Texas evens series with Ole Miss

OXFORD, Miss. — Nick Peoples and Carson Kainer each homered, and Texas dodged a late rally to even its super regional series at one game apiece by beating Mississippi 3-1 on Sunday night.

Earlier, Ole Miss beat the Longhorns 6-4 in the completion of the best-of-three series opener, which was suspended due to rain Saturday night.

The Rebels (48-19) loaded the bases with one out in the ninth on a walk to Brian Pettway and singles by Stephen Head and Alex Presley. But J. Brent Cox got Cooper Osteen to bounce into a game-ending double play, sealing his 16th save. Freshman Adrian Alaniz (6-3) struck out six and gave up one run.

Matt Maloney (8-3) lost for the first time since May 7, a span of five starts.

In the completion of the suspended opener, Mark Wright capped a four-run seventh inning with a tiebreaking, two-run single.

Texas (50-16) brought the tying run to the plate with one out in the ninth, but Stephen Head retired Chance Wheeless and Taylor Teagarden.

Anthony Cupps (9-3) took over for Mark Holliman, who started Saturday night, and allowed two runs in four innings. Head went three innings for his eighth save.

Cox (7-3) lost.

TULANE 7, RICE 0: At New Orleans, Micah Owings pitched a three-hit shutout and top-seeded Tulane kept its season alive.

The Green Wave (54-10) took a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning when pinch-hitter Scott Madden drew a bases-loaded walk from starter Joe Savery. Tulane, designated the visiting team, scored six times in the top of the ninth.

Rice (45-18), which scored nine runs in the first five innings of its series-opening 9-5 victory on Saturday, hasn't scored in 13 innings since.

Owings (11-4) faced only three batters above the minimum 27. He struck out eight and walked one.

BAYLOR 7, CLEMSON 1: At Waco, Texas, Mark McCormick struck out 10 and scattered five hits in 8 1/3 innings and Jeff Mandel went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

McCormick (8-3) threw a career-high 137 to help the Bears (43-22) even their super regional series at 1-1 with the final game set for Monday.

Taylor Harbins' infield single in the third scored a run for Clemson (43-22). Josh Cribb (8-5) allowed 12 hits and seven runs. He struck out five.