Showdown of the day

WIth Mississippi leading 3-2 heading into the eighth inning, the Rebels scored four runs in the top of the frame, and Kentucky answered with four of its own in the bottom of the inning before its comeback bid ran out of gas. Ole Miss held on for a 7-6 win, clinching the road series victory.

Other showdowns:
• Louisiana State evened its series with Arkansas, taking an 8-7 victory.
• North Carolina evened its series with Florida State, 10-4.

Upset of the day

Nebraska (9-8) evened its series against No. 2 Texas (14-5) with a 5-3 win Saturday. The Cornhuskers scored twice in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and make a winner of starter Michael Mariot (7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER).

Other notable upsets:
• Saint Louis swept a doubleheader against Kansas, which has lost four straight since winning a series at Louisiana State.
• Louisville won its series against Ball State, but the Cardinals did pull off an upset by taking the second game of Saturday's doubleheader 5-1.

Hitter of the day

Georgia Tech Sr. OF Jay Dantzler: 4-for-6, 2 HR, 2B, 8 RBI in a 24-4 win vs. Maryland.

Pitcher of the day

Oregon State Jr. LHP Tanner Robles: 8 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K in 12-2 win vs. Oral Roberts.