2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
Oxford Regional champions
Fayetteville Super Regional, 1–2 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
CB	No. 17
Record	41–27 (16–14 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Bianco (19th season);
Assistant coach	Marc MacMillan (4th season)
Hitting coach	Mike Clement (5th season)
Pitching coach	Carl Lafferty (13th season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field.

2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	58	–	12	–	0	.829
No. 18 Georgia ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	–	0	.700	46	–	17	–	0	.730
Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	40	–	21	–	0	.656
Missouri ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	1	.450	34	–	22	–	1	.605
Florida ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	–	0	.433	34	–	26	–	0	.567
South Carolina ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0	.267	28	–	28	–	0	.500
Kentucky ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	26	–	29	–	0	.473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	52	–	15	–	0	.776
No. 6 Arkansas ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	46	–	20	–	0	.697
No. 14 LSU ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0	.567	40	–	26	–	0	.606
No. 20 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	–	1	.550	39	–	23	–	1	.627
No. 12 Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	41	–	27	–	0	.603
No. 9 Auburn ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	38	–	28	–	0	.576
Alabama ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	30	–	26	–	0	.536

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2019^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Rebels finished 48–17 overall, and 18–12 in the conference. The Rebels tied their school record for wins, won a share of the SEC Western Division Championship, and won the SEC tournament. The Rebels entered the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament as the #4 National Seed. The Rebels looked to continue their hot streak as they won the first 2 games of the Oxford Regional. However, the Rebels were upset twice in one day by the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to spoil their trip to the Super Regionals.

2018 MLB draft selections

The Rebels had eight players selected in the 2018 MLB draft.^[2] The Rebels also had two signees drafted out of high school.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Ryan Rolison	Pitcher	1	22	Colorado Rockies
Gunnar Hoglund†	Pitcher	CBA	36	Pittsburgh Pirates
Nick Fortes	Catcher	4	117	Miami Marlins
Brady Feigl	Pitcher	5	143	Oakland Athletics
James McArthur	Pitcher	12	347	Philadelphia Phillies
Dallas Woolfolk	Pitcher	13	383	Oakland Athletics
Ryan Olenek	Pitcher	17	496	San Francisco Giants
Will Golsan	Outfielder	26	786	Colorado Rockies
Parker Caracci	Pitcher	37	1106	Toronto Blue Jays
Kaleb Hill†	Pitcher	39	1183	Cleveland Indians

Players in bold returned to Ole Miss.
†Both Gunnar Hoglund and Kaleb Hill were drafted out of high school, but decided to attend Ole Miss.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

1st Team

Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (Perfect Game)^[3]

2nd Team

Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (Collegiate Baseball)^[4]
Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (D1Baseball)^[5]
Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (NCBWA)^[6]

3rd Team

Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher (Baseball America) ^[7]
Thomas Dillard - Outfielder (D1Baseball)
Ryan Olenek - Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Rebels predicted to finish in second place in the Western Division.^[8]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West)
1	LSU	88 (10)
2	Ole Miss	65 (1)
3	Arkansas	59 (1)
4	Auburn	57 (1)
5	Texas A&M	48 (1)
6	Mississippi State	47
7	Alabama	21

Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team

Cole Zabowski - First Baseman

2nd Team

Tyler Keenan - Third Baseman
Chase Cockrell - Designated Hitter/Utility
Parker Caracci - Relief Pitcher

Roster

2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1	INF	Jacob Adams	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Conway High School Crowder College	Conway, AR
2	OF	Ryan Olenek	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Trinity Preparatory School	Winter Park, FL
3	INF	Anthony Servideo	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Jupiter High School	Jupiter, FL
4	C	Knox Loposer	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Jackson Preparatory School	Madison, MS
6	OF	Thomas Dillard	S/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Oxford High School	Oxford, MS
7	OF	Josh Hall	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Homewood High School	Birmingham, AL
8	INF	Justin Bench	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Calvary Christian High School	Redington Beach, FL
9	OF	Michael Spears	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Orangewood Christian High School	Winter Park, FL
10	INF	Tyler Keenan	L/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Cleveland High School	Clayton, NC
11	OF	Chase Cockrell	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Oak Grove High School Hinds Community College	Bastrop, LA
12	RHP	Greer Holston	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Long Beach, MS
13	C	Cooper Johnson	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Carmel Catholic High School	Mundelein, IL
14	INF	Cole Zabowski	L/L	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Collins Hill High School	Lawrenceville, GA
15	INF	Grae Kessinger	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Oxford High School	Oxford, MS
17	RHP	Gunnar Hoglund	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Fivay High School	Hudson, FL
18	RHP	Connor Green	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	St. George's Independent School	Collierville, TN
19	C	Hunter Nabors	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Montevallo High School Itawamba Community College	Montevallo, AL
20	RHP	Will Ethridge	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Parkview High School	Lilburn, GA
21	LHP	Jordan Fowler	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Dyer County High School	Union City, TN
22	LHP	Kaleb Hill	R/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Watson Chapel High School	Pine Bluff, AR
24	LHP	Zack Phillips	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Texas High School Grayson College	Texarkana, AR
25	OF	Tim Elko	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Hillsborough High School	Lutz, FL
26	LHP	Doug Nikhazy	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	West Orange High School	Windermere, FL
27	RHP	Taylor Broadway	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cypress Christian School Tyler Junior College	Cypress, TX
28	RHP	Austin Miller	R/R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Iowa City West High School Kirkwood Community College	North Liberty, IA
29	RHP	Max Cioffi	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	St. Patrick High School	Chicago, IL
31	RHP	Colin Coates	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	DeSoto Central High School Hinds Community College	Nesbit, MS
32	INF	Michael Fitzsimmons	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Memphis University School	Eads, TN
34	RHP	Tyler Myers	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	J. Frank Dobie High School Paris Junior College	Houston, TX
35	INF	Kevin Graham	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Westminster Christian Academy	O'Fallon, MO
38	RHP	Logan Savell	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Madison Central High School	Madison, MS
39	RHP	Jacob Steinberg	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	St. John's College High School	Darnestown, MD
40	RHP	Houston Roth	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Oxford High School	Oxford, MS
41	LHP	Pierce Smith	L/L	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	George Walton Comprehensive High School Chattahoochee Valley Community College	Marietta, GA
44	OF	Carl Gindl	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Pensacola Catholic High School	Cantonment, FL
58	RHP	Ray Falk	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Terra Nova High School Skyline College	Pacifica, CA
65	RHP	Parker Caracci	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Jackson Preparatory School	Jackson, MS

Head coach

Mike Bianco (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

Marc MacMillan (Ole Miss)

Hitting coach(es)

Mike Clement (Morningside)

Pitching coach(es)

Carl Lafferty (Ole Miss)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 8, 2019

Schedule and results

2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log

Regular season (37–25)

February (5–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
Feb. 15	Wright State	No. 10	Swayze Field Oxford, MS	W 10–1	Will Ethridge (1–0)	Bear Bellomy (0–1)	Austin Miller (1)	SECN+	8,832	1–0
Feb. 16	Wright State	No. 10	Swayze Field	L 5–9	Zane Collins (1–0)	Zack Phillips (0–1)	Daniel Kreuzer (1)	SECN+	8,802	1–1
Feb. 17	Wright State	No. 10	Swayze Field	Cancelled due to weather
Feb. 20	Arkansas State	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 15–3	Houston Roth (1–0)	Carter Holt (0–1)		SECN+	7,848	2–1
Feb. 22	at Tulane	No. 10	Turchin Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 6–4	Austin Miller (1–0)	Kaleb Roper (0–1)	Parker Caracci (1)		2,424	3–1
Feb. 23	at Tulane	No. 10	Turchin Stadium	L 12–13	Connor Pellerin (1–0)	Parker Caracci (0–1)			2,319	3–2
Feb. 24	at Tulane	No. 10	Turchin Stadium	W 6–3	Connor Green (1–0)	Robert Price (0–1)	Doug Nikhazy (1)		2,515	4–2
Feb. 26	UT Martin	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 12–6	Connor Green (2–0)	David Hussey (0–1)		SECN+	8,414	5–2

March (15–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	Long Beach State	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 7–2	Will Ethridge (2–0)	Zak Baayoun (0–2)	Austin Miller (2)	SECN+	8,788	6–2
March 2 (1)	Long Beach State	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 7–6	Doug Nikhazy (1–0)	Dylan Spacke (0–1)		SECN+	9,449 (DH)	7–2
March 2 (2)	Long Beach State	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 5–3	Taylor Broadway (1–0)	Alfredo Ruiz (0–3)		SECN+	9,449 (DH)	8–2
March 5	Little Rock	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 11–8	Max Cioffi (1–0)	Aaron Funk (0–1)		SECN+	7,574	9–2
March 6	No. 18 East Carolina	No. 10	Swayze Field	L 2–3	Jake Kuchmaner (1–0)	Doug Nikhazy (1–1)	Sam Lanier (2)	SECN+	7,701	9–3
March 8	UAB	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 15–9	Will Ethridge (3–0)	Tanner Graham (2–1)		SECN+	7,844	10–3
March 9	UAB	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 13–4	Zack Phillips (1–1)	Tyler O’Clair (1–1)			8,059	11–3
March 10	UAB	No. 10	Swayze Field	W 2–1	Connor Green (3–0)	Graham Ashcraft (1–2)	Parker Caracci (2)		8,414	12–3
March 12	at No. 7 Louisville	No. 9	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 3–4¹⁰	Michael McAvene (1–0)	Connor Green (3–1)		ACCN Extra	1,196	12–4
March 13	at No. 7 Louisville	No. 9	Jim Patterson Stadium	L 8–10	Adam Elliott (1–1)	Houston Roth (1–1)		ACCN Extra	1,397	12–5
March 15	Alabama	No. 9	Swayze Field	W 1–0	Will Ethridge (4–0)	Sam Finnerty (4–1)	Parker Caracci (3)	SECN+	8,507	13–5	1–0
March 16	Alabama	No. 9	Swayze Field	L 6–8	Deacon Medders (2–1)	Doug Nikhazy (1–2)	Jeremy Randolph (4)	SECN+	9,016	13–6	1–1
March 17	Alabama	No. 9	Swayze Field	W 12–2	Gunnar Hoglund (1–0)	Wil Freeman (2–1)		SECN+	8,667	14–6	2–1
March 19	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	No. 18	Swayze Field	W 12–2⁸	Jordan Fowler (1–0)	Daniel Walsh (0–2)		SECN+	8,987	15–6
March 20	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	No. 18	Swayze Field	W 25–0⁷	Zack Phillips (2–1)	Antoine Luster (0–2)		SECN+	8,409	16–6
March 22	at Missouri	No. 18	Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO	L 1–2	Jacob Cantleberry (3–1)	Will Ethridge (4–1)	Cameron Dulle (3)	SEC Network	1,086	16–7	2–2
March 23	at Missouri	No. 18	Taylor Stadium	W 3–0	Doug Nikhazy (2–2)	T. J. Sikkema (2–2)	Parker Caracci (4)	SECN+	809	17–7	3–2
March 24	at Missouri	No. 18	Taylor Stadium	L 5–8	Ian Bedell (1–1)	Connor Green (3–2)	Jordan Gubelman (1)	SEC Network	880	17–8	3–3
March 26	at Memphis	No. 24	AutoZone Park Memphis, TN	W 9–6	Tyler Myers (1–0)	Drew Hall (1–1)	Parker Caracci (5)		1,674	18–8
March 29	at No. 8 Arkansas	No. 24	Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 3–5	Isaiah Campbell (6–0)	Will Ethridge (4–2)	Matt Cronin (7)	ESPNU	10,251	18–9	3–4
March 30	at No. 8 Arkansas	No. 24	Baum–Walker Stadium	W 4–3	Austin Miller (2–0)	Kevin Kopps (1–1)	Parker Caracci (6)	SEC Network	9,642	19–9	4–4
March 31	at No. 8 Arkansas	No. 24	Baum–Walker Stadium	W 10–5	Zack Phillips (3–1)	Kevin Kopps (1–2)	Tyler Myers (1)	SECN+	8,433	20–9	5–4

April (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 2	North Alabama	No. 18	Swayze Field	L 6–10	Hunter Davidson (2–1)	Max Cioffi (1–1)		SECN+	12,081	20–10
April 5	No. 21 Florida	No. 18	Swayze Field	W 12–4	Tyler Myers (2–0)	Tommy Mace (5–3)		SECN+	11,026	21–10	6–4
April 6 (1)	No. 21 Florida	No. 18	Swayze Field	W 16–4	Doug Nikhazy (3–2)	Tyler Dyson (3–2)		SECN+	10,220 (DH)	22–10	7–4
April 6 (2)	No. 21 Florida	No. 18	Swayze Field	W 12–10	Parker Caracci (1–1)	Nolan Crisp (2–1)		SECN+	10,220 (DH)	23–10	8–4
April 9	vs. Southern Miss	No. 11	Trustmark Park Pearl, MS	W 11–2	Austin Miller (3–0)	Sean Tweedy (5–1)			4,097	24–10
April 12	Kentucky	No. 11	Swayze Field	W 8–2	Will Ethridge (5–2)	Jimmy Ramsey (2–3)		SECN+	9,491	25–10	9–4
April 14 (1)	Kentucky	No. 11	Swayze Field	L 1–4⁷	Mason Hazelwood (2–2)	Doug Nikhazy (3–3)	Carson Coleman (3)	SECN+	7,978 (DH)	25–11	9–5
April 14 (2)	Kentucky	No. 11	Swayze Field	L 2–4⁷	Zack Thompson (3–0)	Gunnar Hoglund (1–1)	Daniel Harper (1)	SECN+	7,978 (DH)	25–12	9–6
April 16	Memphis	No. 15	Swayze Field	W 5–2	Zack Phillips (4–1)	Danny Denz (1–2)	Parker Caracci (7)	SECN+	8,695	26–12
April 18	at Auburn	No. 15	Plainsman Park Auburn, AL	L 4–7	Richard Fitts (3–2)	Will Ethridge (5–3)	Cody Greenhill (9)	SECN+	3,409	26–13	9–7
April 19	at Auburn	No. 15	Plainsman Park	W 5–3	Doug Nikhazy (4–3)	Tanner Burns (4–2)	Parker Caracci (8)	SECN+	3,100	27–13	10–7
April 20	at Auburn	No. 15	Plainsman Park	L 5–6¹⁰	Cody Greenhill (1–1)	Parker Caracci (1–2)		SECN+	3,614	27–14	10–8
April 23	vs. No. 9 Mississippi State Governor's Cup	No. 19	Trustmark Park	L 1–8	Trysten Barlow (3–1)	Zack Phillips (4–2)			8,638	27–15
April 25	No. 6 Texas A&M	No. 19	Swayze Field	W 5–4¹¹	Parker Caracci (2–2)	Joseph Menefee (3–1)		SEC Network	7,889	28–15	11–8
April 26	No. 6 Texas A&M	No. 19	Swayze Field	W 13–3	Doug Nikhazy (5–3)	Asa Lacy (6–3)		SECN+	9,884	29–15	12–8
April 27	No. 6 Texas A&M	No. 19	Swayze Field	W 3–2	Parker Caracci (3–2)	Kalich (1–1)		SECN+	9,681	30–15	13–8

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	at Southern Miss	No. 13	Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS	L 3–5	J. C. Keys (2–1)	Max Cioffi (1–2)			5,202	30–16
May 3	at No. 12 LSU	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 3–8	Zack Hess (3–3)	Will Ethridge (5–4)		SECN+	11,119	30–17	13–9
May 4	at No. 12 LSU	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	W 5–1	Doug Nikhazy (6–3)	Eric Walker (4–4)		SECN+	11,409	31–17	14–9
May 5	at No. 12 LSU	No. 13	Alex Box Stadium	W 19–15¹⁰	Austin Miller (4–0)	Devin Fontenot (4–1)		ESPN2	10,671	32–17	15–9
May 10	No. 5 Mississippi State	No. 11	Swayze Field	L 0–2	Ethan Small (7–1)	Will Ethridge (5–5)	Jared Liebelt (5)	SECN+	8,797	32–18	15–10
May 11	No. 5 Mississippi State	No. 11	Swayze Field	L 5–8	Riley Self (2–0)	Austin Miller (4–1)	Cole Gordon (9)	SECN+	8,967	32–19	15–11
May 12	No. 5 Mississippi State	No. 11	Swayze Field	L 5–11	Peyton Plumlee (5–3)	Gunnar Hoglund (1–2)		ESPN2	8,572	32–20	15–12
May 14	at Arkansas State	No. 15	Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field Jonesboro, AR	L 5–6	Noah Stone (2–1)	Parker Caracci (3–3)			1,053	32–21
May 16	at Tennessee	No. 15	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 0–7	Garrett Stallings (8–3)	Will Ethridge (5–6)		SEC Network	2,310	32–22	15–13
May 17	at Tennessee	No. 15	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	L 5–7	Redmond Walsh (1–2)	Austin Miller (4–2)		SECN+	2,866	32–23	15–14
May 18	at Tennessee	No. 15	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	W 5–4	Gunnar Hoglund (2–2)	Zach Linginfelter (6–5)	Ryan Olenek (1)	SEC Network	2,718	33–23	16–14

Post-season (7–2)

SEC Tournament (4–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT record
May 21	vs. (10) Missouri	(7)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL	W 2–1	Will Ethridge (6–6)	Cantleberry	Ryan Olenek (2)	SEC Network	4,135	34–23	1–0
May 22	vs. (2) Arkansas	(7)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	L 3–5	Kevin Kopps (6–3)	Zack Phillips (4–3)	Matt Cronin (11)	SEC Network	5,264	34–24	1–1
May 23	vs. (6) Texas A&M	(7)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	W 1–0	Doug Nikhazy (7–3)	Miller (4–2)	Parker Caracci (9)	SEC Network	`	35–24	2–1
May 24	vs. (2) Arkansas	(7)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	W 3–2	Austin Miller (5–2)	Zebulon Vermillion (4–1)	Parker Caracci (10)	SEC Network		36–24	3–1
May 25	vs. (3) Georgia	(7)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	W 5–3	Max Cioffi (2–2)	Tony Locey (10–2)	Parker Caracci (11)	SEC Network		37–24	4–1
May 26	vs. (1) Vanderbilt	(7)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	L 10–11	Brown (3–1)	Austin Miller (5–3)		ESPN2	10,487	37–25	4–2

NCAA Division I baseball tournament–Oxford Regional (3–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed/National Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 31	(4) Jacksonville State	(1) No. 12	Swayze Field	W 16–2	Will Ethridge (7–6)	Garrett Farmer (5–2)		ESPN3	9,810	38–25	1–0
June 1	(3) Clemson	(1) No. 12	Swayze Field	W 6–1	Doug Nikhazy (8–3)	Mat Clark (9–3)		ESPNU	10,037	39–25	2–0
June 2	(4) Jacksonville State	(1) No. 12	Swayze Field	W 19–4	Gunnar Hoglund (3–2)	Trey Fortner (2–6)		ESPN3	9,505	40–25	3–0

NCAA Division I baseball tournament–Fayetteville Super Regional (0–0)
Date	Opponent	National Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 8	at (5) Arkansas	(12)	Baum–Walker Stadium	L 2–11	Isaiah Campbell (12–1)	Will Ethridge (7–7)		ESPN	11,350	40–26	3–1
June 9	at (5) Arkansas	(12)	Baum–Walker Stadium	W 13–5	Doug Nikhazy (9–3)	Connor Noland (3–5)	Houston Roth (1)	ESPNU	11,383	41–26	4–1
June 10	at (5) Arkansas	(12)	Baum–Walker Stadium	L 1–14	Cody Scroggins (3–0)	Gunnar Hoglund (3–3)		ESPN2	11,095	41–27	4–2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = Ole Miss team member

Schedule Source:^[9]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Oxford Regional

Oxford Regional Teams
(1) Ole Miss Rebels	(2) Illinois Fighting Illini	(3) Clemson Tigers	(4) Jacksonville State Gamecocks


First round			Semi-finals			Finals



1	Ole Miss	16

4	Jacksonville State	2
			1	Ole Miss	6

			3	Clemson	1
3	Clemson	8

2	Illinois	4
						1	Ole Miss

						4	Jacksonville State
Lower round 1			Lower final



			4	Jacksonville State	9

4	Jacksonville State	7	3	Clemson	2

2	Illinois	5

Oxford Regional Round 1
(4) Jacksonville State Gamecocks	vs.	(1) Ole Miss Rebels

May 31, 2019, 7:41 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(4) Jacksonville State	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	2
(1) Ole Miss	2	0	2	1	5	0	5	1	X	16	15	0
WP: Will Ethridge (7–6) LP: Garrett Farmer (5–2) Home runs: JVST: None MISS: Thomas Dillard (11); Tyler Keenan (14); Anthony Servideo (2) Attendance: 9,810

Oxford Regional Round 2
(1) Ole Miss Rebels	vs.	(3) Clemson Tigers

June 1, 2019, 6:07 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(1) Ole Miss	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	6	11	0
(3) Clemson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0
WP: Doug Nikhazy (8–3) LP: Mat Clark (9–3) Home runs: MISS: Cole Zabowski (11); Cooper Johnson (7); Kevin Graham (10) CLEM: None Attendance: 10,037

Oxford Regional Championship
(1) Ole Miss Rebels	vs.	(4) Jacksonville State Gamecocks

June 2, 2019, 8:06 pm (CDT) at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(1) Ole Miss	1	0	5	6	0	5	1	1	0	19	20	0
(4) Jacksonville State	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	12	3
WP: Gunnar Hoglund (3–2) LP: Trey Fortner (2–6) Home runs: MISS: Thomas Dillard (12, 13); Anthony Servideo (3) JVST: None Attendance: 9,505

Fayetteville Super Regional

Fayetteville Super Regional Game 1
(12) Ole Miss Rebels	vs.	(5) Arkansas Razorbacks

June 8, 2019, 11:00 am (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(12) Ole Miss	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	1
(5) Arkansas	4	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	X	11	11	0
WP: Isaiah Campbell (12–1) LP: Will Ethridge (7–7) Home runs: MISS: Thomas Dillard (14); Grae Kessinger (6) ARK: Trevor Ezell (10); Matt Goodheart (5); Jack Kenley (13) Attendance: 11,350

Fayetteville Super Regional Game 2
(5) Arkansas Razorbacks	vs.	(12) Ole Miss Rebels

June 9, 2019, 2:00 pm (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(5) Arkansas	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	0
(12) Ole Miss	3	5	0	0	0	3	2	0	X	13	12	0
WP: Doug Nikhazy (9–3) LP: Connor Noland (3–5) Sv: Houston Roth (1) Home runs: ARK: Dominic Fletcher (11) MISS: Grae Kessinger (7); Tyler Keenan (15); Cole Zabowski (12); Cooper Johnson (8) Attendance: 11,383

Fayetteville Super Regional Game 3
(12) Ole Miss Rebels	vs.	(5) Arkansas Razorbacks

June 10, 2019, 3:00 pm (CDT) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(12) Ole Miss	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
(5) Arkansas	0	4	3	1	1	5	0	0	X	14	12	0
WP: Cody Scroggins (3–0) LP: Gunnar Hoglund (3–3) Home runs: MISS: None ARK: Heston Kjerstad (16); Casey Opitz (3) Attendance: 11,095

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Award watch lists
Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Cooper Johnson	Buster Posey Award Watch List	April 3, 2019	^[10]
Grae Kessinger	Brooks Wallace Award Finalist	May 30, 2019	^[11]

Regular season awards

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Thomas Dillard	SEC Player of the Week	February 25, 2019	^[12]
Thomas Dillard	Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week	February 25, 2019	^[13]
Thomas Dillard	Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week	February 26, 2019	^[14]
Thomas Dillard	NCBWA National Hitter of the Week	February 26, 2019	^[15]
Ryan Olenek	Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week	March 4, 2019	^[16]
Doug Nikhazy	SEC Freshman of the Week	April 8, 2019	^[17]
Doug Nikhazy	SEC Freshman of the Week	April 29, 2019	^[18]
Cooper Johnson	SEC Player of the Week	May 6, 2019	^[19]

All-SEC Awards

All Conference Awards
Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Grae Kessinger	First-team All-SEC, SS	May 20, 2019	^[20]
Cooper Johnson	Second-team All-SEC, C	May 20, 2019
Doug Nikhazy	Freshman All-SEC, SP	May 20, 2019
Cooper Johnson	SEC All-Defensive, C	May 20, 2019

All-American Awards

All American Awards
Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Grae Kessinger	Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American, SS	May 30, 2019	^[21]
Doug Nikhazy	Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, SP	June 5, 2019	^[22]
Kevin Graham	Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, DH	June 5, 2019

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2019 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	7–23		1–2	1–2	0–3	0–3	.	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	ALA	W7	1–9	0–4
ARK	20–10	2–1		2–1	.	.	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	ARK	W1	7–3	3–0
AUB	14–16	2–1	1–2		.	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	0–3	AUB	W6	4–6	1–1
FLA	13–17	3–0	.	.		0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	0–3	FLA	E5	4–6	2–3
UGA	21–9	3–0	.	2–1	3–0		2–1	2–1	0–3	3–0	.	3–0	1–2	.	2–1	UGA	E2	8–2	4–1
KEN	7–23	.	1–2	.	1–2	1–2		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3	KEN	E7	1–9	0–4
LSU	17–13	2–1	0–3	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0		3–0	1–2	1–2	.	.	2–1	.	LSU	W3	6–4	2–1
MSU	20–10	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	0–3		.	3–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	MSU	W2	8–2	3–1
MIZZ	13–16	.	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	.		2–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	MIZZ	E4	5–4	1–3
MISS	16–14	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	2–1	0–3	1–2		.	1–2	3–0	.	MISS	W5	5–5	2–1
SCAR	8–22	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	.		1–2	1–2	0–3	SCAR	E6	1–9	0–3
TENN	14–16	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1		.	1–2	TENN	E3	5–5	1–2
TAMU	16–13	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–3	2–1	.		2–1	TAMU	W4	6–3	1–1
VAN	23–7	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	3–0	.	.	2–1	.	3–0	2–1	1–2		VAN	E1	8–2	5–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

2019 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Grae Kessinger	Shortstop	2	68	Houston Astros
Will Ethridge	Pitcher	5	159	Colorado Rockies
Thomas Dillard	Catcher	5	163	Milwaukee Brewers
Cooper Johnson	Catcher	6	172	Detroit Tigers
Parker Caracci	Pitcher	21	627	Toronto Blue Jays
Cole Zabowski	First baseman	22	652	Detroit Tigers
Zack Phillips	Pitcher	27	799	Kansas City Royals
Houston Roth	Pitcher	29	858	Baltimore Orioles

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'^[23]	10	10*		13	8	20	22	18	15	17	19	15	14	16	23	18
Baseball America^[24]	13	13	13	12	12	18	22	20	15	18	23	18	11	17	21	12
Collegiate Baseball^^[25]	11	13	17	18	19	28	—	—	16	17	22	17	13	18	—	29
NCBWA†^[26]	11	16	17	15	12	20	25	19	15	17	19	16	15	19	24	17
D1Baseball^[27]	10	10	10	10	9	18	24	18	11	15	19	13	11	15	22	14

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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2019 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

Contents

Previous season

2018 MLB draft selections

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

SEC media poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

Roster

Schedule and results

Oxford Regional

Fayetteville Super Regional

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Regular season awards

All-SEC Awards

All-American Awards

Record vs. conference opponents

2019 MLB draft

Rankings

References