Mississippi 8, Arkansas 7

HOOVER, ALABAMA - Chad Sterbens singled with two outs in the 11th inning to drive in Charlie Waite and lift Mississippi to an 8-7 victory over Arkansas Friday in the Southeastern Conference tournament. <br> <br> The Rebels (34-24), who had their second straight extra-inning game in the tournament, meet the LSU-Mississippi State loser in a second elimination game on Saturday. <br> <br> Sterber&#39;s game-winner came after Seth Smith singled to score Jonathan Swearingen for the tying run. Pinch-hitter Barry Gunther had reached on a two-base error by first baseman Haas Pratt to open the inning <br> <br> Arkansas (34-20) had taken a 7-6 lead on Andrew Wishy&#39;s RBI single in top of the 11th. <br> <br> Swearingen scored three times, while Smith, Sterbens and Stephen Head each drove in a pair of runs. <br> <br> Brian Pettway (1-0), who started the game at third base for Ole Miss, got the final out in his second mound appearance of the season. <br> <br> Nick Pitts was 5-for-6 to lead Arkansas, while Wishy homered and drove in three runs. <br> <br> The Rebels were sent into the losers bracket by Mississippi State freshman Thomas Berkery&#39;s walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th Thursday night.

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