2015 BASEBALL GAME NOTES Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations | 908 All-American Dr. | University, MS 38677 | 662-915-7301 BSB Contact: Adam Kuffner | @ARebelKuffner | 662-816-0497 (c) Web: OleMissSports.com, OleMissBSB.com | Twitter: @OleMissSports, @OleMissBSB Facebook: Facebook.com/OleMissSports, Facebook.com/OleMissBSB | Blog: OleMissSports.com/Blog OPENING WEEKEND 2015 SCHEDULE Date: Feb. 13-15, 2015 Date Opponent [TV] Time/Result Location: Oxford, Miss. Feb. 13 WILLIAM & MARY 4:00 p.m. Venue: Oxford-University Stadium Feb. 14 WILLIAM & MARY 12:00 p.m. WILLIAM & MARY 3:00 p.m. Capacity: 10,323 Feb. 17 ARKANSAS STATE 4:00 p.m. Television: SEC Network+ Feb. 20 WRIGHT STATE 4:00 p.m. Richard Cross, play-by-play Feb. 21 WRIGHT STATE 1:30 p.m. Don Kessinger, analyst Feb. 22 WRIGHT STATE 1:30 p.m. Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network Feb. 25 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 4:00 p.m. William and Mary #18 Ole Miss Feb. 27 at UCF 6:30 p.m. David Kellum, play-by-play Feb. 28 at UCF 4:00 p.m. TRIBE Keith Kessinger, analyst REBELS March 1 at UCF 1:00 p.m. Live Audio: OleMissSports.com March 4 at Southern Miss. 6:30 p.m. Head Coach: Brian Murphy Series: William & Mary leads 2-0 Head Coach: Mike Bianco March 6 STETSON 6:30 p.m. Season: 2nd (2nd at W&M) Season: 18th (15th at UM) March 7 STETSON 1:30 p.m. Career: 34-22 Career: 657-394-1 March 8 STETSON 1:30 p.m. At W&M: 34-22 At UM: 557-323-1 March 10 at Louisville 3:00 p.m. March 11 at Louisville 3:00 p.m. March 13 at LSU * 7:00 p.m. March 14 at LSU * 6:30 p.m. Quick Hits March 15 at LSU * 1:00 p.m. March 18 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 6:30 p.m. - After advancing to the College World Series in 2014, Ole Miss enters the 2015 campaign ranked in the March 20 FLORIDA * 6:30 p.m. top-20 in three different national polls March 21 FLORIDA * 1:30 p.m. - Ole Miss is 13-1 in season openers under Head Coach Mike Bianco March 22 FLORIDA * 1:30 p.m. March 24 UAB 11:00 a.m. - The Rebels have won 10 season-opening weekend series during the Bianco era UAB 2:00 p.m. - Opening weekend kicks off an eight-game homestand to begin the 2015 season March 27 at Arkansas * 6:35 p.m. - Ole Miss ranked fourth in the SEC in attendance in 2014, bringing in an average of 7,975 fans for 34 March 28 at Arkansas * 2:05 p.m. March 29 at Arkansas * 1:05 p.m. home games for a total attendance of 271,155 March 31 at Memphis - 1 6:30 p.m. - Despite losing five starters in the field, the Rebels return three while also bringing back two starting April 3 TENNESSEE * 6:30 p.m. pitchers to this season’s rotation in Christian Trent and Sam Smith April 4 TENNESSEE * 4:00 p.m. April 5 TENNESSEE * 1:30 p.m. - All home games this season will be televised on an ESPN channel or SEC Network+ April 7 vs. Southern Miss. - 2 6:30 p.m. April 10 at Vanderbilt * 6:30 p.m. April 11 at Vanderbilt * 2:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP April 12 at Vanderbilt * 1:30 p.m. April 15 UT MARTIN 6:30 p.m. April 17 at Auburn * 6:00 p.m. POSITION PLAYERS April 18 at Auburn * 3:00 p.m. Pos. Name Yr. B/T GP-GS AVG HR R RBI Of Note: April 19 at Auburn * 1:00 p.m. C Austin Knight Sr. R/R -- -- - - - Saw action in the 2014 College World Series April 22 MEMPHIS 6:30 p.m. 1B Sikes Orvis Sr. L/R -- -- - - - First Team All-SEC last season April 24 ALABAMA * 6:30 p.m. 2B Tate Blackman Fr. R/R -- -- - - - D1Baseball Preseason SEC Freshman of the Year April 25 ALABAMA * 4:00 p.m. SS Errol Robinson So. R/R -- -- - - - Started 66 games as a freshman in 2014 April 26 ALABAMA * 1:30 p.m. 3B Colby Bortles So. R/R -- -- - - - Appeared in 40 games last year, starting 14 April 28 vs. Mississippi State - 3 6:30 p.m. May 1 at Missouri * 6:00 p.m. LF Connor Cloyd Jr. L/R -- -- - - - First Team All-NWAACC at Tacoma C.C. May 2 at Missouri * 2:00 p.m. CF J.B. Woodman So. L/R -- -- - - - Batted .298 as a freshman May 3 at Missouri * 1:00 p.m. RF Cameron Dishon Jr. R/R -- -- - - - Played in 34 games a season ago May 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 6:30 p.m. DH Henri Lartigue So. S/R -- -- - - - Is the only switch hitter on the team May 9 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 4:00 p.m. May 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 1:30 p.m. PITCHING May 12 at Arkansas State 6:30 p.m. Pos. Name W-L ERA IP BB SO Of Note: May 14 TEXAS A&M * 6:30 p.m. LHP Christian Trent -- -- -- -- -- Wen 9-0 with a 2.05 ERA last season May 15 TEXAS A&M * 6:30 p.m. RHP Sam Smith -- -- -- -- -- Moves to Saturday after starting on Sunday last season May 16 TEXAS A&M * 1:30 p.m. May 19-24 SEC