2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

American college baseball season

2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
College World Series, T-3rd Place
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 4
Record48–21 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach
  • Mike Bianco (14th season)
Assistant coachStephen Head (1st season)
Hitting coachCliff Godwin (4th season)
Pitching coachCarl Lafferty (8th season)
Home stadiumSwayze Field
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida x‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 40 23 0   .635
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 44 18 0   .710
No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 17 13 0   .567 51 21 0   .708
Kentucky ‍‍‍y 14 16 0   .467 37 25 0   .597
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 31 23 0   .574
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 18 1   .383 26 29 1   .473
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6 24 0   .200 20 33 0   .377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss x‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 48 21 0   .696
No. 21 LSU ‍‍y 17 11 1   .603 46 16 1   .738
No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 39 24 0   .619
No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 16 14 0   .533 40 25 0   .615
Alabama ‍‍‍y 15 14 0   .517 37 24 0   .607
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14 16 0   .467 36 26 0   .581
Auburn ‍‍‍ 10 20 0   .333 28 28 0   .500
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi, familiarly known as Ole Miss, in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rebels were led by 14th-year head coach Mike Bianco, and played their home games in Oxford at Swayze Field, adjacent to campus. They compete in the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, and won their division in 2014.

The Rebels hosted an NCAA regional and defeated the #13 Washington Huskies twice in one-run games to finish undefeated. In the Super Regional at Louisiana-Lafayette, Ole Miss won in three games to advance to the College World Series, their first since 1972. The Rebels reached the semifinals and lost twice to Virginia. Ole Miss lost their opener by a run, then eliminated Texas Tech and TCU to reach the semifinals, but fell again to Virginia.

Personnel

Roster

2014 Ole Miss Rebels roster[1]
 

Pitchers

  • 2 – Jacob WaguespackSophomore
  • 10 – Chris Ellis – Junior
  • 16 – Matt Denny – Sophomore
  • 20 – Josh Laxer – Junior
  • 21 – Hawtin Buchanan – Junior
  • 29 – Sam Smith – Junior
  • 31 – Cheyne Bickel – Freshman
  • 32 – Austin Blunt – Senior
  • 35 – Jeremy Massie – Senior
  • 38 – Wyatt Short – Freshman
  • 40 – Scott Weathersby – Redshirt Junior
  • 41 – Preston Tarkington – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 – Aaron Greenwood – Senior
  • 45 – Scott Ashford – Senior
  • 47 – Christian Trent – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 55 – Evan Anderson – Freshman
  • 65 – Gary Henry- Freshman

Catchers

  • 13 – Austin Knight – Junior
  • 22 – Henri Lartigue – Freshman
  • 30 – Will Allen – Senior
  • 42 – Holt Perdzock – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 – Preston Overbey – Senior
  • 6 – Errol Robinson – Freshman
  • 7 – Dalton Dulin – Freshman
  • 8 – Austin Anderson – Senior
  • 17 – Kyle Toth – Junior
  • 24 – Sikes Orvis – Junior
  • 25 – Colby Bortles – Freshman
  • 28 – Brantley Bell – Freshman
  • 36 – John Gatlin – Redshirt Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 4 – Will Jamison – Junior
  • 9 – Auston Bousfield – Junior
  • 11 – Braxton LeeJunior
  • 12 – J. B. Woodman – Freshman
  • 14 – Cameron Dishon – Sophomore
  • 19 – Peyton Attaway – Freshman

Coaches

2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball coaching staff[2]
  • 5 – Mike Bianco – Head Coach
  • 23 – Cliff Godwin – Assistant Coach
  • 15 – Carl Lafferty – Assistant Coach
  • 18 – Stephen Head – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule

2014 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log: 48–21[3]
Regular season (40–16)
February (9–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
Feb 14 @ Stetson No. 30 Melching Field at Conrad ParkDeLand, FL W 7–0 Ellis (1–0) Schluter (0–1) None 932 1–0
Feb 15 @ Stetson No. 30 Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 11–1 Trent (1–0) Perez (0–1) None 975 2–0
Feb 16 @ Stetson No. 30 Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 8–2 Smith (1–0) Powers (0–1) None 845 3–0
Feb 19 Tennessee–Martin No. 27 Swayze FieldOxford, MS W 6–0 Waguespack (1–0) Boshers (0–1) None 6,960 4–0
Feb 21 Georgia State No. 27 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 3–0 Ellis (2–0) Bates (0–1) None 9,042 5–0
Feb 22 Georgia State No. 27 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 9–1 Trent (2–0) Fessler (0–1) None 9,157 6–0
Feb 23 Georgia State No. 27 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 4–6 Rose (1–0) Bickel (0–1) None 7,164 6–1
Feb 25 Louisiana–Monroe No. 25 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–4 Short (1–0) Bray (1–1) None 6,089 7–1
Feb 26 Louisiana–Monroe No. 25 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4–3 Bickel (1–1) Taylor (0–1) None 5,657 8–1
Feb 28 UCF No. 25 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4–313 Bickel (2–1) Thomas (1–2) None 5,903 9–1
March (12–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
Mar 1 UCF No. 25 Swayze FieldOxford, MS W 5–410 Short (2–0) Thompson (0–1) None 8,239 10–1
Mar 2 UCF No. 25 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 9–2 Smith (2–0) Howell (0–1) None 6,035 11–1
Mar 5 Memphis No. 18 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 1–4 Wallingford (3–0) Massie (0–1) Blackwood (3) 6,629 11–2
Mar 7 Arkansas–Little Rock No. 18 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 2–110 Laxer (1–0) Harbin (2–1) None 6,579 12–2
Mar 8 Arkansas–Little Rock No. 18 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–5 Greenwood (1–0) Schlechte (1–1) None 7,242 13–2
Mar 9 Arkansas–Little Rock No. 18 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 11–1 Smith (3–0) Allen (1–1) None 6,234 14–2
Mar 11 @ SE Louisiana No. 16 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA W 2–1 Massie (1–1) Kennel (1–2) Short (1) 1,415 15–2
Mar 12 @ SE Louisiana No. 16 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 8–3 Bickel (3–1) Pickett (0–1) None 1,375 16–2
Mar 14 @ No. 1 South Carolina No. 16 Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC W 6–4 Ellis (3–0) Montgomery (3–1) Laxer (1) 7,859 17–2 1–0
Mar 15 @ No. 1 South Carolina No. 16 Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC L 4–510 Seddon (1–0) Denny (0–1) None 7,835 17–3 1–1
Mar 15 @ No. 1 South Carolina No. 16 Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC L 1–3 Crowe (4–0) Smith (3–1) Seddon (6) 7,349 17–4 1–2
Mar 19 Arkansas State No. 16 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4–3 Weathersby (1–0) Kibler (0–1) Laxer (2) 6,716 18–4
Mar 21 Missouri No. 16 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 4–3 Ellis (4–0) Miles (2–2) Laxer (3) 9,651 19–4 2–2
Mar 22 Missouri No. 16 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 7–1 Trent (3–0) Fairbanks (2–2) Greenwood (1) 8,149 20–4 3–2
Mar 23 Missouri No. 16 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 8–3 Short (3–0) Steele (0–3) None 6,918 21–4 4–2
Mar 25 Southern Miss No. 12 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 3–5 Glasshof (2–2) Massie (1–2) Roney (7) 3,043 21–5
Mar 28 @ Alabama No. 12 Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, AL L 6–7 Turnbull (3–1) Weathersby (1–1) Burrows (2) 3,302 21–6 4–3
Mar 29 @ Alabama No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 5–610 Bramblett (2–0) Short (3–1) None 4,001 21–7 4–4
Mar 30 @ Alabama No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 1–3 Keller (5–1) Smith (3–2) None 3,575 21–8 4–5
April (12–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
Apr 2 Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 20 Swayze FieldOxford, MS W 11–1 Anderson (1–0) Schwartz (2–4) None 6,783 22–8
Apr 4 No. 27 Auburn No. 20 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 8–513 Laxer (2–0) Wade (3–1) None 9,187 23–8 5–5
Apr 5 No. 27 Auburn No. 20 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 6–0 Trent (4–0) Thompson (5–1) None 24–8 6–5
Apr 5 No. 27 Auburn No. 20 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–1 Smith (4–2) O'Neal (2–3) Laxer (4) 10,523 25–8 7–5
Apr 8 @ Memphis No. 17 FedExParkMemphis, TN W 9–1 Massie (2–2) Garner (0–3) None 1,637 26–8
Apr 9 Murray State No. 17 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 8–5 Denny (1–1) Finch (3–3) Short (2) 6,553 27–8
Apr 11 @ No. 21 Mississippi State No. 17 Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS W 6–1 Ellis (5–0) Mitchell (5–3) Short (3) 13,244 28–8 8–5
