Mississippi 9, Alabama 2

HOOVER, Ala. - Alex Presley and Mark Wright homered and C.J. Ketchum went 4-for-4 to lead Mississippi to a 9-2 victory over Alabama Saturday, sending the Rebels into the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game.<br> <br> Playing in the title game for a second straight year, the Rebels (39-20) will seek their first SEC tournament championship since the inaugural event in 1977. Ole Miss will play either Vanderbilt or Georgia on Sunday.<br> <br> The Rebels scored four runs in the second inning and top-seeded Alabama (41-19) couldn&#39;t do much damage against starter Lance Lynn (5-3) or reliever Garrett White.<br> <br> Lynn dodged trouble for six innings. He allowed five hits and walked five but only gave up two runs in his marathon 110-pitch effort. White pitched three scoreless innings, allowing only one hit and striking out five.<br> <br> Ketchum doubled twice for the Rebels while Wright had three RBIs and Justin Henry went 2-for-4. Ole Miss outhit Alabama 14-6.<br> <br> The Crimson Tide is still expected to host a regional and receive one of the eight national seeds on Monday.<br> <br> The Rebels have breezed through their first three tournament games by a combined score of 30-7 and are hoping their success at the Hoover Met will help them land a regional in Oxford.<br> <br> Matt Downs and Emeel Salem both went 2-for-4 for Alabama. Salem doubled twice and Downs had an RBI double in the fifth, when the Tide scored both its runs.<br> <br> Ole Miss chased first-time Alabama starter Jordan Davis (1-3) in the third inning, touching him up for five runs.<br> <br> Alabama swept the regular-season series against the Rebels but is 0-3 against them in the past two SEC tournaments.<br> <br> (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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