A Make-or-Break Night in Tuscaloosa
The final game of a three‑game series between Ole Miss and Alabama is set for May 16 at Sewell‑Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and will be carried live on the SEC Network.
The Rebels enter the contest on the bubble for a top‑16 NCAA Tournament seed, a positioning that could be decided by the outcome.
After splitting the first two games, Ole Miss took a 2‑1 lead in the third inning, only to watch Alabama answer with a five‑run burst in the fourth that put the Crimson Tide ahead 5‑2.
Justin Lebron’s two‑run double off starter Cade Townsend in the opening frame gave Ole Miss an early spark, but the lead evaporated as Alabama’s offense surged.
Reliever Myles Upchurch will take the mound for Alabama, while Ole Miss will rely on a bullpen missing Marko Sipila and Grayson Gibson, both listed as unavailable.
Injuries also loom over the Tide, with Justin Osterhouse listed as questionable and both Coleman Mizell and Sam Christiansen ruled out.
A win could lift Ole Miss anywhere from the sixth to the ninth seed in the SEC Tournament, while a loss could drop them to as low as eleventh, a scenario that could reshape the bracket heading into the final day.
Only two seeds appear locked, meaning the remaining positions will be decided in a chaotic finale that could see multiple teams jockeying for position.