Apr 12 @ No. 21 Mississippi State No. 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–610 Tatum (1–0) Laxer (2–1) None 15,586 28–9 8–6
Apr 13 @ No. 21 Mississippi State No. 17 Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 12–2 Smith (5–2) Bracewell (2–3) Massie (1) 10,371 29–9 9–6
Apr 17 No. 14 LSU No. 13 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 3–413 Bugg (2–1) Laxer (2–2) McCune (2) 9.861 29–10 9–7
Apr 18 No. 14 LSU No. 13 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 5–1 Trent (5–0) Poche (6–3) None 10,061 30–10 10–7
Apr 19 No. 14 LSU No. 13 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 0–2 Devall (1–0) Smith (5–3) McCune (3) 9,741 30–11 10–8
Apr 22 vs. No. 20 Mississippi State No. 12 Trustmark ParkPearl, MS L 3–8 Tatum (2–0) Tarkington (0–1) None 8,496 30–12
Apr 25 @ No. 21 Kentucky No. 12 Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, KY W 12–4 Ellis (6–0) Reed (7–2) None 2,247 31–12 11–8
Apr 26 @ No. 21 Kentucky No. 12 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 18–5 Trent (6–0) Dwyer (5–2) Weathersby (1) 2,474 32–12 12–8
Apr 27 @ No. 21 Kentucky No. 12 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 9–6 Massie (3–2) Salow (2–2) None 2,380 33–12 13–8
Apr 30 Southern Miss No. 10 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 6–7 Roney (1–0) Short (3–2) None 7,655 33–13
May (7–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 2 Arkansas No. 10 Swayze FieldOxford, MS W 3–2 Ellis (7–0) Killian (2–8) Greenwood (2) 9,224 34–13 14–8
May 3 Arkansas No. 10 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 7–4 Trent (7–0) Beeks (5–4) Laxer (5) 9,416 35–13 15–8
May 4 Arkansas No. 10 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 1–11 Oliver (6–4) Smith (5–4) None 7,121 35–14 15–9
May 9 Georgia No. 13 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 12–2 Ellis (8–0) Lawlor (4–5) None 7,781 36–14 16–9
May 10 Georgia No. 13 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 0–2 Tyler (5–4) Greenwood (1–1) None 8,158 36–15 16–10
May 11 Georgia No. 13 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 2–110 Massie (4–2) Cheek (5–5) None 7,338 37–15 17–10
May 13 @ Arkansas State No. 13 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell FieldJonesboro, AR W 16–9 Anderson (2–0) Gaines (4–1) None 1,134 38–15
May 15 @ Texas A&M No. 13 Olsen Field at Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, TX W 8–4 Ellis (9–0) Mengden (4–7) Greenwood (3) 3,797 39–15 18–10
May 16 @ Texas A&M No. 13 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 4–2 Trent (8–0) Long (6–2) Weathersby (2) 4,595 40–15 19–10
May 17 @ Texas A&M No. 13 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 6–9 Minter (2–0) Massie (4–3) None 5,474 40–16 19–11
Post-season (8–5)
SEC Tournament (1–2)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 21 vs. (7) No. 23 Arkansas (2) No. 13 Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL L 1–2 Oliver (8–4) Ellis (9–1) Stone (2) 5,941 40–17 0–1
May 22 vs. (6) No. 18 Vanderbilt (2) No. 13 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 7–2 Greenwood (2–1) Beede (7–7) None 41–17 1–1
May 20 vs. (7) No. 23 Arkansas (2) No. 13 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 7–8 Gunn (4–2) Short (3–3) Stone (3) 41–18 1–2
NCAA tournament: Oxford Regional (3–0)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 30 (4) Jacksonville State (1) No. 14 Swayze FieldOxford, MS W 12–2 Ellis (10–1) Fowler (7–8) None 10,394 42–18 1–0
May 31 (2) No. 13 Washington (1) No. 14 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 2–1 Trent (9–0) Brigham (7–4) Greenwood (4) 9,599 43–18 2–0
June 1 (2) No. 13 Washington (1) No. 14 Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 3–2 Weathersby (2–1) Nesbitt (0–1) None 9,396 44–18 3–0
NCAA tournament: Lafayette Super Regional (2–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 6 (6) No. 1 Louisiana–Lafayette No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore FieldLafayette, LA L 5–9 Robichaux (8–3) Ellis (10–2) None 4,278 44–19 3–1
June 7 (6) No. 1 Louisiana–Lafayette No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5–2 Greenwood (3–1) Baranik (11–2) None 4,294 45–19 4–1
June 8 (6) No. 1 Louisiana–Lafayette No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 10–4 Weathersby (3–1) Boutte (9–1) Laxer (6) 4,295 46–19 5–1
College World Series (2–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record
June 15 (3) No. 1 Virginia No. 4 TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE L 1–2 Lewicki (7–1) Greenwood (3–2) None 23,393 46–20 0–1
June 17 No. 7 Texas Tech No. 4 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 2–1 Weathersby (4–1) Smith (8–3) None 18,828 47–20 1–1
June 19 (7) No. 2 TCU No. 4 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 6–4 Laxer (3–2) Kipper (8–3) Greenwood (5) 25,783 48–20 2–1
June 21 (3) No. 1 Virginia No. 4 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–4 Sborz (6–4) Ellis (10–3) Howard (20) 22,924 48–21 2–2

