USM sweeps Memphis

STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Southern Miss closed out the home portion of the regular season schedule in style with a near no-hitter and a 13-0 seven-inning, mercy-rule victory over Conference USA foe Memphis to sweep the weekend series.

Tigers use the longball to rein in Bulldogs

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LSU hit four home runs, including two by second baseman Ryan Schimpf, and junior Blake Martin pitched seven strong innings Saturday afternoon as the Tigers overwhelmed Mississippi State 16-4.

Walkoff homer propels Rebels to victory

STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Tim Ferguson hit a walkoff three-run home run in his only at-bat to lift Ole Miss to a 7-6 win over Auburn on Friday night.

State helps LSU close out venerable venue

By JIM MASHEK

jwmashek@sunherald.com

No visiting SEC baseball coach has led his team into LSU's Alex Box Stadium more times than Mississippi State's Ron Polk.

Ole Miss coaches meet with Coast alumni

By DOUG BARBER

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About 300 Ole Miss alumni gathered Monday night at The Dock to meet Rebel football coach Houston Nutt, baseball coach Mike Bianco, women's basketball coach Renee Ladner and men's basketball coach Andy Kennedy.

USM pitchers shut out Herd to take series

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Three Southern Miss pitchers combined to shut out Marshall for the first time this season in a 5-0 victory to take the weekend series on the road.

Fly from Miller lifts Rebels over Georgia

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Zach Miller hit a go-ahead RBI sacrifice fly during a six-run eighth inning to lift Ole Miss to a 9-4 victory over Georgia on Saturday.

Bulldogs slip by Ole Miss

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Georgia's Gordon Beckham homered and Trevor Holder combined with two relievers to beat Ole Miss 5-4 on Friday.

Rebels will be tested in Georgia

By JIM MASHEK

jwmashek@sunherald.com

The Ole Miss Rebels are the only team in the SEC West sporting a winning record in league play.

Southern Miss breaks tie to beat back Houston

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

James Ewing's pinch-hit double in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie to give Southern Miss to a 4-3 victory over Houston on Saturday.

Ole Miss stays on top in SEC with Arkansas win

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Logan Power and Cody Overbeck hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and Logan Williams added a three-run homer as Ole Miss beat Arkansas 12-4 Friday night.

'You see the hunger in the fans'

By JIM MASHEK

jwmashek@sunherald.com

Parking spaces at the LaFont Inn were few and far between Thursday evening.

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Career first rallies Rebels

STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Freshman third baseman Logan Williams hit his first home run of his career, coming up with a two-run shot in the eighth inning to snap a tie and propel No. 21 Ole Miss (27-15) to a 9-4 win over Arkansas State (16-26) on Wednesday.

Ole Miss' Brittney Reese earns SEC honors again

SUN HERALD

Ole Miss junior jumper Brittney Reese of Gulfport was selected as the SEC Female Field Athlete of the Week for the third time this season after her performance at the LSU Alumni Gold meet.

Wilson paces Alabama over Pigott, Mississippi State

STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Ross Wilson hit a seventh-inning home run to lead Alabama to a 4-3 comeback win over Mississippi State on Sunday.

Overbeck leads Rebs over South Carolina

STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Cody Overbeck drove in three runs to lead Mississippi to a 5-2 win over South Carolina on Saturday.

OLE MISS TRACK STAR EYES PRIZE

By JIM MASHEK

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The mark is out there. Looming. Beckoning. Brittney Reese thinks about it all the time.

South Carolina shuts down Ole Miss

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

James Darnell hit his second grand slam home run of the season and Mike Cisco allowed just one run as South Carolina defeated Ole Miss 6-2 on Friday.

PEARL GEM: Bulldogs hold on to upset Rebels

By JIM MASHEK

SUN HERALD

Ten months removed from a College World Series appearance, Mississippi State’s baseball team is struggling. But the Bulldogs broke through for a tense victory over Ole Miss on Tuesday night in the Governor’s Cup game, turning back the 16th-ranked Rebels 6-5 before a paid crowd of 7,862 at Trustmark Park.

Rebs will be fired up

JIM MASHEK

SUN HERALD

Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury understands the Ole Miss Rebels are struggling.

Ole Miss hires Nutt

JIM MASHEK

SUN HERALD

The Ole Miss Rebels moved quickly in the search for the 36th head football coach in school history. Houston Nutt is their man.

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Bulldogs stun Ole Miss with amazing comeback

By JIM MASHEK

SUN HERALD

Mississippi State needed a break, a spark. Something. And when the Bulldogs finally got one, everything changed in the 80th edition of the Egg Bowl.

Rebs take aim at Tide

JIM MASHEK

jwmashek@sunherald.com

Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron was pleased with his defense’s improvement in last week’s 24-0 victory over Louisiana Tech.

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