AUBURN, Ala. (Interstat) — Mississippi scored six runs on 10 hits and held off a late Auburn rally to defeat the Tigers 6-4 on Friday at Samford Stadium – Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park.

The Rebels struck first in the second inning when B. Randle singled through the right side to drive in a run. Randle added another RBI single in the fourth. J. Utermark’s two-run homer in the fifth and C. Reuter’s two-run shot in the sixth extended the lead to 6-0.

Auburn answered with a sacrifice fly from Chase Fralick in the third and an RBI single by Chris Rembert in the fifth. M. McCraine doubled home a run in the sixth and blasted a solo homer to right in the ninth, but the Tigers ran out of chances.

Mississippi finished with 10 hits; Auburn had nine. Walker Hooks earned the pitching win for the Rebels. LJ Cormier and Andreas Alvarez also saw action on the mound for Auburn.

The Rebels improved to 40-21 overall, while the Tigers dropped to 42-21.