Why Ole Miss baseball vs Mississippi State game tonight doesn't count in SEC standings
Mississippi State baseball will play Ole Miss in the annual Governor's Cup on April 28. The game will not count toward their SEC records.
For the fourth time this season, Mississippi State and Ole Miss baseball will play against each other. The No. 9 Bulldogs (34-10) will face the No.
18 Rebels (31-14) at Trustmark Park in Pearl on April 28 (6 p. m. CT, SEC Network+).
However, unlike their previous games this season, this matchup is considered a nonconference game. Mississippi State already won the SEC series over Ole Miss on March 27-29. The Bulldogs swept the Rebels at Swayze Field in Oxford .
Mississippi State has won eight straight games, coming off a sweep of LSU. Ole Miss is coming off a series loss vs Georgia. Why is Mississippi State vs Ole Miss a nonconference game?