Ole Miss baseball and Southern Miss will have to fight against in-state rivals to score their long-awaited returns to the College World Series.
The No. 11 Golden Eagles (47-17) host the Rebels (35-22) for Game 1 of the Hattiesburg Super Regional at Pete Taylor Park on Saturday (3 p.m., ESPNU). The series is best two out of three, with the first team to win two games advancing to the College World Series. Ole Miss has not made it to Omaha since 2014 and Southern Miss hasn't been since 2009.
Southern Miss will start sophomore right-hander Hurston Waldrep.