Ole Miss Baseball 20 21 Game Notes
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2021 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME 20 OLE MISS BASEBALL Sat. Feb. 20 vs. #10 TCU# W, 7-3 Sun. Feb. 21 vs. #3 Texas Tech# W, 5-4 Mon. Feb. 22 vs. #9 Texas# W, 8-1 21 GAME NOTES Wed. Feb. 24 ARKANSAS STATE W, 12-1 OleMissSports.com • OleMissStats.com • OleMissGameday.com • @OleMissBSB • @CoachMikeBianco Fri. Feb. 26 UCF L, 2-3 Sat. Feb. 27 UCF W, 6-5 Media Contact: Alex Sims • [email protected] Sat. Feb. 27 UCF L, 2-7 Tue. Mar. 2 MEMPHIS W, 16-4 Wed. Mar. 3 JACKSON STATE W, 12-1 (7) GAMES 61-64 OXFORD REGIONAL INFO Fri. Mar. 5 BELMONT W, 12-4 Dates: June 4-7 Sat. Mar. 6 BELMONT W, 4-3 NCAA OXFORD REGIONAL Sun. Mar. 7 BELMONT W, 8-7 Location: Oxford, Miss. Tue. Mar. 9 ALCORN STATE W, 11-1 (8) Venue: Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field Fri. Mar. 12 ULM W, 10-1 Dimensions: LF-330, CF-390, RF-330 (11,477) Sat. Mar. 13 ULM W, 6-5 Sun. Mar. 14 ULM L, 3-8 Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network/TuneIn App Tue. Mar. 16 at Louisiana Tech L, 1-13 Play by Play: David Kellum Wed. Mar. 17 at Louisiana Tech Canceled Analyst: Brad Henderson Fri. Mar. 19 AUBURN* W, 1-0 Sat. Mar. 20 AUBURN* W, 6-5 TV: ESPNU/ESPN3 Sun. Mar. 21 AUBURN* W, 19-11 Tom Hart Tue. Mar. 23 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 5-2 Play by Play: Thu. Mar. 25 at #23 Alabama* W, 9-6 Analyst: Kyle Peterson Fri. Mar. 26 at #23 Alabama* W, 2-0 Sat. Mar. 27 at #23 Alabama* W, 11-6 #1 Ole Miss #2 Southern Miss OXFORD REGIONAL SCHEDULE Thu. Apr. 1 at #15 Florida* L, 1-4 Fri. Apr. 2 at #15 Florida* W, 8-2 REBELS GOLDEN EAGLES Game 1: #2 Southern Miss vs. #3 Florida State Sat. Apr. 3 at #15 Florida* L, 5-6 (41-19, 18-12 SEC West) (37-19, 22-9 C-USA) Friday, June 4 | 2 p.m. CT | ESPNU Mon. Apr. 5 NORTH ALABAMA W, 20-6 (7) Game 2: #1 Ole Miss vs. #4 SEMO Tue. Apr. 6 ALCORN STATE W, 8-1 Sat. Apr. 10 #1 ARKANSAS* L, 3-7 Head Coach: Mike Bianco Head Coach: Scott Berry Friday, June 4 | 7 p.m. CT | ESPN3 Sat. Apr. 10 #1 ARKANSAS* W, 13-6 At Ole Miss: 808-459-1 (21st) At USM: 432-235-1 (12th) Game 3: G1 Loser vs. G2 Loser Sun. Apr. 11 #1 ARKANSAS* L, 14-18 Career: 908-530-1 (24th) Career: Same Saturday, June 5 | 11 a.m. CT | TBD Tue. Apr. 13 AUSTIN PEAY W, 13-1 (7) Game 4: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner Fri. Apr. 16 at #3 Mississippi State* L, 2-5 Saturday, June 5 | 5 p.m. CT | TBD Sat. Apr. 17 at #3 Mississippi State* W, 9-0 G3 Winner vs. G4 Loser Sun. Apr. 18 at #3 Mississippi State* L, 5-7 Game 5: Tue. Apr. 20 LITTLE ROCK W, 11-6 Sunday, June 6 | 1 p.m. CT | TBD Thu. Apr. 22 LSU* L, 4-5 Game 6: G4 Winner vs. G5 Winner Fri. Apr. 23 LSU* L, 2-7 Sunday, June 6 | 5 p.m. CT | TBD Sat. Apr. 24 LSU* W, 10-9 Game 7: G6 Winner vs. G6 Loser (if necessary) Fri. Apr. 30 #7 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 5-1 Sat. May 1 #7 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 7-3 Monday, June 7 | 6 p.m. CT | TBD Sun. May 2 #7 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 6-4 Tue. May 4 ARKANSAS STATE W, 15-12 OLE MISS SERIES HISTORY Fri. May 7 at Texas A&M* L, 8-9 Sat. May 8 at Texas A&M* W, 12-7 #3 Florida State #4 Southeast Missouri Vs. SEMO: Ole Miss leads 16-2 Sun. May 9 at Texas A&M* L, 5-6 Last Meeting: Mar. 8-9, 2016 (W, 10-2 | W, 6-4) Wed. May 12 LITTLE ROCK W, 9-4 SEMINOLES REDHAWKS Vs. Florida State: FSU leads 7-1 Fri. May 14 #2 VANDERBILT* W, 3-1 (30-22, 20-16 ACC) (30-20, 17-10 OVC) Last Meeting: May 28, 1995 (L, 1-13) Sat. May 15 #2 VANDERBILT* L, 2-13 Sun. May 16 #2 VANDERBILT* W, 13-10 Head Coach: Mike Martin Jr. Head Coach: Andy Swayers Vs. Southern Miss: Ole Miss leads 78-51 Tue. May 18 UT MARTIN L, 7-9 At FSU: 42-27 (2nd) At SEMO: 118-114 (5th) Last Meeting: Feb. 25, 2020 (W, 4-3) Thu. May 20 at Georgia* W, 2-0 Career: Same Career: Same Fri. May 21 at Georgia* W, 8-5 (11) Sat. May 22 at Georgia* L, 2-13 Tue. May 25 vs. Auburn^ W, 7-4 LEADING OFF Wed. May 26 vs. #2 Vanderbilt^ L, 4-5 Thu. May 27 vs. Georgia^ W, 4-0 • Ole Miss enters the NCAA Oxford Regional at 41-19 overall (18-12 SEC). The Rebels marched to the SEC Tournament semifinals Fri. May 28 vs. #2 Vanderbilt^ W, 4-1 with wins over Auburn, Georgia and Vanderbilt, going 3-2 in Hoover with two one-run losses to Arkansas and Vanderbilt. Sat. May 29 vs. #1 Arkansas^ L, 2-3 • The Rebel pitching staff was outstanding in Hoover, allowing 2.6 runs and 7.0 hits per game. NCAA Oxford Regional - Oxford, Miss. • Ole Miss holds a high ranking of No. 8 (NCBWA) in this week’s national rankings and earned the No. 12 national seed. Fri. June 4 vs. Southeast Missouri TBD • The Rebels will host their 10th NCAA Regional, all under head coach Mike Bianco. Ole