STARKVIlLE, Miss. – With the bases loaded in the eighth inning and the score tied at six, Michael Guerrero came up with a bases clearing double down the left field line to put the Rebels ahead for good as No. 5 Ole Miss (13-4, 2-0 SEC) claimed the series with an 11-6 win over Mississippi State (7-9, 0-2 SEC) on Saturday.

Logan Power again led the Rebels at the plate as he went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Michael Guerrero came up with the big hit for the Rebels, his only of the night, as he tallied four RBI.

Scott Bittle (1-0) picked up the win in relief as he worked 4.0 innings with one run on two hits and tallied one walk and five strikeouts. Bittle entered the game with a man on first in the sixth inning.

John Lalor (0-1) suffered the loss as he worked 2.0 innings, allowing four runs on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Lalor entered the game to start the seventh inning with the game tied at six and two men on.

“We won tonight because of our offense,” said Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco. “We just kept answering them. The were not a lot of hits tonight, but we were able to string them together and put together the big inning.”

Mississippi State struck first when Grant Hogue scored from second on a single through the left side by Jason Nappi, giving the Bulldogs the early lead. Hogue walked before moving to second on a single through the right side from Ryan Collins. With one out on the board, a wild pitch moved both runners to scoring position, but Satterwhite got a strikeout and a pop out to end the inning with Mississippi State leading 1-0.

Ole Miss answered in the top of the second when Jordan Henry came up with a two-RBI single to score Evan Button and Brett Basham. Button was hit by pitch to open the inning before moving to third on a double from Basham. A double from Cody Overbeck moved Henry to third before he scored on a sac fly from Michael Guerrero to give the Rebels a 3-1 lead. A Logan Power walk sent the Bulldogs to the pen as Pigott came off the mound with an apparent injury. Greg Houston got the final out to end the inning with Ole Miss leading by two.

Back-to-back home runs from Jason Nappi and Cody Freeman with two outs erased the Rebel lead and tied the game at three in the bottom half of the third.

Mississippi State reclaimed the lead in the fourth with another two out rally as Mark Goforth singled to left field to score Tyler Moore from third. The Bulldogs led 4-3 after four.

The Rebels reclaimed the lead in the fifth when Button came up with a bases loaded single to left field, scoring Logan Power and keep the bases loaded. Basham then hit into a fielder’s choice that saw Fuller Smith cross the plate and give the Rebels a 5-4 lead.

The lead was short lived, however, as Mississippi State rallied in the sixth. A single from Russ Sneed sent the Rebels to the Bullpen for Bittle. Bittle struck out the next batter but Sneed stole second before scoring on a single up the middle from Jet Butler. Mark Goforth then singled two put two on with one out before a walk of Hogue loaded the bases. A groundout to first pushed another run across as the Bulldogs took a 6-5 lead.

Ole Miss tied the game at six in the seventh when Power scored on a single up the middle from Fuller Smith. Power singled to open the inning before moving to second on a walk of Matt Smith. The Rebels were unable to get the lead, however, as Mississippi State brought in John Lalor from the pen who notched a strikeout and a double play to end the threat.

The Rebels took the lead in the eighth when Guerrero cleared the bases with a double down the left field line that gave Ole Miss a 9-6 lead. The Rebels pushed the lead to 10-6 when Guerrero scored from second on a fielding error at third on a grounder from Power.

Another run was added to the Rebels’ side of the board in the ninth when Overbeck came up with an RBI-single that scored Miller from second and gave Ole Miss an 11-6 lead.

Bittle would hold the Bulldogs off the board in the bottom half of the frame to secure the win for the Rebels.

Ole Miss and Mississippi State will return to the field at 1:30 p.m. to conclude the series at Dudy Noble Field as the Rebels look to complete the sweep of the Bulldogs in the first weekend of conference play.