1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion; SEC Champion; District III champion
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western
Record	24–7 (11–1 SEC)
Head coach	Tom Swayze (13th season);
Home stadium	Swayze Field
	Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

The 1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Tom Swayze in his 13th year as head coach at Ole Miss.

1964 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Auburn ^x‍‍‍	12	–	3	.800	20	–	5	.800
Florida ‍‍‍^y	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Kentucky ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667	16	–	7	.696
Tennessee ‍‍‍	8	–	9	.471	17	–	14	.548
Georgia ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	9	–	11	.450
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	4	–	12	.250	7	–	14	.333
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	3	–	10	.231	7	–	15	.318
Western Division
No. 7 Ole Miss ^x‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	1	.917	19	–	5	.792
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Alabama ‍‍‍	6	–	8	.429	10	–	10	.500
LSU ‍‍‍	5	–	7	.417	11	–	11	.500
Tulane ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	12	–	13	.480

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1964^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Rebels won the District III to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year
		Jan Adelman	/	—	—
		Richard Almond	/	—	—
		Chet Bergalowski	/	—	—
		Bobby Boyd	/	—	—
		Eddie Brawley	/	—	—
		Nathan Fisher	/	—	—
	P	Larry Higginbotham	/	—	—	Jr
		Dennis Huffman	/	—	—
	P	Russ Johnson	/	—	—	Fr
		Jimmy Jones	/	—	—
	INF	Don Kessinger	/	—	—	Jr
11	INF	Tommy Keyes	/L	—	—
13	OF	Glenn Lusk	/	—	—
		Rodney Mattina	/	—	—
		Bill McGlathery	/	—	—
		Tommy Morris	/	—	—
		Chuck Norman	/	—	—
		Ron Peresich	/	—	—
		Richie Perkins	/	—	—
		Dave Presley	/	—	—
	P	Richie Prine	/	—	—
		Jerry Rikard	/	—	—
14	OF	Fred Roberts	/	—	—
		Bill Rogers	/	—	—
		Kenny Ryland	/	—	—
	INF	Billy Sumrall	/	—	—
		Ray Whitener	/	—	—
		Mickey Williams	/	—	—

Head coach

Tom Swayze

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 8, 2021

Schedule

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log

Regular season

March (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
1	March 27	Illinois Wesleyan	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	5–1	1–0	–
2	March 28	Illinois Wesleyan	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	5–1	2–0	–
3	March 30	at Southern Mississippi	Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	0–2	2–1	–
4	March 31	vs Southern Mississippi	Rahaim Park • Laurel, Mississippi	10–2	3–1	–

Postseason

April (14–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
5	April 1	at Southeastern Louisiana	Alumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana	9–10	3–2	–
6	April 2	at Southeastern Louisiana	Alumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana	7–1	4–2	–
7	April 3	at Tulane	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana	9–0	5–2	1–0
8	April 4	at Tulane	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, Louisiana	12–10	6–2	2–0
9	April 7	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	4–3	7–2	3–0
10	April 7	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	11–0	8–2	4–0
11	April 10	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	9–5	9–2	5–0
12	April 11	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	14–2	10–2	6–0
13	April 14	Delta State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	9–6	11–2	6–0
14	April 15	Delta State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	7–6	12–2	6–0
15	April 17	Tulane	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	8–1	13–2	7–0
16	April 18	Tulane	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	12–3	14–2	8–0
17	April 20	at Mississippi State	Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi	7–5	15–2	9–0
18	April 21	at Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Starkville, Mississippi	8–0	16–2	10–0
19	April 29	Murray State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	15–1	17–2	10–0

May (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
20	May 1	Alabama	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	6–0	18–2	11–0
21	May 4	at Nicholls State	Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana	2–5	18–3	11–0
22	May 5	at Nicholls State	Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana	8–0	19–3	11–0
23	May 8	Mississippi State	Unknown • Starkville, Mississippi	2–5	19–4	11–1

Postseason

SEC Conference Championship (2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
24	May 13	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama	3–8	19–5	11–1
25	May 15	Auburn	Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	7–0	20–5	11–1
26	May 17	Auburn	Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	5–0	21–5	11–1

NCAA District III Playoff (2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
27	May 28	vs West Virginia	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	11–0	22–5	11–1
28	May 28	vs North Carolina	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	4–3	23–5	11–1
29	May 30	vs North Carolina	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	13–1	24–5	11–1

College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
30	June 9	vs Southern California	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–3	24–6	11–1
31	June 10	vs Arizona State	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	0–5	24–7	11–1

Awards and honors

Don Kessinger

All-SEC
All-SEC Western Division
All-District III Team
First Team All-America American Baseball Coaches Association
First Team All-America The Sporting News

Tommy Keyes

All-SEC
All-SEC Western Division

Glenn Lusk

All-SEC
All-SEC Western Division

Rich Prine

All-SEC
All-SEC Western Division

Fred Roberts

All-SEC Western Division

Billy Sumrall

All-SEC Western Division^[2]

References

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1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

References

1964 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion SEC Champion District III champion
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western
Record	24–7 (11–1 SEC)
Head coach	Tom Swayze (13th season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →