Sitting at 16-12 on the season and just 3-6 in conference play, Ole Miss baseball’s Tuesday night matchup against No. 17 Southern Mississippi is shaping up to be a must-win for coach Mike Bianco’s Rebels. The 6:30 p.m. game will pit the Rebels, still reeling from a series sweep at the hands of intrastate rival Mississippi State this past weekend, against the Golden Eagles, who are flying high on a 24-5 record.
While the Golden Eagles’ schedule may not be quite as competitive as Ole Miss’ has been so far, they have still rolled through 15 of their last 16 opponents, including a 7-5 neutral-site victory over the very same Bulldogs that ravaged the Rebels last weekend.