Ole Miss baseball fans were left in disbelief as the Rebels’ postseason run ended in a dramatic 12-11 loss to Murray State in the Oxford Regional Final on June, 2025. The high-scoring, back-and-forth contest saw both teams trade home runs and big innings, but it was the Racers who ultimately advanced to the Super Regionals, closing Ole Miss’s season with a 43-21 record—their highest win total in years.
Murray State built an early lead with clutch hitting, including a two-run homer by Jonathan Hogart and a series of doubles from Dustin Mercer, who was a force at the plate all night. Ole Miss responded with power of their own, as Will Furniss launched two home runs and Austin Fley added a go-ahead shot, but the Rebels’ late rally in the seventh and eighth innings fell just short..
The defeat marks a tough end for the 10-seed Rebels, who had routed Murray State 19-8 the night before to force the decisive game Murray State, now 42-14, moves on to the Super Regional round, while Ole Miss’s hopes for a College World Series return are put on hold for another year.
Elsewhere in college softball, Texas Tech (TTU) and Oklahoma (OU) continue their postseason campaigns, while fans keep an eye on schedules for upcoming matchups.
