Auburn vs Ole Miss

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Auburn
SEC
SFF Rank#6
SFF Score18.2
RPI Rank#3
0
series wins
AWAY
Ole Miss
SEC
SFF Rank#21
SFF Score31.3
RPI Rank#16
2
series wins
★ Advances to CWS
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Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL
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Schedule

G1Fri Jun 58:00 PM ETESPN2
G2Sat Jun 65:00 PM ETESPN

Series Results

AuburnOle MissResult
G146Ole Miss
G235Ole Miss

How They Got Here

Auburn#1 seed
Won the Auburn Regional in Auburn, AL, defeating Milwaukee in the final. Eliminated: UCF, NC State.
Ole Miss#2 seed
Won the Lincoln Regional in Lincoln, NE, defeating Arizona St. in the final. Eliminated: Nebraska, South Dakota St..

Regional Performance

bold = better
Auburn
Ole Miss
4-1Record3-0
2.70ERA1.64
.296AVG.248
10.0R/G6.0
6.6RA/G4.3
3.2HR/G1.0
0.6E/G0.3
52.4Opp Str28.7
7 regional games
Players to Watch · Regional Stats
Auburn
OffenseAVGHRRBI
Ethin Bingaman.45048
Chase Fralick.409615
Cade Belyeu.37536
PitchingIPKERA
Ryan Hetzler7.0111.29
Jackson Sanders7.1112.45
LJ Cormier7.2104.70
Ole Miss
OffenseAVGHRRBI
Hayden Federico.50000
Brayden Randle.50003
Will Furniss.38502
PitchingIPKERA
Taylor Rabe6.091.50
Hudson Calhoun4.230.00
JP Robertson4.064.50

SFF Take

Auburn is the pick, but Ole Miss's lineup makes this anything but a foregone conclusion.

Both teams have real power — Auburn's team slugging percentage edges Ole Miss .488 to .465, but this isn't a matchup of sluggers vs. contact hitters. The difference is pitching: Petrovic and Marciano give Auburn a clearer rotation advantage than anything Ole Miss can counter with, and in a best-of-three that edge compounds fast. Auburn wins if its starters limit Ole Miss's middle-order damage and the bullpen closes games without drama; Ole Miss wins if Bissetta and Utermark get into the strike zone early and their arms keep Auburn's lineup from breaking the game open. Bianco's experience is real and the Rebels have the talent to take this series. Auburn's home field and pitching depth are the difference.