Miss is one of just five programs to host 10 Sat. June 5 TBD TBD or more regionals since 2004. Swayze Field is also one of just eight in college baseball to host five or more regionals since 2014. Sun. June 6 TBD TBD Mon. June 7 TBD (If necessary) TBD • Doug Nikhazy was named a First Team All-American by Collegiate baseball Thursday. The junior left-hander out of Windermere, Florida, became just the fourth two-time All-American in program history, joining Stephen Head, Paul Husband and Jake Gibbs. June 4-7 NCAA Regionals TBD • Six Rebels earned SEC year-end honors, highlighted by Tim Elko’s selection as the conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the June 11-14 NCAA Super Regionals TBD first such honor in program history. Doug Nikhazy (First Team), Hayden Dunhurst (Second Team, All-Defense, All-Newcomer), Justin June 19-30 College World Series TBD Bench (Second Team), Jacob Gonzalez (All-Freshman) and TJ McCants (All-Freshman) rounded out the list of SEC awards. • Ole Miss leads the nation in attendance at 261,372 (7,260 per game). The eight largest crowds in college baseball this season # - State Farm College Baseball Showdown (Globe Life Field - Arlington, Texas) ^ - SEC Tournament (Hoover Metropolitan Stadium - Hoover, Ala.) have watched the Rebels play. Swayze Field has been home to seven games with 10,000-plus fans this season. * - Southeastern Conference game • Jacob Gonzalez leads the SEC in hits and runs scored. The last freshman to lead the conference in both categories is now-ESPN HOME GAMES INDICATED IN BOLD AND CAPS analyst Todd Walker in 1992. Dansby Swanson (2015) is the last player to lead the SEC in both, doing so in his junior season. • Ole Miss is fifth nationally and second in the SEC with 596 hits on the season. • Ole Miss is seventh in the nation and leads the SEC with 431 runs scored this season. • The Ole Miss pitching staff has struck out a program-record 684 batters this season. • The Rebel pitching staff is third nationally and third in the SEC in strikeouts per nine innings at 11.7. Ole Miss is second in the league and seventh in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 3.37. OLEMISSSPORTS.COM #RebsBSB | 2 MEDIA INFO QUICK FACTS NCAA REGIONAL CONTACTS UNIVERSITY Mitch Praxl will serve as the media coordinator for the Name ...................University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) NCAA Oxford Regional. Please contact him (mjpraxl@ Location .................................................. Oxford, Miss. olemiss.edu) with any inquiries related to the regional. Founded .................................................. Nov. 6, 1848 For any requests pertaining to Ole Miss baseball, Enrollment ....................................................... 21,676 contact Alex Sims ([email protected]). Nickname ...........................................................Rebels Colors ................................. Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Conference .................................. Southeastern (West) MEDIA PARKING Chancellor ........................................... Dr. Glenn Boyce Media parking is on the west side of the stadium, Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics .........Keith Carter in the parallel parking spots down the left field line. Faculty Athletics Representative ...............Ron Rychlak These spots will be roped off for media, but are limited. Lot B, on the south side of our indoor tennis facility, will be used as a media overflow lot. STADIUM INFO Home Stadium ................... O-U Stadium/Swayze Field Capacity ........................................................... 11,477 REGIONAL CENTRAL Dimensions .......................... LF-330, CF-390, RF-330 For the latest stats, results, videos, articles and more surrounding the NCAA Oxford Regional, visit our COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF regional central page at OleMissSports.com Head Coach ..............................................Mike Bianco Alma Mater ......................................... LSU, 1989 Record at Ole Miss ............................ 808-459-1 Year at Ole Miss ...........................................21st PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP Overall Record (23 Years) ................ 908-530-1 Assistant Coach ....................................... Carl Lafferty POSITION PLAYERS Alma Mater ..................................Ole Miss, 2004 Pos. No. Name Yr. B/T GP-GS Avg. R H 2B 3B HR RBI Of Note: Year at Ole Miss ...........................................15th C 13 Hayden Dunhurst So. L/R 58-58 .283 38 58 10 2 7 39 Second Team All-SEC; All-Def; All-Newcomer Assistant Coach .....................................