When it got on the busses Saturday evening in Oxford, however, Auburn had lost two of its past three, squandering the final series of the regular season against the Rebels. Its lone win was vital, overcoming a five-run deficit to take the finale.

The Ole Miss Rebels dropped the final game of the series to the No. 6 Auburn Tigers 13-8 after falling apart late as Auburn avoided the series sweep on Saturday at Swayze Field. The Rebels wasted no time jumping on the scoreboard as Mitchell Sanford launched another leadoff home run in the bottom of the first to give the Rebels an early 1-0 lead.

Here are three takeaways from the series loss to Ole Miss: Auburn ace Sam Dutton has been one of the shining stars during the Tigers 2025 campaign. He came into the Ole Miss series with a 2.86 earned run average and had been Auburn’s Game 1 starter for the majority of the season.