<p>HOOVER, Ala. &mdash; Tyler Myers pitched seven-plus innings to outduel Vanderbilt star Jack Leiter Friday in Mississippi’s 4-1 victory over the Commodores in a Southeastern Conference Tournament elimination game.</p>
<p>The fifth-seeded Rebels (41-18) face top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Arkansas Saturday in the semifinals. </p>
<p>The Commodores (40-15) chased Myers in the eighth, loading the bases with nobody out. But they only produced one run out of the threat as reliever Brandon Johnson got a run-scoring double-play and an inning-ending grounder after giving up an infield single.</p>
<p>Johnson pitched a perfect ninth to pick up his first save.</p>
<p>Ole Miss scored two runs off Leiter (8-3) in the second inning with help from a hit batter and two walks.</p>
<p>Leiter, one of Major League Baseball’s top draft prospects, allowed three runs, two earned, in 6-2/3 innings. </p>
<p>The Rebels added Kevin Graham’s solo home run in the eighth. Graham had two of the four Ole Miss hits.</p>
<p>Meyers, making his third start of the season, allowed five hits and struck out six.</p>
<p>Ole Miss is seeking its seventh trip to the championship game and fourth title, the latest coming in 2018.</p>