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2014 SEC baseball records
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Source: 2014 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 15–14 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 2–1 1–1 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . ALA W5 5–4 1–1
ARK 16–14 2–1 1–2 1–2 . . 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 ARK W4 5–5 1–0
AUB 10–20 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 . AUB W7 3–7 0–3
FLA 21–9 3–0 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 FLA E1 7–3 4–0
UGA 11–18 . . . 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 UGA E6 4–6 0–2
KEN 14–16 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 KEN E4 5–5 0–1
LSU 17–11 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 LSU W2 6–3 2–1
MSU 18–12 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 7–3 2–1
MIZZ 6–24 . 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 0–6
MISS 19–11 0–3 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 . MISS W1 7–3 3–1
SCAR 18–12 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 . . 3–0 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 SCAR E2 6–4 2–0
TENN 12–18 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 . 2–1 TENN E5 3–7 0–1
TAMU 14–16 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 . . 2–1 TAMU W6 4–6 0–0
VAN 17–13 . 1–2 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 VAN E3 5–5 2–0
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. Georgia at LSU had a tie game.

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'—*1512149161310131614141417
Baseball America25212013231913161111111012
Collegiate Baseball^3027251816161220171312101313131464
NCBWA2624171415121814121815161616178

^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Baseball Coaching Staff". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013–2014 Schedule". Ole Miss Rebels. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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