Tournament - 4 TBA RHP Brady Bramlett -- -- -- -- -- Returns after missing the 2014 season due to injury 1 - at AutoZone Park (Memphis, Tenn.) BULLPEN 2 - at Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.) Pos. Name W-L ERA IP BB SO Of Note: 3 - Governor’s Cup Game at Trustmark Park (Pearl, Miss.) LHP Evan Anderson -- -- -- -- -- Posted a 2-0 record with a 2.11 ERA in 10 games last year 4 - SEC Tournament at Regions Park (Hoover, Ala.) LHP Matt Denny -- -- -- -- -- Only five of his 10 runs surrendered were earned * - Southeastern Conference game LHP Wyatt Short -- -- -- -- -- Posted a 3-3 record and three saves with a 2.59 ERA in 2014 HOME GAMES INDICATED IN BOLD AND CAPS RHP Will Stokes -- -- -- -- -- Was a three-time first team all-state selection in high school All times Central and subject to change RHP Jacob Waguespack -- -- -- -- -- Appeared in nine games, making two starts on the season RHP Scott Weathersby -- -- -- -- -- held opponents to a .207 batting average against in 2014 OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 2015 REBEL BASEBALL GAME NOTES GAMES 1-3 | WILLIAM AND MARY | 2 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS SEC STANDINGS FRIDAY, 4 P.M. William and Mary - Jason Inghram, Sr., LHP EASTERN DIVISION Ole Miss - Christian Trent, LHP SEC GB ALL Pct. Last 10 Streak NOTING TRENT: Florida 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- - Named to 50-player preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list Georgia 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- Kentucky 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- - Returns to the weekend rotation as the Friday starter after starting 17 games for the Rebels as the Missouri 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- regular Saturday starter in 2014 S. Carolina 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- Tennessee 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- - Posted a 9-0 record in 2014 with a 2.05 ERA and held opponents to a .233 batting average Vanderbilt 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- - His nine wins is tied for the second-most among returning SEC pitchers and his 2.05 ERA is third-best among returning SEC pitchers WESTERN DIVISION SEC GB ALL Pct. Last 10 Streak - Tallied 13 quality starts as Ole Miss posted a 13-4 record with Trent as a starter Alabama 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- - Started all three games in the NCAA Tournament, with the Rebels picking up wins in all three games Arkansas 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- Auburn 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- despite taking three no-decisions LSU 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- Ole Miss 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- Miss. State 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- Texas A&M 0-0 -- 0-0 .00 -- -- SATURDAY 12:00 P.M. William and Mary - Nick Brown, So., RHP Ole Miss - Sam Smith, Sr., RHP PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOTING SMITH: - Returns to the weekend rotation as the Saturday starter after starting 18 games for the Rebels as PITCHER OF THE WEEK the regular Sunday starter in 2014 - Posted a 5-4 record in 2014 with a 3.61 ERA and held opponents to a .286 batting average. - Turned in nine quality starts, including a stretch of eight consecutive quality starts from March 2 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK through April 19 SATURDAY, 3:00 P.M. William and Mary - Mitchell Aker, Jr., RHP Ole Miss - Brady Bramlett, Soph., RHP NOTING BRAMLETT: - Returns to action after missing the end of the 2013 season and the entire 2014 season due to injury - Appeared in eight games, making the start in four in 2013, picking up three wins and suffering one loss over the four starts - Posted a 5-1 record with a 3.00 ERA and held opponents to a .198 batting average - Sunday will mark his first career weekend start, having previously started four midweek game 2015 Rebels in the Rankings Week BA CB D1 PerfectGame NCBWA USAToday Preseason NR NR 18 NR 19 18 February 18 February 25 March 4 March 11 March 18 March 25 April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 www.OleMissSports.com 2 Twitter: @OleMissBSB OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 2015 REBEL BASEBALL GAME NOTES GAMES 1-3 | WILLIAM AND MARY | 3 Weather Moves Baseball Series Finale to Saturday HEAD COACH MIKE BIANCO Due to inclement weather expected on Sunday, the season-opening baseball series between Ole Miss and William & Mary will conclude with a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb.