Ole Miss wasn’t able to get a series sweep against Auburn, but it did enough to accomplish its bigger goal.

Cooper McMurray and Lucas Steele both hit RBI doubles during a five-run rally in the sixth inning, and Chris Rembert hit another in the seventh to give Auburn the lead for good as it beat Ole Miss 13-8 Saturday in Oxford.

Auburn rallied from an 8-3 deficit to salvage the finale of a three-game series to close the regular season. The Tigers scored 10 unanswered runs over the last four innings.

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Eric Guevara, McMurray, Steele and Bristol Carter finished with two RBIs each for Auburn (38-17, 17-13 Southeastern Conference).

Isaac Humphrey was 2-for-5 with a double, home run and five RBIs for Ole Miss (37-18, 16-14). Judd Utermark was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and Mitchell Sanford had three hits including a solo home run.

Auburn and Ole Miss entered the day in a four-way tie for sixth place in the SEC. Auburn earned that spot with its win, while Ole Miss, Alabama and Tennessee finished the regular season in a three-way tie for seventh.

The top eight teams earned a first-round bye in the SEC tournament. Ole Miss got the No. 7 seed, Tennessee wound up eighth, and Alabama is the odd man out at No. 9.

The SEC tournament begins Tuesday in Hoover, Ala., with four first round games. Ole Miss will play Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. against the winner of South Carolina and Florida.

Mississippi State 12, Missouri 1
Mississippi State mashed Missouri again to maintain momentum going into the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Ace Reese, Noah Sullivan and Hunter Hines all homered, and the Bulldogs jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the second inning as they run-ruled Missouri (16-37, 3-27 SEC) for the second game in a row.

Sullivan and Reese each had two hits and scored three runs. Sullivan, Reed Stallman and Nolan Stevens had two RBIs apiece.

Mississippi State (34-20, 15-15) hit 15 home runs and outscored Missouri 50-12 in the series. MSU tied a single-season team record for homers in a season with 97.

The three-game sweep gave the Bulldogs nine wins in their last 10 games and pushed them to the No. 11 seed in the SEC tournament that starts Tuesday in Hoover, Ala.

Mississippi State will play No. 14 seed Texas A&M in the last of four opening-round games on Tuesday. It will begin at approximately 8 p.m. MSU and Texas A&M did not face each other in the regular season.

SEC TOURNAMENT
At Hoover, Ala.
All games on SEC Network unless noted
Single elimination
May 20
Missouri vs. Alabama, 9:30 a.m.
Kentucky vs. Oklahoma, 1 p.m.
South Carolina vs. Florida, 4:30 p.m.
Texas A&M vs. Mississippi State, 8 p.m.

May 21
Missouri-Alabama winner vs. Tennessee, 9:30 a.m.
Kentucky-Oklahoma winner vs. Georgia, 1 p.m.
South Carolina-Florida winner vs. Ole Miss, 4:30 p.m.
Texas A&M-Mississippi State winner vs. Auburn, 8 p.m.

May 22
Missouri-Alabama-Tennessee winner vs. Texas, 3 p.m.
Kentucky-Oklahoma-George winner vs. Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m

May 23
South Carolina-Florida-Ole Miss winner vs. Arkansas, 3 p.m.
Texas A&M-Mississippi State-Auburn winner vs. LSU, 6:30 p.m.

May 24
Semifinals, Noon and 3:30 p.m.

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