The fifth-ranked Auburn Tigers will send a 10-game winner to the mound Saturday night in an attempt to stave off elimination against the Ole Miss Rebels in the NCAA Tournament’s Auburn Super Regional.
Auburn (42-20) will tap right-hander Alex Petrovic, who is 10-2 this season with a 3.19 ERA, against Ole Miss (5 pm ET, ESPN). The Tigers will need to win both Saturday and Sunday against Ole Miss to advance to their seventh College World Series.
Butch Thompson says #Auburn will start RHP Alex Petrovic against Ole Miss tomorrow.He adds that the Tigers will be "pointing towards" using Jackson Sanders as well.
— Adam Cole (@colereporter) June 6, 2026The Rebels will counter with right-hander Taylor Rabe, who is 5-3 with a 3.84 ERA. Ole Miss is also looking to earn its seventh College World Series berth. Both Ole Miss and Auburn last made it to the CWS in 2022.
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Petrovic has been stellar for Auburn all season, striking out 87 against just 22 walks over 87 1/3 innings. Auburn coach Butch Thompson indicated after Friday night’s 6-4 Ole Miss victory that the Tigers will likely turn to Jackson Sanders out of the bullpen at some point Saturday.
"We're going to start Taylor Rabe."-Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco has named his starting pitcher for tomorrow.
— Brad Logan (@BradLoganTOC) June 6, 2026Rabe has been even stingier, striking out 90 opposing batters and allowing just 10 walks over 63 1/3 innings. In fact, Rabe has allowed more home runs – 11 – than walks in 2026.
First pitch is at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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