2 runs in the bottom of the second inning.