LINCOLN, Neb. (Interstat) — Taylor Rabe pitched six shutout innings with nine strikeouts as Mississippi defeated Nebraska 6-3 on Saturday at Haymarket Park.

Rabe allowed only one hit and one earned run while fanning nine Cornhuskers. Owen Paino drove in three runs for the Rebels, delivering a two-run double in the sixth and an RBI walk in the seventh. Mississippi broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run sixth inning, then added two more in the seventh.

Nebraska’s Buck J. homered in the fourth to give the Cornhuskers an early lead. Max Buettenback hit a two-run homer in the eighth to cut the deficit, but the Rebels’ bullpen held. Landon Waters, Hudson Calhoun and JP Robertson combined for three scoreless innings.

Mississippi improved to 38-21; Nebraska fell to 43-16. Ty Horn struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings for the Cornhuskers, allowing three earned runs on six hits.