Mississippi State vs Ole Miss baseball live score updates: Rivals in SEC tournament

HOOVER, Ala. — For the fifth time this season, Mississippi State and Ole Miss baseball are set to meet. The latest meeting comes in the first round of the SEC tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

The rivals are matched up after the regular season slate earned MSU the No. 5 seed in the field while Ole Miss comes in as the No. 12 seed. The Bulldogs and Rebels have split their previous four meetings.

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Ole Miss (27-28) won two of three in a mid-April series at home. Mississippi State evened the series with a nonconference win in the Governor's Cup on May 1.

The Bulldogs (36-19) enter the postseason off a series win against Missouri. MSU finished with 17 SEC wins, nearly matching its combined total of conference wins (18) across the previous two seasons.

Ole Miss closed the regular season by getting swept at LSU. With 11 conference victories and an overall record below .500, the Rebels likely need a deep run in Hoover to earn an NCAA Tournament bid.

What channel is Mississippi State baseball vs. Ole Miss on today?

Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss, like all games in the first round of the SEC tournament, will air on SEC Network.

Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss start time

MSU and Ole Miss are expected to start around 8 p.m. The game will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of No. 8 seed Vanderbilt vs. No. 9 seed Florida.

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• Tuesday: RHP Brooks Auger (1-2, 3.78 ERA) vs. RHP Riley Maddox (2-7, 6.88 ERA)

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