OXFORD, Miss. (Interstat) — The Mississippi Rebels opened their season with an 11-3 victory over Nevada on Friday at Swayze Field, overcoming an early three-run deficit. Nevada’s Harvey homered in the top of the first, but Mississippi answered with six runs across the first two innings, highlighted by T. Bissetta’s two-run double and RBI single. The Rebels added two unearned runs in the eighth before B. Moseley’s two-run homer capped the scoring. Mississippi had 11 hits and grounded into two double plays. Nevada managed nine hits but could not recover after the early Rebel surge. Mississippi begins the season 1-0, while Nevada starts 0-1. The teams continue their series Saturday.