Ole Miss skipper Mike Bianco
Ole Miss (38-21) and Arizona State (39-20) will play at 7 p.m. CT tonight in the championship game of the Lincoln Regional. Arizona State eliminated Nebraska earlier in the day. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Ole Miss needs only to beat the Sun Devils to advance. Arizona State must beat the Rebels twice. If ASU wins tonight’s game, another decisive game would be played Monday at a time to be determined.
Ole Miss 6, ASU 3 | https://olemisssports.com/documents/2026/5/31/Regional_Game_2_Box.pdf
ARIZONA STATE SCOUTING REPORT
The Sun Devils achieved a 39-20 record this season under head coach Willie Bloomquist It’s the most wins for Arizona State in the Bloomquist Era and the most since 2019. One of the new members of the Big 12, the Sun Devils boast a 19-11 conference record and are ranked within the top three of the conference in 14 statistical categories. One of those categories is hits (713) and batting average (.320), both sit top 10 nationally.
Landon Hairston has been the catalyst for much of Arizona State’s offensive prowess, as he’s accounted for a .413 batting average with 92 knocks, 28 of which have gone yard. His efforts earned him Big 12 Player of the Year this season. Arizona State also has one of the best pitching staffs in the conference. As a team, the Sun Devils have fanned 629 batters, led by Cole Carlon, who supplied 124 of them. The staff has the seventh most strikeouts per nine innings in the NCAA, with 11.5.