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LSU's Tyler Hanover slides safely into third on a steal as Missisippi third baseman Andrew Mistonea catches the high throw in the second inning of their NCAA college baseball game during the Southeastern Conference tournament in Hoover, Ala., Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Snikeris pinch-hit in the eighth and helped the Tigers (43-15) score seven runs in the final two innings.
Tyler Hanover went 4 for 5 and scored a pair of runs for LSU, while Austin Nola's three hits included an RBI double.
LSU starter Kevin Gausman (10-1) allowed two runs in seven innings, scattering seven hits.
Auston Bousfield had three hits, including a pair of doubles, to lead Ole Miss (35-24). His ground-rule double scored Zach Kirksey in the sixth and he doubled and scored in the first.
Alex Yarbrough had a pair of hits for the Rebels, who had allowed only a pair of runs in their first two SEC tournament games.
LSU plays the Mississippi State-Kentucky loser on Friday.
Click here for more at Inside Ole Miss Sports Blog from Parrish Alford.
Read more in Friday's NEMS Daily Journal newspaper.