Ole Miss walks off Arizona State to win Lincoln Regional, advance to Supers
By Andrew Olson
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Ole Miss didn’t get to host an NCAA Regional in Oxford. So the Rebels hit the road and swept the Lincoln Regional as the 2-seed, advancing to Supers.
Mike Bianco’s squad faced Arizona State, the Lincoln Regional 3-seed, in Sunday’s regional final. Ole Miss needed more than 9 innings, but punched its Super Regional ticket in dramatic fashion.
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It was a 4-4 ballgame in the bottom of the 10th inning. Dom Decker came to the plate with runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out. A fly ball to left field did the trick and had the Rebels celebrating in Lincoln, Nebraska.
.@DominicDecker12 SENDS US TO THE SUPERS‼️ pic.twitter.com/1SNTDDMEd4
— Ole Miss Baseball (@OleMissBSB) June 1, 2026
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Bianco used 3 pitchers in the game. Starter Cade Townsend went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits while striking out 7 and walking 5. Wil Libbert threw 3 hitless innings in relief. JP Robertson threw the final 2 scoreless innings, allowing just 1 hit.
Ole Miss is awaiting its Super Regional matchup. The Lincoln Regional was hosted by No. 13 overall seed Nebraska and paired with the Auburn Regional. Auburn, the No. 4 national seed, lost its opener against Milwaukee, but has battled back out of the loser’s bracket to force a winner-take-all game Monday.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
