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By Harley Hudson

OMAHA, NE - June 26: Justin Bench #8 of the Ole Miss Rebels slides across home plate to score the go-ahead run after a wild pitch during Men's College World Series game at Charles Schwab Field on June 26, 2022 in Omaha, Nebraska. Ole Miss defeated Oklahoma in the second game of the championship series to win the National Championship. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - June 26: Justin Bench #8 of the Ole Miss Rebels slides across home plate to score the go-ahead run after a wild pitch during Men's College World Series game at Charles Schwab Field on June 26, 2022 in Omaha, Nebraska. Ole Miss defeated Oklahoma in the second game of the championship series to win the National Championship. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images) /
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Updating you on the latest Ole Miss news: Ole Miss baseball takes weekend series 2-1 against Maryland.

Ole Miss baseball dropped their first game of the year this past Friday against the Maryland Terrapins by a score of 9-2. They would however go on to dominate the next two games on Saturday and Sunday.

After starting the year at 4-0, the Rebels had yet to be seriously challenged. A top-13-ranked Maryland team would give them that challenge early on but the Rebels answered the bell after losing handily in game one.

On Saturday Ole Miss responded and picked up their fifth overall win beating Maryland 12-6. They would continue their strong offensive play into Sunday as they scored a season-high 18 runs to Maryland’s eight and would win the series overall 2-1.

Ole Miss is showing that they have some serious firepower offensively out-scoring opponents 78 runs to 31. While they have been able to win with a dominant offense, they did allow Maryland to put up a high run total as well.

When asked about the Rebels’ performance after the three-game series head coach Mike Bianco stated “We didn’t play really well on Friday against a good team. Proud of the offense, proud of us hanging in there. We’re going to continue to work and get better.”

More Ole Miss news: Men’s basketball picks up big first win post-Kermit Davis

His name is Win after all. Interim head coach for Ole Miss basketball Win Case picks up an impressive win in the new era after the Rebels moved on from head coach Kermit Davis this past week.

The Rebels beat LSU by double digits 82-69. This was just their third overall win in conference play this year sitting at 3-13 in the SEC. LSU is ranked last in the SEC this year. Ole Miss is now 11-18 overall on the year.

Lady Rebels tie a program record with 11 wins in the SEC

The Ole Miss women’s basketball program has been having an impressive year and they added to that resume this weekend. On Sunday the Lady Rebels beat Alabama in a tight game 57-55 and secured their 11th conference win on the season for just the second time in program history.

The Lady Rebels wrapped up their season with the win and secured the number four seed in the SEC tournament. They will finish the regular season with a record of 22-7.

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