The Ole Miss Rebels took home a hard-fought win over the Florida Gators on Wednesday, open SEC Tourney with a victory.

Hunter Elliott pitched like the ace he is for the Rebels, throwing nearly six shutout innings and striking out eight. The good news is Florida gets a long rest before regionals start, while the rest of the SEC stays in Hoover. The Gators await their regional fate on Monday, May 26th at Noon on ESPN2.

The 10-seed Florida Gators (38-19) won for the 18 th time in their last 23 games and will move on to face 7-seed Ole Miss on May 21 (9 p.m., SEC Network). Boser gave Florida its first lead, blasting a three-run homer over the center field fence to put the Gators up 3-1 in the bottom of the second inning.